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Restructuring (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
2016 Restructuring Program |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Restructuring Charges Activity | The following table summarizes the balances of the restructuring accruals, which are recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheets, and the activity for the year ended December 31, 2016 related to the 2016 restructuring program:
(In Thousands) | Contractual Lease Obligations |  | Severance
Balance at January 1, 2016 | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Charges | 11,830 |  |  | 3,883 |
Adjustments 1 | (241 | ) |  | — |
Restructuring Charges | 11,589 |  |  | 3,883 |
Payments | (1,006 | ) |  | (1,804 | )
Balance at December 31, 2016 | $ | 10,583 |  |  | $ | 2,079 |
1 Adjustments relate to changes in sublease assumptions and interest accretion. The following table summarizes restructuring charges by segment for the year ended December 31, 2016:
(In Thousands) | Sales and Lease Ownership |  | Franchise |  | Other |  | Total
Contractual Lease Obligations | $ | 11,589 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 11,589 |
Severance | 287 |  |  | 88 |  |  | 3,508 |  |  | 3,883 |
Fixed Asset Impairment | 4,538 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,538 |
Lease Merchandise Write-Offs | 208 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 208 |
Total Restructuring Expense | $ | 16,622 |  |  | $ | 88 |  |  | $ | 3,508 |  |  | $ | 20,218 |
2014 Restructuring Program |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Restructuring Charges Activity | The following table summarizes the balances of the remaining restructuring accrual and the activity in that accrual related to the 2014 restructuring program:
(In Thousands) | Contractual Lease Obligations
Balance at January 1, 2014 | $ | — |
Charges | 4,797 |
Payments | (1,570 | )
Balance at December 31, 2014 | 3,227 |
Payments | (1,559 | )
Balance at December 31, 2015 | 1,668 |
Payments | (766 | )
Adjustments 1 | 110 |
Balance at December 31, 2016 | $ | 1,012 |
1 Adjustments relate to changes in sublease assumptions and interest accretion. The following table summarizes the activity related to the restructuring charges by segment for the year ended December 31, 2014:
(In Thousands) | Sales and Lease Ownership |  | HomeSmart |  | Other |  | Total
Contractual Lease Obligations | $ | 694 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 4,097 |  |  | $ | 4,797 |
Severance | 419 |  |  | — |  |  | 201 |  |  | 620 |
Fixed Asset Impairment | 3,328 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,328 |
Lease Merchandise Write-Offs | 395 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 395 |
Total Restructuring Expense | $ | 4,836 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 4,298 |  |  | $ | 9,140 |

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