Revenues Revenues (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Rentals and fees	$ 564,714	$ 595,414
Merchandise sales	107,356	121,722
Installment sales	16,404	16,757
Other	2,584	2,652
Total store revenues	691,058	736,545
Merchandise sales	3,634	3,321
Royalty income and fees	3,351	2,120
Total revenues	698,043	741,986
Rental purchase agreements [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Deferred revenue	47,000		$ 41,100
Other product plans [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Deferred revenue	2,900		3,000
Franchise fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Deferred revenue	2,800		$ 1,700
Core Us [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Rentals and fees	412,642
Merchandise sales	50,584
Installment sales	16,404
Other	2,411
Total store revenues	482,041
Merchandise sales	0
Royalty income and fees	0
Total revenues	482,041	490,899
Acceptance Now [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Rentals and fees	140,824
Merchandise sales	56,006
Installment sales	0
Other	156
Total store revenues	196,986
Merchandise sales	0
Royalty income and fees	0
Total revenues	196,986	234,546
Mexico [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Rentals and fees	11,248
Merchandise sales	766
Installment sales	0
Other	17
Total store revenues	12,031
Merchandise sales	0
Royalty income and fees	0
Total revenues	12,031	11,100
Franchising [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Rentals and fees	0
Merchandise sales	0
Installment sales	0
Other	0
Total store revenues	0
Merchandise sales	3,634
Royalty income and fees	3,351
Total revenues	$ 6,985	$ 5,441