the acquisition has benefited our omnichannel platform through added scale , has strengthened the company 's presence in certain geographic markets , and has enhanced the company 's ability to drive inventory supply-chain synergies between the aaron 's business and progressive leasing in markets that sei served . 30 we also took steps to further address the expense structure of our aaron 's business by completing a thorough review of our remaining store base in order to identify opportunities for rationalization . as a result of this evaluation and other cost-reduction initiatives , the company closed 56 underperforming company-operated stores during 2016 , closed 82 stores during 2017 and anticipates closing an additional eight stores in the first six months of 2018. the company also optimized its home office and field support staff in 2016 and 2017 , which resulted in a reduction in employee headcount in those areas , to more closely align with current business conditions . highlights the following summarizes significant highlights from our 2017 fiscal year : the company reported record revenues of $ 3.4 billion , and its net earnings before income tax ( benefit ) expense increased to a record $ 239.6 million compared to $ 218.4 million in 2016 . the tax cuts and jobs act ( the `` tax act `` ) enacted in december 2017 , among other things , lowered the u.s. corporate income tax rate from 35 % to 21 % effective january 1 , 2018. the estimated net impact of the tax act to our income tax ( benefit ) expense for the year ended december 31 , 2017 is a non-cash provisional income tax benefit of $ 137 million , which primarily relates to the remeasurement of net deferred tax liabilities at the lower tax rate . progressive leasing achieved record revenues of $ 1.6 billion , an increase of 26.6 % over 2016 . progressive leasing 's revenue growth is due to a 23.0 % increase in active doors , which contributed to a 31.2 % increase in total invoice volume . progressive leasing increased its earnings before income taxes to $ 140.2 million compared to $ 104.7 million in 2016 , due mainly to its revenue growth . aaron 's business revenues decreased to $ 1.8 billion , an 8.4 % decrease compared to 2016 . the decline is due primarily to a 7.0 % decrease in same store sales , the net reduction of 130 company-operated stores during the 24-month period ended december 31 , 2017 , and declines in non-retail sales to our franchisees . earnings before income taxes decreased to $ 110.6 million in 2017 compared to $ 123.0 million in the prior year due primarily to the decline in same store sales and the reduction in non-retail sales to franchisees . the company acquired substantially all of the assets of the store operations of sei , its largest franchisee , for approximately $ 140 million in cash . the company generated cash from operating activities of $ 159.1 million compared to $ 467.2 million in 2016 and ended 2017 with $ 51.0 million in cash and $ 393.9 million available on our revolving credit facility . the company returned $ 70.5 million to our shareholders through the repurchase of 2.0 million shares and the payment of our quarterly dividends , which we have paid for 30 consecutive years . key metrics active doors . we believe that active doors are a key performance indicator of our progressive leasing segment . active doors represent retail store locations at which at least one virtual lease-to-own transaction has been completed during the trailing twelve month period . the following table presents active doors for the progressive leasing segment : replace_table_token_8_th invoice volume . we also believe that invoice volume is a key performance indicator of our progressive leasing segment . invoice volume is defined as the retail price of lease merchandise acquired and leased by progressive leasing during the period , net of returns . the following table presents total invoice volume for the progressive leasing segment : replace_table_token_9_th 31 the company 's franchised and company-operated store activity ( unaudited ) is summarized as follows : replace_table_token_10_th 1 in may 2016 , we sold our 82 company-operated homesmart stores . same store revenues . we believe that changes in same store revenues are a key performance indicator of the aaron 's business . for the year ended december 31 , 2017 , we calculated this amount by comparing revenues for the year ended december 31 , 2017 to revenues for the year ended december 31 , 2016 for all stores open for the entire 24-month period ended december 31 , 2017 , excluding stores that received lease agreements from other acquired , closed or merged stores . same store revenues declined by 7.0 % during the 24 month period ended december 31 , 2017 . key components of earnings before income taxes in this management 's discussion and analysis section , we review our consolidated results . for the years ended december 31 , 2017 and the comparable prior year periods , some of the key revenue , cost and expense items that affected earnings before income tax ( benefit ) expense were as follows : revenues . we separate our total revenues into six components : ( i ) lease revenues and fees ; ( ii ) retail sales ; ( iii ) non-retail sales ; ( iv ) franchise royalties and fees ; ( v ) interest and fees on loans receivable ; and ( vi ) other . lease revenues and fees include