Consolidated Statement of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Store [Abstract]
Rentals and fees	$ 3,261,678	$ 3,375,453	$ 3,522,453
Merchandise sales	541,766	675,288	829,222
Installment sales	63,630	72,328	73,585
Other	5,869	4,975	4,148
Total store revenues	3,872,943	4,128,044	4,429,408
Franchise [Abstract]
Merchandise sales	95,054	91,350	126,856
Royalty income and fees	24,416	25,998	27,187
Total revenues	3,992,413	4,245,392	4,583,451
Store [Abstract]
Cost of rentals and fees	1,199,161	1,268,809	1,260,434
Cost of merchandise sold	652,894	779,789	935,765
Cost of installment sales	22,997	25,547	25,637
Total cost of store revenues	1,875,052	2,074,145	2,221,836
Franchise [Abstract]
Franchise cost of merchandise sold	95,103	91,715	126,603
Total cost of revenues	1,970,155	2,165,860	2,348,439
Gross profit	2,022,258	2,079,532	2,235,012
Operating expenses [Abstract]
Labor	613,538	634,341	644,763
Other store expenses	775,919	821,821	770,073
General and administrative expenses	201,706	186,470	194,894
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	51,321	53,079	54,830
Other charges	216,909	235,283	289,913
Total operating expenses	1,859,393	1,930,994	1,954,473
Operating profit	162,865	148,538	280,539
Debt refinancing charges	0	0	15,582
Interest expense	113,418	87,708	70,874
Interest income	(3,420)	(641)	(221)
Earnings before income taxes	52,867	61,471	194,304
Income tax expense	58,046	49,114	59,364
Net (loss) earnings	$ (5,179)	$ 12,357	$ 134,940
Basic (loss) earnings per common share	$ (0.09)	$ 0.23	$ 2.37
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share	(0.09)	0.21	2.02
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 1.39	$ 1.36	$ 1.27