Allowance for Losses and Credit Quality of Financing Receivables (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011
Secured Short-term consumer loans [Member]
Aging analysis of past due financing receivables
Investment 1 to 30 days past due	$ 530	$ 840	$ 324
Investment 31 to 60 days past due	285	479	272
Investment 61 to 90 days past due	252	283	368
Investment greater than 90 Days past due	433	219	493
Investment past due	1,500	1,821	1,457
Current receivable	1,918	1,939	1,375
Total Financing Receivable	3,418	3,760	2,832
Investment 90 days past due and still accruing
Allowance for credit losses 1 to 30 days past due	73	117	82
Allowance for credit losses 31 to 60 days past due	109	114	76
Allowance for credit losses 61 to 90 days past due	87	67	151
Allowance for credit losses greater than 90 days past due	381	172	427
Allowance for credit losses past due	650	470	736
Allowance for credit losses current	58	68	74
Total Financing Receivable	708	538	810
Allowance for credit losses 90 days past due and still accruing
Allowance for credit losses 1 to 30 days past due percentage	14.00%	14.00%	25.00%
Allowance for credit losses 31 to 60 days past due percentage	38.00%	24.00%	28.00%
Allowance for credit losses 61 to 90 days past due percentage	35.00%	24.00%	41.00%
Allowance for credit losses greater than 90 days past due percentage	88.00%	79.00%	87.00%
Allowance for credit losses past due percentage	43.00%	26.00%	51.00%
Allowance for credit losses current percentage	3.00%	4.00%	5.00%
Allowance for credit losses percentage	21.00%	14.00%	29.00%
Allowance for credit losses 90 days past due and still accruing percentage
Unsecured Long-term consumer loans [Member]
Aging analysis of past due financing receivables
Investment 1 to 30 days past due	8,122
Investment 31 to 60 days past due	14,354
Investment 61 to 90 days past due	527
Investment greater than 90 Days past due	5,516
Investment past due	28,519
Current receivable	36,886
Total Financing Receivable	65,405
Investment 90 days past due and still accruing	5,516
Allowance for credit losses 1 to 30 days past due	351
Allowance for credit losses 31 to 60 days past due	620
Allowance for credit losses 61 to 90 days past due	23
Allowance for credit losses greater than 90 days past due	238
Allowance for credit losses past due	1,232
Allowance for credit losses current	1,594
Total Financing Receivable	2,826
Allowance for credit losses 90 days past due and still accruing	$ 238
Allowance for credit losses 1 to 30 days past due percentage	4.00%
Allowance for credit losses 31 to 60 days past due percentage	4.00%
Allowance for credit losses 61 to 90 days past due percentage	4.00%
Allowance for credit losses greater than 90 days past due percentage	4.00%
Allowance for credit losses past due percentage	4.00%
Allowance for credit losses current percentage	4.00%
Allowance for credit losses percentage	4.00%
Allowance for credit losses 90 days past due and still accruing percentage	4.00%

Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Current.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Current Percentage.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Greater Than 90Days Past Due.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Greater Than 90 Days Past Due Percentage.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses 90Days Past Due And Still Accruing.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses 90 Days Past Due And Still Accruing Percentage.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses 1To30 Days Past Due.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses 1 To 30 Days Past Due Percentage.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Past Due.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Past Due Percentage.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Percentage.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses 61To90 Days Past Due.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses 61 To 90 Days Past Due Percentage.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses 31 To 60 Days Past Due.

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses 31 To 60 Days Past Due Percentage.

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The amount of the recorded investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, accounts receivable (with terms exceeding one year), notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Financing Receivable

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A valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 11B

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6965416&loc=SL6953423-111524

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Financing receivables that are less than 30 days past due.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 7A

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Financing receivables that are less than 60 days past due but more than 29 days past due.

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Financing receivables that are less than 90 days past due but more than 59 days past due.

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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are 90 days or more past due and still accruing.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

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-Topic 310

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Financing receivables that are current.

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Financing receivables that are equal to or greater than 90 days past due.

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Recorded Investment in financing receivables that are past due at the balance sheet date.

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