Fair Value Measurements, Derivatives and Other - Financial Assets, Temporary Equity and Liabilities Not Measured at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Financial assets:
Notes receivable, net	$ 41,946,000	$ 0
Non-current notes receivable, net	41,119,000	0
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	37,128,000	56,182,000
Level 1
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	65,737,000	56,244,000
Restricted cash	7,089,000	144,000
Pawn loans	0	0
Pawn service charges receivable, net	0	0
Notes receivable, net	0
Non-current notes receivable, net	0
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	37,128,000	56,182,000
Total	109,954,000
Temporary equity:
Common stock, subject to possible redemption		0
Total temporary equity		0
Financial liabilities:
Cash Convertible Notes	0	0
Term Loan Facility	0
Total	0
Level 2
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Pawn loans	0	0
Pawn service charges receivable, net	0	0
Notes receivable, net	0
Non-current notes receivable, net	0
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	0	0
Total	0
Temporary equity:
Common stock, subject to possible redemption		0
Total temporary equity		0
Financial liabilities:
Cash Convertible Notes	227,332,000	169,050,000
Term Loan Facility	0
Total	227,332,000
Level 3
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Pawn loans	167,329,000	159,964,000
Pawn service charges receivable, net	31,062,000	30,852,000
Notes receivable, net	41,946,000
Non-current notes receivable, net	41,119,000
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	0	0
Total	281,456,000
Temporary equity:
Common stock, subject to possible redemption		11,438,000
Total temporary equity		16,905,000
Financial liabilities:
Cash Convertible Notes	0	0
Term Loan Facility	48,688,000
Total	48,688,000
Carrying Value
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	65,737,000	56,244,000
Restricted cash	7,089,000	144,000
Pawn loans	167,329,000	159,964,000
Pawn service charges receivable, net	31,062,000	30,852,000
Notes receivable, net	41,946,000
Non-current notes receivable, net	41,119,000
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	37,128,000	56,182,000
Total	391,410,000
Temporary equity:
Common stock, subject to possible redemption		11,696,000
Total temporary equity		15,736,000
Financial liabilities:
Cash Convertible Notes	197,954,000	187,471,000
Term Loan Facility	47,965,000
Total	245,919,000
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	65,737,000	56,244,000
Restricted cash	7,089,000	144,000
Pawn loans	167,329,000	159,964,000
Pawn service charges receivable, net	31,062,000	30,852,000
Notes receivable, net	41,946,000
Non-current notes receivable, net	41,119,000
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	37,128,000	56,182,000
Total	391,410,000
Temporary equity:
Common stock, subject to possible redemption		11,438,000
Total temporary equity		16,905,000
Financial liabilities:
Cash Convertible Notes	227,332,000	169,050,000
Term Loan Facility	0
Total	$ 227,332,000
Discontinued Operations | Level 1
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		2,880,000
Restricted cash		14,993,000
Consumer loans, net		0
Consumer loan fees receivable, net		0
Restricted cash, non-current		2,883,000
Non-current consumer loans, net		0
Total		133,326,000
Temporary equity:
Redeemable noncontrolling interest		0
Financial liabilities:
Total		0
Discontinued Operations | Level 1 | Consumer loans facility due 2019
Financial liabilities:
Consumer loans facility		0
Discontinued Operations | Level 1 | Unsecured Debt
Financial liabilities:
Notes		0
Discontinued Operations | Level 1 | Secured Debt
Financial liabilities:
Notes		0
Discontinued Operations | Level 1 | Secured Debt | Consolidated Variable Interest Entities
Financial liabilities:
Notes		0
Discontinued Operations | Level 1 | Foreign Currency Debt
Financial liabilities:
Foreign currency debt		0
Discontinued Operations | Level 2
Financial assets:
Restricted cash
Consumer loans, net		0
Consumer loan fees receivable, net		0
Restricted cash, non-current		0
Non-current consumer loans, net		0
Total		0
Temporary equity:
Redeemable noncontrolling interest		0
Financial liabilities:
Total		341,313,000
Discontinued Operations | Level 2 | Consumer loans facility due 2019
Financial liabilities:
Consumer loans facility		40,774,000
Discontinued Operations | Level 2 | Unsecured Debt
Financial liabilities:
Notes		20,477,000
Discontinued Operations | Level 2 | Secured Debt
Financial liabilities:
Notes		22,476,000
Discontinued Operations | Level 2 | Secured Debt | Consolidated Variable Interest Entities
Financial liabilities:
Notes		68,685,000
Discontinued Operations | Level 2 | Foreign Currency Debt
Financial liabilities:
Foreign currency debt		19,851,000
Discontinued Operations | Level 3
Financial assets:
Restricted cash
Consumer loans, net		43,731,000
Consumer loan fees receivable, net		19,105,000
Restricted cash, non-current		0
Non-current consumer loans, net		104,194,000
Total		357,846,000
Temporary equity:
Redeemable noncontrolling interest		5,467,000
Financial liabilities:
Total		0
Discontinued Operations | Level 3 | Consumer loans facility due 2019
Financial liabilities:
Consumer loans facility		0
Discontinued Operations | Level 3 | Unsecured Debt
Financial liabilities:
Notes		0
Discontinued Operations | Level 3 | Secured Debt
Financial liabilities:
Notes		0
Discontinued Operations | Level 3 | Secured Debt | Consolidated Variable Interest Entities
Financial liabilities:
Notes		0
Discontinued Operations | Level 3 | Foreign Currency Debt
Financial liabilities:
Foreign currency debt		0
Discontinued Operations | Carrying Value
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		2,880,000
Restricted cash		14,993,000
Consumer loans, net		31,824,000
Consumer loan fees receivable, net		19,105,000
Restricted cash, non-current		2,883,000
Non-current consumer loans, net		75,824,000
Total		450,895,000
Temporary equity:
Redeemable noncontrolling interest		4,040,000
Financial liabilities:
Total		361,006,000
Discontinued Operations | Carrying Value | Consumer loans facility due 2019
Financial liabilities:
Consumer loans facility		40,493,000
Discontinued Operations | Carrying Value | Unsecured Debt
Financial liabilities:
Notes		20,987,000
Discontinued Operations | Carrying Value | Secured Debt
Financial liabilities:
Notes		20,286,000
Discontinued Operations | Carrying Value | Secured Debt | Consolidated Variable Interest Entities
Financial liabilities:
Notes		73,264,000
Discontinued Operations | Carrying Value | Foreign Currency Debt
Financial liabilities:
Foreign currency debt		18,505,000
Discontinued Operations | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		2,880,000
Restricted cash		14,993,000
Consumer loans, net		43,731,000
Consumer loan fees receivable, net		19,105,000
Restricted cash, non-current		2,883,000
Non-current consumer loans, net		104,194,000
Total		491,172,000
Temporary equity:
Redeemable noncontrolling interest		5,467,000
Financial liabilities:
Total		341,313,000
Discontinued Operations | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Consumer loans facility due 2019
Financial liabilities:
Consumer loans facility		40,774,000
Discontinued Operations | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Unsecured Debt
Financial liabilities:
Notes		20,477,000
Discontinued Operations | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Secured Debt
Financial liabilities:
Notes		22,476,000
Discontinued Operations | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Secured Debt | Consolidated Variable Interest Entities
Financial liabilities:
Notes		68,685,000
Discontinued Operations | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Foreign Currency Debt
Financial liabilities:
Foreign currency debt		$ 19,851,000