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Other Charges - Operating Expenses Other Charges - Operating Expenses (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Other Charges - Operating Expenses [Abstract] |
Other Charges [Table Text Block] | Activity with respect to other charges for the year ended December 31, 2017 is summarized in the below table:
(In thousands) | Accrued Charges at December 31, 2015 |  | Charges & Adjustments |  | Payments |  | Accrued Charges at December 31, 2016 |  | Charges & Adjustments |  | Payments |  | Accrued Charges at December 31, 2017
Cash charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Labor reduction costs | $ | 3,340 |  |  | $ | 1,380 |  |  | $ | (3,327 | ) |  | $ | 1,393 |  |  | $ | 3,765 |  |  | $ | (3,484 | ) |  | $ | 1,674 |
Lease obligation costs | 1,229 |  |  | 15,198 |  |  | (9,799 | ) |  | 6,628 |  |  | 457 |  |  | (4,980 | ) |  | 2,105 |
Other miscellaneous | — |  |  | 1,455 |  |  | (1,455 | ) |  | — |  |  | 723 |  |  | (723 | ) |  | — |
Total cash charges | $ | 4,569 |  |  | 18,033 |  |  | $ | (14,581 | ) |  | $ | 8,021 |  |  | 4,945 |  |  | $ | (9,187 | ) |  | $ | 3,779 |
Non-cash charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental merchandise losses |  |  | 287 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,417 |  |  |  |  |
Loss on sale of fixed assets |  |  | 3,491 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,032 |  |  |  |  |
Other, net |  |  | 673 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of intangible asset |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,896 |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of capitalized software costs |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,205 |  |  |  |  |
Other(1) |  |  | (2,185 | ) |  |  |  |  |  | 12,724 |  |  |  |  |
Total other charges |  |  | $ | 20,299 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 59,219 |  |  |  |  |
(1) Other primarily includes incremental legal and advisory fees related to shareholder proposals, effects of hurricanes, and legal settlements for the year ended December 31, 2017 and primarily includes gain related to a legal claims settlement for the year ended December 31, 2016.

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