Allowance for Losses and Credit Quality of Consumer Loans (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
Performing loans [Member]
Aging analysis of past due financing receivables
Investment 1 to 30 days past due	$ 5,068	$ 4,942	$ 6,809
Investment 31 to 60 days past due	4,231	3,546	1,931
Investment 61 to 90 days past due	1,740	2,035	2,706
Investment greater than 90 Days past due	1,337	1,600	1,817
Investment past due	12,376	12,123	13,263
Current receivable	107,414	116,870	100,851
Fair value adjustment	1,387	2,230	4,364
Total Financing Receivable	121,177	131,223	118,478
Allowance Balance	5,989	6,450	5,706
Investment 90 days past due and still accruing	1,337	1,600	1,817
Non-performing loans [Member]
Aging analysis of past due financing receivables
Investment 1 to 30 days past due	1,684	1,854	719
Investment 31 to 60 days past due	2,010	907	516
Investment 61 to 90 days past due	1,412	884	465
Investment greater than 90 Days past due	28,293	25,674	14,812
Investment past due	33,399	29,319	16,512
Current receivable	2,794	2,318	1,670
Fair value adjustment	(2)	0	(508)
Total Financing Receivable	36,191	31,637	17,674
Allowance Balance	36,193	31,637	18,183
Investment 90 days past due and still accruing	0	0	0
Unsecured Short Term Consumer Loans [Member]
Aging analysis of past due financing receivables
Total Financing Receivable	31,159		22,870
Allowance Balance	13,368	14,645	2,848	$ 2,928
Secured Short-term consumer loans [Member]
Aging analysis of past due financing receivables
Investment 1 to 30 days past due	1,844	2,196	2,629
Investment 31 to 60 days past due	761	823	1,366
Investment 61 to 90 days past due	543	448	1,123
Investment greater than 90 Days past due	538	412	1,398
Investment past due	3,686	3,879	6,516
Current receivable	4,180	4,294	4,870
Fair value adjustment	0	0	0
Total Financing Receivable	7,866	8,173	11,386
Allowance Balance	1,134	1,049	2,332	1,804
Investment 90 days past due and still accruing	0	0	0
Unsecured Long-term consumer loans [Member]
Aging analysis of past due financing receivables
Investment 1 to 30 days past due	6,752	6,796	7,528
Investment 31 to 60 days past due	6,241	4,453	2,447
Investment 61 to 90 days past due	3,152	2,919	3,171
Investment greater than 90 Days past due	29,630	27,274	16,629
Investment past due	45,775	41,442	29,775
Current receivable	110,208	119,188	102,521
Fair value adjustment	1,385	2,230	3,856
Total Financing Receivable	157,368	162,860	136,152
Allowance Balance	42,182	38,087	23,889	$ 19,849
Investment 90 days past due and still accruing	$ 1,337	$ 1,600	1,817
Go Cash and Cash Genie Loans [Member] | Unsecured Short Term Consumer Loans [Member]
Aging analysis of past due financing receivables
Investment 1 to 30 days past due			66
Investment 31 to 60 days past due			289
Investment 61 to 90 days past due			81
Investment greater than 90 Days past due			0
Investment past due			436
Current receivable			119
Fair value adjustment			0
Total Financing Receivable			555
Allowance Balance			267
Investment 90 days past due and still accruing			$ 0