Acquisitions (Details Textuals) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended								0 Months Ended						0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013 Location Store	Sep. 30, 2012 Store	Sep. 30, 2011	Apr. 05, 2013 Grupo Finmart [Member]	Jan. 30, 2012 Grupo Finmart [Member] Earn_Outs	Apr. 30, 2013 Grupo Finmart [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Grupo Finmart [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Grupo Finmart [Member] Store	Dec. 20, 2012 Go Cash, LLC [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Go Cash, LLC [Member] Store	Apr. 14, 2012 Cash Genie [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Cash Genie [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Other Acquisitions [Member] Store	Sep. 30, 2012 Other Acquisitions [Member] Store	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Acquisitions [Member] Store	Nov. 02, 2012 TUYO [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Acquisition [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Arizona Store	Sep. 30, 2012 United States [Member] Grupo Finmart [Member] Store	Sep. 30, 2013 United States [Member] Go Cash, LLC [Member] Store	Sep. 30, 2013 United States [Member] Other Acquisitions [Member] Store	Sep. 30, 2012 United States [Member] Other Acquisitions [Member] Store	Sep. 30, 2011 United States [Member] Other Acquisitions [Member] Store	Sep. 30, 2012 Canada [Member] Other Acquisitions [Member] Store	Dec. 20, 2012 Maximum [Member] Go Cash, LLC [Member]	Nov. 02, 2012 Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] TUYO [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 TUYO [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 TUYO [Member] Mexico [Member] Store	Sep. 30, 2013 Grupo Finmart [Member]	Apr. 26, 2013 Grupo Finmart [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Grupo Finmart [Member] Consumer Loan Portfolio [Member]	Apr. 26, 2013 Grupo Finmart [Member] Fondo ACH, SA de CV [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Grupo Finmart [Member] Fondo ACH, SA de CV [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Grupo Finmart [Member] Mexico [Member] Store	Nov. 12, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Go Cash, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted-average useful life of definite-lived intangible assets acquired	5 years
Liabilities assumed								$ 23,000,000		$ 0			$ 248,000	$ 0	$ 0										$ 200,000
Contingent consideration arrangements, range of outcomes, period									4 years																							4 years
Total purchase price					60,100,000			60,145,000	50,776,000	50,776,000			28,989,000	110,566,000	75,223,000	1,100,000																3,500,000
Number of Stores	1,342	1,262																										19						54
Payment for business acquisition									27,800,000																							2,700,000			6,000,000
Deferred consideration										17,000,000
Deferred consideration, future payment, multiplier									6.0
Contingent consideration, preliminary value							11,300,000	23,400,000																									0
Total consideration								73,786,000		50,776,000			32,029,000	113,399,000	76,361,000																1,300,000
Equity interest issued, shares		387,924							1,400,198
Revenue of acquiree, actual							52,400,000	27,700,000		6,700,000
Net income (loss) of acquiree, actual							8,000,000	10,100,000		(8,000,000)
Ownership interest in subsidiaries																51.00%											51.00%		60.00%	60.00%
Number of financial services		15						45		0			38	51	40			12	0	0	12	50	34	1
Cash consideration								45,001,000		0			17,980,000	95,415,000	69,057,000		3,000,000
Transaction related expenses	500,000	2,200,000	900,000
Sellers put option, exercise period																12 months
Discount for lack of control																										10.00%
Discount for lack of marketability																										18.00%
Acquisition interest					60.00%						72.00%	100.00%																				100.00%
Number Of Earn Outs					2
Potential cash payment					12,000,000
Total consideration of potential cash payment					24,000,000
Contingent consideration					23,000,000
Cash payment of contingent consideration				12,800,000		12,800,000
Foreign currency transaction loss				800,000
Number of Shares Exercisable					50.00%						50.00%
Consecutive Months in Exercise Period					12 months						12 months
Fair value of non-controlling interest discount rate minimum					10.00%						10.00%
Fair value of non-controlling interest discount rate maximum					18.00%						18.00%
Cash paid to related party		$ 2,000,000
Shares received by related party		167,811