Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments | segment	3
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 220,994	$ 178,135
Net revenues	132,111	108,390
Segment and corporate expenses (income):
Store expenses	86,771	79,309
General and administrative	15,545	12,510
Depreciation and amortization	7,574	7,572
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets and other	5	(22)
Interest expense	2,431	5,455
Interest income	(304)	(821)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	(1,138)	(516)
Other (income) expense	(120)	(599)
Income before income taxes	21,347	5,502
Segments
Revenues:
Total revenues	220,994	178,135
Net revenues	132,111	108,390
Segment and corporate expenses (income):
Store expenses	86,771	79,309
General and administrative	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	4,650	4,596
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets and other	5	(74)
Interest expense	0	0
Interest income	(182)	(764)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	(1,138)	(516)
Other (income) expense	(146)	(665)
Income before income taxes	42,151	26,504
Segments | U.S. Pawn
Revenues:
Total revenues	163,637	136,499
Net revenues	101,830	85,596
Segment and corporate expenses (income):
Store expenses	64,689	62,092
General and administrative	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	2,670	2,736
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets and other	0	27
Interest expense	0	0
Interest income	0	0
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	0	0
Other (income) expense	0	0
Income before income taxes	34,471	20,741
Segments | Latin America Pawn
Revenues:
Total revenues	57,314	41,561
Net revenues	30,238	22,719
Segment and corporate expenses (income):
Store expenses	22,082	17,217
General and administrative	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	1,980	1,860
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets and other	5	(101)
Interest expense	0	0
Interest income	(182)	(764)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	0	0
Other (income) expense	(134)	(455)
Income before income taxes	6,487	4,962
Segments | Other Investments
Revenues:
Total revenues	43	75
Net revenues	43	75
Segment and corporate expenses (income):
Store expenses	0	0
General and administrative	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets and other	0	0
Interest expense	0	0
Interest income	0	0
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	(1,138)	(516)
Other (income) expense	(12)	(210)
Income before income taxes	1,193	801
Corporate Items
Revenues:
Total revenues	0	0
Net revenues	0	0
Segment and corporate expenses (income):
Store expenses	0	0
General and administrative	15,545	12,510
Depreciation and amortization	2,924	2,976
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets and other	0	52
Interest expense	2,431	5,455
Interest income	(122)	(57)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	0	0
Other (income) expense	26	66
Income before income taxes	(20,804)	(21,002)
Merchandise sales
Revenues:
Total revenues	137,720	107,783
Cost of goods sold	83,111	64,543
Merchandise sales | Segments
Revenues:
Total revenues	137,720	107,783
Cost of goods sold	83,111	64,543
Merchandise sales | Segments | U.S. Pawn
Revenues:
Total revenues	102,078	82,253
Cost of goods sold	57,832	48,059
Merchandise sales | Segments | Latin America Pawn
Revenues:
Total revenues	35,642	25,530
Cost of goods sold	25,279	16,484
Merchandise sales | Segments | Other Investments
Revenues:
Total revenues	0	0
Cost of goods sold	0	0
Merchandise sales | Corporate Items
Revenues:
Total revenues	0	0
Cost of goods sold	0	0
Jewelry scrapping sales
Revenues:
Total revenues	6,944	6,759
Cost of goods sold	5,772	5,202
Jewelry scrapping sales | Segments
Revenues:
Total revenues	6,944	6,759
Cost of goods sold	5,772	5,202
Jewelry scrapping sales | Segments | U.S. Pawn
Revenues:
Total revenues	4,980	4,004
Cost of goods sold	3,975	2,844
Jewelry scrapping sales | Segments | Latin America Pawn
Revenues:
Total revenues	1,964	2,755
Cost of goods sold	1,797	2,358
Jewelry scrapping sales | Segments | Other Investments
Revenues:
Total revenues	0	0
Cost of goods sold	0	0
Jewelry scrapping sales | Corporate Items
Revenues:
Total revenues	0	0
Cost of goods sold	0	0
Pawn service charges
Revenues:
Total revenues	76,025	63,489
Pawn service charges | Segments
Revenues:
Total revenues	76,025	63,489
Pawn service charges | Segments | U.S. Pawn
Revenues:
Total revenues	56,557	50,220
Pawn service charges | Segments | Latin America Pawn
Revenues:
Total revenues	19,468	13,269
Pawn service charges | Segments | Other Investments
Revenues:
Total revenues	0	0
Pawn service charges | Corporate Items
Revenues:
Total revenues	0	0
Other
Revenues:
Total revenues	305	104
Other | Segments
Revenues:
Total revenues	305	104
Other | Segments | U.S. Pawn
Revenues:
Total revenues	22	22
Other | Segments | Latin America Pawn
Revenues:
Total revenues	240	7
Other | Segments | Other Investments
Revenues:
Total revenues	43	75
Other | Corporate Items
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 0	$ 0