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Other Charges and (Gains) (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Other Charges - Operating Expenses [Abstract]  
Other (Gains) and Charges [Table Text Block]
Activity with respect to other charges and (gains) for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020 is summarized in the below table:
(In thousands)Accrued Charges at December 31, 2018Charges & AdjustmentsPayments & Adjustments Accrued Charges at December 31, 2019Charges & AdjustmentsPayments & Adjustments Accrued Charges at December 31, 2020
Cash:
Labor reduction costs$7,623 $3,039 $(9,924)$738 $1,334 $(1,728)$344 
Lease obligation costs(1)
4,882 — (4,882)— (645)645 — 
Contract termination costs— — — — — — — 
Other miscellaneous— 4,615 (4,615)— 1,889 (1,889)— 
Total cash charges$12,505 7,654 $(19,421)$738 2,578 $(2,972)$344 
Non-cash:
Rental merchandise losses(2)
— 860 
Asset impairments(3)
9,938 2,749 
Other(4)
(78,320)30,368 
Total other (gains) charges$(60,728)$36,555 
(1) Includes lease abatement credits in 2020 related to renegotiated lease agreements in response to COVID-19. Upon adoption of ASU 2016-02, in 2019, 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) Reflects merchandise losses due to looting.
(3) 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 previously closed product service centers, store damage related to looting, as well as a write-down of capitalized software for the year ended December 31, 2020. 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.
(4) Other primarily includes a $16.6 million loss on the sale of our stores in California, $6.4 million in expenses related to the Merger, $7.9 million for legal settlement reserves, $1.2 million for state tax audit assessment reserves, $1.4 million in expenses related to COVID-19, partially offset by $2.8 million in proceeds received from the sale of a class action claim and $0.3 million in insurance proceeds related to Hurricane Maria in 2017 for the year ended December 31, 2020. 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 Vintage Merger Agreement and the Merchants Preferred acquisition, $13.0 million for the Blair class action settlement, $2.4 million in state tax audit assessments, and $0.3 million in other litigation settlements for the year ended December 31, 2019