v3.6.0.2

Related Party Transactions - (Details) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Feb. 24, 2017 USD ($) franchise | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | May 13, 2016 Store | Aug. 12, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from disposition of business, net of cash acquired |  | $ 35,899 | $ 13,976 | $ 16,525 |  |
HomeSmart | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal group, number of stores | Store |  |  |  |  | 82 |
Vintage |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00%
Buddy's | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of business acquired | franchise | 5 |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived contractual rights, gross | $ 600 |  |  |  |  |
Monthly lease payment | $ 40 |  |  |  |  |

X
- Definition Cost Method Investment, Ownership Percent + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | aan_CostMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercent
Namespace Prefix: | aan_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Disposal Group, Number of Stores + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | aan_DisposalGroupNumberofStores
Namespace Prefix: | aan_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Monthly Lease Payment + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | aan_MonthlyLeasePayment
Namespace Prefix: | aan_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Number of Franchises Participating in Agreement + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | aan_NumberofFranchisesParticipatinginAgreement
Namespace Prefix: | aan_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 12 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3179-108585 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Investing Activities -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Purchases during the period (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionPurchasesFromRelatedParty
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis=aan_HomeSmartMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis=us-gaap_DisposalGroupHeldforsaleNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | dei_LegalEntityAxis=aan_VintageMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis=aan_BuddysMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis=us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |