Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 749,619	$ 815,343	$ 1,585,271	$ 1,692,982
Gross profit	500,158	538,529	1,035,102	1,103,122
Operating profit	27,550	49,701	75,980	106,299
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	20,776	20,397	40,600	40,161
Capital expenditures	13,743	28,624	28,183	42,869
Rental merchandise on rent, net	780,934		780,934		$ 907,625
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	225,350		225,350		228,847
Assets	1,756,242		1,756,242		1,974,468
Core U.S. [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	530,612	593,496	1,114,977	1,222,699
Gross profit	383,129	421,610	795,018	862,750
Operating profit	38,715	66,698	100,951	134,271
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	10,563	13,084	21,455	25,759
Capital expenditures	3,456	5,435	7,227	6,249
Rental merchandise on rent, net	442,103		442,103		540,004
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	211,011		211,011		215,327
Assets	1,031,773		1,031,773		1,240,593
Acceptance Now [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	199,516	200,464	429,912	424,741
Gross profit	105,352	103,896	216,494	213,060
Operating profit	27,547	31,696	56,916	66,228
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	828	799	1,665	1,552
Capital expenditures	305	545	597	828
Rental merchandise on rent, net	323,618		323,618		350,046
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	5,915		5,915		5,000
Assets	400,161		400,161		426,827
Mexico [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	13,311	16,337	27,060	34,271
Gross profit	9,254	10,908	18,581	23,021
Operating profit	572	(7,179)	(2,038)	(10,633)
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	864	1,412	1,803	2,886
Capital expenditures	76	10	223	118
Rental merchandise on rent, net	15,213		15,213		17,575
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	8,424		8,424		8,520
Assets	35,399		35,399		38,898
Franchising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	6,180	5,046	13,322	11,271
Gross profit	2,423	2,115	5,009	4,291
Operating profit	1,425	991	2,838	2,207
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	44	46	89	95
Assets	2,619		2,619		2,723
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	68,259	92,206	158,667	192,073
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	12,299	15,341	25,012	30,292
Capital expenditures	3,837	5,990	8,047	7,195
Assets	1,469,952		1,469,952		1,709,041
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	(40,709)	(42,505)	(82,687)	(85,774)
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	8,477	5,056	15,588	9,869
Capital expenditures	9,906	$ 22,634	20,136	$ 35,674
Assets	$ 286,290		$ 286,290		$ 265,427