Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Operating activities:
Net loss	$ (88,430,000)	$ (94,227,000)	$ (74,036,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	28,651,000	37,034,000	38,627,000
Amortization of debt discount	9,474,000	8,888,000	2,611,000
Amortization of deferred financing costs	2,901,000	4,150,000	5,137,000
Amortization of prepaid commissions	13,083,000	13,702,000	14,525,000
Consumer loan loss provision	27,917,000	51,966,000	45,014,000
Deferred income taxes	2,674,000	(2,124,000)	(24,377,000)
Impairment of goodwill	73,244,000	12,253,000	84,158,000
Reversal of contingent consideration	0	0	(4,792,000)
Impairment of long-lived assets	0	18,529,000	10,308,000
Other adjustments	7,289,000	13,925,000	(2,251,000)
Gain on disposition of Grupo Finmart, net of loss on extinguishment	(32,172,000)	0	0
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets	1,106,000	2,893,000	(5,371,000)
Stock compensation	5,346,000	2,374,000	6,845,000
Loss (income) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates	255,000	5,473,000	(5,948,000)
Impairment of investments	10,957,000	26,837,000	7,940,000
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business acquisitions:
Service charges and fees receivable	7,677,000	(9,987,000)	(2,212,000)
Inventory	(3,735,000)	433,000	346,000
Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets	(15,397,000)	(11,980,000)	(28,807,000)
Accounts payable and other, deferred gains and other long-term liabilities	(17,819,000)	20,940,000	15,073,000
Customer layaway deposits	329,000	1,997,000	(499,000)
Tax provision from stock compensation	0	0	609,000
Income taxes receivable	37,334,000	(23,144,000)	(13,328,000)
Payments of restructuring charges	(8,478,000)	(5,376,000)	0
Dividends from unconsolidated affiliate	2,197,000	4,842,000	5,129,000
Net cash provided by operating activities	64,403,000	79,398,000	74,701,000
Investing activities:
Loans made	(676,375,000)	(842,074,000)	(959,540,000)
Loans repaid	428,196,000	574,353,000	658,986,000
Recovery of pawn loan principal through sale of forfeited collateral	235,168,000	243,692,000	246,053,000
Additions to property and equipment	(9,550,000)	(24,286,000)	(22,964,000)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(6,000,000)	(7,802,000)	(13,226,000)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliate	0	(12,140,000)	0
Proceeds from disposition of Grupo Finmart, net of cash disposed	35,277,000	0	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	564,000	10,631,000
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	6,716,000	(67,693,000)	(80,060,000)
Financing activities:
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(172,000)	(210,000)	(1,982,000)
Tax benefit from stock compensation	0	0	(609,000)
Debt issuance costs	(740,000)	(556,000)	(14,017,000)
Payout of deferred consideration	(15,000,000)	(6,000,000)	(23,000,000)
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes	0	0	230,000,000
Purchase of convertible notes hedges	0	0	(46,454,000)
Proceeds from issuance of warrants	0	0	25,106,000
Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest	0	(32,411,000)	(29,775,000)
Proceeds from settlement of forward currency contracts	3,557,000	2,313,000	0
Change in restricted cash	8,199,000	40,949,000	(57,891,000)
Proceeds from borrowings and line of credit	64,873,000	70,686,000	535,913,000
Payments on borrowings, line of credit and capital lease obligations	(112,123,000)	(72,369,000)	(572,873,000)
Repurchase of common stock	(11,750,000)	0	(11,903,000)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(63,156,000)	2,402,000	32,515,000
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(1,350,000)	(10,308,000)	(931,000)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	6,613,000	3,799,000	26,225,000
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	59,124,000	55,325,000	29,100,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	65,737,000	59,124,000	55,325,000
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	18,722,000	16,472,000	16,361,000
Income taxes, net	2,962,000	(8,042,000)	30,194,000
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Pawn loans forfeited and transferred to inventory	249,316,000	230,998,000	241,696,000
Issuance of common stock due to acquisitions	0	11,696,000	0
Deferred consideration	0	9,500,000	2,674,000
Change in accrued additions to property and equipment	3,179,000	(1,337,000)	(420,000)
Issuance of common stock to 401(k) plan	0	0	557,000
Equity adjustment due to noncontrolling interest purchase	0	23,251,000	6,609,000
Deferred finance costs payable	$ 740,000	$ 0	$ 1,092,000