Summary of Acquisitions of Lease Contracts, Merchandise and Related Assets of Sales and Lease Ownership Stores (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 store		Mar. 31, 2013 store		Dec. 31, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of stores acquired, net	1		1
Aggregate purchase price (primarily cash consideration)	$ 960		$ 1,295
Lease Merchandise	431		608
Property, Plant and Equipment	102		66
Other Current Assets and Current Liabilities	(8)		(15)
Goodwill	238,298				239,181
Sales and Lease Ownership
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	332	[1]	471	[1]
Customer relationship intangibles
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable Intangible Assets	53	[1]	82	[1]
Non-compete intangibles
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable Intangible Assets	44	[1]	59	[1]
Acquired franchise development rights
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable Intangible Assets	$ 6	[1]	$ 24	[1]

[1] Goodwill recognized from acquisitions primarily relates to the future strategic benefits expected to be realized upon integrating the businesses. All goodwill resulting from the Company’s 2014 and 2013 acquisitions is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, goodwill of approximately $332,000 was assigned to the Company’s Sales and Lease Ownership operating segment. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, goodwill of approximately $471,000 was assigned to the Company’s Sales and Lease Ownership.