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Segments - Information on Segments and Reconciliation to Earnings Before Income Taxes from Continuing Operations (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2016
Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues $ 815,644 $ 789,353 $ 1,660,198 $ 1,643,780  
Earnings (loss) before income taxes 56,995 61,124 139,618 140,852  
Assets 2,548,130   2,548,130   $ 2,615,736
Operating Segments          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues 815,644 789,353 1,660,198 1,643,780  
Earnings (loss) before income taxes 56,995 61,124 139,618 140,852  
Operating Segments | Aaron's Business          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues 433,613 485,477 903,851 1,028,476  
Earnings (loss) before income taxes [1] 21,450 34,321 70,080 95,017  
Assets [2] 1,103,084   1,103,084   1,199,213
Operating Segments | Progressive Leasing          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues 373,499 298,574 739,614 605,239  
Earnings (loss) before income taxes 38,240 29,083 73,998 50,997  
Assets 940,300   940,300   919,487
Operating Segments | DAMI          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues 8,532 5,302 16,733 10,065  
Earnings (loss) before income taxes (2,695) $ (2,280) (4,460) $ (5,162)  
Assets 102,183   102,183   102,958
Operating Segments | Other          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Assets $ 402,563   $ 402,563   $ 394,078
[1] 1 Earnings before income taxes for the Aaron's Business during the six months ended June 30, 2017 includes restructuring charges of $13.5 million related to store contractual lease obligations, severance costs and impairment charges in connection with the Company's strategic decision to close Company-operated stores, of which $13.3 million was incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2017. Earnings before income taxes for the Aaron's Business during the six months ended June 30, 2016 were impacted by: (1) a gain of $11.1 million on the January 29, 2016 sale of the Company's corporate office building; (2) a loss of $5.6 million related to exiting the HomeSmart business and the write-down of the HomeSmart disposal group to its fair value less cost to sell upon its classification as held for sale; and (3) charges of $3.7 million related to the retirement of the Company's Chief Financial Officer.
[2] 1 Includes inventory (principally raw materials and work-in-process) that has been classified within lease merchandise in the condensed consolidated balance sheets of $15.6 million and $14.3 million as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.