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Other Charges (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Other Charges (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) store	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) store	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) store	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Accrued Charges	$ 1,265		$ 1,265		$ 738
Charges & Adjustments			2,377
Payments & Adjustments			(1,850)
Rental merchandise losses			620
Asset impairments			955
Other charges and (gains)	7,921	$ (77,537)	9,624	$ (44,167)
Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Accrued Charges	1,265		1,265		738
Charges & Adjustments			1,484
Payments & Adjustments			(957)
Facility Closing [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Accrued Charges	0		0		0
Charges & Adjustments			(414)
Payments & Adjustments			414
Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Accrued Charges	0		0		$ 0
Charges & Adjustments			1,307
Payments & Adjustments			(1,307)
Abatement [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Payments for Rent	600		2,300
Non-Cash Charges [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Other			5,672
Store Consolidation Plan [Member] \| Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges & Adjustments				300
Store Consolidation Plan [Member] \| Facility Closing [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges & Adjustments			300	2,300
Store Consolidation Plan [Member] \| Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges & Adjustments			900	900
Store Consolidation Plan [Member] \| Disposal of fixed assets [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges			$ 100	$ 700
Store Consolidation Plan [Member] \| Rent-A-Center Business [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Stores closed \| store			18	66
Cost Savings Initiative [Member] \| Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges & Adjustments			$ 1,000	$ 2,800
Cost Savings Initiative [Member] \| Facility Closing [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges & Adjustments			400	5,000
Cost Savings Initiative [Member] \| Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges & Adjustments			400	1,600
Cost Savings Initiative [Member] \| Disposal of fixed assets [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges				$ 400
COVID-19 Pandemic [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Other			800
COVID-19 Pandemic [Member] \| Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges & Adjustments			400
COVID-19 Pandemic [Member] \| Facility Closing [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges & Adjustments			$ 200
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Payments for Rent	600
Social Unrest [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Rental merchandise losses	600
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges	$ 100
Social Unrest [Member] \| Rent-A-Center Business [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Stores closed \| store	30