Consolidated Statement of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Store [Abstract]
Rentals and fees	$ 3,522,453	$ 2,263,091	$ 2,224,402
Merchandise sales	829,222	378,717	304,630
Installment sales	73,585	68,500	70,434
Other	4,148	3,845	4,795
Total store revenues	4,429,408	2,714,153	2,604,261
Franchise [Abstract]
Merchandise sales	126,856	80,023	49,135
Royalty income and fees	27,187	20,015	16,456
Total revenues	4,583,451	2,814,191	2,669,852
Store [Abstract]
Cost of rentals and fees	1,260,434	655,612	634,878
Cost of merchandise sold	935,765	382,182	319,006
Cost of installment sales	25,637	24,111	23,383
Total cost of store revenues	2,221,836	1,061,905	977,267
Franchise [Abstract]
Franchise cost of merchandise sold	126,603	80,134	48,514
Total cost of revenues	2,348,439	1,142,039	1,025,781
Gross profit	2,235,012	1,672,152	1,644,071
Operating expenses [Abstract]
Labor	644,763	579,125	630,096
Other store expenses	770,073	609,370	617,106
General and administrative expenses	194,894	153,108	142,634
Depreciation, Amortization and Write-down of Intangibles	54,830	56,658	61,104
Other charges and (gains)	289,913	36,555	(60,728)
Total operating expenses	1,954,473	1,434,816	1,390,212
Operating profit	280,539	237,336	253,859
Debt refinancing charges	15,582	0	2,168
Interest expense	70,874	15,325	31,031
Interest income	(221)	(768)	(3,123)
Earnings before income taxes	194,304	222,779	223,783
Income tax expense	59,364	14,664	50,237
Net earnings	$ 134,940	$ 208,115	$ 173,546
Basic earnings per common share	$ 2.37	$ 3.84	$ 3.19
Diluted earnings per common share	2.02	3.73	3.10
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 1.27	$ 1.18	$ 0.54