Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Information (Details) [Abstract]
Number of retail installment sales stores	45		45
Franchising's royalty fee percentage, minimum			2.00%
Franchising's royalty fee percentage, maximum			6.00%
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 773,217	$ 760,511	$ 1,606,963	$ 1,579,792
Gross profit	536,497	530,620	1,099,374	1,081,298
Operating profit	40,159	77,230	99,922	156,014
Depreciation of property assets	21,149	18,760	40,288	37,233
Amortization and write-down of intangibles	2,045	1,165	2,792	2,055
Capital expenditures	18,342	25,184	41,450	44,821
Rental merchandise on rent, net	855,821		855,821		914,618
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	247,375		247,375		210,450
Assets	3,017,760		3,017,760		3,018,553
Core U.S. [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	592,040	622,469	1,226,803	1,294,877
Gross profit	431,920	451,920	888,509	926,992
Operating profit	28,161	65,656	72,018	132,734
Depreciation of property assets	17,884	16,203	33,921	32,377
Amortization and write-down of intangibles	1,903	1,023	2,508	1,770
Capital expenditures	13,685	20,191	31,721	35,243
Rental merchandise on rent, net	538,222		538,222		612,517
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	227,118		227,118		195,654
Assets	2,545,380		2,545,380		2,569,057
Acceptance Now [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	155,797	117,493	330,004	244,656
Gross profit	89,876	68,770	182,783	135,877
Operating profit	18,399	17,394	39,976	33,044
Depreciation of property assets	1,426	1,162	2,850	2,251
Amortization and write-down of intangibles	142	142	284	285
Capital expenditures	3,073	2,262	5,857	4,202
Rental merchandise on rent, net	296,133		296,133		284,421
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	8,139		8,139		3,837
Assets	396,158		396,158		375,920
Mexico [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	17,695	11,313	33,568	20,806
Gross profit	12,753	8,208	24,231	14,906
Operating profit	(6,818)	(6,362)	(13,095)	(11,009)
Depreciation of property assets	1,788	1,375	3,431	2,565
Amortization and write-down of intangibles	0	0	0	0
Capital expenditures	1,584	2,731	3,872	5,376
Rental merchandise on rent, net	21,466		21,466		17,680
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	12,118		12,118		10,959
Assets	74,361		74,361		71,888
Franchising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	7,685	9,236	16,588	19,453
Gross profit	1,948	1,722	3,851	3,523
Operating profit	417	542	1,023	1,245
Depreciation of property assets	51	20	86	40
Amortization and write-down of intangibles	0	0	0	0
Capital expenditures	0	0	0	0
Rental merchandise on rent, net	0		0		0
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	0		0		0
Assets	$ 1,861		$ 1,861		$ 1,688