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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details Textuals) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2014 US & Canada Operations [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 US & Canada Operations [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 US & Canada Operations [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Latin America [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Latin America [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Latin America [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Other International [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Other International [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Other International [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Discontinued Operations [Member] Trade Names [Member] Other International [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Discontinued Operations [Member] Domain Name [Member] US & Canada Operations [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Discontinued Operations [Member] Internally developed software [Member] US & Canada Operations [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Discontinued Operations [Member] Internally developed software [Member] Other International [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Continuing Operations [Member] Internally developed software [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Operating Segments [Member] US & Canada Operations [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Grupo Finmart [Member] Operating Segments [Member] Latin America [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Empeño Fácil [Domain] Operating Segments [Member] Latin America [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of reporting unit fair value exceeding carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60.00% | 30.00% | 10.00%
Goodwill | $ 346,577,000 | $ 433,300,000 | $ 374,663,000 | $ 239,179,000 | $ 283,199,000 | $ 224,306,000 | $ 107,398,000 | $ 110,209,000 | $ 110,401,000 | $ 0 | $ 39,892,000 | $ 39,956,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,300,000
Reporting unit Goodwill as percentage of total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.00%
Pre-tax goodwill impairment charge | 84,158,000 | 32,000 |  | 44,020,000 | 32,000 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 40,138,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment charge, net of tax |  |  |  | 28,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax intangible asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,800,000 | 200,000 | 7,000,000 | 300,000 | 1,600,000 |  |  |
Intangible asset impairment charges, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 | $ 4,500,000 |  |  |  |  |

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