Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)		$ 38,071	$ 30,208	$ (88,430)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		25,484	23,661	28,651
Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs		17,595	12,303	12,375
Accretion of notes receivable discount and deferred compensation fee		(9,150)	(3,788)	0
Deferred income taxes		7,978	6,046	2,674
Impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets		0	0	73,244
Other adjustments	[1]	2,607	2,364	49,395
Gain on restructured notes receivable		0	(3,048)	0
Gain on disposition of Grupo Finmart, net of loss on extinguishment		0	0	(32,172)
Loss on extinguishment of debt and other		0	5,250	0
Stock compensation		10,784	5,866	5,346
(Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated affiliate		(5,529)	(4,916)	255
Impairment of investments		11,712	0	10,957
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business acquisitions:
Service charges and fees receivable		(3,153)	(224)	7,677
Inventory		(1,074)	721	(3,735)
Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets		214	11,314	(11,696)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		(3,902)	(31,041)	(26,297)
Customer layaway deposits		709	241	329
Income taxes, net of excess tax benefit from stock compensation		(3,622)	3,027	37,334
Dividends from unconsolidated affiliate		0	0	2,197
Net cash provided by operating activities		88,724	57,984	68,104
Investing activities:
Loans made		(707,220)	(646,625)	(676,375)
Loans repaid		421,331	386,383	428,196
Recovery of pawn loan principal through sale of forfeited collateral		266,962	244,632	235,168
Additions to property and equipment		(40,474)	(25,001)	(13,251)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(93,165)	(2,250)	(6,000)
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate		(14,036)	0	0
Proceeds from disposition of Grupo Finmart, net of cash disposed		0	0	35,277
Principal collections on notes receivable		32,396	29,458	0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(134,206)	(13,403)	3,015
Financing activities:
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards		(311)	(767)	(172)
Payout of deferred consideration		0	0	(15,000)
Proceeds from settlement of forward currency contracts		0	0	3,557
Change in restricted cash		0	0	8,199
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs		171,409	139,506	64,133
Payments on borrowings		(3,510)	(85,388)	(112,123)
Repurchase of common stock		0	0	(11,750)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		167,588	53,351	(63,156)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(484)	724	(1,350)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		121,622	98,656	6,613
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		164,393	65,737	59,124
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		286,015	164,393	65,737
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest		8,412	9,068	18,722
Income taxes, net		13,676	8,866	2,962
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Pawn loans forfeited and transferred to inventory		274,590	257,388	249,316
Dividend reinvestment acquisition of additional ownership in unconsolidated affiliate		$ 0	$ 1,153	$ 0

[1] Fiscal 2016 amount is primarily comprised of discontinued operations. See Note 16 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in “Part II, Item 8 — Financial Statements and Supplemental Data.”