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Acquisitions (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2011 | Mar. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2010 | Jul. 31, 2011 | Apr. 08, 2011
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition through asset purchases in cash |  | $ 17,800,000 | $ 13,700,000 | $ 21,800,000 | $ 3,100,000 |
Intangible assets attributable to non-compete agreements and a pawn license acquired | 600,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 1,000,000 | 200,000 |
Net tangible assets acquired | 7,500,000 | 2,800,000 | 2,800,000 | 4,900,000 | 2,800,000 | 100,000
Non-deductible tax amount of goodwill | 12,700,000 | 4,900,000 | 4,700,000 |  |  |
Goodwill | 23,500,000 | 14,900,000 | 10,800,000 | 15,900,000 | 7,500,000 |
Fully tax deductible goodwill | 10,800,000 | 10,000,000 | 6,100,000 | 15,900,000 |  |
Business Acquisition Cost of acquired entity |  |  |  |  | 10,500,000 | 1,700,000
Acquisitions (Textuals) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stores acquired through assets purchases | 8 | 4 | 3 |  |  |
Number of sellers from whom stores are acquired | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |  |
Intangible assets related to acquisition of trademark and licensing |  |  |  |  |  | 1,600,000
Stores operated by franchisees |  |  |  |  |  | 13
Chicago [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of pawn stores acquired through capital stock purchase |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Number of pawn stores acquired through asset purchase |  |  | 2 | 5 |  |
Central and South Florida [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of pawn stores acquired through capital stock purchase |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Number of pawn stores acquired through asset purchase |  | 4 |  | 8 |  |
Corpus Christi, Texas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of pawn stores acquired through asset purchase |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Las Vegas, Nevada [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of pawn stores acquired through asset purchase |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Marietta, Georgia [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of pawn stores acquired through asset purchase |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Florida Iowa Wisconsin Utah Illinois [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of pawn stores acquired | 23 |  |  |  |  |
Number of pawn stores acquired through capital stock purchase | 15 |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition Cost of acquired entity | $ 31,600,000 |  |  |  |  |

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