Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 1,311	$ 36,294	$ 29,760
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	28,797	25,484	23,661
Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs	19,759	17,595	12,303
Accretion of notes receivable discount and deferred compensation fee	(4,524)	(9,150)	(3,788)
Deferred income taxes	1,616	7,916	6,096
Other adjustments	5,776	2,607	4,566
Reserve on jewelry scrap receivable	3,646	0	0
Stock compensation expense	9,751	10,784	5,866
Loss (income) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates	135	(5,529)	(4,916)
Impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliates	19,725	11,712	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business acquisitions:
Service charges and fees receivable	(732)	(1,788)	(285)
Inventory	(493)	(1,074)	721
Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets	5,732	477	4,225
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	22,246	(3,271)	(30,894)
Customer layaway deposits	1,176	709	241
Income taxes, net of excess tax benefit from stock compensation	(10,404)	(3,785)	3,110
Net cash provided by operating activities	103,517	88,981	50,666
Investing activities:
Loans made	(737,585)	(707,220)	(646,625)
Loans repaid	434,142	421,331	386,383
Recovery of pawn loan principal through sale of forfeited collateral	288,502	266,962	244,632
Capital expenditures, net	(38,839)	(40,474)	(25,001)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(8,116)	(93,165)	(2,250)
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	0	(14,036)	0
Principal collections on notes receivable	34,067	32,396	29,458
Net cash used in investing activities	(27,829)	(134,206)	(13,403)
Financing activities:
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(3,288)	(311)	(767)
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs	1,064	171,409	139,506
Payments on borrowings	(196,093)	(3,510)	(85,388)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(198,317)	167,588	53,351
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	(507)	(654)	724
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	(123,136)	121,709	91,338
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	285,578	163,869	72,531
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	162,442	285,578	163,869
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	12,900	8,412	9,068
Income taxes, net	11,132	13,676	8,866
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Pawn loans forfeited and transferred to inventory	301,357	274,590	257,388
Dividend reinvestment acquisition of additional ownership in unconsolidated affiliate	$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,153