Intangible Assets and Acquisitions Intangible Assets and Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) store	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) store	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) store
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of stores acquired remaining open | store	1	0	0
Number of stores acquired that were merged with existing stores | store	6	8	3
Number of transactions	7	4	3
Total purchase price	$ 2,048	$ 2,547	$ 2,302
Acquisition amounts allocated to goodwill	169	1,217	1,442
Acquisition amounts allocated to rental merchandise	$ 1,590	780	679
Acquired intangible assets weighted average useful life	21 months
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment charge	$ 0	0	151,320
Acquisition amounts allocated to goodwill	169	1,217	1,442
Post purchase price allocation adjustments	62	89
Intangible Assets and Acquisitions [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	87,547	87,278
Accumulated amortization	87,048	86,396
Amortization of impairment of intangibles	671	4,908	2,176
Goodwill	56,845	56,614	55,308
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Rolling Maturity [Abstract]
2019 Estimated amortization expense	451
2020 Estimated amortization expense	48
Thereafter Estimated amortization expense	0
Other intangible assets, net	499	882
Core Us [Member]
Intangible Assets and Acquisitions [Line Items]
Goodwill	1,500	1,300
Acceptance Now [Member]
Intangible Assets and Acquisitions [Line Items]
Goodwill	55,300	55,300
2017 Acceptance Now Consolidation Plan [Member] | Acceptance Now [Member]
Intangible Assets and Acquisitions [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible asset		3,900
Customer relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition amounts allocated to finite-lived intangible assets	$ 289	550	181
Intangible Assets and Acquisitions [Line Items]
Average life	2 years
Gross carrying amount	$ 79,942	79,670
Accumulated amortization	$ 79,695	79,274
Vendor relationships [Member]
Intangible Assets and Acquisitions [Line Items]
Average life	11 years
Gross carrying amount	$ 860	860
Accumulated amortization	860	860
Non-compete agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition amounts allocated to finite-lived intangible assets	$ 0	0	$ 0
Intangible Assets and Acquisitions [Line Items]
Average life	3 years
Gross carrying amount	$ 6,745	6,748
Accumulated amortization	$ 6,493	$ 6,262