all revenues derived from lease agreements at company-operated stores and retail locations serviced by progressive leasing . retail sales represent sales of both new and returned lease merchandise from our company-operated stores . non-retail sales primarily represent new merchandise sales to our franchisees . story_separator_special_tag other operating ( income ) expense , net information about the components of other operating ( income ) expense , net is as follows : replace_table_token_12_th in 2016 , other operating income , net of $ 6.4 million included a gain of $ 11.1 million related to the sale of the company 's former corporate headquarters building in january 2016 , partially offset by a loss and other charges related to the sale of homesmart of $ 5.4 million . in 2015 , other operating expense , net of $ 1.3 million included a $ 3.5 million loss related to a lease termination on a company aircraft , impairment charges of $ 0.8 million on leasehold improvements related to company-operated stores that were closed during the period and impairment charges of $ 0.5 million on assets held for sale . in addition , the company recognized gains of $ 2.1 million from the sale of 25 company-operated stores during 2015 . operating profit interest income . interest income decreased to $ 1.8 million in 2017 from $ 2.7 million in 2016 due to the discontinuation of accruing interest income related to the perfect home notes effective april 1 , 2017 , partially offset by an increase in interest income from higher cash and cash equivalent balances throughout 2017 . interest income increased to $ 2.7 million in 2016 from $ 2.2 million in 2015 primarily due to an increase in the interest rate of the perfect home notes during 2016 . interest expense . interest expense decreased to $ 20.5 million in 2017 from $ 23.4 million in 2016 and $ 23.3 million in 2015 due primarily to a lower outstanding debt balance throughout 2017 . other non-operating income ( expense ) , net . other non-operating income ( expense ) , net includes the impact of foreign currency remeasurement , as well as gains resulting from changes in the cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance related to the company 's deferred compensation plan . included in other non-operating income ( expense ) , net were foreign currency remeasurement gains of $ 2.1 million during 2017 and losses of $ 3.7 million and $ 2.5 million during 2016 and 2015 , respectively . these gains and losses result from changes in the value of the u.s. dollar against the british pound and canadian dollar . gains related to the changes in the cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance were $ 1.5 million , $ 0.2 million and $ 0.8 million during 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , respectively . 38 earnings ( loss ) before income taxes information about our earnings ( loss ) before income tax ( benefit ) expense by reportable segment is as follows : replace_table_token_13_th the factors impacting the change in earnings ( loss ) before income tax ( benefit ) expense are discussed above . income tax ( benefit ) expense the company recorded a net income tax benefit of $ 53.0 million for the year ended december 31 , 2017 as compared to income tax expense of $ 79.1 million in 2016 . the net income tax benefit recognized in 2017 was the result of the tax act which was signed into law on december 22 , 2017. the tax act , among other things , ( i ) lowered the u.s. corporate income tax rate from 35 % to 21 % effective january 1 , 2018 ; ( ii ) provided for 100 % expense deduction of certain qualified depreciable assets , including lease merchandise inventory , purchased after september 27 , 2017 ( but would be phased down starting in 2023 ) ; and ( iii ) failed to extend the manufacturing deduction that expired in 2017 under the terms of previous tax law . during the three months ended december 31 , 2017 , the company recorded a net non-cash provisional income tax benefit of $ 137.0 million related to the tax act , which is comprised of an estimated $ 140.0 million remeasurement of deferred tax liabilities at the lower tax rates , partially offset by an estimated $ 3.0 million from the loss of the manufacturing deduction and other impacts . income tax expense increased in 2016 compared to 2015 due primarily to higher pretax income . the effective tax rate remained relatively unchanged at 36.2 % in 2016 compared to 36.3 % in 2015 . overview of financial position the major changes in the consolidated balance sheet from december 31 , 2016 to december 31 , 2017 , include : cash and cash equivalents decreased $ 257.5 million to $ 51.0 million at december 31 , 2017 primarily due to the acquisition of our largest franchisee , scheduled repayments of the company 's unsecured notes and credit facilities , repayment of the dami credit facility , and the return of $ 70.5 million to shareholders in the form of share repurchases and dividends . for additional information , refer to the `` liquidity and capital resources `` section below . lease merchandise increased $ 152.8 million due primarily to increases in lease merchandise purchases at progressive leasing to support higher invoice volume and growth in active doors and the acquisition of our largest franchisee , partially offset by stores closed as part of the company 's restructuring initiatives . goodwill increased $ 96.2 million due primarily to the addition of estimated sei-related goodwill of $ 91.8 million . refer to note 2 to these consolidated financial statements for further details regarding the acquisition accounting for sei . income tax receivable increased $ 88.1 million to $ 100.0 million primarily due to the enactment of the tax act in december 2017. the company made periodic tax payments throughout 2017 based on the previous tax laws . the tax act changed those laws by providing for 100 % expense deduction of the company 's lease merchandise inventory purchased by the company after september 27 , 2017 , which

