Restatement of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 9,678	$ 16,934
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	9,030	9,363
Amortization (accretion) of debt discount (premium) and consumer loan premium (discount), net	1,982	(432)
Consumer loan loss provision	7,590	11,231
Deferred income taxes	1,498	694
Amortization of deferred financing costs	1,633	890
Amortization of prepaid commissions	3,013	2,226
Other adjustments	(176)	(206)
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets	324	(6,422)
Gain on sale of loan portfolio	0
Stock compensation (benefit) expense	(2,458)	1,207
Income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates	(2,194)	(1,271)
Tax provision from stock compensation	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Service charges and fees receivable	(3,361)	3,179
Inventory	509	168
Receivables. prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets	(7,824)	(17,870)
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses and deferred gains and other long-term liabilities	(13,955)	(8,488)
Customer layaway deposits	(2,895)	(2,853)
Deferred gains and other long-term liabilities	0
Change in restricted cash	(933)	0
Prepaid income taxes	4,099	2,544
Payments of restructuring charges	(2,285)	0
Dividends from unconsolidated affiliates	2,407	2,597
Net cash provided by operating activities	5,682	13,491
Investing activities:
Loans made	(223,748)	(232,294)
Loans repaid	166,771	154,576
Recovery of pawn loan principal through sale of forfeited collateral	69,886	64,776
Additions to property and equipment	(8,954)	(5,615)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	(12,140)	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	9,882
Net cash used in investing activities	(8,185)	(19,070)
Financing activities:
Tax deficiency of stock compensation	0
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(196)	0
Payout of deferred and contingent consideration	(6,000)	(11,500)
Proceeds from settlement of forward currency contracts	2,313	0
Change in restricted cash	(795)	154
Proceeds from borrowings	66,560	35,838
Payments on borrowings and capital lease obligations	(34,650)	(18,289)
Net cash provided by financing activities	27,232	9,102
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(2,455)	66
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	22,274	3,589
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	55,325	29,100
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	77,599	32,689
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Pawn loans forfeited and transferred to inventory	66,699	$ 63,256
As Previously Reported [Member]
Operating Activities:
Net income	15,113
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	9,030
Amortization (accretion) of debt discount (premium) and consumer loan premium (discount), net	1,982
Consumer loan loss provision	6,241
Deferred income taxes	1,497
Amortization of deferred financing costs	1,633
Amortization of prepaid commissions	2,967
Other adjustments	(176)
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets	324
Gain on sale of loan portfolio	(6,576)
Stock compensation (benefit) expense	(636)
Income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates	(2,194)
Tax provision from stock compensation	167
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Service charges and fees receivable	(806)
Inventory	421
Receivables. prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets	(7,926)
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses and deferred gains and other long-term liabilities	(10,911)
Customer layaway deposits	(2,895)
Deferred gains and other long-term liabilities	(278)
Change in restricted cash	(933)
Prepaid income taxes	4,769
Payments of restructuring charges	(2,285)
Dividends from unconsolidated affiliates	2,407
Net cash provided by operating activities	10,935
Investing activities:
Loans made	(223,748)
Loans repaid	147,981
Recovery of pawn loan principal through sale of forfeited collateral	69,886
Additions to property and equipment	(8,954)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	(12,140)
Proceeds from sale of assets	65,849
Net cash used in investing activities	38,874
Financing activities:
Tax deficiency of stock compensation	(167)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(196)
Payout of deferred and contingent consideration	(6,000)
Proceeds from settlement of forward currency contracts	2,313
Change in restricted cash	(1,840)
Proceeds from borrowings	3,609
Payments on borrowings and capital lease obligations	(23,805)
Net cash provided by financing activities	(26,086)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(2,453)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	21,270
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	56,329
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	77,599
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Pawn loans forfeited and transferred to inventory	66,699
Restatement Adjustments [Member]
Operating Activities:
Net income	(5,435)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	0
Amortization (accretion) of debt discount (premium) and consumer loan premium (discount), net	0
Consumer loan loss provision	1,349
Deferred income taxes	1
Amortization of deferred financing costs	0
Amortization of prepaid commissions	46
Other adjustments	0
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets	0
Gain on sale of loan portfolio	6,576
Stock compensation (benefit) expense	(1,822)
Income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates	0
Tax provision from stock compensation	(167)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Service charges and fees receivable	(2,555)
Inventory	88
Receivables. prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets	102
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses and deferred gains and other long-term liabilities	(3,044)
Customer layaway deposits	0
Deferred gains and other long-term liabilities	278
Change in restricted cash	0
Prepaid income taxes	(670)
Payments of restructuring charges	0
Dividends from unconsolidated affiliates	0
Net cash provided by operating activities	(5,253)
Investing activities:
Loans made	0
Loans repaid	18,790
Recovery of pawn loan principal through sale of forfeited collateral	0
Additions to property and equipment	0
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	(65,849)
Net cash used in investing activities	(47,059)
Financing activities:
Tax deficiency of stock compensation	167
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	0
Payout of deferred and contingent consideration	0
Proceeds from settlement of forward currency contracts	0
Change in restricted cash	1,045
Proceeds from borrowings	62,951
Payments on borrowings and capital lease obligations	(10,845)
Net cash provided by financing activities	53,318
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(2)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	1,004
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	(1,004)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	0
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Pawn loans forfeited and transferred to inventory	$ 0