Discontinued Operations Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Texas Consumer Loan Stores [Member] store	Mar. 31, 2011 Illinois Consumer Loan Stores [Member] store	Sep. 30, 2011 Illinois Consumer Loan Stores [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of stores sold			7	10
Net gain (loss) from sale of consumer loan stores	$ (633)	$ 9,965	$ (633)	$ 5,979
Net gain (loss) from sale of consumer loan stores (per share)			$ (0.03)	$ 0.19
After-tax earnings from discontinued operations					$ 514
After-tax earnings from discontinued operations (per share)					$ 0.02

Amount of gain (loss), after tax expense or benefit and not previously recognized, resulting from the sale of a business component.

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