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Basis and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Store Count by Ownership Type (Details)
Mar. 31, 2015
Store
Dec. 31, 2014
Store
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Number of retail stores 1,318us-gaap_NumberOfStores 1,326us-gaap_NumberOfStores
Sales And Lease Ownership Excluding Rimco    
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Number of retail stores 1,235us-gaap_NumberOfStores
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= aan_SalesAndLeaseOwnershipExcludingRimcoMember
1,243us-gaap_NumberOfStores
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= aan_SalesAndLeaseOwnershipExcludingRimcoMember
HomeSmart    
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Number of retail stores 83us-gaap_NumberOfStores
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= aan_HomeSmartMember
83us-gaap_NumberOfStores
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= aan_HomeSmartMember
Franchise Stores    
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Number of retail stores 790us-gaap_NumberOfStores
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= aan_FranchiseStoresMember
782us-gaap_NumberOfStores
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= aan_FranchiseStoresMember
Systemwide Stores    
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Number of retail stores 2,108us-gaap_NumberOfStores
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= aan_SystemwideStoresMember
2,108us-gaap_NumberOfStores
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= aan_SystemwideStoresMember