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Deferred Compensation Plan | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] |
Deferred Compensation Plan | DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN The Company maintains the Aaron’s, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, which is an unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan for a select group of management, highly compensated employees and non-employee directors. On a pre-tax basis, eligible employees can defer receipt of up to 75% of their base compensation and up to 75% of their incentive pay compensation, and eligible non-employee directors can defer receipt of up to 100% of their cash director fees. Compensation deferred under the plan is credited to each participant’s deferral account and a deferred compensation liability is recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheets. The deferred compensation plan liability was $12.0 million and $11.6 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Liabilities under the plan are recorded at amounts due to participants, based on the fair value of participants’ selected investments. The Company has established a rabbi trust to fund obligations under the plan with Company-owned life insurance. The obligations are unsecured general obligations of the Company and the participants have no right, interest or claim in the assets of the Company, except as unsecured general creditors. The cash surrender value of these policies totaled $15.6 million and $15.4 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and is included in prepaid expenses and other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. Deferred compensation expense charged to operations for the Company’s discretionary matching contributions was not significant during any of the periods presented. Benefits of $1.4 million, $1.7 million and $1.9 million were paid during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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