Segment Information - Reconciliation of Segment Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pawn loans	$ 199,058	$ 198,463
Pawn service charges receivable, net	31,802	30,959
Inventory, net	179,355	166,997
Total assets	1,083,702	1,241,780
Operating Segments | U.S. Pawn
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pawn loans	157,408	154,986
Pawn service charges receivable, net	27,623	26,380
Inventory, net	142,266	135,154
Total assets	635,152	624,174
Operating Segments | Latin America Pawn
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pawn loans	41,650	43,477
Pawn service charges receivable, net	4,179	4,579
Inventory, net	37,089	31,843
Total assets	202,565	185,631
Other assets not identified in table above	205,300
Operating Segments | Other International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pawn loans	0	0
Pawn service charges receivable, net	0	0
Inventory, net	0	0
Total assets	35,041	56,776
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pawn loans	0	0
Pawn service charges receivable, net	0	0
Inventory, net	0	0
Total assets	$ 210,944	$ 375,199