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Acquisitions (Details Textual) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details Textual) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2012 Earn_Outs Services	Mar. 31, 2011 Store	Jan. 30, 2012
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash Consideration		$ 31,524,000
Number of financial services		9
Purchase Price relating to earn out		31,461,000
Acquisitions (Textual) [Abstract]
Acquisition interest			60.00%
Number of earn outs	2
Potential cash payment	12,000,000
Total consideration of potential cash payment	24,000,000
Period of potential cash payment	2 years
Contingent consideration	(23,000,000)
Fair value of non-controlling interest discount rate minimum	10.00%
Fair value of non-controlling interest discount rate maximum	18.00%
Exercise Period Minimum	2 years
Exercise Period Maximum	5 years
Number of Shares Exercisable	50.00%
Consecutive Months in Exercise Period	12 months
Transaction related costs	1,700,000	400,000
Number of financial services	15
Business acquisition shares issued	387,924
Cash consideration received by Turner	2,000,000
Shares received by Turner	167,811
US [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of financial services	39	9
CANADA [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of financial services	1
Crediamigo [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash Consideration	45,001,000
Revenues attributable to Crediamigo	7,400,000
Income attributable to Crediamigo	200,000
Number of financial services	45
Purchase Price relating to earn out	60,129,000		60,100,000
Acquisitions (Textual) [Abstract]
Acquisition interest			60.00%
Contingent consideration	23,000,000
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash Consideration	$ 3,000,000