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Deferred Compensation Plan - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]      
Deferred compensation plan liability $ 12,700,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualRecordedLiability $ 12,600,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualRecordedLiability  
Cash surrender value of the policies 14,500,000us-gaap_CashSurrenderValueOfLifeInsurance 14,100,000us-gaap_CashSurrenderValueOfLifeInsurance  
Deferred compensation expense charged to operations for Company's matching contributions 89,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualEmployerContribution 139,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualEmployerContribution 285,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualEmployerContribution
Benefits paid $ 1,900,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualDistributionsPaid $ 1,300,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualDistributionsPaid $ 616,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualDistributionsPaid
Employee      
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]      
Percentage of receipt of base compensation 75.00%aan_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualContributionsByPlanParticipantsPercentageOfSalaryMaximum
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Percentage of receipt of incentive pay compensation 100.00%aan_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualContributionsByPlanParticipantsPercentageOfBonusMaximum
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Non Employee Director      
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]      
Percentage of receipt of base compensation 100.00%aan_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualContributionsByPlanParticipantsPercentageOfSalaryMaximum
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= aan_NonEmployeeDirectorMember