cash outflows of $ 50.7 million to acquire a 100 % ownership interest in dami . 40 cash used in financing activities cash used in financing activities was $ 211.4 million , $ 153.7 million and $ 47.3 million during the years ended december 31 , 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , respectively . the $ 57.7 million increase in financing cash outflows in 2017 as compared to 2016 is primarily due to ( i ) a $ 28.0 million increase in company repurchases of outstanding common stock in 2017 compared to 2016 and ( ii ) a $ 25.4 million increase in the net repayments of outstanding debt in 2017 compared to 2016. during 2017 , the company made scheduled repayments of $ 85.0 million on unsecured notes , $ 15.0 million on the term loan facility , and paid $ 53.0 million to pay off the dami credit facility , partially offset by $ 15.6 million in borrowings from the refinanced term loan in september 2017. the $ 106.4 million increase in financing cash outflows in 2016 as compared to 2015 is primarily due to the net repayments of outstanding debt in each period . in 2016 , the following net repayments were made : $ 75.0 million on our revolving facility , $ 25.0 million on our 3.95 % senior unsecured notes , and $ 12.5 million on our term loan . in 2015 , total net repayments of outstanding debt were $ 40.7 million . separately , the company repurchased $ 34.5 million of its common stock in 2016 . share repurchases we purchase our stock in the market from time to time as authorized by our board of directors . during the year ended december 31 , 2017 , the company purchased 1,961,442 shares for $ 62.6 million . during the year ended december 31 , 2016 , the company purchased 1,372,700 shares for $ 34.5 million . as of december 31 , 2017 , we have the authority to purchase 7,162,279 additional shares . dividends we have a consistent history of paying dividends , having paid dividends for 30 consecutive years . our annual common stock dividend was $ 0.1125


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     ```cash outflows of $ 50.7 million to acquire a 100 % ownership interest in dami . 40 cash used in financing activities cash used in financing activities was $ 211.4 million , $ 153.7 million and $ 47.3 million during the years ended december 31 , 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , respectively . the $ 57.7 million increase in financing cash outflows in 2017 as compared to 2016 is primarily due to ( i ) a $ 28.0 million increase in company repurchases of outstanding common stock in 2017 compared to 2016 and ( ii ) a $ 25.4 million increase in the net repayments of outstanding debt in 2017 compared to 2016. during 2017 , the company made scheduled repayments of $ 85.0 million on unsecured notes , $ 15.0 million on the term loan facility , and paid $ 53.0 million to pay off the dami credit facility , partially offset by $ 15.6 million in borrowings from the refinanced term loan in september 2017. the $ 106.4 million increase in financing cash outflows in 2016 as compared to 2015 is primarily due to the net repayments of outstanding debt in each period . in 2016 , the following net repayments were made : $ 75.0 million on our revolving facility , $ 25.0 million on our 3.95 % senior unsecured notes , and $ 12.5 million on our term loan . in 2015 , total net repayments of outstanding debt were $ 40.7 million . separately , the company repurchased $ 34.5 million of its common stock in 2016 . share repurchases we purchase our stock in the market from time to time as authorized by our board of directors . during the year ended december 31 , 2017 , the company purchased 1,961,442 shares for $ 62.6 million . during the year ended december 31 , 2016 , the company purchased 1,372,700 shares for $ 34.5 million . as of december 31 , 2017 , we have the authority to purchase 7,162,279 additional shares . dividends we have a consistent history of paying dividends , having paid dividends for 30 consecutive years . our annual common stock dividend was $ 0.1125
