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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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Adjustment to the discount rate used to measure fair value for lack of ability to convert business interests into cash quickly.

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The number of businesses acquired by the entity during the period.

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Acquisitions (TUYO and Other - 2013) (Details)					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Acquisitions (TUYO and Other - 2013) (Details)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2014 USD ($)	Apr. 26, 2013	Nov. 02, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Store	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) Store Location acquisition	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of stores \| Location						1,358
Number of stores acquired \| acquisition						0
Transaction related expenses						$ 0	$ 500,000
TUYO [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition interest				51.00%
Total consideration				$ 1,100,000
Sellers put option, exercise period				12 months
TUYO [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Additional ownership interest acquired		8.00%
Payments to acquire additional interest in subsidiaries		$ 1,100,000
Ownership interest in subsidiaries		59.00%				59.00%
Grupo Finmart [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Additional ownership interest acquired	16.00%					16.00%
Payments to acquire additional interest in subsidiaries	$ 28,700,000
Ownership interest in subsidiaries	76.00%		76.00%			76.00%			60.00%
Grupo Finmart [Member] \| Fondo ACH, SA de CV [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition interest			100.00%
Contingent consideration arrangements, range of outcomes, period			4 years
Contingent consideration liability								$ 5,900,000
Mexico [Member] \| TUYO [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of stores \| Store						19
Mexico [Member] \| Grupo Finmart [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of stores \| Location						53
Arizona [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of stores acquired \| Store					12
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member] \| Level 3 [Member] \| TUYO [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount for lack of control				10.00%
Discount for lack of marketability				18.00%