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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]      
Rental expense $ 244,300,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense $ 240,900,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense $ 235,600,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense
Future Minimum Rental Payment under Operating Leases (Table Details) [Abstract]      
2015 182,590,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent    
2016 146,342,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears    
2017 104,310,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears    
2018 63,762,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears    
2019 27,643,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears    
Thereafter 3,895,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter    
Operating lease payments, total 528,542,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue    
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]      
Maximum financing amount 47,000,000us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure    
Amount outstanding 16,400,000us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue    
Citibank [Member]      
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]      
Maximum financing amount 27,000,000us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure
/ us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis
= rcii_CitibankMember
   
Texas Capital Bank [Member]      
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]      
Maximum financing amount $ 20,000,000us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure
/ us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis
= rcii_TexasCapitalBankMember