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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Additional Disclosures (Details) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 17, 2015 USD ($) Store	Feb. 19, 2015 USD ($) Store	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill acquired					$ 15,701
Impairment of goodwill					12,253	$ 84,158	$ 0
Goodwill			$ 327,460		$ 327,460	346,577	433,300
Internally developed software and other assets [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Intangible asset impairment charges			$ 3,700
Internally developed software [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Intangible asset impairment charges						1,600
U.S. Pawn [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Percentage of reporting unit fair value exceeding carrying value			15.00%		15.00%
Mexico Pawn [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Percentage of reporting unit fair value exceeding carrying value			60.00%		60.00%
Grupo Finmart [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Percentage of reporting unit fair value exceeding carrying value			30.00%		30.00%
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill acquired					$ 0
Goodwill impairment charge, net of tax				$ 10,600
Impairment of goodwill				$ 10,600	10,550	84,158
Goodwill			$ 0		0	10,550	94,462
Continuing Operations [Member] \| U.S. Pawn [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill acquired					15,701
Impairment of goodwill					0	0
Goodwill			244,330		244,330	228,629	228,629
Continuing Operations [Member] \| Mexico Pawn [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill acquired					0
Impairment of goodwill					1,703	0
Goodwill			7,316		7,316	11,418	11,717
Continuing Operations [Member] \| Mexico Pawn [Member] \| TUYO Reporting Unit [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Impairment of goodwill			1,700
Continuing Operations [Member] \| Grupo Finmart [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill acquired					0
Impairment of goodwill					0	0
Goodwill			$ 75,814		$ 75,814	$ 95,980	$ 98,492
Cash Pawn [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Number of stores acquired \| Store		12
Goodwill acquired		$ 10,700
USA Pawn [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Number of stores acquired \| Store	13
Goodwill acquired	$ 5,000