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Operating Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011 | Jun. 30, 2011 | Mar. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2010 | Jun. 30, 2010 | Mar. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2009 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2009
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 282,083 | $ 240,454 | $ 211,001
Jewelry scrapping Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 212,479 | 171,411 | 118,922
Pawn service charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 201,135 | 163,695 | 130,169
Signature loan fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 150,250 | 139,315 | 133,344
Auto title loan fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,701 | 17,707 | 3,589
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,669 | 463 | 431
Total revenues | 234,085 | 203,152 | 213,254 | 218,826 | 198,168 | 173,542 | 176,584 | 184,751 | 869,317 | 733,045 | 597,456
Merchandise cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 162,060 | 140,284 | 126,562
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 133,560 | 110,838 | 77,027
Signature loan bad debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,328 | 31,709 | 33,553
Auto title loan bad debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,431 | 2,735 | 380
Net revenues | 146,759 | 122,997 | 130,950 | 134,232 | 120,039 | 104,804 | 109,705 | 112,931 | 534,938 | 447,479 | 359,934
Operations expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 267,052 | 236,664 | 206,237
Store operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 267,886 | 210,815 | 153,697
U.S. Pawn Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 256,643 | 226,424 | 202,250
Jewelry scrapping Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 195,276 | 163,667 | 117,013
Pawn service charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 184,234 | 154,505 | 124,396
Signature loan fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,501 | 1,930 | 2,293
Auto title loan fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,539 | 1,659 | 1,313
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 634 | 442 | 431
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 640,827 | 548,627 | 447,696
Merchandise cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 147,239 | 131,825 | 121,170
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120,767 | 104,531 | 75,744
Signature loan bad debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 923 | 641 | 828
Auto title loan bad debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 165 | 236 | 124
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 371,733 | 311,394 | 249,830
Operations expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 177,191 | 161,145 | 140,525
Store operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 194,542 | 150,249 | 109,305
EZMONEY Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 203 |  |
Jewelry scrapping Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,206 | 355 | 9
Signature loan fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 147,749 | 137,385 | 131,051
Auto title loan fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,162 | 16,048 | 2,276
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 913 | 21 |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 170,233 | 153,809 | 133,336
Merchandise cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 149 |  |
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 588 | 170 | 6
Signature loan bad debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,405 | 31,068 | 32,725
Auto title loan bad debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,266 | 2,499 | 256
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 131,825 | 120,072 | 100,349
Operations expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69,225 | 63,861 | 59,879
Store operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62,600 | 56,211 | 40,470
Empeno Facil [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,237 | 14,030 | 8,751
Jewelry scrapping Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,997 | 7,389 | 1,900
Pawn service charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,901 | 9,190 | 5,773
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 122 |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58,257 | 30,609 | 16,424
Merchandise cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,672 | 8,459 | 5,392
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,205 | 6,137 | 1,277
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,380 | 16,013 | 9,755
Operations expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,636 | 11,658 | 5,833
Store operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,744 | $ 4,355 | $ 3,922

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