Allowance for Losses and Credit Quality of Financing Receivables (Details 1) (Auto title loans [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Auto title loans [Member]
Aging analysis of past due financing receivables
Investment 1 to 30 days past due	$ 840	$ 796
Investment 31 to 60 days past due	479	552
Investment 61 to 90 days past due	283	432
Investment greater than 90 Days past due	219	532
Investment past due	1,821	2,312
Current receivable	1,939	1,970
Total Financing Receivable	3,760	4,282
Investment 90 days past due and still accruing	0	0
Allowance for credit losses 1 to 30 days past due	117	188
Allowance for credit losses 31 to 60 days past due	114	229
Allowance for credit losses 61 to 90 days past due	67	256
Allowance for credit losses greater than 90 days past due	172	367
Allowance for credit losses past due	470	1,040
Allowance for credit losses current	68	97
Total Financing Receivable	538	1,137
Allowance for credit losses 90 days past due and still accruing	$ 0	$ 0
Allowance for credit losses 1 to 30 days past due percentage	14.00%	24.00%
Allowance for credit losses 31 to 60 days past due percentage	24.00%	41.00%
Allowance for credit losses 61 to 90 days past due percentage	24.00%	59.00%
Allowance for credit losses greater than 90 days past due percentage	79.00%	69.00%
Allowance for credit losses past due percentage	26.00%	45.00%
Allowance for credit losses current percentage	4.00%	5.00%
Allowance for credit losses percentage	14.00%	27.00%
Allowance for credit losses 90 days past due and still accruing percentage	0.00%	0.00%

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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 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 1To30 Days Past Due.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses 1 To 30 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 Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses 61To90 Days Past Due.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses 61 To 90 Days Past Due Percentage.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses 31 To 60 Days Past Due.

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Financing receivables that are less than thirty 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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Financing receivables that are less than 60 days past due but more than 29 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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A valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible.

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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are 90 days or more past due and still accruing.

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Financing receivables that are current.

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

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