Segments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 store	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 segments store	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Apr. 14, 2014 Progressive Finance Holdings, LLC retail_location state	Sep. 30, 2014 Progressive Finance Holdings, LLC	Jan. 31, 2014 RIMCO store	Sep. 30, 2014 Sales and Lease Ownership	Sep. 30, 2014 Sales and Lease Ownership	Sep. 30, 2014 All Other Segments	Sep. 30, 2013 All Other Segments	Sep. 30, 2014 All Other Segments	Sep. 30, 2013 All Other Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of operating segments			5
Number of stores sold during period								27
Number of retail locations (over 15,000)						15,000
Number of states in which entity operates						46
Restructuring expenses	$ 6,876,000	$ 0	$ 9,140,000	$ 0					$ 2,600,000	$ 4,800,000	$ 4,300,000		$ 4,300,000
Restructuring and related cost, number of store closures	44		44
Retirement and vacation charges	9,094,000	0	9,094,000	4,917,000							9,100,000	4,900,000	9,100,000
Regulatory expense (income)											1,200,000	(13,400,000)	1,200,000	(28,400,000)
Financial advisory and legal costs	385,000	0	13,661,000	0							385,000		13,700,000
Progressive-related transaction costs	$ 371,000	$ 0	$ 6,638,000	$ 0			$ 6,600,000				$ 371,000		$ 6,600,000
Approximate percentage of segment revenue charged as an allocation of corporate overhead			5.00%		5.00%