Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) segment	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Schedule of Revenues from External Customers [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | segment			2
Revenue:
Retail merchandise sales	$ 287,400	$ 278,754	$ 584,029	$ 562,995
Pawn loan fees	101,990	136,923	244,105	278,115
Wholesale scrap jewelry sales	22,785	24,981	49,156	56,691
Consumer loan and credit services fees	571	5,356	1,946	15,817
Total revenue	412,746	446,014	879,236	913,618
Cost of revenue:
Cost of retail merchandise sold	171,511	176,272	356,206	355,621
Cost of wholesale scrap jewelry sold	18,357	23,934	41,204	54,287
Total cost of revenue	(223)	1,503	(584)	3,606
Total cost of revenue	189,645	201,709	396,826	413,514
Net revenue	223,101	244,305	482,410	500,104
Expenses and other income:
Store operating expenses	141,051	148,347	294,551	295,199
Administrative expenses	28,386	31,696	61,288	63,850
Depreciation and amortization	10,324	10,510	20,998	20,384
Interest expense	6,974	8,548	15,392	16,918
Interest income	(525)	(155)	(710)	(359)
Merger and other acquisition expenses	134	556	202	705
(Gain) loss on foreign exchange	(614)	(483)	2,071	(722)
Write-offs and impairments of certain lease intangibles and other assets	182	0	5,712	0
Total expenses and other income	185,912	199,019	399,504	395,975
Income (loss) before income taxes	37,189	45,286	82,906	104,129
U.S. Operations
Revenue:
Retail merchandise sales	208,944	168,918	404,910	355,733
Pawn loan fees	71,900	90,126	169,757	188,002
Wholesale scrap jewelry sales	9,557	15,788	25,035	38,573
Consumer loan and credit services fees	571	5,356	1,946	15,817
Total revenue	290,972	280,188	601,648	598,125
Cost of revenue:
Cost of retail merchandise sold	121,661	104,662	241,190	222,406
Cost of wholesale scrap jewelry sold	8,432	14,853	22,438	36,123
Total cost of revenue	(223)	1,503	(584)	3,606
Total cost of revenue	129,870	121,018	263,044	262,135
Net revenue	161,102	159,170	338,604	335,990
Expenses and other income:
Store operating expenses	103,302	103,009	211,008	206,893
Administrative expenses	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	5,561	5,269	10,962	10,314
Interest expense	0	0	0	0
Interest income	0	0	0	0
Merger and other acquisition expenses	0	0	0	0
(Gain) loss on foreign exchange	0	0	0	0
Write-offs and impairments of certain lease intangibles and other assets	0		0
Total expenses and other income	108,863	108,278	221,970	217,207
Income (loss) before income taxes	52,239	50,892	116,634	118,783
Latin America Operations
Revenue:
Retail merchandise sales	78,456	109,836	179,119	207,262
Pawn loan fees	30,090	46,797	74,348	90,113
Wholesale scrap jewelry sales	13,228	9,193	24,121	18,118
Consumer loan and credit services fees	0	0	0	0
Total revenue	121,774	165,826	277,588	315,493
Cost of revenue:
Cost of retail merchandise sold	49,850	71,610	115,016	133,215
Cost of wholesale scrap jewelry sold	9,925	9,081	18,766	18,164
Total cost of revenue	0	0	0	0
Total cost of revenue	59,775	80,691	133,782	151,379
Net revenue	61,999	85,135	143,806	164,114
Expenses and other income:
Store operating expenses	37,749	45,338	83,543	88,306
Administrative expenses	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	3,602	3,579	7,665	6,884
Interest expense	0	0	0	0
Interest income	0	0	0	0
Merger and other acquisition expenses	0	0	0	0
(Gain) loss on foreign exchange	0	0	0	0
Write-offs and impairments of certain lease intangibles and other assets	0		0
Total expenses and other income	41,351	48,917	91,208	95,190
Income (loss) before income taxes	20,648	36,218	52,598	68,924
Corporate
Revenue:
Retail merchandise sales	0	0	0	0
Pawn loan fees	0	0	0	0
Wholesale scrap jewelry sales	0	0	0	0
Consumer loan and credit services fees	0	0	0	0
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
Cost of revenue:
Cost of retail merchandise sold	0	0	0	0
Cost of wholesale scrap jewelry sold	0	0	0	0
Total cost of revenue	0	0	0	0
Total cost of revenue	0	0	0	0
Net revenue	0	0	0	0
Expenses and other income:
Store operating expenses	0	0	0	0
Administrative expenses	28,386	31,696	61,288	63,850
Depreciation and amortization	1,161	1,662	2,371	3,186
Interest expense	6,974	8,548	15,392	16,918
Interest income	(525)	(155)	(710)	(359)
Merger and other acquisition expenses	134	556	202	705
(Gain) loss on foreign exchange	(614)	(483)	2,071	(722)
Write-offs and impairments of certain lease intangibles and other assets	182		5,712
Total expenses and other income	35,698	41,824	86,326	83,578
Income (loss) before income taxes	$ (35,698)	$ (41,824)	$ (86,326)	$ (83,578)