Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Information (Details) [Abstract]
Number of retail installment sales stores	45
Franchising's royalty fee percentage, minimum	2.00%
Franchising's royalty fee percentage, maximum	6.00%
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 833,746	$ 819,281
Gross profit	562,877	550,678
Operating profit	59,763	78,784
Depreciation of property assets	19,139	18,473
Amortization and write-down of intangibles	747	890
Capital expenditures	23,108	19,637
Rental merchandise on rent, net	892,341		914,618
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	203,272		210,450
Assets	3,031,063		3,018,553
Core U.S. [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	634,763	672,408
Gross profit	456,589	475,072
Operating profit	43,857	67,078
Depreciation of property assets	16,037	16,174
Amortization and write-down of intangibles	605	747
Capital expenditures	18,036	15,052
Rental merchandise on rent, net	580,767		612,517
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	185,664		195,654
Assets	2,565,076		2,569,057
Acceptance Now [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	174,207	127,163
Gross profit	92,907	67,107
Operating profit	21,577	15,650
Depreciation of property assets	1,424	1,089
Amortization and write-down of intangibles	142	143
Capital expenditures	2,784	1,940
Rental merchandise on rent, net	293,048		284,421
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	6,852		3,837
Assets	391,844		375,920
Mexico [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	15,873	9,493
Gross profit	11,478	6,698
Operating profit	(6,277)	(4,647)
Depreciation of property assets	1,643	1,190
Amortization and write-down of intangibles	0	0
Capital expenditures	2,288	2,645
Rental merchandise on rent, net	18,526		17,680
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	10,756		10,959
Assets	71,612		71,888
Franchising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	8,903	10,217
Gross profit	1,903	1,801
Operating profit	606	703
Depreciation of property assets	35	20
Amortization and write-down of intangibles	0	0
Capital expenditures	0	0
Rental merchandise on rent, net	0		0
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	0		0
Assets	$ 2,531		$ 1,688