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Acquisitions - Intangible Assets Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended
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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 |

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