Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 835,652	$ 877,639
Gross profit	534,944	564,593
Operating profit	48,430	56,598
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	19,824	19,764
Capital expenditures	14,440	14,245
Rental merchandise on rent, net	822,821		$ 907,625
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	251,329		228,847
Assets	1,795,421		1,974,468
Core U.S. [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	584,365	629,203
Gross profit	411,889	441,140
Operating profit	62,236	67,573
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	10,892	12,675
Capital expenditures	3,771	814
Rental merchandise on rent, net	481,434		540,004
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	239,272		215,327
Assets	1,111,298		1,240,593
Acceptance Now [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	230,396	224,277
Gross profit	111,142	109,164
Operating profit	29,369	34,532
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	837	753
Capital expenditures	292	283
Rental merchandise on rent, net	325,476		350,046
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	5,827		5,000
Assets	402,168		426,827
Mexico [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	13,749	17,934
Gross profit	9,327	12,113
Operating profit	(2,610)	(3,454)
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	939	1,474
Capital expenditures	147	108
Rental merchandise on rent, net	15,911		17,575
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	6,230		8,520
Assets	34,005		38,898
Franchising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	7,142	6,225
Gross profit	2,586	2,176
Operating profit	1,413	1,216
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	45	49
Assets	3,197		2,723
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	90,408	99,867
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	12,713	14,951
Capital expenditures	4,210	1,205
Assets	1,550,668		1,709,041
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	(41,978)	(43,269)
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	7,111	4,813
Capital expenditures	10,230	$ 13,040
Assets	$ 244,753		$ 265,427