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Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations - Secured Notes Consolidated from VIEs (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 agreement	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Grupo Finmart [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of asset securitization agreements \| agreement		3
VIE C [Member] \| 17% Notes due May 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount							$ 9,300,000.0
Stated interest rate							17.00%
Monthly payment	$ 400,000
VIE C [Member] \| 15% Notes due October 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount							$ 10,000,000.0
Stated interest rate							15.00%
Monthly payment	300,000
VIE B [Member] \| 11% Notes due April 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount						$ 16,000,000.0
Stated interest rate						11.00%
Monthly payment	200,000
VIE B [Member] \| 11% Notes due July 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount					$ 16,500,000.0
Stated interest rate					11.00%
Monthly payment	200,000
VIE B [Member] \| 11% Notes due October 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount				$ 43,800,000.0
Stated interest rate				11.00%
Monthly payment	600,000
VIE B [Member] \| 11% Notes due December 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount			$ 21,900,000.0
Stated interest rate			11.00%
Monthly payment	300,000
VIE A [Member] \| 14.5% Notes due October 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount					$ 21,800,000.0
Stated interest rate					14.50%
Monthly payment	$ 200,000