Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 979,163	$ 1,071,255	$ 1,995,224	$ 2,230,976
Gross profit	506,226	532,544	1,012,490	1,078,638
Operating (Ioss) profit	84,031	58,081	48,918	69,123
Depreciation and amortization	12,597	12,880	25,478	27,410
Capital expenditures	11,860	14,492	21,394	30,895
On rent	949,377		949,377		$ 989,869
Held for rent	120,359		120,359		134,959
Assets	2,585,924		2,585,924		2,763,619
Depreciation of property assets			32,934	34,854
Acima Holdings restricted stock agreements(2)			131,106	77,848
Acima Holdings [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Amortization	14,300	14,300	28,500	36,400
Depreciation of property assets	3,900	4,000	7,900	8,000
Acima Holdings restricted stock agreements(2)	9,300	32,900	118,700	69,400
Rent-A-Center Business [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	466,191	490,185	951,199	1,008,690
Gross profit	326,253	348,060	657,979	711,440
Operating (Ioss) profit	78,914	99,108	147,875	199,284
Depreciation and amortization	4,573	4,622	9,543	11,036
Capital expenditures	2,788	6,795	5,765	20,203
On rent	430,638		430,638		465,095
Held for rent	109,008		109,008		124,117
Assets	943,833		943,833		1,067,875
Acima [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	464,358	530,170	948,206	1,129,546
Gross profit	159,687	165,081	314,832	329,308
Operating (Ioss) profit	63,109	35,835	116,979	45,433
Depreciation and amortization	416	475	843	1,057
Capital expenditures	24	143	82	189
On rent	496,021		496,021		503,795
Held for rent	520		520		373
Assets	1,163,972		1,163,972		1,198,879
Mexico [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	18,454	16,701	35,883	32,413
Gross profit	13,047	11,811	25,436	22,912
Operating (Ioss) profit	1,298	1,949	2,293	4,015
Depreciation and amortization	293	163	535	312
Capital expenditures	678	301	1,394	523
On rent	22,718		22,718		20,979
Held for rent	10,831		10,831		10,469
Assets	61,743		61,743		51,225
Franchising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	30,160	34,199	59,936	60,327
Gross profit	7,239	7,592	14,243	14,978
Operating (Ioss) profit	4,979	5,303	9,739	10,093
Depreciation and amortization	36	38	74	75
Capital expenditures	0	0	1	112
Assets	15,081		15,081		18,194
Total Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating (Ioss) profit	148,300	142,195	276,886	258,825
Depreciation and amortization	5,318	5,298	10,995	12,480
Capital expenditures	3,490	7,239	7,242	21,027
Assets	2,184,629		2,184,629		2,336,173
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating (Ioss) profit	(64,269)	(84,114)	(227,968)	(189,702)
Depreciation and amortization	7,279	7,582	14,483	14,930
Capital expenditures	8,370	$ 7,253	14,152	$ 9,868
Assets	$ 401,295		$ 401,295		$ 427,446