Condensed Consolidating Guarantor Financial Statements Details IS (Details) - 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)
Equity in net income of subsidiaries									0	0	0
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
Currency translation adjustment									(38,132,000)	(28,517,000)	(4,821,000)
Comprehensive income									22,578,000	56,649,000	79,025,000
Parent Company
Revenue:
Retail merchandise sales									0	0	0
Pawn loan fees									0	0	0
Consumer loan and credit services fees									0	0	0
Wholesale scrap jewelry revenue									0	0	0
Total revenue									0	0	0
Cost of revenue:
Cost of retail merchandise sold									0	0	0
Consumer loan and credit services loss provision									0	0	0
Cost of wholesale scrap jewelry sold									0	0	0
Total cost of revenue									0	0	0
Net revenue									0	0	0
Expenses and other income:
Store operating expenses									0	0	0
Administrative expenses									26,467,000	24,095,000	30,900,000
Depreciation and amortization									758,000	997,000	1,193,000
Goodwill impairment - U.S. consumer loan operations									0
Interest expense									16,887,000	13,527,000	3,492,000
Interest income									(13,000)	(24,000)	(8,000)
Total expenses and other income									44,099,000	38,595,000	35,577,000
Income from continuing operations before income taxes									(44,099,000)	(38,595,000)	(35,577,000)
Provision for income taxes									(16,844,000)	(17,651,000)	(12,637,000)
Income from continuing operations									(27,255,000)	(20,944,000)	(22,940,000)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax										0	0
Equity in net income of subsidiaries									87,965,000	106,110,000	106,786,000
Net income									60,710,000	85,166,000	83,846,000
Currency translation adjustment									(38,132,000)	(28,517,000)	(4,821,000)
Comprehensive income									22,578,000	56,649,000	79,025,000
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Revenue:
Retail merchandise sales									163,648,000	155,619,000	126,228,000
Pawn loan fees									84,295,000	83,321,000	73,853,000
Consumer loan and credit services fees									25,294,000	33,568,000	39,903,000
Wholesale scrap jewelry revenue									17,396,000	26,365,000	36,035,000
Total revenue									290,633,000	298,873,000	276,019,000
Cost of revenue:
Cost of retail merchandise sold									95,129,000	88,590,000	68,447,000
Consumer loan and credit services loss provision									6,748,000	8,678,000	10,685,000
Cost of wholesale scrap jewelry sold									15,861,000	22,675,000	29,854,000
Total cost of revenue									117,738,000	119,943,000	108,986,000
Net revenue									172,895,000	178,930,000	167,033,000
Expenses and other income:
Store operating expenses									92,277,000	89,068,000	78,973,000
Administrative expenses									0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization									6,800,000	6,104,000	4,867,000
Goodwill impairment - U.S. consumer loan operations									7,913,000
Interest expense									0	0	0
Interest income									0	0	0
Total expenses and other income									106,990,000	95,172,000	83,840,000
Income from continuing operations before income taxes									65,905,000	83,758,000	83,193,000
Provision for income taxes									24,385,000	30,983,000	29,117,000
Income from continuing operations									41,520,000	52,775,000	54,076,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax										0	0
Equity in net income of subsidiaries									0	0	0
Net income									41,520,000	52,775,000	54,076,000
Currency translation adjustment									0	0	0
Comprehensive income									41,520,000	52,775,000	54,076,000
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Revenue:
Retail merchandise sales									285,648,000	272,563,000	240,959,000
Pawn loan fees									111,153,000	116,036,000	107,702,000
Consumer loan and credit services fees									2,509,000	3,181,000	3,878,000
Wholesale scrap jewelry revenue									14,659,000	22,224,000	32,290,000
Total revenue									413,969,000	414,004,000	384,829,000
Cost of revenue:
Cost of retail merchandise sold									183,502,000	173,083,000	152,914,000
Consumer loan and credit services loss provision									411,000	609,000	683,000
Cost of wholesale scrap jewelry sold									11,767,000	18,369,000	28,691,000
Total cost of revenue									195,680,000	192,061,000	182,288,000
Net revenue									218,289,000	221,943,000	202,541,000
Expenses and other income:
Store operating expenses									115,295,000	109,918,000	102,348,000
Administrative expenses									28,291,000	30,491,000	18,630,000
Depreciation and amortization									10,381,000	10,375,000	9,301,000
Goodwill impairment - U.S. consumer loan operations									0
Interest expense									0	0	0
Interest income									(1,553,000)	(658,000)	(314,000)
Total expenses and other income									152,414,000	150,126,000	129,965,000
Income from continuing operations before income taxes									65,875,000	71,817,000	72,576,000
Provision for income taxes									19,430,000	18,210,000	19,233,000
Income from continuing operations									46,445,000	53,607,000	53,343,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax										(272,000)	(633,000)
Equity in net income of subsidiaries									0	0	0
Net income									46,445,000	53,335,000	52,710,000
Currency translation adjustment									0	0	0
Comprehensive income									46,445,000	53,335,000	52,710,000
Consolidating Eliminations
Revenue:
Retail merchandise sales									0	0	0
Pawn loan fees									0	0	0
Consumer loan and credit services fees									0	0	0
Wholesale scrap jewelry revenue									0	0	0
Total revenue									0	0	0
Cost of revenue:
Cost of retail merchandise sold									0	0	0
Consumer loan and credit services loss provision									0	0	0
Cost of wholesale scrap jewelry sold									0	0	0
Total cost of revenue									0	0	0
Net revenue									0	0	0
Expenses and other income:
Store operating expenses									0	0	0
Administrative expenses									0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization									0	0	0
Goodwill impairment - U.S. consumer loan operations									0
Interest expense									0	0	0
Interest income									0	0	0
Total expenses and other income									0	0	0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes									0	0	0
Provision for income taxes									0	0	0
Income from continuing operations									0	0	0
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax										0	0
Equity in net income of subsidiaries									(87,965,000)	(106,110,000)	(106,786,000)
Net income									(87,965,000)	(106,110,000)	(106,786,000)
Currency translation adjustment									0	0	0
Comprehensive income									$ (87,965,000)	$ (106,110,000)	$ (106,786,000)