Supplemental Consolidated Financial Information - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Allowance for valuation of inventory
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Balance at Beginning of Period	$ 12,314	$ 9,737	$ 9,201
Charged to Expense		2,577	536
Charged to Revenue	0	0	0
Deductions	8,003	0	0
Balance at End of Period	4,311	12,314	9,737
Allowance for uncollectible pawn service charges receivable
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Balance at Beginning of Period	6,679	10,036	9,760
Charged to Expense	1,344	0	0
Charged to Revenue	0	0	276
Deductions	0	3,357	0
Balance at End of Period	8,023	6,679	10,036
Allowance for uncollectible consumer loan fees and interest receivable
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Balance at Beginning of Period	0	540	331
Charged to Expense	0	0	0
Charged to Revenue	0	0	209
Deductions	0	540	0
Balance at End of Period	0	0	540
Allowance for valuation of deferred tax assets
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Balance at Beginning of Period	18,524	18,094	20,254
Charged to Expense	611	430	0
Charged to Revenue	0	0	0
Deductions	0	0	2,160
Balance at End of Period	$ 19,135	$ 18,524	$ 18,094

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
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-Paragraph 4
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