Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 701,939	$ 696,694
Gross profit	420,178	424,866
Operating profit	48,875	17,349
Depreciation and amortization	14,913	15,773
Capital expenditures	9,151	2,508
Rental merchandise on rent, net	660,604		$ 697,270
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	120,930		138,418
Assets	1,607,059		1,582,798
Rent-A-Center Business [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	454,965	474,057
Gross profit	317,558	324,640
Operating profit	67,943	53,311
Depreciation and amortization	4,957	5,472
Capital expenditures	980	558
Rental merchandise on rent, net	400,604		411,482
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	115,698		131,086
Assets	898,795		953,151
Preferred Lease [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	216,127	196,522
Gross profit	88,315	86,328
Operating profit	18,222	21,513
Depreciation and amortization	527	348
Capital expenditures	84	47
Rental merchandise on rent, net	246,672		268,845
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	715		1,254
Assets	334,440		357,859
Mexico [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	13,546	13,345
Gross profit	9,528	9,269
Operating profit	967	1,219
Depreciation and amortization	93	140
Capital expenditures	37	3
Rental merchandise on rent, net	13,328		16,943
Rental merchandise held for rent, net	4,517		6,078
Assets	28,086		33,707
Franchising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	17,301	12,770
Gross profit	4,777	4,629
Operating profit	2,519	1,778
Depreciation and amortization	3	30
Assets	9,491		11,095
Total Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	89,651	77,821
Depreciation and amortization	5,580	5,990
Capital expenditures	1,101	608
Assets	1,270,812		1,355,812
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	(40,776)	(60,472)
Depreciation and amortization	9,333	9,783
Capital expenditures	8,050	$ 1,900
Assets	$ 336,247		$ 226,986