Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 17, 2021	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		$ 1,016,061	$ 1,159,722
Gross profit		506,264	546,095
Operating (Ioss) profit		(35,113)	11,043
Depreciation and amortization		12,881	14,529
Capital expenditures		9,534	16,403
On rent		943,487		$ 989,869
Held for rent		126,762		134,959
Assets		2,741,125		2,763,619
Depreciation of property assets		$ 16,609	$ 18,247
Weighted-average shares outstanding		55,157,000	53,751,000
Acima Holdings restricted stock agreements(2)		$ 115,681	$ 41,410
Acima Holdings [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Amortization		14,200	22,100
Depreciation of property assets		4,000	4,000
Stock consideration, shares	10,779,923
Acima Holdings restricted stock agreements(2)		109,500	36,600
Rent-A-Center Business [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		485,008	518,505
Gross profit		331,725	363,380
Operating (Ioss) profit		68,961	100,176
Depreciation and amortization		4,970	6,413
Capital expenditures		2,977	13,408
On rent		450,162		465,095
Held for rent		116,936		124,117
Assets		1,003,245		1,067,875
Acima [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		483,847	599,377
Gross profit		155,144	164,228
Operating (Ioss) profit		53,870	9,600
Depreciation and amortization		427	582
Capital expenditures		58	46
On rent		472,550		503,795
Held for rent		605		373
Assets		1,135,502		1,198,879
Mexico [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		17,430	15,712
Gross profit		12,391	11,101
Operating (Ioss) profit		995	2,066
Depreciation and amortization		242	149
Capital expenditures		716	222
On rent		20,775		20,979
Held for rent		9,221		10,469
Assets		53,854		51,225
Franchising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		29,776	26,128
Gross profit		7,004	7,386
Operating (Ioss) profit		4,760	4,790
Depreciation and amortization		38	37
Capital expenditures		1	112
Assets		18,009		18,194
Total Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating (Ioss) profit		128,586	116,632
Depreciation and amortization		5,677	7,181
Capital expenditures		3,752	13,788
Assets		2,210,610		2,336,173
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating (Ioss) profit		(163,699)	(105,589)
Depreciation and amortization		7,204	7,348
Capital expenditures		5,782	$ 2,615
Assets		$ 530,515		$ 427,446