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Acquisitions - Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Oct. 15, 2015 | Apr. 14, 2014 | Oct. 15, 2016 | Apr. 14, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | $ 526,723 | $ 539,475 | $ 530,670
Progressive |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Price |  |  | $ 705,810 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |  |  | 5,810 |  |  |  |  |
Receivables | [1],[2] |  | 23,336 |  |  |  |  |
Lease merchandise | [2] |  | 141,295 |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  | 4,010 |  |  |  |  |
Other intangibles | [2],[3] |  | 325,000 |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets |  |  | 893 |  |  |  |  |
Total Identifiable Assets Acquired |  |  | 500,344 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | [2] |  | (26,055) |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Income Taxes Payable | [2] |  | (49,084) |  |  |  |  |
Customer Deposits and Advance Payments |  |  | (10,000) |  |  |  |  |
Total Liabilities Assumed |  |  | (85,139) |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | [4] |  | 290,605 |  |  |  |  |
Net Assets Acquired |  |  | 705,810 |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiaries | DAMI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Price |  | $ 54,900 |  |  |  |  |  |
Scenario, Previously Reported | Progressive |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Price | [5] |  | 705,810 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents | [5] |  | 5,810 |  |  |  |  |
Receivables | [1],[5],[6] |  | 27,581 |  |  |  |  |
Lease merchandise | [2],[5] |  | 141,185 |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment | [5] |  | 4,010 |  |  |  |  |
Other intangibles | [2],[3],[5] |  | 325,000 |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets | [5] |  | 893 |  |  |  |  |
Total Identifiable Assets Acquired | [5] |  | 504,479 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | [2],[5] |  | (29,104) |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Income Taxes Payable | [2],[5] |  | (48,749) |  |  |  |  |
Customer Deposits and Advance Payments | [5] |  | (10,000) |  |  |  |  |
Total Liabilities Assumed | [5] |  | (87,853) |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | [4],[5] |  | 289,184 |  |  |  |  |
Net Assets Acquired | [5] |  | $ 705,810 |  |  |  |  |
Scenario, Adjustment | Progressive |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustments [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Receivables | [1],[2] |  |  |  | $ (4,245) |  |  |
Lease Merchandise | [2] |  |  |  | 110 |  |  |
Total Identifiable Assets Acquired | [2] |  |  |  | (4,135) |  |  |
Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses | [2] |  |  |  | 3,049 |  |  |
Deferred Income Tax Payable | [2] |  |  |  | (335) |  |  |
Customer Deposits and Advance Payments | [2] |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Total Liabilities Assumed | [2] |  |  |  | 2,714 |  |  |
Goodwill | [2],[4] |  |  |  | $ 1,421 |  |  |
Progressive |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | $ 288,801 | $ 290,605 | $ 289,184
Progressive | Subsidiaries | DAMI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Price |  | 54,900 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |  | 4,185 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans receivable | [7],[8] | 89,126 |  |  |  |  |  |
Receivables |  | 45 |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  | 2,754 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangibles | [9] | 2,900 |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Receivable |  | 728 |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets |  | 671 |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Income Tax Assets |  | 2,490 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Identifiable Assets Acquired |  | 102,899 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses |  | (2,974) |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  | (45,025) |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Liabilities Assumed |  | (47,999) |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Assets Acquired |  | 54,900 |  |  |  |  |  |
Progressive | Scenario, Previously Reported | Subsidiaries | DAMI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Price | [7] | 54,900 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents | [7] | 4,185 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans receivable | [7],[8] | 89,186 |  |  |  |  |  |
Receivables | [7] | 45 |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment | [7] | 2,754 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangibles | [7],[9] | 3,400 |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Receivable | [7] | 728 |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets | [7] | 671 |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Income Tax Assets | [7] | 375 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Identifiable Assets Acquired | [7] | 101,344 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | [7] | (1,709) |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt | [7] | (45,025) |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Liabilities Assumed | [7] | (46,734) |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | [7] | 290 |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Assets Acquired | [7] | $ 54,900 |  |  |  |  |  |
Progressive | Scenario, Adjustment | Subsidiaries | DAMI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustments [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans Receivable | [6],[8] |  |  | $ (60) |  |  |  |
Other Intangibles | [6],[9] |  |  | (500) |  |  |  |
Deferred Income Tax Assets | [6] |  |  | 2,115 |  |  |  |
Total Identifiable Assets Acquired | [6] |  |  | 1,555 |  |  |  |
Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses | [6] |  |  | (1,265) |  |  |  |
Total Liabilities Assumed | [6] |  |  | (1,265) |  |  |  |
Goodwill | [6] |  |  | $ (290) |  |  |  |
[1] | Receivables include $13.4 million related to the secondary escrow amount, which the Company expects to recover prior to April 14, 2017. The gross amount due under customer-related receivables acquired was $22.7 million, of which $10.9 million was expected to be uncollectible.
[2] | The acquisition accounting adjustments recognized in 2015 related to the resolution of income tax uncertainties and sales tax exposures, which also impacted the fair value estimates of receivables and lease merchandise related to the secondary escrow amount, subsequent to the acquisition date.
[3] | Identifiable intangible assets are further disaggregated in the following table.
[4] | The total goodwill recognized in conjunction with the Progressive acquisition has been assigned to the Progressive operating segment. Of the goodwill recognized as part of this acquisition, $247.0 million is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. The primary reasons the purchase price of the acquisition exceeded the fair value of the net assets acquired, which resulted in the recognition of goodwill, is related to synergistic value created from the combination of Progressive’s virtual customer payment capabilities with the Company’s leading traditional lease-to-own model. Goodwill also includes certain other intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, such as an assembled workforce.
[5] | As previously reported in the notes to consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which includes the effects of certain acquisition accounting adjustments recognized in 2014.
[6] | The acquisition accounting adjustments primarily relate to the resolution of certain income tax-related matters and contingencies that existed as of the acquisition date.
[7] | As previously reported in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.
[8] | Contractually required amounts due at the acquisition date were $94.2 million.
[9] | Identifiable intangible assets are further disaggregated in the table below.

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