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 Suspicious Activity Report : the acquisition has benefited our omnichannel platform through added scale , has strengthened the company 's presence in certain geographic markets , and has enhanced the company 's ability to drive inventory supply-chain synergies between the aaron 's business and progressive leasing in markets that sei served . 30 we also took steps to further address the expense structure of our aaron 's business by completing a thorough review of our remaining store base in order to identify opportunities for rationalization . as a result of this evaluation and other cost-reduction initiatives , the company closed 56 underperforming company-operated stores during 2016 , closed 82 stores during 2017 and anticipates closing an additional eight stores in the first six months of 2018. the company also optimized its home office and field support staff in 2016 and 2017 , which resulted in a reduction in employee headcount in those areas , to more closely align with current business conditions . highlights the following summarizes significant highlights from our 2017 fiscal year : the company reported record revenues of $ 3.4 billion , and its net earnings before income tax ( benefit ) expense increased to a record $ 239.6 million compared to $ 218.4 million in 2016 . the tax cuts and jobs act ( the `` tax act `` ) enacted in december 2017 , among other things , lowered the u.s. corporate income tax rate from 35 % to 21 % effective january 1 , 2018. the estimated net impact of the tax act to our income tax ( benefit ) expense for the year ended december 31 , 2017 is a non-cash provisional income tax benefit of $ 137 million , which primarily relates to the remeasurement of net deferred tax liabilities at the lower tax rate . progressive leasing achieved record revenues of $ 1.6 billion , an increase of 26.6 % over 2016 . progressive leasing 's revenue growth is due to a 23.0 % increase in active doors , which contributed to a 31.2 % increase in total invoice volume . progressive leasing increased its earnings before income taxes to $ 140.2 million compared to $ 104.7 million in 2016 , due mainly to its revenue growth . aaron 's business revenues decreased to $ 1.8 billion , an 8.4 % decrease compared to 2016 . the decline is due primarily to a 7.0 % decrease in same store sales , the net reduction of 130 company-operated stores during the 24-month period ended december 31 , 2017 , and declines in non-retail sales to our franchisees . earnings before income taxes decreased to $ 110.6 million in 2017 compared to $ 123.0 million in the prior year due primarily to the decline in same store sales and the reduction in non-retail sales to franchisees . the company acquired substantially all of the assets of the store operations of sei , its largest franchisee , for approximately $ 140 million in cash . the company generated cash from operating activities of $ 159.1 million compared to $ 467.2 million in 2016 and ended 2017 with $ 51.0 million in cash and $ 393.9 million available on our revolving credit facility . the company returned $ 70.5 million to our shareholders through the repurchase of 2.0 million shares and the payment of our quarterly dividends , which we have paid for 30 consecutive years . key metrics active doors . we believe that active doors are a key performance indicator of our progressive leasing segment . active doors represent retail store locations at which at least one virtual lease-to-own transaction has been completed during the trailing twelve month period . the following table presents active doors for the progressive leasing segment : replace_table_token_8_th invoice volume . we also believe that invoice volume is a key performance indicator of our progressive leasing segment . invoice volume is defined as the retail price of lease merchandise acquired and leased by progressive leasing during the period , net of returns . the following table presents total invoice volume for the progressive leasing segment : replace_table_token_9_th 31 the company 's franchised and company-operated store activity ( unaudited ) is summarized as follows : replace_table_token_10_th 1 in may 2016 , we sold our 82 company-operated homesmart stores . same store revenues . we believe that changes in same store revenues are a key performance indicator of the aaron 's business . for the year ended december 31 , 2017 , we calculated this amount by comparing revenues for the year ended december 31 , 2017 to revenues for the year ended december 31 , 2016 for all stores open for the entire 24-month period ended december 31 , 2017 , excluding stores that received lease agreements from other acquired , closed or merged stores . same store revenues declined by 7.0 % during the 24 month period ended december 31 , 2017 . key components of earnings before income taxes in this management 's discussion and analysis section , we review our consolidated results . for the years ended december 31 , 2017 and the comparable prior year periods , some of the key revenue , cost and expense items that affected earnings before income tax ( benefit ) expense were as follows : revenues . we separate our total revenues into six components : ( i ) lease revenues and fees ; ( ii ) retail sales ; ( iii ) non-retail sales ; ( iv ) franchise royalties and fees ; ( v ) interest and fees on loans receivable ; and ( vi ) other . lease revenues and fees include all revenues derived from lease agreements at company-operated stores and retail locations serviced by progressive leasing . retail sales represent sales of both new and returned lease merchandise from our company-operated stores . non-retail sales primarily represent new merchandise sales to our franchisees . story_separator_special_tag other operating ( income ) expense , net information about the components of other operating ( income ) expense , net is as follows : replace_table_token_12_th in 2016 , other operating income , net of $ 6.4 million included a gain of $ 11.1 million related to the sale of the company 's former