Operating Segment Information (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 26,478					$ 23,803					$ 28,658
Restricted cash		63,495		$ 49,129	$ 27,244	$ 8,371	9,176		$ 20,325	$ 5,448	$ 1,825	7,263
Pawn loans		162,444		157,491	128,683	153,421	156,637		154,095	138,380	162,150	157,648
Consumer loans, net		63,995		64,787	57,447	62,653	56,880		54,276	49,145	51,473	45,036
Service charges and fees receivable, net		43,691					49,411					53,128
Inventory, net		138,175		130,839	128,094	142,159	145,200		122,503	116,517	120,271	109,214
Property and equipment, net		86,810					97,322					85,670
Restricted cash, non-current		5,070		4,578	3,309	4,189	3,509		3,432	3,180	4,758	6,872
Non-current consumer loans, net		85,004					65,488					46,704
Goodwill		346,577		436,765	435,048	434,835	433,300		430,940	438,016	434,671	374,663
Intangibles, net		38,006					51,656					43,637
Total separately identified recorded segment assets		1,059,745					1,092,382					958,493
Consumer loans outstanding from unaffiliated lenders	[1]	22,553					29,171					25,484
Corporate assets		350,799					240,586					250,582
Total assets		1,410,544	[2],[3]	$ 1,520,533	$ 1,333,144	$ 1,359,851	1,332,968	[2],[3]	$ 1,346,041	$ 1,301,508	$ 1,329,888	1,209,075
US & Canada Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents		14,012					10,931					14,820
Restricted cash		0					0					0
Pawn loans		145,258					142,930					140,885
Consumer loans, net		24,126					24,877					18,960
Service charges and fees receivable, net		33,851					34,748					31,989
Inventory, net		115,385					121,367					94,449
Property and equipment, net		63,116					67,676					60,947
Restricted cash, non-current		0					0					0
Non-current consumer loans, net		0					0					0
Goodwill		239,179					283,199					224,306
Intangibles, net		16,304					26,380					18,824
Total separately identified recorded segment assets		651,231					712,108					605,180
Consumer loans outstanding from unaffiliated lenders	[1]	22,553					29,171					25,484
Latin America [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents		9,309					9,612					12,049
Restricted cash		63,495					9,176					7,263
Pawn loans		17,186					13,707					16,763
Consumer loans, net		39,770					29,534					22,309
Service charges and fees receivable, net		9,840					13,966					20,025
Inventory, net		22,790					23,833					14,765
Property and equipment, net		23,694					28,198					23,220
Restricted cash, non-current		5,070					3,509					6,872
Non-current consumer loans, net		85,004					65,488					46,704
Goodwill		107,398					110,209					110,401
Intangibles, net		21,660					24,036					21,867
Total separately identified recorded segment assets		405,216					331,268					302,238
Consumer loans outstanding from unaffiliated lenders	[1]	0					0					0
Other International [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents		3,157					3,260					1,789
Restricted cash		0					0					0
Pawn loans		0					0					0
Consumer loans, net		99					2,469					3,767
Service charges and fees receivable, net		0					697					1,114
Inventory, net		0					0					0
Property and equipment, net		0					1,448					1,503
Restricted cash, non-current		0					0					0
Non-current consumer loans, net		0					0					0
Goodwill		0					39,892					39,956
Intangibles, net		42					1,240					2,946
Total separately identified recorded segment assets		3,298					49,006					51,075
Consumer loans outstanding from unaffiliated lenders	[1]	$ 0					$ 0					$ 0

[1] CSO loans are not recorded in our consolidated balance sheets.

[2] Our consolidated assets as of September 30, 2014 and 2013 include the following assets of Grupo Finmart’s securitization trust that can only be used to settle its liabilities: September 30, 2014 September 30, 2013 (in thousands)Restricted cash$23,592 $—Consumer loans, net41,588 33,900Consumer loan fees and interest receivable, net5,489 7,300Restricted cash, non-current133 3,509Other assets, net2,847 2,100Total assets$73,649 $46,809

[3] Our consolidated assets as of September 30, 2014 include the following assets of our consolidated variable interest entities: September 30, 2014 September 30, 2013 As Restated (See Note 2) (in thousands)Restricted cash$1,921 $—Consumer loans, net16,465 —Consumer loan fees and interest receivable, net3,058 —Non-current consumer loans, net35,780 —Total assets$57,224 $—