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Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements (Details Textuals) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013 | Apr. 05, 2013 | Apr. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impairment loss on investments |  |  |  | $ 2,100,000 |
Grupo Finmart [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash payment of contingent consideration |  | 12,800,000 | 12,800,000 |  |
Additional contingent consideration | 200,000 |  |  |  |
Accretion expense |  |  |  | 500,000 | 500,000
Contingent consideration |  |  |  | $ 11,300,000 | $ 23,400,000
Pawn Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value assumptions, period of estimation |  |  |  | 2 months |
U.S. Pawn Loan [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loan term |  |  |  | 60 days |
U.S. Pawn Loan [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loan term |  |  |  | 120 days |
Mexican Pawn Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loan term |  |  |  | 40 days |
All Entities Excluding Grupo Finart [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loan term |  |  |  | 12 months |
Grupo Finmart [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loan term |  |  |  | 30 months |

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- Definition The amount of other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses on equity securities, OTTI related to credit losses on debt securities, and OTTI losses on debt securities when the entity intends to sell the securities or it is more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the securities before recovery of its amortized cost basis. Additionally, this item includes OTTI losses recognized during the period on investments accounted for under the cost method of accounting. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name FASB Staff Position (FSP) -Number FAS115-1/124-1 -Paragraph 7 -Footnote 2 -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 FASB -Name FASB Staff Position (FSP) -Number FAS115-1/124-1 -Paragraph 15D -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 FASB Staff Position (FSP) -Number FAS115-1/124-1 -Paragraph 15C -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 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name FASB Staff Position (FSP) -Number FAS115-1/124-1 -Paragraph 16B -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. + Details
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