Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		7 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Feb. 17, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		$ 1,023,957	$ 1,181,268		$ 3,254,933	$ 3,412,025
Gross profit		505,535	568,760		1,584,173	1,666,755
Operating profit		37,077	67,146		106,200	243,711
Depreciation and amortization		12,798	13,835		40,208	40,794
Capital expenditures		18,541	$ 20,475		49,436	45,876
On rent		943,878			943,878		$ 1,173,024
Held for rent		128,708			128,708		132,984
Assets		$ 2,768,596			2,768,596		2,993,327
Depreciation of property assets					$ 51,384	$ 49,335
Weighted-average shares outstanding		55,380,000	58,267,000		54,376,000	57,603,000
Acima Holdings restricted stock agreements(2)					$ 122,621	$ 108,156
Acima Holdings [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues				$ 1,042,966
Amortization		$ 14,200	$ 29,200		50,600	72,400
Depreciation of property assets		3,900	4,000		11,900	9,300
Stock consideration, shares	10,779,923
Acima Holdings restricted stock agreements(2)		42,100	42,800		111,489	93,100
Rent-A-Center Business [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		473,755	500,986		1,482,445	1,531,686
Gross profit		334,892	356,590		1,046,332	1,072,946
Operating profit		71,999	109,272		271,283	357,036
Depreciation and amortization		4,629	4,792		15,665	13,821
Capital expenditures		10,714	6,637		30,917	21,202
On rent		444,174			444,174		477,901
Held for rent		118,329			118,329		123,111
Assets		1,022,173			1,022,173		1,026,886
Acima [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		504,448	623,445		1,633,994	1,716,174
Gross profit		152,434	193,527		481,742	539,181
Operating profit		48,885	51,884		94,318	144,797
Depreciation and amortization		439	570		1,496	1,568
Capital expenditures		16	276		205	945
On rent		480,317			480,317		676,279
Held for rent		417			417		626
Assets		1,195,982			1,195,982		1,476,752
Mexico [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		16,041	15,917		48,454	45,670
Gross profit		11,330	11,293		34,242	32,323
Operating profit		996	2,285		5,011	6,659
Depreciation and amortization		182	130		494	369
Capital expenditures		696	478		1,219	744
On rent		19,387			19,387		18,844
Held for rent		9,962			9,962		9,247
Assets		46,561			46,561		41,669
Franchising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		29,713	40,920		90,040	118,495
Gross profit		6,879	7,350		21,857	22,305
Operating profit		5,077	4,816		15,170	15,495
Depreciation and amortization		35	24		110	58
Capital expenditures		166	0		278	0
Assets		19,346			19,346		15,412
Total Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit		126,957	168,257		385,782	523,987
Depreciation and amortization		5,285	5,516		17,765	15,816
Capital expenditures		11,592	7,391		32,619	22,891
Assets		2,284,062			2,284,062		2,560,719
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit		(89,880)	(101,111)		(279,582)	(280,276)
Depreciation and amortization		7,513	8,319		22,443	24,978
Capital expenditures		6,949	$ 13,084		16,817	$ 22,985
Assets		$ 484,534			$ 484,534		$ 432,608