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Period the instrument, asset or liability is expected to be outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements (Details Textuals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment loss on investments			$ 2,100
Change in contingent consideration		$ (4,792)	0	$ 0
Change in contingent consideration, individually immaterial adjustments, increase (decrease)		600	500
Go Cash, Fondo ACH, and Loan Portfolio [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Change in contingent consideration			7,100
Go Cash, LLC [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Change in contingent consideration	$ (4,800)	(4,800)
Deferred consideration	12,000	12,000
Grupo Finmart [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash payment of contingent consideration			12,800
Earn out payment related to Grupo Finmart acquisition		$ 12,000
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 Loans [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loan term		12 months
Grupo Finmart [Member] \| Consumer Loans [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loan term		31 months
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	0	$ 0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	3,758	$ 3,758	$ 21,774
Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] \| Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value assumptions, discount rate		5.00%
Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] \| Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value assumptions, discount rate		10.00%
Convertible Senior Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Redemption value	$ 230,000	$ 230,000
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value assumptions, discount rate		7.00%