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Acquisitions (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011 Stock Asset Store | Sep. 30, 2010 Store Stock Asset | Sep. 30, 2011 US [Member] Store | Sep. 30, 2010 US [Member] Store | Sep. 30, 2011 Foreign [Member] Store | Sep. 30, 2010 Foreign [Member] Store | Sep. 30, 2012 Crediamigo [Member] Asset Store Stock | Sep. 30, 2012 Crediamigo [Member] US [Member] Store | Sep. 30, 2012 Crediamigo [Member] Foreign [Member] Store | Sep. 30, 2012 Other Acquisitions [Member] Store Asset Stock | Sep. 30, 2012 Other Acquisitions [Member] US [Member] Store | Sep. 30, 2012 Other Acquisitions [Member] Foreign [Member] Store
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of acquisitions asset purchase | 9 | 5 |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 7 |  |
Number of acquisitions stock purchase | 3 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |
Pawn stores acquired | 40 | 16 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 51 | 50 | 1

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