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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Value of Shares Settled and Released

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

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Period the instrument, asset or liability is expected to be outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Disclosures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 26, 2013	Mar. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Expected term in years				6 years
Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Discount rate			7.00%
Level 3 \| Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest \| Income approach \| Maximum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Discount rate			24.00%
Grupo Finmart \| Consumer Loan
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Expected term in years			30 months
Recurring
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Contingent consideration				$ (2,601)	$ (2,836)
Phantom Share-based Awards				3,932
Recurring \| Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Contingent consideration				0	0
Phantom Share-based Awards				0
Recurring \| Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Contingent consideration valuation adjustment		$ 1,100
Contingent consideration			$ (1,500)	(2,601)	$ (2,836)
Phantom Share-based Awards				$ 3,932
Phantom Share Units
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Value of shares settled and released			100
Reclassification to equity awards			$ 3,800
Fondo ACH, S.A. de C.V. \| Grupo Finmart
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired	100.00%
Performance-based consideration, period for determination	4 years