Other Charges - Operating Expenses Other Charges - Operating Expenses (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) store	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) store	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) store
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Write-down of capitalized assets	$ 1,200	$ 18,200
Other			$ 2,200
Restructuring Reserve	12,505	3,779	8,021
Other charges	59,324	59,219	20,299
Labor reduction costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve	7,623	1,674	1,393
Lease obligation costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve	4,882	2,105	6,628
Contract Termination [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve	0	0	0
Other miscellaneous [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve	0	0	0
2018 Cost Savings Initiatives [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Write-down of capitalized assets	1,900
Other	(2,300)
Legal Fees	1,900
Asset impairments, including capitalized software	1,000
2018 Cost Savings Initiatives [Member] | Labor reduction costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring cash charges	13,100
2018 Cost Savings Initiatives [Member] | Lease obligation costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring cash charges	3,400
2018 Cost Savings Initiatives [Member] | Contract Termination [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring cash charges	6,800
2018 Store Consolidation Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Other	(1,300)
Asset impairments, including capitalized software	1,600
Pretax other charges	11,200
2018 Store Consolidation Plan [Member] | Labor reduction costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring cash charges	200
2018 Store Consolidation Plan [Member] | Lease obligation costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring cash charges	$ 8,100
2018 Store Consolidation Plan [Member] | Core Us [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Number of stores closed | store	138
2018 Store Consolidation Plan [Member] | Mexico [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Number of stores closed | store	9
2017 Acceptance Now Consolidation Plan [Member] | Acceptance Now [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Pretax other charges		19,200
Impairment of intangible asset		$ 3,900
2017 Field Support Center Restructuring Plan [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Head count reduction as percent of total workforce		10.00%
2017 Field Support Center Restructuring Plan [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | Labor reduction costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring cash charges		$ 3,400
2016 US Core Store and Acceptance Now Consolidation Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Pretax other charges			$ 20,100
2016 US Core Store and Acceptance Now Consolidation Plan [Member] | Acceptance Now [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Number of stores closed | store			96
2016 US Core Store and Acceptance Now Consolidation Plan [Member] | Core Us [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Number of stores closed | store			167
2016 Mexico Store Consolidation Plan [Member] | Mexico [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Number of stores closed | store			14
Pretax other charges			$ 2,300
Payments [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring payments	$ (25,993)	(9,187)
Payments [Member] | Labor reduction costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring payments	(7,372)	(3,484)
Payments [Member] | Lease obligation costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring payments	(9,175)	(4,980)
Payments [Member] | Contract Termination [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring payments	(6,750)	0
Payments [Member] | Other miscellaneous [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring payments	(2,696)	(723)
Restructuring charges [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring cash charges	34,719	4,945
Restructuring charges [Member] | Labor reduction costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring cash charges	13,321	3,765
Restructuring charges [Member] | Lease obligation costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring cash charges	11,952	457
Restructuring charges [Member] | Contract Termination [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring cash charges	6,750	0
Restructuring charges [Member] | Other miscellaneous [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring cash charges	2,696	723
Non-Cash Charges [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Other	(17,160)	(12,724)
Asset impairments, including capitalized software	6,825	19,237
Impairment of intangible asset	0	3,896
Rental merchandise losses	620	18,417
Non-Cash Charges [Member] | 2018 Hurricanes [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Other	$ (600)
Non-Cash Charges [Member] | 2017 Hurricanes [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Other		(4,500)
Non-Cash Charges [Member] | 2017 Hurricanes [Member] | Hurricane Harvey and Irma [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Other		(2,100)
Non-Cash Charges [Member] | 2017 Hurricanes [Member] | Hurricane Maria [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Other		$ (2,400)
Manned Location [Member] | 2017 Acceptance Now Consolidation Plan [Member] | Acceptance Now [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Number of stores closed | store		319
Direct Location [Member] | 2017 Acceptance Now Consolidation Plan [Member] | Acceptance Now [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Number of stores closed | store		9