Segment Information (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of retail installment sales stores	45	45
Royalty fee percentage, minimum		2.00%
Royalty fee percentag, maximum		6.00%
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment charge		$ 151,320,000	$ 1,170,000,000	$ 0
Total revenues		2,963,252,000	3,278,420,000	3,157,796,000
Gross profit		1,935,049,000	2,118,109,000	2,184,363,000
Operating (loss) profit		(66,596,000)	(1,007,888,000)	193,462,000
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles		80,456,000	80,720,000	83,168,000
Capital expenditures		61,143,000	80,870,000	83,785,000
On rent rental merchandise, net	$ 795,118,000	795,118,000	907,625,000	960,414,000
Held for rent rental merchandise, net	206,836,000	206,836,000	228,847,000	277,442,000
Assets	1,602,741,000	1,602,741,000	1,974,468,000	3,271,197,000
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating (loss) profit		108,106,000	(843,832,000)	359,219,000
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles		46,399,000	57,816,000	67,108,000
Capital expenditures		23,415,000	24,416,000	39,225,000
Assets	1,338,546,000	1,338,546,000	1,709,041,000	3,002,875,000
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating (loss) profit		(174,702,000)	(164,056,000)	(165,757,000)
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles		34,057,000	22,904,000	16,060,000
Capital expenditures		37,728,000	56,454,000	44,560,000
Assets	264,195,000	264,195,000	265,427,000	268,322,000
Core U.S. [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment charge	151,300,000		1,170,000,000	0
Core U.S. [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		2,069,725,000	2,371,823,000	2,414,659,000
Gross profit		1,467,679,000	1,644,840,000	1,753,269,000
Operating (loss) profit		(1,020,000)	(959,447,000)	264,967,000
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles		39,734,000	49,137,000	57,324,000
Capital expenditures		20,802,000	21,739,000	31,228,000
On rent rental merchandise, net	426,845,000	426,845,000	540,004,000	593,945,000
Held for rent rental merchandise, net	192,718,000	192,718,000	215,327,000	264,211,000
Assets	872,551,000	872,551,000	1,240,593,000	2,519,770,000
Acceptance Now [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		817,814,000	818,325,000	644,853,000
Gross profit		422,381,000	420,980,000	372,012,000
Operating (loss) profit		105,925,000	123,971,000	112,918,000
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles		3,309,000	3,334,000	2,917,000
Capital expenditures		2,330,000	2,473,000	3,833,000
On rent rental merchandise, net	354,486,000	354,486,000	350,046,000	345,703,000
Held for rent rental merchandise, net	7,489,000	7,489,000	5,000,000	4,897,000
Assets	432,383,000	432,383,000	426,827,000	420,660,000
Mexico [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		50,927,000	63,803,000	72,202,000
Gross profit		35,549,000	42,354,000	51,070,000
Operating (loss) profit		(2,449,000)	(14,149,000)	(21,961,000)
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles		3,179,000	5,160,000	6,683,000
Capital expenditures		283,000	204,000	4,164,000
On rent rental merchandise, net	13,787,000	13,787,000	17,575,000	20,766,000
Held for rent rental merchandise, net	6,629,000	6,629,000	8,520,000	8,334,000
Assets	31,415,000	31,415,000	38,898,000	59,841,000
Franchising [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		24,786,000	24,469,000	26,082,000
Gross profit		9,440,000	9,935,000	8,012,000
Operating (loss) profit		5,650,000	5,793,000	3,295,000
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles		177,000	185,000	184,000
Assets	$ 2,197,000	$ 2,197,000	$ 2,723,000	$ 2,604,000