Investment in Enova (Notes)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Investment in Enova [Abstract]
Investment in Enova [Text Block]	Investment in Common Stock of Enova As a result of the Merger, the Company acquired Cash America’s investment in common stock of Enova, a publicly traded company focused on providing online consumer lending products. The shares of Enova common stock held by the Company are classified as available-for-sale, and unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, are accumulated in other comprehensive income (loss) as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. These shares are carried on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2016 based on the market-determined stock price of Enova. Pursuant to a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service obtained by Cash America prior to the Merger, the Company must dispose of the Enova common stock by September 15, 2017. The Company does not account for its investment in Enova common stock under the equity method for the following reasons. The Company does not have the ability to significantly influence the strategy or the operating or financial policies of Enova. The Company does not share employees or management with Enova and does not participate in any policy-making process of Enova. The Company does not have the right to vote on matters put before Enova stockholders because it has granted Enova a proxy to vote its shares in the same proportion as the other stockholders of Enova on all such matters. In addition, the Company has agreed to divest its ownership in Enova prior to September 15, 2017, as discussed above. While Daniel R. Feehan, the Company’s Chairman of the Board, serves as one of nine members of Enova’s Board of Directors, he does not serve on any committees of Enova’s Board of Directors, and the Company is not able to influence his future election to Enova’s Board of Directors because it does not have independent voting power with respect to the shares of Enova that it owns. The Company also does not have any material business relationships with Enova. As of September 30, 2016, the Company owned 5,666,000 shares, equal to approximately 17% of the outstanding Enova common stock as of September 30, 2016, with a basis of approximately $57,570. Based on the market value of the Enova common stock as of September 30, 2016, an unrealized loss of $1,753, net of tax, was included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2016. The Company sold 317,000 shares in open market and small block sales during the same periods, resulting in a loss on sale of $253. Subsequent to September 30, 2016, the Company sold approximately 1,200,000 additional shares in open market and small block sales.

Investment in Common Stock of Enova

As a result of the Merger, the Company acquired Cash America’s investment in common stock of Enova, a publicly traded company focused on providing online consumer lending products. The shares of Enova common stock held by the Company are classified as available-for-sale, and unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, are accumulated in other comprehensive income (loss) as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. These shares are carried on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2016 based on the market-determined stock price of Enova. Pursuant to a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service obtained by Cash America prior to the Merger, the Company must dispose of the Enova common stock by September 15, 2017.

The Company does not account for its investment in Enova common stock under the equity method for the following reasons. The Company does not have the ability to significantly influence the strategy or the operating or financial policies of Enova. The Company does not share employees or management with Enova and does not participate in any policy-making process of Enova. The Company does not have the right to vote on matters put before Enova stockholders because it has granted Enova a proxy to vote its shares in the same proportion as the other stockholders of Enova on all such matters. In addition, the Company has agreed to divest its ownership in Enova prior to September 15, 2017, as discussed above. While Daniel R. Feehan, the Company’s Chairman of the Board, serves as one of nine members of Enova’s Board of Directors, he does not serve on any committees of Enova’s Board of Directors, and the Company is not able to influence his future election to Enova’s Board of Directors because it does not have independent voting power with respect to the shares of Enova that it owns. The Company also does not have any material business relationships with Enova.

As of September 30, 2016, the Company owned 5,666,000 shares, equal to approximately 17% of the outstanding Enova common stock as of September 30, 2016, with a basis of approximately $57,570. Based on the market value of the Enova common stock as of September 30, 2016, an unrealized loss of $1,753, net of tax, was included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2016. The Company sold 317,000 shares in open market and small block sales during the same periods, resulting in a loss on sale of $253. Subsequent to September 30, 2016, the Company sold approximately 1,200,000 additional shares in open market and small block sales.