Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense (Table Details) [Abstract]
Tax at federal statutory rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Goodwill impairment	(18.80%)	0.00%	0.00%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit (expense)	2.80%	1.80%	2.60%
Effect of foreign operations, net of foreign tax credits	(0.90%)	0.30%	0.40%
Effect of prior year credits	0.40%	(2.00%)	0.00%
Adjustment to deferred taxes	0.00%	(2.40%)	0.00%
Other, net	(0.50%)	(0.40%)	0.20%
Total	18.00%	32.30%	38.20%
Components of Income Tax Expense (Table Details) [Abstract]
Current expense - Federal	$ 29,668,000	$ 14,943,000	$ 45,784,000
Current expense - State	(6,432,000)	4,032,000	5,888,000
Current expense - Foreign	2,574,000	1,673,000	5,659,000
Current expense - Total	25,810,000	20,648,000	57,331,000
Deferred expense - Federal	(175,842,000)	24,556,000	20,721,000
Deferred expense - State	(39,331,000)	(90,000)	2,521,000
Deferred expense - Foreign	(589,000)	817,000	(1,134,000)
Deferred income taxes	(215,762,000)	25,283,000	22,108,000
Total	$ (189,952,000)	45,931,000	79,439,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Limitations on Use	Of the total remaining state NOL carryforwards, approximately 17.0% represent acquired NOLs. Utilization of these NOLs is subject to applicable annual limitations for U.S. state tax purposes.
Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities) (Table Details) [Abstract]
State net operating loss carryforwards	$ 16,032,000	16,937,000
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards	20,396,000	18,182,000
Accrued liabilities	62,115,000	72,058,000
Intangible assets	56,609,000	0
Property assets	3,308,000	0
Other assets including credits	5,413,000	6,993,000
Foreign tax credit carryforwards	13,576,000	12,306,000
Total deferred tax assets	177,449,000	126,476,000
Valuation allowance	(31,829,000)	(24,709,000)
Rental merchandise	(263,158,000)	(285,371,000)
Property assets	0	(2,222,000)
Intangible assets	0	(157,527,000)
Total deferred tax liabilities	263,158,000	445,120,000
Net deferred taxes	117,538,000	343,353,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Table Details) [Abstract]
Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning balance	13,376,000	13,173,000	10,167,000
Additions based on tax positions related to current year	1,508,000	425,000	50,000
Additions for tax positions of prior years	20,684,000	2,400,000	3,742,000
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(8,354,000)	(2,225,000)	(786,000)
Settlements	(50,000)	(397,000)	0
Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance	27,164,000	$ 13,376,000	$ 13,173,000
Tax benefits if recognized - affect annual effective rax rate	24,400,000
Accured for payment of interest related to unrecogized tax benefits	1,900,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Interest on Income Taxes Accrued	(786,000)
Interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits	654,000
State [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	355,900,000
Foreign [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforward	13,600,000
Tax Credit Carryforward, Valuation Allowance	5,700,000
Mexico [Member] | Foreign [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	60,400,000
Puerto Rico [Member] | Foreign [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	$ 5,800,000