Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010	Jul. 31, 2011	Apr. 08, 2011
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition through asset purchases in cash		$ 17,800,000	$ 13,700,000	$ 21,800,000	$ 3,100,000
Intangible assets attributable to non-compete agreements and a pawn license acquired	600,000	100,000	100,000	1,000,000	200,000
Net tangible assets acquired	7,500,000	2,800,000	2,800,000	4,900,000	2,800,000	100,000
Non-deductible tax amount of goodwill	12,700,000	4,900,000	4,700,000
Goodwill	23,500,000	14,900,000	10,800,000	15,900,000	7,500,000
Fully tax deductible goodwill	10,800,000	10,000,000	6,100,000	15,900,000
Business Acquisition Cost of acquired entity					10,500,000	1,700,000
Acquisitions (Textuals) [Abstract]
Stores acquired through assets purchases	8	4	3
Number of sellers from whom stores are acquired	3	2	4	5
Intangible assets related to acquisition of trademark and licensing						1,600,000
Stores operated by franchisees						13
Chicago [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of pawn stores acquired through capital stock purchase			1
Number of pawn stores acquired through asset purchase			2	5
Central and South Florida [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of pawn stores acquired through capital stock purchase		1
Number of pawn stores acquired through asset purchase		4		8
Corpus Christi, Texas [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of pawn stores acquired through asset purchase				2
Las Vegas, Nevada [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of pawn stores acquired through asset purchase				1
Marietta, Georgia [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of pawn stores acquired through asset purchase			1
Florida Iowa Wisconsin Utah Illinois [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of pawn stores acquired	23
Number of pawn stores acquired through capital stock purchase	15
Business Acquisition Cost of acquired entity	$ 31,600,000