Goodwill, Impairment Loss, Including Foreign Exchange Adjustments

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Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Net of Tax

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Reporting Unit, Goodwill as Percentage of Total

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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The amount of impairment loss recognized in the period resulting from the write-down of the carrying amount of an intangible asset (excluding goodwill) to fair value.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details Textuals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 346,577	$ 346,577	$ 433,300	$ 436,765	$ 435,048	$ 434,835	$ 430,940	$ 438,016	$ 434,671	$ 374,663
Pre-tax goodwill impairment charge		84,158	32
US & Canada Operations [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	239,179	239,179	283,199							224,306
Pre-tax goodwill impairment charge		44,020	32
Goodwill impairment charge, net of tax		28,200
Latin America [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	107,398	107,398	110,209							110,401
Pre-tax goodwill impairment charge		0	0
Other International [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	0	0	39,892							$ 39,956
Pre-tax goodwill impairment charge		40,138	$ 0
Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Trade Names [Member] \| Other International [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Pre-tax intangible asset impairment charges		2,800
Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Domain Name [Member] \| US & Canada Operations [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Pre-tax intangible asset impairment charges		200
Intangible asset impairment charges, net of tax		100
Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Internally developed software [Member] \| US & Canada Operations [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Pre-tax intangible asset impairment charges		7,000
Intangible asset impairment charges, net of tax		4,500
Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Internally developed software [Member] \| Other International [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Pre-tax intangible asset impairment charges		$ 300
Continuing Operations [Member] \| Internally developed software [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Pre-tax intangible asset impairment charges	$ 1,600
Operating Segments [Member] \| US & Canada Operations [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Percentage of reporting unit fair value exceeding carrying value	60.00%	60.00%
Grupo Finmart [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member] \| Latin America [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Percentage of reporting unit fair value exceeding carrying value	30.00%	30.00%
Empeño Fácil [Domain] \| Operating Segments [Member] \| Latin America [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Percentage of reporting unit fair value exceeding carrying value	10.00%	10.00%
Goodwill	$ 9,300	$ 9,300
Reporting unit Goodwill as percentage of total	8.00%	8.00%