Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 693,877	$ 791,605	$ 2,279,148	$ 2,484,587
Gross profit	457,226	488,612	1,492,328	1,591,734
Operating profit	16,700	6,565	92,680	112,864
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	19,998	19,979	60,598	60,140
Capital expenditures	18,655	18,256	46,839	61,125
Rental merchandise on rent, net	754,529		754,529		$ 907,625
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	215,901		215,901		228,847
Assets	1,748,806		1,748,806		1,974,468
Core U.S. [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	481,805	575,356	1,596,782	1,798,055
Gross profit	343,071	374,214	1,138,089	1,236,964
Operating profit	26,058	15,700	127,009	149,971
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	9,495	11,818	30,950	37,577
Capital expenditures	3,864	6,148	11,092	12,397
Rental merchandise on rent, net	413,955		413,955		540,004
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	202,738		202,738		215,327
Assets	1,000,572		1,000,572		1,240,593
Acceptance Now [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	194,398	196,652	624,310	621,393
Gross profit	102,998	102,133	319,492	315,193
Operating profit	29,592	28,901	86,508	95,129
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	815	836	2,480	2,388
Capital expenditures	860	921	1,457	1,749
Rental merchandise on rent, net	326,553		326,553		350,046
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	6,689		6,689		5,000
Assets	403,305		403,305		426,827
Mexico [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	12,454	14,528	39,514	48,799
Gross profit	8,897	9,500	27,478	32,521
Operating profit	235	(2,359)	(1,803)	(12,992)
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	746	1,165	2,549	4,051
Capital expenditures	36	16	259	134
Rental merchandise on rent, net	14,021		14,021		17,575
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	6,474		6,474		8,520
Assets	32,166		32,166		38,898
Franchising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	5,220	5,069	18,542	16,340
Gross profit	2,260	2,765	7,269	7,056
Operating profit	1,430	1,797	4,268	4,004
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	44	45	133	140
Assets	1,732		1,732		2,723
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	57,315	44,039	215,982	236,112
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	11,100	13,864	36,112	44,156
Capital expenditures	4,760	7,085	12,808	14,280
Assets	1,437,775		1,437,775		1,709,041
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	(40,615)	(37,474)	(123,302)	(123,248)
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	8,898	6,115	24,486	15,984
Capital expenditures	13,895	$ 11,171	34,031	$ 46,845
Assets	$ 311,031		$ 311,031		$ 265,427