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Other (Gains) and Charges Other (Gains) and Charges (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Other Charges - Operating Expenses [Abstract] |
Other (Gains) and Charges [Table Text Block] | Activity with respect to other charges for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2019 is summarized in the below table:
(In thousands) | Accrued Charges at December 31, 2017 |  | Charges & Adjustments |  | Payments & Adjustments |  | Accrued Charges at December 31, 2018 |  | Charges & Adjustments |  | Payments & Adjustments |  | Accrued Charges at December 31, 2019
Cash charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Labor reduction costs | $ | 1,674 |  |  | $ | 13,321 |  |  | $ | (7,372 | ) |  | $ | 7,623 |  |  | $ | 3,039 |  |  | $ | (9,924 | ) |  | $ | 738 |
Lease obligation costs(1) | 2,105 |  |  | 11,952 |  |  | (9,175 | ) |  | 4,882 |  |  | — |  |  | (4,882 | ) |  | — |
Contract termination costs | — |  |  | 6,750 |  |  | (6,750 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other miscellaneous | — |  |  | 2,696 |  |  | (2,696 | ) |  | — |  |  | 4,615 |  |  | (4,615 | ) |  | — |
Total cash charges | $ | 3,779 |  |  | 34,719 |  |  | $ | (25,993 | ) |  | $ | 12,505 |  |  | 7,654 |  |  | $ | (19,421 | ) |  | $ | 738 |
Non-cash charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental merchandise losses |  |  | 620 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairments(2) |  |  | 6,825 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,938 |  |  |  |  |
Other(3) |  |  | 17,160 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (78,320 | ) |  |  |  |
Total other charges (gains) |  |  | $ | 59,324 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (60,728 | ) |  |  |  |
(1) Upon adoption of ASU 2016-02, previously accrued lease obligation costs related to discontinued operations were eliminated and are now reflected as an adjustment to our operating lease right-of-use assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. (2) Asset impairments primarily includes impairments of operating lease right-of-use assets and other property assets related to the closure of Rent-A-Center Business stores and our product service centers for the year ended December 31, 2019. Asset impairments for the year ended December 31, 2018, primarily includes capitalized software write-downs and impairment of property assets related to the closure of Rent-A-Center Business stores. (3) Other primarily includes $92.5 million in Vintage Settlement proceeds, $21.8 million gain on the sale of our corporate headquarters, and $1.1 million in insurance proceeds related to the 2017 hurricanes, offset by $21.4 million in incremental legal and professional fees related to the termination of the Merger Agreement and the Merchants Preferred acquisition, $13.0 million for the Blair class action settlement (refer to Note L for additional details), $2.4 million in state tax audit assessments, and $0.3 million in other litigation settlements for the year ended December 31, 2019. Other for the year ended December 31, 2018, primarily includes $18.4 million in incremental legal and advisory fees associated with our strategic review and merger related activities, partially offset by a $1.1 million favorable contract termination settlement.

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