Acquisitions (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011
Go Cash, LLC [Member]
Current assets:
Pawn loans	$ 0
Consumer loans, net	0
Service charges and fees receivable	23
Inventory, net	0
Deferred tax asset	0
Prepaid expenses and other assets	120
Total current assets	143
Property and equipment, net	268
Goodwill	39,228
Non-current consumer loans, net	0
Intangible Assets	11,215
Other assets	124
Total assets	50,978
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses	202
Customer layaway deposits	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	0
Other current liabilities	0
Total current liabilities	202
Long-term debt, less current maturities	0
Deferred tax liability	0
Total liabilities	202
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0
Net assets acquired	50,776
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes	39,228
Go Cash, LLC [Member] | Favorable Lease Asset [Member]
Definite lived intangible assets acquired:
Definite lived intangible assets	0	[1]
Go Cash, LLC [Member] | Internally developed software [Member]
Definite lived intangible assets acquired:
Definite lived intangible assets	11,000	[1]
Go Cash, LLC [Member] | Non-compete agreements [Member]
Definite lived intangible assets acquired:
Definite lived intangible assets	0	[1]
Go Cash, LLC [Member] | Contractual relationship [Member]
Definite lived intangible assets acquired:
Definite lived intangible assets	0	[1]
Grupo Finmart [Member]
Current assets:
Pawn loans			0
Consumer loans, net			8,935
Service charges and fees receivable			18,844
Inventory, net			0
Deferred tax asset			0
Prepaid expenses and other assets			3,543
Total current assets			31,322
Property and equipment, net			2,326
Goodwill			99,486
Non-current consumer loans, net			56,120
Intangible Assets			16,400
Other assets			7,497
Total assets			213,151
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses			6,853
Customer layaway deposits			0
Current maturities of long-term debt			22,810
Other current liabilities			0
Total current liabilities			29,663
Long-term debt, less current maturities			86,872
Deferred tax liability			171
Total liabilities			116,706
Redeemable noncontrolling interest			36,300
Net assets acquired			60,145
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes			0
Grupo Finmart [Member] | Favorable Lease Asset [Member]
Definite lived intangible assets acquired:
Definite lived intangible assets			0	[1]
Grupo Finmart [Member] | Internally developed software [Member]
Definite lived intangible assets acquired:
Definite lived intangible assets			0	[1]
Grupo Finmart [Member] | Non-compete agreements [Member]
Definite lived intangible assets acquired:
Definite lived intangible assets			300	[1]
Grupo Finmart [Member] | Contractual relationship [Member]
Definite lived intangible assets acquired:
Definite lived intangible assets			13,900	[1]
Other Acquisitions [Member]
Current assets:
Pawn loans	5,714		6,781		8,572
Consumer loans, net	902		3,641		710
Service charges and fees receivable	714		1,940		1,270
Inventory, net	2,441		5,911		4,838
Deferred tax asset	0		238		461
Prepaid expenses and other assets	508		204		728
Total current assets	10,279		18,715		16,579
Property and equipment, net	1,078		4,061		1,051
Goodwill	17,187		99,747		56,703
Non-current consumer loans, net	3,011		0		0
Intangible Assets	619		3,980		2,478
Other assets	314		294		80
Total assets	32,488		126,797		76,891
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses	560		5,496		1,176
Customer layaway deposits	103		808		182
Current maturities of long-term debt	0		0		0
Other current liabilities	0		257		26
Total current liabilities	663		6,561		1,384
Long-term debt, less current maturities	0		0		0
Deferred tax liability	0		113		284
Total liabilities	663		6,674		1,668
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	2,836		9,557		0
Net assets acquired	28,989		110,566		75,223
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes	0		48,445		34,376
Other Acquisitions [Member] | Favorable Lease Asset [Member]
Definite lived intangible assets acquired:
Definite lived intangible assets	0	[1]	404	[1]	111	[1]
Other Acquisitions [Member] | Internally developed software [Member]
Definite lived intangible assets acquired:
Definite lived intangible assets	66	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Other Acquisitions [Member] | Non-compete agreements [Member]
Definite lived intangible assets acquired:
Definite lived intangible assets	30	[1]	420	[1]	769	[1]
Other Acquisitions [Member] | Contractual relationship [Member]
Definite lived intangible assets acquired:
Definite lived intangible assets	523	[1]	450	[1]		[1]
Trade Names [Member] | Go Cash, LLC [Member]
Indefinite lived intangible assets acquired:
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	0
Trade Names [Member] | Grupo Finmart [Member]
Indefinite lived intangible assets acquired:
Indefinite-lived intangible assets			2,200
Trade Names [Member] | Other Acquisitions [Member]
Indefinite lived intangible assets acquired:
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	0		2,706		0
Domain Name [Member] | Go Cash, LLC [Member]
Indefinite lived intangible assets acquired:
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	215
Domain Name [Member] | Grupo Finmart [Member]
Indefinite lived intangible assets acquired:
Indefinite-lived intangible assets			0
Domain Name [Member] | Other Acquisitions [Member]
Indefinite lived intangible assets acquired:
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0

[1] The weighted average useful life of definite-lived intangible assets acquired is five years.