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Acquisitions - Progressive Acquisition Narrative (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Apr. 14, 2014
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Mar. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Acquisitions of businesses and contracts $ 3,623,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired $ 960,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired    
Progressive-related transaction costs 0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts 803,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts    
Progressive Finance Holdings, LLC        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired     100.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
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Estimated Purchase Price     705,810,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
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705,810,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
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Cash acquired from acquisition     5,800,000us-gaap_CashAcquiredFromAcquisition
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Number of retail locations (over 15,000)     15,000us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired
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Number of states in which entity operates     46us-gaap_NumberOfStatesInWhichEntityOperates
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Deferred Cash Consideration     29,106,000aan_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredDeferredConsideration
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Cash Consideration     185,454,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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Receivables 25,225,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsReceivables
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[1],[2]   27,581,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsReceivables
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[1],[2],[3] 25,225,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsReceivables
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[1],[2]
Customer receivables, gross     22,700,000aan_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsCustomerReceivablesGross
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Customer receivables, allowance for doubtful accounts     10,900,000aan_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsCustomerReceivablesAllowanceforDoubtfulAccounts
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Business acquisition, goodwill, expected tax deductible amount     246,000,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedTaxDeductibleAmount
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Progressive-related transaction costs   803,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
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Progressive Finance Holdings, LLC | Escrow Deposit [Member]        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Deferred Cash Consideration       3,300,000aan_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredDeferredConsideration
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Progressive Finance Holdings, LLC | Primary Escrow Deposit        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Cash Consideration     35,800,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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Escrow deposit, distribution term     15 months  
Progressive Finance Holdings, LLC | Secondary Escrow Deposit        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Cash Consideration     15,800,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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Escrow deposit, distribution term     36 months  
Receivables $ 13,400,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsReceivables
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    $ 13,400,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsReceivables
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[1] Receivables include $13.4 million related to the secondary escrow amount, which the Company expects to recover prior to termination of the escrow agreement 36 months from the April 14, 2014 closing date. 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 measurement period adjustments related to the resolution of income tax uncertainties and sales tax exposures, which also impacted the fair value estimates of lease merchandise and receivables related to the secondary escrow amount, subsequent to the acquisition date.
[3] As previously reported in the notes to consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.