Stock Repurchase Plan	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Stock Repurchase Plan [Abstract]
Stock repurchase plan [Text Block]	Stock Repurchase Plan Under our current common stock repurchase program, our Board of Directors has authorized the purchase, from time to time, in the open market and privately negotiated transactions, up to an aggregate of $75 million of Rent-A-Center common stock. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, the Company repurchased 1,463,377 shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $26.6 million, which includes shares having an aggregate purchase price of $10.0 million that were purchased under a repurchase program that was previously authorized by our Board of Directors until its replacement by the current program in March 2020. We did not repurchase any shares of common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2020. Under the March 2020 authorization, $58.4 million remains available for repurchases in the open market and privately negotiated transactions.

Stock Repurchase Plan

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Stock Repurchase Plan Under our current common stock repurchase program, our Board of Directors has authorized the purchase, from time to time, in the open market and privately negotiated transactions, up to an aggregate of $75 million of Rent-A-Center common stock. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, the Company repurchased 1,463,377 shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $26.6 million, which includes shares having an aggregate purchase price of $10.0 million that were purchased under a repurchase program that was previously authorized by our Board of Directors until its replacement by the current program in March 2020. We did not repurchase any shares of common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2020. Under the March 2020 authorization, $58.4 million remains available for repurchases in the open market and privately negotiated transactions.