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Consolidated Valuation And Qualifying Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Accounts Receivable - Allowance For Doubtful Accounts [Member] |  |  |  |
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ 3,458 | $ 4,960 | $ 4,954
Provision charged to expense |  | 266 | (471) | 245
Reserve adjustments |  | (276) | (394) | (136)
Write-offs, net of recoveries |  | (543) | (637) | (103)
Balance at end of period |  | 2,905 | 3,458 | 4,960
Finance Receivables - Allowance For Credit Losses [Member] |  |  |  |
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  | 127,364 | 110,693 | 107,667
Provision charged to expense |  | 101,345 | 80,946 | 60,008
Write-offs, net of recoveries |  | (81,531) | (64,275) | (56,982)
Balance at end of period |  | 147,178 | 127,364 | 110,693
Inventories - Allowance For Obsolescence [Member] |  |  |  |
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | [1] | 17,775 | 17,463 | 22,936
Provision charged to expense | [1] | 19,564 | 19,044 | 5,254
Reserve adjustments | [1] | (1,028) | (399) | (1,281)
Write-offs, net of recoveries | [1] | (9,571) | (18,333) | (9,446)
Balance at end of period | [1] | 26,740 | 17,775 | 17,463
Deferred Tax Assets - Valuation Allowance [Member] |  |  |  |
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  | 25,462 | 21,818 | 16,314
Reserve adjustments |  | (4,803) | 3,644 | 5,504
Balance at end of period |  | $ 20,659 | $ 25,462 | $ 21,818
[1] | Inventory obsolescence reserves deducted from cost determined on first-in first-out (FIFO) basis, before deductions for last-in, first-out (LIFO) valuation reserves.

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