Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		4 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 17, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		$ 1,181,268	$ 712,015			$ 3,412,025	$ 2,097,700
Gross profit		568,760	425,028			1,666,755	1,244,738
Operating profit		67,146	80,187			243,711	182,697
Depreciation and amortization		13,835	13,810			40,794	43,071
Capital expenditures		20,475	$ 7,807			45,876	22,557
On rent		1,121,038				1,121,038		$ 762,886
Rental merchandise held for rent, net		147,755				147,755		146,266
Assets		$ 3,053,670				3,053,670		1,750,980
Depreciation of property assets						$ 49,335	$ 42,268
Weighted-average shares outstanding		58,267,000	53,985,000			57,603,000	54,186,000
Acima Holdings [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues				$ 1,042,966	$ 772,743
Amortization		$ 29,200				$ 72,400
Depreciation of property assets		4,000				$ 9,300
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		500,986	$ 474,223			$ 1,531,686	$ 1,388,380
Gross profit		356,590	332,742			1,072,946	966,347
Operating profit		109,272	99,950			357,036	253,025
Depreciation and amortization		4,792	4,926			13,821	14,759
Capital expenditures		6,637	5,721			21,202	10,205
On rent		442,578				442,578		444,945
Rental merchandise held for rent, net		139,441				139,441		136,219
Assets		1,006,779				1,006,779		999,252
Acima [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		623,445	201,659			1,716,174	609,029
Gross profit		193,527	78,727			539,181	238,433
Operating profit		51,884	16,073			144,797	40,528
Depreciation and amortization		570	541			1,568	1,542
Capital expenditures		276	20			945	106
On rent		659,534				659,534		299,660
Rental merchandise held for rent, net		858				858		2,228
Assets		1,525,741				1,525,741		389,650
Mexico [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		15,917	12,159			45,670	36,316
Gross profit		11,293	8,655			32,323	25,615
Operating profit		2,285	1,724			6,659	3,743
Depreciation and amortization		130	104			369	292
Capital expenditures		478	116			744	205
On rent		18,926				18,926		18,281
Rental merchandise held for rent, net		7,456				7,456		7,819
Assets		39,288				39,288		42,278
Franchising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		40,920	23,974			118,495	63,975
Gross profit		7,350	4,904			22,305	14,343
Operating profit		4,816	3,146			15,495	8,694
Depreciation and amortization		24	15			58	28
Assets		16,151				16,151		14,729
Total Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit		168,257	120,893			523,987	305,990
Depreciation and amortization		5,516	5,586			15,816	16,621
Capital expenditures		7,391	5,857			22,891	10,516
Assets		2,587,959				2,587,959		1,445,909
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit		(101,111)	(40,706)			(280,276)	(123,293)
Depreciation and amortization		8,319	8,224			24,978	26,450
Capital expenditures		13,084	$ 1,950			22,985	$ 12,041
Assets		$ 465,711				$ 465,711		$ 305,071