Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 17, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues				$ 1,036,782	$ 701,939
Gross profit				510,523	420,178
Operating profit				70,046	48,875
Depreciation and amortization				13,393	14,913
Capital expenditures				11,388	9,151
On rent		$ 1,115,913		1,115,913		$ 762,886
Rental merchandise held for rent, net		135,244		135,244		146,266
Assets		3,006,958		3,006,958		1,750,980
Depreciation of property assets				$ 14,459	$ 14,597
Weighted-average shares outstanding				56,247,000	54,774,000
Acima Holdings [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		210,569	$ 143,439
Amortization				$ 14,000
Depreciation of property assets				$ 1,300
Stock consideration, shares	10,779,923
Weighted-average shares outstanding				1,300,000
Rent-A-Center Business [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues				$ 524,866	$ 454,965
Gross profit				359,169	317,558
Operating profit				121,277	67,943
Depreciation and amortization				4,577	4,957
Capital expenditures				6,257	980
On rent		446,180		446,180		444,945
Rental merchandise held for rent, net		127,120		127,120		136,219
Assets		978,190		978,190		999,252
Acima [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues				457,449	216,127
Gross profit				134,250	88,315
Operating profit				24,814	18,222
Depreciation and amortization				474	527
Capital expenditures				154	84
On rent		651,764		651,764		299,660
Rental merchandise held for rent, net		1,622		1,622		2,228
Assets		1,566,395		1,566,395		389,650
Mexico [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues				14,498	13,546
Gross profit				10,212	9,528
Operating profit				1,954	967
Depreciation and amortization				120	93
Capital expenditures				76	37
On rent		17,969		17,969		18,281
Rental merchandise held for rent, net		6,502		6,502		7,819
Assets		36,076		36,076		42,278
Franchising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues				39,969	17,301
Gross profit				6,892	4,777
Operating profit				4,985	2,519
Depreciation and amortization				16	3
Assets		16,114		16,114		14,729
Total Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit				153,030	89,651
Depreciation and amortization				5,187	5,580
Capital expenditures				6,487	1,101
Assets		2,596,775		2,596,775		1,445,909
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit				(82,984)	(40,776)
Depreciation and amortization				8,206	9,333
Capital expenditures				4,901	$ 8,050
Assets		$ 410,183		$ 410,183		$ 305,071