CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 1,049,041	$ 886,225	$ 729,551
Gross profit	609,838	528,147	449,485
Operating expenses:
Store expenses	418,574	357,417	330,837
General and administrative	67,529	64,342	56,495
Impairment of other assets	4,343	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	32,131	32,140	30,672
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets and other	208	(674)	83
Other (income) expense	(5,097)	0	229
Total operating expenses	517,688	453,225	418,316
Operating income	92,150	74,922	31,169
Interest expense	16,456	9,972	22,177
Interest income	(7,470)	(817)	(2,477)
Equity in net loss (income) of unconsolidated affiliates	28,459	(1,779)	(3,803)
Other expense (income)	3,072	(167)	(790)
Income before income taxes	51,633	67,713	16,062
Income tax expense	13,170	17,553	7,450
Net income	$ 38,463	$ 50,160	$ 8,612
Basic earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.69	$ 0.89	$ 0.15
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.53	$ 0.70	$ 0.15
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding (in shares)	55,586	56,498	55,744
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding (in shares)	80,865	82,400	55,949
Merchandise sales
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 615,446	$ 532,886	$ 442,798
Cost of goods sold	394,779	329,382	257,218
Jewelry scrapping sales
Revenues:
Total revenues	49,528	32,033	26,025
Cost of goods sold	44,424	28,696	22,848
Pawn service charges
Revenues:
Total revenues	383,772	320,865	260,196
Other revenues
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 295	$ 441	$ 532