Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 10,115	$ 21,523
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	18,097	18,886
Amortization (accretion) of debt discount (premium) and consumer loan premium (discount), net	4,229	(170)
Consumer loan loss provision	14,023	18,562
Deferred income taxes	(5,536)	(1,624)
Restructuring	726	0
Amortization of deferred financing costs	2,625	2,550
Amortization of prepaid commissions	6,200	5,144
Other adjustments	380	(789)
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets	950	(6,081)
Stock compensation (benefit) expense	(1,928)	8,189
Loss (income) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates	1,484	(1,763)
Impairment of investments	0	7,940
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business acquisitions:
Service charges and fees receivable	2,542	9,501
Inventory	2,499	2,696
Receivables, prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets	(16,949)	(20,990)
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses and deferred gains and other long-term liabilities	(6,651)	(11,517)
Customer layaway deposits	1,947	353
Restricted cash	(835)	0
Prepaid income taxes	4,623	(11,410)
Payments of restructuring charges	(2,962)	0
Dividends from unconsolidated affiliates	2,407	2,597
Net cash provided by operating activities	37,986	43,597
Investing activities:
Loans made	(417,014)	(448,159)
Loans repaid	334,888	336,970
Recovery of pawn loan principal through sale of forfeited collateral	138,885	130,359
Additions to property and equipment	(15,934)	(10,643)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(4,750)	(10,282)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	(12,140)	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	10,631
Other investing activities	0	94
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	23,935	8,970
Financing activities:
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(196)	(629)
Debt issuance costs	0	(5,176)
Payout of deferred and contingent consideration	(6,000)	(23,000)
Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest	0	1,082
Proceeds from settlement of forward currency contracts	2,313	0
Change in restricted cash	11,476	(17,756)
Proceeds from revolving line of credit	0	217,493
Payments on revolving line of credit	0	(273,070)
Proceeds from borrowings	69,384	105,769
Payments on borrowings and capital lease obligations	(51,677)	(51,819)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	25,300	(49,270)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(4,373)	(69)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	82,848	3,228
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	55,325	29,100
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	138,173	32,328
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Pawn loans forfeited and transferred to inventory	119,028	118,050
Issuance of common stock, subject to possible redemption, due to acquisition	11,696	0
Deferred consideration	250	5,331
Change in accrued additions to property and equipment	0	122
Purchase of shares from noncontrolling interest	0	619
Note receivable from sale of assets	$ 0	$ 15,903