Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 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	$ 769,525	$ 754,780	$ 2,376,488	$ 2,334,572
Gross profit	539,439	529,332	1,638,813	1,610,630
Operating profit	44,823	55,773	144,745	211,787
Depreciation of property assets	18,536	19,421	58,824	56,654
Amortization and write-down of intangibles	1,382	639	4,174	2,694
Capital expenditures	20,283	28,940	61,733	73,761
Rental merchandise on rent, net	867,184		867,184		914,618
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	266,574		266,574		210,450
Assets	3,059,191		3,059,191		3,018,553
Core U.S. [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	581,600	611,091	1,808,403	1,905,968
Gross profit	430,816	444,898	1,319,325	1,371,890
Operating profit	27,297	44,073	99,315	176,807
Depreciation of property assets	15,208	16,610	49,129	48,987
Amortization and write-down of intangibles	1,240	497	3,748	2,267
Capital expenditures	16,177	22,399	47,898	57,642
Rental merchandise on rent, net	532,743		532,743		612,517
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	253,017		253,017		195,654
Assets	2,576,022		2,576,022		2,569,057
Acceptance Now [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	160,388	123,798	490,392	368,454
Gross profit	92,911	74,083	275,694	209,960
Operating profit	21,242	18,789	61,218	51,833
Depreciation of property assets	1,506	1,323	4,356	3,574
Amortization and write-down of intangibles	142	142	426	427
Capital expenditures	3,336	2,819	9,193	7,021
Rental merchandise on rent, net	313,533		313,533		284,421
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	5,779		5,779		3,837
Assets	410,296		410,296		375,920
Mexico [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	19,152	12,210	52,720	33,016
Gross profit	13,574	8,812	37,805	23,718
Operating profit	(4,884)	(7,488)	(17,979)	(18,497)
Depreciation of property assets	1,773	1,468	5,204	4,033
Amortization and write-down of intangibles	0	0	0	0
Capital expenditures	770	3,722	4,642	9,098
Rental merchandise on rent, net	20,908		20,908		17,680
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	7,778		7,778		10,959
Assets	70,350		70,350		71,888
Franchising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	8,385	7,681	24,973	27,134
Gross profit	2,138	1,539	5,989	5,062
Operating profit	1,168	399	2,191	1,644
Depreciation of property assets	49	20	135	60
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	$ 2,523		$ 2,523		$ 1,688