Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 741,986	$ 835,652
Gross profit	462,663	534,944
Operating profit	1,152	48,430
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles	18,541	19,824
Capital expenditures	22,048	14,440
Rental merchandise on rent, net	754,824		$ 795,118
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	190,629		206,836
Assets	1,494,974		1,602,741
Core U.S. [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	490,899	584,365
Gross profit	337,954	411,889
Operating profit	24,402	62,236
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles	8,108	10,892
Capital expenditures	6,108	3,771
Rental merchandise on rent, net	388,871		426,845
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	174,453		192,718
Assets	785,800		872,551
Acceptance Now [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	234,546	230,396
Gross profit	114,429	111,142
Operating profit	20,619	29,369
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles	786	837
Capital expenditures	483	292
Rental merchandise on rent, net	351,672		354,486
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	9,447		7,489
Assets	427,541		432,383
Mexico [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	11,100	13,749
Gross profit	7,821	9,327
Operating profit	161	(2,610)
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles	527	939
Capital expenditures	23	147
Rental merchandise on rent, net	14,281		13,787
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	6,729		6,629
Assets	32,641		31,415
Franchising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	5,441	7,142
Gross profit	2,459	2,586
Operating profit	1,441	1,413
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles	44	45
Assets	2,237		2,197
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	46,623	90,408
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles	9,465	12,713
Capital expenditures	6,614	4,210
Assets	1,248,219		1,338,546
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	(45,471)	(41,978)
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles	9,076	7,111
Capital expenditures	15,434	$ 10,230
Assets	$ 246,755		$ 264,195