| Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) |
NOTE 15: QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data) | First Quarter | | Second Quarter | | Third Quarter | | Fourth Quarter | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | | | | | | Revenues | $ | 844,554 |
| | $ | 815,644 |
| | $ | 838,883 |
| | $ | 884,627 |
| Gross Profit * | 365,920 |
| | 352,639 |
| | 356,743 |
| | 383,574 |
| Earnings Before Income Taxes | 82,623 |
| | 56,995 |
| | 39,221 |
| | 60,738 |
| Net Earnings | 53,300 |
| | 36,335 |
| | 25,341 |
| | 177,560 |
| Earnings Per Share | 0.75 |
| | 0.51 |
| | 0.36 |
| | 2.51 |
| Earnings Per Share Assuming Dilution | 0.74 |
| | 0.51 |
| | 0.35 |
| | 2.46 |
| | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | | | | | | | Revenues | $ | 854,427 |
| | $ | 789,353 |
| | $ | 768,982 |
| | $ | 794,954 |
| Gross Profit * | 374,268 |
| | 352,576 |
| | 332,487 |
| | 339,599 |
| Earnings Before Income Taxes | 79,728 |
| | 61,124 |
| | 45,282 |
| | 32,288 |
| Net Earnings | 49,687 |
| | 38,501 |
| | 29,464 |
| | 21,631 |
| Earnings Per Share | 0.68 |
| | 0.53 |
| | 0.41 |
| | 0.30 |
| Earnings Per Share Assuming Dilution | 0.68 |
| | 0.53 |
| | 0.40 |
| | 0.30 |
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* Gross profit is the sum of lease revenues and fees, retail sales, non-retail sales, and interest and fees on loans receivable less retail cost of sales, non-retail cost of sales, depreciation of lease merchandise, provision for write-offs o
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