Allowance for Losses and Credit Quality of Financing Receivables (Details 1) (Auto Title Loans [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010
Auto Title Loans [Member]
Aging analysis of past due financing receivables
Investment 1 to 30 days past due	$ 575	$ 797	$ 543
Investment 31 to 60 days past due	382	552	422
Investment 61 to 90 days past due	245	432	262
Investment greater than 90 Days past due	285	532	949
Investment past due	1,487	2,313	2,176
Current receivable	1,434	1,970	1,862
Total Financing Receivable	2,921	4,283	4,038
Investment 90 days past due and still accruing	0	0	0
Allowance for credit losses 1 to 30 days past due	93	188	109
Allowance for credit losses 31 to 60 days past due	94	229	104
Allowance for credit losses 61 to 90 days past due	84	256	129
Allowance for credit losses greater than 90 days past due	252	367	778
Allowance for credit losses past due	523	1,040	1,120
Allowance for credit losses current	50	97	116
Total Financing Receivable	573	1,137	1,236
Allowance for credit losses 90 days past due and still accruing	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Allowance for credit losses 1 to 30 days past due percentage	16.00%	24.00%	20.00%
Allowance for credit losses 31 to 60 days past due percentage	25.00%	41.00%	25.00%
Allowance for credit losses 61 to 90 days past due percentage	34.00%	59.00%	49.00%
Allowance for credit losses greater than 90 days past due percentage	88.00%	69.00%	82.00%
Allowance for credit losses past due percentage	35.00%	45.00%	51.00%
Allowance for credit losses current percentage	3.00%	5.00%	6.00%
Allowance for credit losses percentage	20.00%	27.00%	31.00%
Allowance for credit losses 90 days past due and still accruing percentage	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses 1To30 Days Past Due.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses 1To30 Days Past Due Percentage.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses 31To60 Days Past Due.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses 31To60 Days Past Due Percentage.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses 61To90 Days Past Due.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses 61To90 Days Past Due Percentage.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses 90Days Past Due And Still Accruing.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses 90 Days Past Due And Still Accruing Percentage.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Current.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Current Percentage.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Greater Than 90Days Past Due.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Greater Than 90 Days Past Due Percentage.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Past Due.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Past Due Percentage.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Percentage.

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Financing receivables that are less than 30 days past due.

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Financing receivables that are less than 60 days past due but more than 29 days past due.

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Financing receivables that are less than 90 days past due but more than 59 days past due.

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The amount of the recorded investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, accounts receivable (with terms exceeding one year), notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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A valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 11B
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6965416&loc=SL6953423-111524
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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are 90 days or more past due and still accruing.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6965416&loc=d3e5111-111524
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Financing receivables that are current.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7A
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6965416&loc=SL6953401-111524

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Recorded Investment in financing receivables that are past due at the balance sheet date.

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