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Intangible Assets and Acquisitions Intangible Assets and Acquisitions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] | Amortizable intangible assets consist of the following:
|  |  | December 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
(Dollar amounts in thousands) | Avg. Life (years) |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships | 2 |  | $ | 79,670 |  |  | $ | 79,274 |  |  | $ | 79,106 |  |  | $ | 78,707 |
Vendor relationships | 11 |  | 860 |  |  | 860 |  |  | 7,538 |  |  | 3,408 |
Non-compete agreements | 3 |  | 6,748 |  |  | 6,262 |  |  | 6,746 |  |  | 6,023 |
Total other intangible assets |  |  | $ | 87,278 |  |  | $ | 86,396 |  |  | $ | 93,390 |  |  | $ | 88,138 |
Aggregate Amortization Expense [Table Text Block] | Aggregate amortization expense (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, 2017 (1) | $ | 4,908 |
Year Ended December 31, 2016 | $ | 2,176 |
Year Ended December 31, 2015 | $ | 3,333 |
(1) Includes impairment charge of $3.9 million to our intangible assets, related to a vendor relationship, in the ANOW segment during the first quarter of 2017.
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block] | Estimated amortization expense, assuming current intangible balances and no new acquisitions, for each of the years ending December 31, is as follows:
(In thousands) | Estimated Amortization Expense
2018 | $ | 552 |
2019 | 310 |
2020 | 20 |
Thereafter | — |
Total amortization expense | $ | 882 |
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] | A summary of the changes in recorded goodwill follows:
| Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands) | 2017 |  | 2016
Beginning goodwill balance | $ | 55,308 |  |  | $ | 206,122 |
Additions from acquisitions | 1,217 |  |  | 1,442 |
Goodwill impairments and write-offs related to stores sold or closed | — |  |  | (152,239 | )
Post purchase price allocation adjustments | 89 |  |  | (17 | )
Ending goodwill balance | $ | 56,614 |  |  | $ | 55,308 |
Acquisitions [Table Text Block] | The following table provides information concerning the acquisitions made during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015.
| Year Ended December 31,
(Dollar amounts in thousands) | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Number of stores acquired remaining open | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |
Number of stores acquired that were merged with existing stores | 8 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 34 |
Number of transactions | 4 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 24 |
Total purchase price | $ | 2,547 |  |  | $ | 2,302 |  |  | $ | 25,488 |
Amounts allocated to: |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ | 1,217 |  |  | $ | 1,442 |  |  | $ | 12,942 |
Non-compete agreements | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,166 |
Customer relationships | 550 |  |  | 181 |  |  | 2,625 |
Rental merchandise | 780 |  |  | 679 |  |  | 8,755 |

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