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Commitments and Contingencies | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingencies | Note K — Commitments and Contingencies Leases We lease space for substantially all of our Core U.S. and International stores, certain support facilities and the majority of our delivery vehicles under operating leases expiring at various times through 2023. Certain of the store leases contain escalation clauses for increased taxes and operating expenses. Rental expense was $240.9 million, $235.6 million and $230.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Future minimum rental payments under operating leases with remaining lease terms in excess of one year at December 31, 2013 are as follows:
| Operating Leases
Year Ending December 31, | (In thousands)
2014 | $ | 189,353 |
2015 | 156,673 |
2016 | 115,214 |
2017 | 71,244 |
2018 | 30,683 |
Thereafter | 3,868 |
| $ | 567,035 |
Litigation From time to time, we, along with our subsidiaries, are party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. We reserve for litigation loss contingencies that are both probable and reasonably estimable. We regularly monitor developments related to these legal proceedings, and review the adequacy of our legal reserves on a quarterly basis. We do not expect these losses to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements if and when such losses are incurred. Franchising Guarantees Our subsidiary, ColorTyme Finance, Inc. ( “ColorTyme Finance”), is a party to an agreement with Citibank, N.A., pursuant to which Citibank provides up to $40.0 million in aggregate financing to qualifying franchisees of Franchising. Under the Citibank agreement, upon an event of default by the franchisee under agreements governing this financing and upon the occurrence of certain other events, Citibank can assign the loans and the collateral securing such loans to ColorTyme Finance, with ColorTyme Finance paying or causing to be paid the outstanding debt to Citibank and then succeeding to the rights of Citibank under the debt agreements, including the right to foreclose on the collateral. Rent-A-Center and ColorTyme Finance guarantee the obligations of the franchise borrowers under the Citibank facility. An additional $20.0 million of financing is provided by Texas Capital Bank, National Association under an agreement similar to the Citibank financing, which is guaranteed by Rent-A-Center East, Inc., a subsidiary of Rent-A-Center. The maximum guarantee obligations under these agreements, excluding the effects of any amounts that could be recovered under collateralization provisions, is $60.0 million, of which $17.2 million was outstanding as of December 31, 2013.

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