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Other Charges - Operating Expenses | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Restructuring Costs and Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract] |
Other Charges - Operating Expenses | Other Charges - Operating Expenses Acceptance Now Store Closures. During the first quarter of 2017, we closed 76 Acceptance Now manned locations and 9 Acceptance Now direct locations, and initiated a plan to close an additional 115 Acceptance Now locations, resulting in pre-tax charges of $5.7 million consisting primarily of rental merchandise losses, disposal of fixed assets, and other miscellaneous labor and shutdown costs. In addition, as a result of the plan to close certain Acceptance Now locations, we recorded a pre-tax impairment charge of $3.9 million to our intangible assets, related to a vendor relationship. Corporate Cost Rationalization. During the first quarter of 2017, we executed a head count reduction that impacted approximately 6% of our field support center workforce. This resulted in pre-tax charges for severance and other payroll-related costs of approximately $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. Mexico Store Consolidation Plan. During the first quarter of 2016, we closed 14 stores in Mexico, resulting in pre-tax restructuring charges of $2.3 million in the Mexico segment for disposal of rental merchandise, fixed assets and leasehold improvements and other charges to decommission the stores. Activity with respect to other charges for the three months ended March 31, 2017 is summarized in the below table:
(in thousands) | Accrued Charges at December 31, 2016 |  | Charges & Adjustments |  | Payments |  | Accrued Charges at March 31, 2017
Cash charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Labor reduction costs | $ | 1,393 |  |  | $ | 2,488 |  |  | $ | (1,440 | ) |  | $ | 2,441 |
Lease obligation costs | 6,628 |  |  | (182 | ) |  | (1,657 | ) |  | 4,789 |
Other miscellaneous | — |  |  | 161 |  |  | (161 | ) |  | — |
Total cash charges | $ | 8,021 |  |  | 2,467 |  |  | $ | (3,258 | ) |  | $ | 7,230 |
Non-cash charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental merchandise losses |  |  | 5,520 |  |  |  |  |
Loss on sale of fixed assets |  |  | 158 |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of intangible asset |  |  | 3,896 |  |  |  |  |
Other charges(1) |  |  | 1,610 |  |  |  |  |
Total other charges |  |  | $ | 13,651 |  |  |  |  |
(1) Other charges include litigation claim settlements as well as costs, expenses and fees relating to responding to shareholder proposals.

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- Definition The entire disclosure of costs incurred for restructuring including, but not limited to, exit and disposal activities, remediation, implementation, integration, asset impairment, and charges against earnings from the write-down of assets. + References No definition available. + Details
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