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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textuals) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012 payment Location
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Number of stores | 1,262
Average maturity dates of short term signature loans | 16 days
Maximum period of installment loan for credit service customers | 7 months
Description of Defaulted Payment, Number of Delinquent Payments | 1
Description of Defaulted Loan, Number of Delinquent Payments, Minimum | 1
Building [Member] |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Estimated useful lives, Maximum | 30
Software [Member] |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Estimated useful life of software | 5
Furniture, equipment, and software development costs [Member] |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Estimated useful lives, Minimum | 2
Estimated useful lives, Maximum | 7
Leasehold Improvements [Member] |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Estimated useful lives, Maximum | 10
Albemarle & Bond Holdings [Member] |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Number of stores | 230
Percentage of ownership | 30.00%
Cash Converters International Limited [Member] |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Number of stores | 700
Percentage of ownership | 33.00%
Pawn Stores [Member] | US [Member] |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Number of stores | 470
Pawn Stores [Member] | MX [Member] |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Number of stores | 230
Financial Services Stores [Member] | US [Member] |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Number of stores | 442
Financial Services Stores [Member] | CA [Member] |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Number of stores | 33
Financial and Retail Services [Member] | US [Member] |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Number of stores | 7
Financial and Retail Services [Member] | CA [Member] |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Number of stores | 35
Franchised Stores [Member] | CA [Member] |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Number of stores | 10
Crediamigo [Member] |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Ownership interest in subsidiaries | 60.00%
Ariste Holding Limited [Member] |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Ownership interest in subsidiaries | 72.00%

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- Definition The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 159 -Paragraph 18 -Subparagraph f -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 18 -Paragraph 20 -Subparagraph a (1) -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 + Details
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