Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 696,694	$ 698,043
Gross profit	424,866	436,978
Operating profit (loss)	17,349	(10,270)
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles	15,773	17,900
Capital expenditures	2,508	8,649
Rental merchandise on rent, net	647,536		$ 683,808
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	120,385		123,662
Assets	1,681,416		1,396,917
Core U.S. [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	474,057	482,041
Gross profit	324,640	336,241
Operating profit (loss)	53,311	28,387
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles	5,472	6,826
Capital expenditures	558	4,890
Rental merchandise on rent, net	403,518		424,829
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	114,220		117,294
Assets	957,380		714,914
Acceptance Now [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	196,522	196,986
Gross profit	86,328	88,805
Operating profit (loss)	21,513	15,430
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles	348	435
Capital expenditures	47	45
Rental merchandise on rent, net	228,248		242,978
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	1,246		1,207
Assets	292,032		312,151
Mexico [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	13,345	12,031
Gross profit	9,269	8,322
Operating profit (loss)	1,219	497
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles	140	344
Capital expenditures	3	3
Rental merchandise on rent, net	15,770		16,001
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	4,919		5,161
Assets	34,940		29,321
Franchising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	12,770	6,985
Gross profit	4,629	3,610
Operating profit (loss)	1,778	1,256
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles	30	44
Assets	6,367		4,287
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit (loss)	77,821	45,570
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles	5,990	7,649
Capital expenditures	608	4,938
Assets	1,290,719		1,060,673
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit (loss)	(60,472)	(55,840)
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangibles	9,783	10,251
Capital expenditures	1,900	$ 3,711
Assets	$ 390,697		$ 336,244