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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
store
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
store
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Apr. 14, 2014
USD ($)
Apr. 12, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Marketing and Advertising Expense
USD ($)
Oct. 26, 2010
Margaret Korrow
Dec. 31, 2014
Closure of Company Operated Stores
USD ($)
store
Dec. 31, 2014
Amendment
Franchise Loan Facility
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Minimum
Feb. 27, 2013
Minimum
Lomi Price
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Maximum
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]                            
Leases of warehouse and retail store space under operating lease, expiring time     2029                      
Renewal options of leases for additional periods                       1 year   20 years
Lease term     15 years                      
Leases of transportation and computer equipment under operating leases, expiring period                           4 years
Rental expense     $ 116,400,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumRentals $ 110,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumRentals $ 102,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumRentals         $ 4,800,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumRentals
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= aan_ClosureofCompanyOperatedStoresMember
       
Number of store closures 44aan_RestructuringandRelatedCostNumberofStoreClosures   44aan_RestructuringandRelatedCostNumberofStoreClosures             44aan_RestructuringandRelatedCostNumberofStoreClosures
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= aan_ClosureofCompanyOperatedStoresMember
       
Sublease income     3,900,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementSubleaseRevenue 2,600,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementSubleaseRevenue 3,100,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementSubleaseRevenue                  
Future sublease rental income in one year     4,500,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent                      
Future sublease rental income in two years     3,900,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears                      
Future sublease rental income in three years     3,300,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears                      
Future sublease rental income in four years     3,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears                      
Future sublease rental income in five years     2,500,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears                      
Future sublease rental income in five years and thereafter     5,200,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableThereafter                      
Loan due In full, term   90 days                        
Portion that Company might be obligated to repay in the event franchisees defaulted     89,800,000us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure                      
Fair value of franchise related borrowings     1,400,000us-gaap_GuaranteesFairValueDisclosure                      
Loan facility maximum commitment amount     175,000,000aan_LoanFacilityToFranchiseesMaximumCommitmentAmount     175,000,000.0aan_LoanFacilityToFranchiseesMaximumCommitmentAmount 200,000,000.0aan_LoanFacilityToFranchiseesMaximumCommitmentAmount              
Loan facility maximum Canadian sub facility commitment amount                     50,000,000aan_LoanFacilityMaximumCommitmentAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aan_AmendmentMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= aan_FranchiseLoanFacilityMember
     
Accrued regulatory expense     33,600,000us-gaap_LitigationReserve                      
Loss contingency in excess of accrual, range of possible loss, minimum     0aan_LossContingencyInExcessofAccrualRangeofPossibleLossMinimum                      
Loss contingency in excess of accrual, range of possible loss, maximum     4,000,000aan_LossContingencyInExcessofAccrualRangeofPossibleLossMaximum                      
Minimum range of possible loss     158,000us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMinimum                      
Maximum range of possible loss     467,000us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum                      
Statutory penalty damages, per violation (in dollars per violation)                 100aan_StatutoryPenaltyDamagesPerViolation
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aan_LitigationCaseFourMember
         
Loss contingency, damages sought, value                         250,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= aan_LitigationCaseFiveMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
 
Non-cancelable commitments               20,800,000aan_ContractualCommitmentsFutureMinimumPaymentsDue
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpenseMember
           
Non-cancelable commitments due in 2015               18,000,000aan_ContractualCommitmentsFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpenseMember
           
Non-cancelable commitments due in 2016               1,700,000aan_ContractualCommitmentsFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpenseMember
           
Non-cancelable commitments due in 2017               776,000aan_ContractualCommitmentsFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpenseMember
           
Non-cancelable commitments due in 2018               363,000aan_ContractualCommitmentsFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpenseMember
           
Maximum 401 (k) plan contribution rates as percentage of employees earnings     100.00%aan_DefinedContributionPlanEmployeeContributionsPercentageOfEligibleCompensation                      
Employer 401 (k) matching contribution to employee, Maximum     100.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeePercent                      
Initial employer 401(k) matching contribution to employee     4.00%aan_InitialEmployerFourZeroOneKMatchingContributionToEmployee                 2.00%aan_InitialEmployerFourZeroOneKMatchingContributionToEmployee
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
  3.00%aan_InitialEmployerFourZeroOneKMatchingContributionToEmployee
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
Employer 401 (k) matching contribution to employee, 50% Maximum     50.00%aan_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeeTrancheTwoPercent                      
Compensation expense related to 401(k) savings plan     $ 4,300,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized $ 3,275,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized $ 999,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized