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Other Charges (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Other Charges (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) store	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) store	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Payments for Rent			$ 800
Accrued Charges	$ 898		898		$ 738
Charges & Adjustments			2,538
Payments & Adjustments			(2,378)
Rental merchandise losses			721
Asset impairments			1,376
Other (gains) and charges	(1,856)	$ 2,859	7,768	$ (41,308)
Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Accrued Charges	898		898		738
Charges & Adjustments			1,610
Payments & Adjustments			(1,450)
Facility Closing [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Accrued Charges	0		0		0
Charges & Adjustments			(645)
Credits			645
Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Accrued Charges	$ 0		0		$ 0
Charges & Adjustments			1,573
Payments & Adjustments			(1,573)
Abatement [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Payments for Rent			2,300
Non-Cash Charges [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Other			3,133
Store Consolidation Plan [Member] \| Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges & Adjustments				400
Store Consolidation Plan [Member] \| Facility Closing [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges & Adjustments			400	3,100
Store Consolidation Plan [Member] \| Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges & Adjustments			1,200	1,700
Store Consolidation Plan [Member] \| Disposal of fixed assets [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Disposal of fixed assets			$ 100	$ 800
Store Consolidation Plan [Member] \| Rent-A-Center Business [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Stores closed \| store			25	83
Cost Savings Initiative [Member] \| Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges & Adjustments			$ 1,100	$ 2,800
Cost Savings Initiative [Member] \| Facility Closing [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges & Adjustments			400	4,700
Cost Savings Initiative [Member] \| Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges & Adjustments			400	2,200
Cost Savings Initiative [Member] \| Disposal of fixed assets [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Disposal of fixed assets				$ 400
COVID-19 Pandemic [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Other			1,000
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			800
Social Unrest [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Rental merchandise losses			700
Social Unrest [Member] \| Disposal of fixed assets [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Disposal of fixed assets			$ 100
Social Unrest [Member] \| Rent-A-Center Business [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Stores closed \| store			30