CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 56,406	$ 49,949
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	16,355	16,784
Amortization of deferred financing costs	725	807
Non-cash lease expense	28,943	29,514
Deferred income taxes	10	515
Other adjustments	(1,241)	(1,429)
Provision for inventory reserve	39	183
Stock compensation expense	5,001	4,844
Equity in net income from investment in unconsolidated affiliates	(2,980)	(2,872)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business acquisitions:
Pawn service charges receivable	1,547	1,071
Inventory	(5,390)	1,617
Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets	444	(8,699)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(45,490)	(57,531)
Customer layaway deposits	9,640	886
Income taxes	(1,081)	909
Net cash provided by operating activities	62,928	36,548
Investing activities:
Loans made	(484,611)	(433,194)
Loans repaid	284,095	262,970
Recovery of pawn loan principal through sale of forfeited collateral	198,387	188,351
Capital expenditures, net	(13,966)	(13,654)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(79)	(8,610)
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	(509)	(850)
Investment in other investments	0	(15,000)
Dividends from unconsolidated affiliates	1,902	1,745
Net cash used in investing activities	(14,781)	(18,242)
Financing activities:
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(3,971)	(3,253)
Proceeds from issuance of debt	300,000	0
Debt issuance cost	(5,310)	0
Purchase and retirement of treasury stock	(3,997)	(6,010)
Payments of finance leases	(266)	(276)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	286,456	(9,539)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	328	(43)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	334,931	8,724
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	179,807	228,968
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$ 514,738	$ 237,692