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Repurchases of Outstanding Securities	9 Months Ended
Repurchases of Outstanding Securities	Sep. 30, 2011
Repurchases of Outstanding Securities [Abstract]
Repurchases of Outstanding Securities	9. Repurchases of Outstanding Securities. Our Board of Directors has authorized a common stock repurchase program, permitting us to purchase, from time to time, in the open market and privately negotiated transactions, up to an aggregate of $800.0 million of Rent-A-Center common stock. We have repurchased a total of 29,322,753 shares and 23,470,345 shares of Rent-A-Center common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $715.5 million and $551.2 million as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, under this common stock repurchase program. We repurchased 2,913,706 shares for $71.5 million in the third quarter of 2011. Through the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we repurchased a total of 5,852,408 shares for approximately $164.3 million in cash.