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Stock Repurchase Plan	12 Months Ended
Stock Repurchase Plan	Dec. 31, 2015
Stock Repurchase Plan [Abstract]
Stock Repurchase Plan	Note Q — Stock Repurchase Plan Under our current common stock repurchase program, our Board of Directors has authorized the purchase, from time to time, in the open market and privately negotiated transactions, of up to an aggregate of $1.25 billion of Rent-A-Center common stock. We have repurchased a total of 36,994,653 shares of Rent-A-Center common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $994.8 million as of December 31, 2015, under this common stock repurchase program. No shares were repurchased during 2015 and 2014.