Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 14,894	$ (84,209)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	12,403	15,141
Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs	5,755	5,932
Amortization of prepaid commissions	0	7,754
Accretion of notes receivable discount	(1,928)	0
Consumer loan loss provision	980	18,662
Deferred income taxes	(664)	(12,635)
Impairment of goodwill	0	73,244
Other adjustments	(63)	(2,149)
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets	(6)	682
Stock compensation	3,575	2,149
Income from investment in unconsolidated affiliate	(2,721)	(3,932)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Service charges and fees receivable	4,151	10,140
Inventory	708	(993)
Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets	3,171	(10,795)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(30,120)	(8,702)
Customer layaway deposits	240	851
Income taxes receivable and payable, current, net of excess tax benefit from stock compensation	7,590	51,300
Payments of restructuring charges	0	(6,701)
Net cash provided by operating activities	17,965	55,739
Investing activities:
Loans made	(300,604)	(323,980)
Loans repaid	199,080	225,138
Recovery of pawn loan principal through sale of forfeited collateral	128,238	121,830
Additions to property and equipment	(5,293)	(2,950)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(6,000)
Principal collections on notes receivable	15,051	0
Net cash provided by investing activities	36,472	14,038
Financing activities:
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(767)	0
Payout of deferred consideration	0	(14,875)
Repurchase of redeemable common stock issued due to acquisitions	0	(11,750)
Proceeds from settlement of forward currency contracts	0	3,557
Change in restricted cash	0	6,519
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs	0	14,302
Payments on borrowings	0	(47,698)
Net cash used in financing activities	(767)	(49,945)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	692	(3,620)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	54,362	16,212
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	65,737	59,124
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	120,099	75,336
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Pawn loans forfeited and transferred to inventory	125,165	122,709
Dividend reinvestment acquisition of additional ownership in unconsolidated affiliate	$ 1,153	$ 0