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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textuals) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 84 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 payment Location | Sep. 30, 2014 Location | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 Software [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Building [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Leasehold improvements [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Cash Converters International Limited [Member] Store | Sep. 30, 2013 Cash Converters International Limited [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Albemarle & Bond Holdings [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Albemarle & Bond Holdings [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Albemarle & Bond Holdings [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 United States [Member] Location | Sep. 30, 2014 Pawn Stores [Member] United States [Member] Location | Sep. 30, 2014 Pawn Stores [Member] Mexico [Member] Location | Sep. 30, 2014 Buy/Sell Stores [Member] United States [Member] Store | Sep. 30, 2014 Buy/Sell Stores [Member] Canada [Member] Location | Sep. 30, 2014 Financial Services Stores [Member] Canada [Member] Location | Sep. 30, 2014 Franchised Stores [Member] Canada [Member] Store | Sep. 30, 2014 Grupo Finmart [Member] payment | Jun. 30, 2014 Grupo Finmart [Member] | Apr. 26, 2013 Grupo Finmart [Member] | Apr. 02, 2013 Grupo Finmart [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Grupo Finmart [Member] Mexico [Member] Location | Sep. 30, 2014 TUYO [Member] | Jan. 02, 2014 TUYO [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 TUYO [Member] Mexico [Member] Store | Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member] Furniture, equipment, and software development costs [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] Furniture, equipment, and software development costs [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Unsecured Long Term Consumer Loans [Member] payment | Sep. 30, 2014 Unsecured Short Term Consumer Loans [Member] payment | Sep. 30, 2014 Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Member] Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] Minimum [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Member] Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] Maximum [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of stores | 1,358 | 1,358 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 501 | 497 | 242 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 5 |  |  |  |  | 53 |  |  | 19 |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32.00% |  | 30.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of owned and franchise stores, over 700 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 750 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76.00% | 76.00% | 76.00% | 60.00% |  | 59.00% | 59.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates | $ 91,098,000 | $ 91,098,000 | $ 97,085,000 |  |  |  | $ 91,098,000 | $ 87,646,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 9,439,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Factors in estimating collectible loans, amount of loans due, number of following months | 2 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans receivable, maximum collection period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |
Receivables considered defaulted, number of days past due | 60 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average maturity dates of short term signature loans | 20 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum period of installment loan for credit service customers | 7 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description of Defaulted Payment, Number of Delinquent Payments | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Description of Defaulted Loan, Number of Delinquent Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Discount rates used for reporting unit valuations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16.00% | 21.00%
Estimated useful life |  |  |  | 5 years | 30 years | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years | 7 years |  |  |  |
Period related interest in investee's net income is translated |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of options granted |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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