CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenue:
Retail merchandise sales									$ 449,296,000	$ 428,182,000	$ 367,187,000
Pawn loan fees									195,448,000	199,357,000	181,555,000
Consumer loan and credit services fees									27,803,000	36,749,000	43,781,000
Wholesale scrap jewelry revenue									32,055,000	48,589,000	68,325,000
Total revenue	$ 191,424,000	$ 169,532,000	$ 167,623,000	$ 176,023,000	$ 202,774,000	$ 175,000,000	$ 165,326,000	$ 169,777,000	704,602,000	712,877,000	660,848,000
Cost of revenue:
Cost of retail merchandise sold									278,631,000	261,673,000	221,361,000
Consumer loan and credit services loss provision									7,159,000	9,287,000	11,368,000
Cost of wholesale scrap jewelry sold									27,628,000	41,044,000	58,545,000
Total cost of revenue	88,499,000	74,090,000	73,577,000	77,252,000	91,141,000	76,137,000	71,405,000	73,321,000	313,418,000	312,004,000	291,274,000
Net revenue	102,925,000	95,442,000	94,046,000	98,771,000	111,633,000	98,863,000	93,921,000	96,456,000	391,184,000	400,873,000	369,574,000
Expenses and other income:
Store operating expenses									207,572,000	198,986,000	181,321,000
Administrative expenses									54,758,000	54,586,000	49,530,000
Depreciation and amortization									17,939,000	17,476,000	15,361,000
Goodwill impairment - U.S. consumer loan operations									7,913,000	0	0
Interest expense									16,887,000	13,527,000	3,492,000
Interest income									(1,566,000)	(682,000)	(322,000)
Total expenses and other income	75,298,000	79,208,000	74,615,000	74,382,000	74,940,000	70,983,000	70,522,000	67,448,000	303,503,000	283,893,000	249,382,000
Income from continuing operations before income taxes									87,681,000	116,980,000	120,192,000
Provision for income taxes									26,971,000	31,542,000	35,713,000
Income from continuing operations					26,941,000	19,528,000	16,015,000	22,954,000	60,710,000	85,438,000	84,479,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax					0	0	0	(272,000)	0	(272,000)	(633,000)
Net income	$ 19,410,000	$ 11,173,000	$ 13,339,000	$ 16,788,000	$ 26,941,000	$ 19,528,000	$ 16,015,000	$ 22,682,000	$ 60,710,000	$ 85,166,000	$ 83,846,000
Basic income per share:
Income from continuing operations (basic) (in dollars per share)									$ 2.16	$ 2.98	$ 2.91
Loss from discontinued operations (basic) (in dollars per share)									0.00	(0.01)	(0.02)
Net income per basic share (in dollars per share)									2.16	2.97	2.89
Diluted income per share:
Income from continuing operations (diluted) (in dollars per share)					$ 0.94	$ 0.68	$ 0.55	$ 0.78	2.14	2.94	2.86
Loss from discontinued operations (diluted) (in dollars per share)					0.00	0.00	0.00	(0.01)	0.00	(0.01)	(0.02)
Net income per diluted share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.69	$ 0.40	$ 0.47	$ 0.59	$ 0.94	$ 0.68	$ 0.55	$ 0.77	$ 2.14	$ 2.93	$ 2.84