Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		4 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Feb. 17, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		$ 1,193,975	$ 683,746			$ 2,230,757	$ 1,385,685
Gross profit		587,472	399,532			1,097,995	819,710
Operating profit		106,519	53,635			176,565	102,510
Depreciation and amortization		13,566	14,348			26,959	29,261
Capital expenditures		14,013	$ 5,599			25,401	14,750
On rent		1,122,057		$ 1,122,057		1,122,057		$ 762,886
Rental merchandise held for rent, net		120,784		120,784		120,784		146,266
Assets		$ 3,035,302		3,035,302		3,035,302		1,750,980
Depreciation of property assets						$ 31,782	$ 28,706
Weighted-average shares outstanding		58,295,000	53,800,000			57,271,000	54,287,000
Acima Holdings [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues				615,646	$ 441,959
Amortization		$ 29,200				$ 43,200
Depreciation of property assets		4,000				$ 5,300
Stock consideration, shares	10,779,923
Weighted-average shares outstanding						2,600,000
Rent-A-Center Business [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		505,834	$ 459,192			$ 1,030,700	$ 914,157
Gross profit		357,187	316,047			716,356	633,605
Operating profit		126,487	85,132			247,764	153,075
Depreciation and amortization		4,452	4,876			9,029	9,833
Capital expenditures		8,308	3,504			14,565	4,484
On rent		449,243		449,243		449,243		444,945
Rental merchandise held for rent, net		110,560		110,560		110,560		136,219
Assets		969,617		969,617		969,617		999,252
Acima [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		635,280	191,243			1,092,729	407,370
Gross profit		211,404	71,391			345,654	159,706
Operating profit		68,099	6,233			92,913	24,455
Depreciation and amortization		524	474			998	1,001
Capital expenditures		515	2			669	86
On rent		653,308		653,308		653,308		299,660
Rental merchandise held for rent, net		1,047		1,047		1,047		2,228
Assets		1,559,381		1,559,381		1,559,381		389,650
Mexico [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		15,255	10,611			29,753	24,157
Gross profit		10,818	7,432			21,030	16,960
Operating profit		2,420	1,052			4,374	2,019
Depreciation and amortization		119	95			239	188
Capital expenditures		190	52			266	89
On rent		19,506		19,506		19,506		18,281
Rental merchandise held for rent, net		9,177		9,177		9,177		7,819
Assets		41,106		41,106		41,106		42,278
Franchising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		37,606	22,700			77,575	40,001
Gross profit		8,063	4,662			14,955	9,439
Operating profit		5,694	3,029			10,679	5,548
Depreciation and amortization		18	10			34	13
Assets		14,845		14,845		14,845		14,729
Total Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit		202,700	95,446			355,730	185,097
Depreciation and amortization		5,113	5,455			10,300	11,035
Capital expenditures		9,013	3,558			15,500	4,659
Assets		2,584,949		2,584,949		2,584,949		1,445,909
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit		(96,181)	(41,811)			(179,165)	(82,587)
Depreciation and amortization		8,453	8,893			16,659	18,226
Capital expenditures		5,000	$ 2,041			9,901	$ 10,091
Assets		$ 450,353		$ 450,353		$ 450,353		$ 305,071