Acquisitions - Intangible Assets Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018
Customer Relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of intangibles (in years)		3 years
Reacquired Franchise Rights
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of intangibles (in years)		10 years
Franchisee Acquisitions
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired		$ 24,530
Estimated useful lives of definite-lived intangibles (in years)		2 years 6 months
Franchisee Acquisitions | Non-compete Agreements
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired		$ 1,872
Estimated useful lives of intangibles (in years)		3 years
Franchisee Acquisitions | Customer Lease Contracts
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired		$ 7,864
Estimated useful lives of intangibles (in years)		1 year
Franchisee Acquisitions | Customer Relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired		$ 10,131
Estimated useful lives of intangibles (in years)		3 years
Franchisee Acquisitions | Reacquired Franchise Rights
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired		$ 4,663
Estimated useful lives of intangibles (in years)		3 years 10 months 24 days
SEI/Aaron’s, Inc.
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 13,779
Estimated useful lives of definite-lived intangibles (in years)	5 years 1 month
SEI/Aaron’s, Inc. | Non-compete Agreements
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 1,244
Estimated useful lives of intangibles (in years)	5 years
SEI/Aaron’s, Inc. | Customer Lease Contracts
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 2,154
Estimated useful lives of intangibles (in years)	1 year
SEI/Aaron’s, Inc. | Customer Relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 3,215
Estimated useful lives of intangibles (in years)	2 years
SEI/Aaron’s, Inc. | Reacquired Franchise Rights
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 3,640
Estimated useful lives of intangibles (in years)	4 years 1 month 6 days
SEI/Aaron’s, Inc. | Favorable Operating Leases
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 3,526
Estimated useful lives of intangibles (in years)	11 years 3 months 19 days