Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 20,096	$ (90,564)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	18,246	21,432
Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs	8,595	8,864
Amortization of prepaid commissions	0	10,684
Accretion of notes receivable discount	(2,898)	0
Consumer loan loss provision	1,434	24,157
Deferred income taxes	(871)	(14,234)
Impairment of goodwill	0	73,244
Other adjustments	(48)	(2,002)
Loss on sale or disposal of assets	11	641
Stock compensation	5,145	3,206
Income from investment in unconsolidated affiliate	(3,768)	(5,626)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Service charges and fees receivable	604	8,363
Inventory	1,470	(1,349)
Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets	1,261	(4,983)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(29,464)	(20,497)
Customer layaway deposits	288	781
Income taxes receivable and payable, current, net of excess tax benefit from stock compensation	9,873	51,990
Payments of restructuring charges	0	(8,367)
Dividends from unconsolidated affiliate	0	2,197
Net cash provided by operating activities	29,974	57,937
Investing activities:
Loans made	(472,676)	(497,255)
Loans repaid	288,833	324,478
Recovery of pawn loan principal through sale of forfeited collateral	187,819	173,710
Additions to property and equipment	(9,340)	(6,470)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(6,000)
Principal collections on notes receivable	23,336	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	17,972	(11,537)
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	2,710
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs	0	16,442
Payments on borrowings	0	(63,994)
Net cash used in financing activities	(767)	(67,910)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	813	(6,506)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	47,992	(28,016)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	65,737	59,124
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	113,729	31,108
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Pawn loans forfeited and transferred to inventory	182,682	179,394
Dividend reinvestment acquisition of additional ownership in unconsolidated affiliate	$ 1,153	$ 0