Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements (Details Textuals) (USD $)	0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Apr. 05, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment loss on investments				$ 2,100,000
Grupo Finmart [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash payment of contingent consideration		12,800,000	12,800,000
Additional contingent consideration	200,000
Accretion expense				500,000	500,000
Contingent consideration				$ 11,300,000	$ 23,400,000
Pawn Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value assumptions, period of estimation				2 months
U.S. Pawn Loan [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loan term				60 days
U.S. Pawn Loan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loan term				120 days
Mexican Pawn Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loan term				40 days
All Entities Excluding Grupo Finart [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loan term				12 months
Grupo Finmart [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loan term				30 months