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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details)
3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2014
RIMCO
right
Mar. 31, 2015
Marketing and Advertising Expense
USD ($)
Oct. 26, 2010
Margaret Korrow
Mar. 31, 2015
Minimum
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Maximum
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Maximum
Lomi Price
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Amendment [Member]
Franchise Loan Facility [Member]
CAD
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]                
Leases of warehouse and retail store space under operating lease, expiring time 2029              
Renewal options of leases for additional periods         1 year 20 years    
Lease term (in years) 15 years              
Leases of transportation and computer equipment under operating leases, expiring period (in years)           4 years    
Event of default, loan due In full, term 90 days              
Portion that Company might be obligated to repay in the event franchisees defaulted $ 87,100,000us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure              
Fair value of franchise related borrowings 820,000,000us-gaap_GuaranteesFairValueDisclosure              
Loan facility to franchisees, maximum commitment amount 175,000,000.0aan_LoanFacilityToFranchiseesMaximumCommitmentAmount              
Loan facility maximum Canadian sub facility commitment amount               50,000,000aan_LoanFacilityMaximumCommitmentAmount
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/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= aan_FranchiseLoanFacilityMember
Loss contingency accrual 29,400,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue              
Range of possible loss not accrued         0us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossPortionNotAccrued
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4,100,000us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossPortionNotAccrued
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Minimum range of possible loss 50,000us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMinimum              
Maximum range of possible loss 1,200,000us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum              
Statutory penalty damages, per violation (in dollars per violation)       100aan_StatutoryPenaltyDamagesPerViolation
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
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Loss contingency, damages sought, value (not less than)             250,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aan_LomiPriceMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
 
Number of franchise rights sold during period   5aan_NumberofFranchiseRightsSoldDuringPeriod
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Contractual commitments future minimum payments due     $ 16,800,000aan_ContractualCommitmentsFutureMinimumPaymentsDue
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