corporate headquarters building in january 2016 , partially offset by a loss and other charges related to the sale of homesmart of $ 5.4 million . in 2015 , other operating expense , net of $ 1.3 million included a $ 3.5 million loss related to a lease termination on a company aircraft , impairment charges of $ 0.8 million on leasehold improvements related to company-operated stores that were closed during the period and impairment charges of $ 0.5 million on assets held for sale . in addition , the company recognized gains of $ 2.1 million from the sale of 25 company-operated stores during 2015 . operating profit interest income . interest income decreased to $ 1.8 million in 2017 from $ 2.7 million in 2016 due to the discontinuation of accruing interest income related to the perfect home notes effective april 1 , 2017 , partially offset by an increase in interest income from higher cash and cash equivalent balances throughout 2017 . interest income increased to $ 2.7 million in 2016 from $ 2.2 million in 2015 primarily due to an increase in the interest rate of the perfect home notes during 2016 . interest expense . interest expense decreased to $ 20.5 million in 2017 from $ 23.4 million in 2016 and $ 23.3 million in 2015 due primarily to a lower outstanding debt balance throughout 2017 . other non-operating income ( expense ) , net . other non-operating income ( expense ) , net includes the impact of foreign currency remeasurement , as well as gains resulting from changes in the cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance related to the company 's deferred compensation plan . included in other non-operating income ( expense ) , net were foreign currency remeasurement gains of $ 2.1 million during 2017 and losses of $ 3.7 million and $ 2.5 million during 2016 and 2015 , respectively . these gains and losses result from changes in the value of the u.s. dollar against the british pound and canadian dollar . gains related to the changes in the cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance were $ 1.5 million , $ 0.2 million and $ 0.8 million during 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , respectively . 38 earnings ( loss ) before income taxes information about our earnings ( loss ) before income tax ( benefit ) expense by reportable segment is as follows : replace_table_token_13_th the factors impacting the change in earnings ( loss ) before income tax ( benefit ) expense are discussed above . income tax ( benefit ) expense the company recorded a net income tax benefit of $ 53.0 million for the year ended december 31 , 2017 as compared to income tax expense of $ 79.1 million in 2016 . the net income tax benefit recognized in 2017 was the result of the tax act which was signed into law on december 22 , 2017. the tax act , among other things , ( i ) lowered the u.s. corporate income tax rate from 35 % to 21 % effective january 1 , 2018 ; ( ii ) provided for 100 % expense deduction of certain qualified depreciable assets , including lease merchandise inventory , purchased after september 27 , 2017 ( but would be phased down starting in 2023 ) ; and ( iii ) failed to extend the manufacturing deduction that expired in 2017 under the terms of previous tax law . during the three months ended december 31 , 2017 , the company recorded a net non-cash provisional income tax benefit of $ 137.0 million related to the tax act , which is comprised of an estimated $ 140.0 million remeasurement of deferred tax liabilities at the lower tax rates , partially offset by an estimated $ 3.0 million from the loss of the manufacturing deduction and other impacts . income tax expense increased in 2016 compared to 2015 due primarily to higher pretax income . the effective tax rate remained relatively unchanged at 36.2 % in 2016 compared to 36.3 % in 2015 . overview of financial position the major changes in the consolidated balance sheet from december 31 , 2016 to december 31 , 2017 , include : cash and cash equivalents decreased $ 257.5 million to $ 51.0 million at december 31 , 2017 primarily due to the acquisition of our largest franchisee , scheduled repayments of the company 's unsecured notes and credit facilities , repayment of the dami credit facility , and the return of $ 70.5 million to shareholders in the form of share repurchases and dividends . for additional information , refer to the `` liquidity and capital resources `` section below . lease merchandise increased $ 152.8 million due primarily to increases in lease merchandise purchases at progressive leasing to support higher invoice volume and growth in active doors and the acquisition of our largest franchisee , partially offset by stores closed as part of the company 's restructuring initiatives . goodwill increased $ 96.2 million due primarily to the addition of estimated sei-related goodwill of $ 91.8 million . refer to note 2 to these consolidated financial statements for further details regarding the acquisition accounting for sei . income tax receivable increased $ 88.1 million to $ 100.0 million primarily due to the enactment of the tax act in december 2017. the company made periodic tax payments throughout 2017 based on the previous tax laws . the tax act changed those laws by providing for 100 % expense deduction of the company 's lease merchandise inventory purchased by the company after september 27 , 2017 , which

