Consolidated Statement of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Store [Abstract]
Rentals and fees	$ 3,375,453	$ 3,522,453	$ 2,263,091
Merchandise sales	675,288	829,222	378,717
Installment sales	72,328	73,585	68,500
Other	4,975	4,148	3,845
Total store revenues	4,128,044	4,429,408	2,714,153
Franchise [Abstract]
Merchandise sales	91,350	126,856	80,023
Royalty income and fees	25,998	27,187	20,015
Total revenues	4,245,392	4,583,451	2,814,191
Store [Abstract]
Cost of rentals and fees	1,268,809	1,260,434	655,612
Cost of merchandise sold	779,789	935,765	382,182
Cost of installment sales	25,547	25,637	24,111
Total cost of store revenues	2,074,145	2,221,836	1,061,905
Franchise [Abstract]
Franchise cost of merchandise sold	91,715	126,603	80,134
Total cost of revenues	2,165,860	2,348,439	1,142,039
Gross profit	2,079,532	2,235,012	1,672,152
Operating expenses [Abstract]
Labor	634,341	644,763	579,125
Other store expenses	821,821	770,073	609,370
General and administrative expenses	186,470	194,894	153,108
Depreciation, Amortization and Write-down of Intangibles	53,079	54,830	56,658
Other charges	235,283	289,913	36,555
Total operating expenses	1,930,994	1,954,473	1,434,816
Operating profit	148,538	280,539	237,336
Debt refinancing charges	0	15,582	0
Interest expense	87,708	70,874	15,325
Interest income	(641)	(221)	(768)
Earnings before income taxes	61,471	194,304	222,779
Income tax expense	49,114	59,364	14,664
Net earnings	$ 12,357	$ 134,940	$ 208,115
Basic earnings per common share	$ 0.23	$ 2.37	$ 3.84
Diluted earnings per common share	0.21	2.02	3.73
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 1.36	$ 1.27	$ 1.18