Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		4 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Feb. 17, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		$ 1,071,255	$ 1,193,975		$ 2,230,976	$ 2,230,757
Gross profit		532,544	587,472		1,078,638	1,097,995
Operating profit		58,081	106,519		69,123	176,565
Depreciation and amortization		12,880	13,566		27,410	26,959
Capital expenditures		14,492	$ 14,013		30,895	25,401
On rent		977,178			977,178		$ 1,173,024
Rental merchandise held for rent, net		140,770			140,770		132,984
Assets		$ 2,767,132			2,767,132		2,993,327
Depreciation of property assets					$ 34,854	$ 31,782
Weighted-average shares outstanding		53,998,000	58,295,000		53,875,000	57,271,000
Acima Holdings restricted stock agreements(2)					$ 77,848	$ 59,714
Acima Holdings [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues				$ 615,646
Amortization		$ 14,300	$ 29,200		36,400	43,200
Depreciation of property assets		4,000	4,000		8,000	5,300
Stock consideration, shares	10,779,923
Acima Holdings restricted stock agreements(2)		32,900	34,400		69,430	50,300
Rent-A-Center Business [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		490,185	505,834		1,008,690	1,030,700
Gross profit		348,060	357,187		711,440	716,356
Operating profit		99,108	126,487		199,284	247,764
Depreciation and amortization		4,622	4,452		11,036	9,029
Capital expenditures		6,795	8,308		20,203	14,565
On rent		458,849			458,849		477,901
Rental merchandise held for rent, net		131,264			131,264		123,111
Assets		1,041,788			1,041,788		1,026,886
Acima [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		530,170	635,280		1,129,546	1,092,729
Mexico [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		16,701	15,255		32,413	29,753
Gross profit		11,811	10,818		22,912	21,030
Operating profit		1,949	2,420		4,015	4,374
Depreciation and amortization		163	119		312	239
Capital expenditures		301	190		523	266
On rent		19,908			19,908		18,844
Rental merchandise held for rent, net		8,833			8,833		9,247
Assets		45,346			45,346		41,669
Franchising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		34,199	37,606		60,327	77,575
Gross profit		7,592	8,063		14,978	14,955
Operating profit		5,303	5,694		10,093	10,679
Depreciation and amortization		38	18		75	34
Capital expenditures		0	0		112	0
Assets		16,022			16,022		15,412
Acima Holdings [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		530,170	635,280		1,129,546	1,092,729
Gross profit		165,081	211,404		329,308	345,654
Operating profit		35,835	68,099		45,433	92,913
Depreciation and amortization		475	524		1,057	998
Capital expenditures		143	515		189	669
On rent		498,421			498,421		676,279
Rental merchandise held for rent, net		673			673		626
Assets		1,226,105			1,226,105		1,476,752
Total Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit		142,195	202,700		258,825	355,730
Depreciation and amortization		5,298	5,113		12,480	10,300
Capital expenditures		7,239	9,013		21,027	15,500
Assets		2,329,261			2,329,261		2,560,719
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit		(84,114)	(96,181)		(189,702)	(179,165)
Depreciation and amortization		7,582	8,453		14,930	16,659
Capital expenditures		7,253	$ 5,000		9,868	$ 9,901
Assets		$ 437,871			$ 437,871		$ 432,608