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Defined Contribution Plan, Rate of Employer Match, Percent

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Defined Contribution Plan, Vesting Period until Participation

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The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 70
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170846&loc=d3e28014-114942

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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Maximum percentage of employee gross pay the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan.

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Benefit Plan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Benefit Plan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Maximum annual contribution per employee	100.00%
Vesting period for company contributions	5 years
Employer contribution amount	$ 1,960	$ 800	$ 784
Minimum
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Vesting period until participation in 401(k)	6 months
First Cash
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer matching contribution	6.00%
Rate of employer match	40.00%
Cash America
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer matching contribution	5.00%
Rate of employer match	50.00%
Qualified savings plan [Member] \| Cash America
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Maximum annual contribution per employee	75.00%
Nonqualified savings plan [Member] \| Annual bonus [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Maximum annual contribution per employee	100.00%
Nonqualified savings plan [Member] \| Other compensation [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Maximum annual contribution per employee	50.00%