Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 698,043	$ 741,986
Gross profit	436,978	462,663
Product transfer fee	3,500
Operating (loss) profit	(10,270)	1,152
Product transfer charge-off	700
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles	17,900	18,541
Impairment of intangible asset		3,900
Capital expenditures	8,649	22,048
Rental merchandise on rent, net	649,891		$ 701,803
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	162,625		167,188
Assets	1,386,438		1,420,781
Core U.S. [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	482,041	490,899
Gross profit	336,241	337,954
Operating (loss) profit	28,387	24,402
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles	6,826	8,108
Capital expenditures	4,890	6,108
Rental merchandise on rent, net	380,449		408,993
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	155,405		156,039
Assets	736,092		776,296
Acceptance Now [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	196,986	234,546
Gross profit	88,805	114,429
Operating (loss) profit	15,430	20,619
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles	435	786
Capital expenditures	45	483
Rental merchandise on rent, net	253,906		278,443
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	1,714		4,940
Assets	321,524		350,970
Mexico [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	12,031	11,100
Gross profit	8,322	7,821
Operating (loss) profit	497	161
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles	344	527
Capital expenditures	3	23
Rental merchandise on rent, net	15,536		14,367
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	5,506		6,209
Assets	35,619		33,529
Franchising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	6,985	5,441
Gross profit	3,610	2,459
Operating (loss) profit	1,256	1,441
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles	44	44
Assets	4,503		3,802
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating (loss) profit	45,570	46,623
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles	7,649	9,465
Capital expenditures	4,938	6,614
Assets	1,097,738		1,164,597
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating (loss) profit	(55,840)	(45,471)
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles	10,251	9,076
Capital expenditures	3,711	$ 15,434
Assets	$ 288,700		$ 256,184