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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Disclosures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Apr. 26, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Aug. 31, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Apr. 01, 2013 | Jan. 30, 2012
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in contingent consideration, increase (decrease) |  | $ 0 | $ (4,792) | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Change in contingent consideration, individually immaterial adjustments, increase (decrease) |  |  | 600 |  |  |  |  |
Go Cash, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in contingent consideration, increase (decrease) |  |  | (4,800) |  |  |  |  |
Grupo Finmart [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60.00%
Change in contingent consideration, increase (decrease) |  | (1,200) |  |  |  |  |  |
Earn out payment related to Grupo Finmart acquisition |  |  | 12,000 |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption value |  | $ 230,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
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] | Fondo ACH, SA de CV [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition interest | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance-based purchase price, period of determination | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grupo Finmart [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan term |  | 30 months |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Convertible Debt [Member] | Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value assumptions, discount rate |  | 7.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value assumptions, discount rate |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value assumptions, discount rate |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Temporary Equity [Member] | Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value assumptions, discount rate |  | 7.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  | $ 2,601 | 3,758 |  |  |  |  |
Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  | $ 2,601 | $ 3,758 |  |  |  |  |
Grupo Finmart [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in subsidiaries |  | 94.00% |  |  | 94.00% | 76.00% | 60.00% |

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