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Intangible Assets and Acquisitions Intangible Assets and Acquisitions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] | Amortizable intangible assets consist of the following:
|  |  | December 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
(Dollar amounts in thousands) | Avg. Life (years) |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships | 2 |  | $ | 79,942 |  |  | $ | 79,695 |  |  | $ | 79,670 |  |  | $ | 79,274 |
Vendor relationships | 11 |  | 860 |  |  | 860 |  |  | 860 |  |  | 860 |
Non-compete agreements | 3 |  | 6,745 |  |  | 6,493 |  |  | 6,748 |  |  | 6,262 |
Total other intangible assets |  |  | $ | 87,547 |  |  | $ | 87,048 |  |  | $ | 87,278 |  |  | $ | 86,396 |
Aggregate Amortization Expense [Table Text Block] | Aggregate amortization expense (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, 2018 | $ | 671 |
Year Ended December 31, 2017 (1) | $ | 4,908 |
Year Ended December 31, 2016 | $ | 2,176 |
(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
2019 | $ | 451 |
2020 | 48 |
Thereafter | — |
Total amortization expense | $ | 499 |
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] | A summary of the changes in recorded goodwill follows:
| Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands) | 2018 |  | 2017
Beginning goodwill balance | $ | 56,614 |  |  | $ | 55,308 |
Additions from acquisitions | 169 |  |  | 1,217 |
Post purchase price allocation adjustments | 62 |  |  | 89 |
Ending goodwill balance | $ | 56,845 |  |  | $ | 56,614 |
Acquisitions [Table Text Block] | The following table provides information concerning the acquisitions made during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
| Year Ended December 31,
(Dollar amounts in thousands) | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Number of stores acquired remaining open | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Number of stores acquired that were merged with existing stores | 6 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 3 |
Number of transactions | 7 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 3 |
Total purchase price | $ | 2,048 |  |  | $ | 2,547 |  |  | $ | 2,302 |
Amounts allocated to: |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ | 169 |  |  | $ | 1,217 |  |  | $ | 1,442 |
Non-compete agreements | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Customer relationships | 289 |  |  | 550 |  |  | 181 |
Rental merchandise | 1,590 |  |  | 780 |  |  | 679 |

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