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Other Charges and Credits - Cost of Revenues | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Other Charges and Credits - Cost of Revenues [Abstract] |
Other Charges and Credits - Cost of Revenues [Text Block] | Other Charges and Credits - Cost of Revenues Write-down of Rental Merchandise. During 2015, we projected that we would not recover the carrying value of certain smartphones. We recorded a $34.7 million impairment charge, included in cost of revenues in the accompanying statement of operations.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for other income or other expense items (both operating and nonoperating). Sources of nonoperating income or nonoperating expense that may be disclosed, include amounts earned from dividends, interest on securities, profits (losses) on securities, net and miscellaneous other income or income deductions. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 720 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122503 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 610 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=49130413 + Details
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