v3.10.0.1

Fair Value Measurement - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Fixed-Rate Long-term Debt
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long term debt, carrying value	$ 180.0	$ 265.0

X

- Definition

Long Term Debt Carrying Value

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	aan_LongTermDebtCarryingValue
Namespace Prefix:	aan_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

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_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis=us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: