Acquisitions - Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands					21 Months Ended
		Oct. 15, 2015	Apr. 14, 2014	[1]	Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities [Abstract]
Goodwill					$ 539,475		$ 530,670	$ 239,181
Progressive
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase Price			$ 705,810		705,810
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets [Abstract]
Cash and Cash Equivalents			5,810		5,810
Receivables	[3]		27,581	[2]	23,336	[4]
Lease Merchandise	[4]		141,185		141,295
Property, Plant and Equipment			4,010		4,010
Other Intangibles	[4],[5]		325,000		325,000
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets			893		893
Total Identifiable Assets Acquired			504,479		500,344
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities [Abstract]
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	[4]		(29,104)		(26,055)
Deferred Income Taxes Payable	[4]		(48,749)		(49,084)
Customer Deposits and Advance Payments			(10,000)		(10,000)
Total Liabilities Assumed			(87,853)		(85,139)
Goodwill	[6]		289,184		290,605
Net Assets Acquired			$ 705,810		705,810
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustments [Abstract]
Receivables	[3],[4]				(4,245)
Lease Merchandise	[4]				110
Total Identifiable Assets Acquired	[4]				(4,135)
Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses	[4]				3,049
Deferred Income Tax Payable	[4]				(335)
Total Liabilities Assumed	[4]				2,714
Goodwill	[4],[6]				$ 1,421
Subsidiaries | DAMI
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase Price		$ 54,900
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets [Abstract]
Cash and Cash Equivalents		4,185
Loans receivable	[7]	89,186
Receivables		45
Property, Plant and Equipment		2,754
Other Intangibles	[2]	3,400
Income Tax Receivable	[2]	728
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets		671
Deferred Income Tax Assets		375
Total Identifiable Assets Acquired		101,344
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities [Abstract]
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses		(1,709)
Debt		(45,025)
Total Liabilities Assumed		(46,734)
Goodwill		290
Net Assets Acquired		$ 54,900

[1] As previously reported in the notes to consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which includes the effects of certain measurement period adjustments recognized in 2014.

[2] Identifiable intangible assets are further disaggregated in the table below.

[3] Receivables include $13.4 million related to the secondary escrow amount, which the Company expects to recover prior to termination of the escrow agreement 36 months from the April 14, 2014 closing date. The gross amount due under customer-related receivables acquired was $22.7 million, of which $10.9 million was expected to be uncollectible.

[4] The measurement period adjustments recognized in 2015 related to the resolution of income tax uncertainties and sales tax exposures, which also impacted the fair value estimates of receivables and lease merchandise related to the secondary escrow amount, subsequent to the acquisition date.

[5] Identifiable intangible assets are further disaggregated in the following table.

[6] The total goodwill recognized in conjunction with the Progressive acquisition has been assigned to the Progressive operating segment. Of the goodwill recognized as part of this acquisition, $247.0 million is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. The primary reasons the purchase price of the acquisition exceeded the fair value of the net assets acquired, which resulted in the recognition of goodwill, is related to synergistic value created from the combination of Progressive’s virtual customer payment capabilities with the Company’s leading traditional lease-to-own model. Goodwill also includes certain other intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, such as an assembled workforce.

[7] Contractually required amounts due at the acquisition date were $94.2 million.