Correction of Immaterial Errors (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Deferred income taxes	$ (36,471)	$ (25,350)
Rental merchandise	(156,158)	(136,199)
Receivables	(159)	(2,735)
Rentals and fees	711,450	691,187
Installment sales	18,253	18,060
Franchise merchandise sales	4,387	5,328
Total revenues	877,639	828,473
Cost of rentals and fees	185,118	175,216
Cost of installment sales	6,157	6,086
Franchise cost of merchandise sold	4,049	5,004
Total cost of revenues	313,046	265,923
Gross profit	564,593	562,550
Store labor	220,974	225,938
Other store expenses	224,175	215,158
Operating profit	56,598	59,458
Finance charges from refinancing	0	4,213
Earnings before income taxes	44,210	44,080
Income tax expense	16,912	16,814
Net earnings	27,298	27,266
Basic earnings per common share	$ 0.51	$ 0.52
Diluted earnings per common share	$ 0.51	$ 0.51
Prepaid expenses and other assets	127,249	(397)
Accounts payable - trade		3,377
Accrued liabilities	55,973	57,250
Depreciation of rental merchandise	179,668	169,489
Finance charges from refinancing		0
Net cash provided by operating activities	228,038	120,060
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Deferred income taxes		(24,370)
Rental merchandise		(135,407)
Receivables		(2,849)
Rentals and fees		694,168
Installment sales		18,356
Franchise merchandise sales		7,324
Total revenues		833,746
Cost of rentals and fees		177,870
Cost of installment sales		6,382
Franchise cost of merchandise sold		7,000
Total cost of revenues		270,869
Gross profit		562,877
Store labor		225,678
Other store expenses		215,440
Operating profit		59,763
Finance charges from refinancing		1,946
Earnings before income taxes		46,652
Income tax expense		17,795
Net earnings		28,857
Basic earnings per common share		$ 0.55
Diluted earnings per common share		$ 0.54
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(4,609)
Accounts payable - trade		2,368
Accrued liabilities		56,922
Depreciation of rental merchandise		169,843
Finance charges from refinancing		1,946
Net cash provided by operating activities		120,060
Restatement Adjustment [Member]
Deferred income taxes		(980)
Rental merchandise		(792)
Receivables		114
Rentals and fees		(2,981)
Installment sales		(296)
Franchise merchandise sales		(1,996)
Total revenues		(5,273)
Cost of rentals and fees		(2,654)
Cost of installment sales		(296)
Franchise cost of merchandise sold		(1,996)
Total cost of revenues		(4,946)
Gross profit		(327)
Store labor		260
Other store expenses		(282)
Operating profit		(305)
Finance charges from refinancing		2,267
Earnings before income taxes		(2,572)
Income tax expense		(981)
Net earnings		(1,591)
Basic earnings per common share		$ (0.03)
Diluted earnings per common share		$ (0.03)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		4,212
Accounts payable - trade		1,009
Accrued liabilities		328
Depreciation of rental merchandise		(354)
Finance charges from refinancing		(1,946)
Net cash provided by operating activities		$ 0