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

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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Disclosures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 26, 2013	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Aug. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Apr. 01, 2013	Jan. 30, 2012
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Change in contingent consideration, increase (decrease)		$ 0	$ (4,792)	$ 0
Change in contingent consideration, individually immaterial adjustments, increase (decrease)			600
Go Cash, LLC [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Change in contingent consideration, increase (decrease)			(4,800)
Grupo Finmart [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Acquisition interest								60.00%
Change in contingent consideration, increase (decrease)		(1,200)
Earn out payment related to Grupo Finmart acquisition			12,000
Convertible Senior Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Redemption value		$ 230,000
All Entities Excluding Grupo Finart [Member] \| Consumer Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loan term		12 months
Grupo Finmart [Member] \| Fondo ACH, SA de CV [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Acquisition interest	100.00%
Performance-based purchase price, period of determination	4 years
Grupo Finmart [Member] \| Consumer Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loan term		30 months
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Convertible Debt [Member] \| Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value assumptions, discount rate		7.00%
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member] \| Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value assumptions, discount rate		5.00%
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member] \| Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value assumptions, discount rate		10.00%
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Temporary Equity [Member] \| Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value assumptions, discount rate		7.00%
Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Contingent consideration		$ 2,601	3,758
Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Contingent consideration		0	0
Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Contingent consideration		$ 2,601	$ 3,758
Grupo Finmart [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Ownership interest in subsidiaries		94.00%			94.00%	76.00%	60.00%