Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 12, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Cash associated with undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	$ 77,067,000
Pawn loans, term	30 days
Goodwill impairment - U.S. consumer loan operations	$ 7,913,000	$ 0	$ 0
Advertising expense	679,000	1,328,000	2,244,000
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Comprehensive income	(22,578,000)	(56,649,000)	(79,025,000)
Deferred tax assets, non-current	9,321,000	9,070,000
Deferred tax liabilities, non-current	$ 21,464,000	17,223,000
Minimum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Consumer loans term	7 days
Extensions of credit made by the Independent Lender to credit services customers terms	7 days
Maximum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Consumer loans term	365 days
Extensions of credit made by the Independent Lender to credit services customers terms	180 days
Scenario, Adjustment [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Comprehensive income		10,100,000	4,010,000
Deferred tax assets, non-current		14,110,000
Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Comprehensive income		0	$ 0
Deferred tax assets, non-current		9,070,000
Deferred tax assets, current		7,122,000
Deferred tax liabilities, non-current		$ 1,948,000
Buildings
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment useful life (years)	30 years
Equipment | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment useful life (years)	3 years
Equipment | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment useful life (years)	5 years
Mexico, Pesos
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate, Translation	1580.00%	1330.00%	1280.00%
United States of America, Dollars
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate, Translation	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Subsequent Event
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate, Decline in Value Percentage				15.00%
Subsequent Event | Mexico, Pesos
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate, Translation				1810.00%
Subsequent Event | United States of America, Dollars
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate, Translation				100.00%