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Amortized Cost, Gross Unrealized Gains and Losses, and Fair Value of Investment Securities Held to Maturity (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost $ 21,311us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities $ 112,391us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
Gross Unrealized Gains 0us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingGains 98us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingGains
Gross Unrealized Losses 0us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingLosses (43)us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingLosses
Fair Value 21,311us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue 112,446us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue
Corporate Bonds    
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 0us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember		 91,730us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
Gross Unrealized Gains 0us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingGains
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember		 98us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingGains
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
Gross Unrealized Losses 0us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingLosses
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember		 (43)us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingLosses
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
Corporate Bonds | Level 2    
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
Fair Value 0us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member		 [1] 91,785us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member		 [1]
Perfect Home Bonds    
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 21,311us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= aan_PerfectHomeBondsMember		 20,661us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= aan_PerfectHomeBondsMember
Perfect Home Bonds | Level 3    
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
Fair Value $ 21,311us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= aan_PerfectHomeBondsMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member		 [2] $ 20,661us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= aan_PerfectHomeBondsMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member		 [2]
[1] The fair value of corporate bonds is determined through the use of model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market.
[2] The Perfect Home notes were initially valued at cost. The Company periodically reviews the valuation utilizing company-specific transactions or changes in Perfect Home's financial performance to determine if fair value adjustments are necessary.