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Segment Information - Operating Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 402,118 | $ 388,022 | $ 368,085
Jewelry scrapping sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57,973 | 96,241 | 131,675
Pawn service charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 247,204 | 248,378 | 251,354
Consumer loan fees and interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 78,066 | 63,702 | 51,861
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,008 | 3,949 | 6,550
Total revenues | $ 188,834 | $ 181,621 | $ 205,190 | $ 212,724 | $ 196,651 | $ 188,117 | $ 205,179 | $ 210,345 | 788,369 | 800,292 | 809,525
Merchandise cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 267,789 | 248,637 | 218,617
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,066 | 72,830 | 96,115
Consumer loan bad debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,571 | 22,051 | 14,360
Net revenues | $ 106,329 | $ 107,988 | $ 113,570 | $ 117,056 | $ 107,615 | $ 110,517 | $ 117,256 | $ 121,386 | 444,943 | 456,774 | 480,433
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 327,603 | 325,921 | 301,688
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72,986 | 79,944 | 70,493
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,543 | 31,762 | 28,096
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,659 | (5,841) | 1,300
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42,202 | 28,389 | 16,189
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,608) | (1,298) | (992)
Equity in net loss (income) of unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,473 | (5,948) | (13,240)
Impairment of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,237 | 7,940 | 43,198
Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,080 | 6,664 | 0
Other (income) expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,611 | 480 | 2,077
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (90,843) | (11,239) | 31,624
Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 402,118 | 388,022 | 368,085
Jewelry scrapping sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57,973 | 96,241 | 131,675
Pawn service charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 247,204 | 248,378 | 251,354
Consumer loan fees and interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 78,066 | 63,702 | 51,861
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,008 | 3,949 | 6,550
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 788,369 | 800,292 | 809,525
Merchandise cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 267,789 | 248,637 | 218,617
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,066 | 72,830 | 96,115
Consumer loan bad debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,571 | 22,051 | 14,360
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 444,943 | 456,774 | 480,433
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 327,603 | 325,921 | 301,688
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,867 | 22,027 | 19,893
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,252 | (6,805) | 167
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,892 | 20,506 | 12,066
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,450) | (1,020) | (742)
Equity in net loss (income) of unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,473 | (5,948) | (13,240)
Impairment of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,237 | 7,940 | 43,198
Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,378 | 0 |
Other (income) expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,419 | 105 | 1,332
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,272 | 94,048 | 116,071
Operating Segments [Member] | U.S. Pawn [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 334,635 | 325,337 | 308,462
Jewelry scrapping sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54,343 | 89,471 | 122,484
Pawn service charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 216,211 | 217,891 | 221,775
Consumer loan fees and interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 945 | 1,377 | 1,438
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 606,134 | 634,076 | 654,159
Merchandise cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 218,953 | 205,144 | 182,071
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42,845 | 66,713 | 88,212
Consumer loan bad debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 5 | 0
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 344,336 | 362,214 | 383,876
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 244,232 | 236,225 | 229,115
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,227 | 13,333 | 12,111
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 995 | (6,809) | 105
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 | 3 | 52
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (42) | (18) | (7)
Equity in net loss (income) of unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Impairment of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,016 | 0 |
Other (income) expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 1 | 1
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79,848 | 119,479 | 142,499
Operating Segments [Member] | Mexico Pawn [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65,408 | 60,302 | 57,564
Jewelry scrapping sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,267 | 6,302 | 8,540
Pawn service charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,993 | 30,487 | 29,579
Consumer loan fees and interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,021 | 1,016 | 1,017
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,689 | 98,107 | 96,700
Merchandise cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,371 | 42,044 | 35,470
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,954 | 5,807 | 7,496
Consumer loan bad debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50,364 | 50,256 | 53,734
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43,927 | 48,907 | 44,775
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,440 | 5,374 | 4,706
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 258 | 27 | 17
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 | 25 | 85
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (78) | (3) | (66)
Equity in net loss (income) of unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Impairment of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 799 | 0 |
Other (income) expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,988 | 116 | 33
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (985) | (4,190) | 4,184
Operating Segments [Member] | Grupo Finmart [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Jewelry scrapping sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Pawn service charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Consumer loan fees and interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68,114 | 53,377 | 42,527
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 255 | 1,145 | 1,959
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68,369 | 54,522 | 44,486
Merchandise cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Consumer loan bad debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,446 | 19,605 | 11,714
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41,923 | 34,917 | 32,772
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,664 | 32,184 | 17,593
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,584 | 2,503 | 2,227
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,817 | 20,478 | 11,929
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,330) | (999) | (669)
Equity in net loss (income) of unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Impairment of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Other (income) expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,424 | (121) | (251)
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (22,236) | (19,128) | 1,943
Operating Segments [Member] | Other International [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,075 | 2,383 | 2,059
Jewelry scrapping sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 363 | 468 | 651
Pawn service charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Consumer loan fees and interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,952 | 10,325 | 9,334
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 787 | 411 | 2,136
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,177 | 13,587 | 14,180
Merchandise cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,465 | 1,449 | 1,076
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 267 | 310 | 407
Consumer loan bad debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,125 | 2,441 | 2,646
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,320 | 9,387 | 10,051
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,780 | 8,605 | 10,205
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 616 | 817 | 849
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1) | (23) | 45
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Equity in net loss (income) of unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,473 | (5,948) | (13,240)
Impairment of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,237 | 7,940 | 43,198
Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,563 | 0 |
Other (income) expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 | 109 | 1,549
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (36,355) | (2,113) | (32,555)
Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Jewelry scrapping sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Pawn service charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Consumer loan fees and interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Merchandise cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Consumer loan bad debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72,986 | 79,944 | 70,493
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,676 | 9,735 | 8,203
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,407 | 964 | 1,133
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,310 | 7,883 | 4,123
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (158) | (278) | (250)
Equity in net loss (income) of unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Impairment of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,702 | 6,664 |
Other (income) expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 192 | 375 | 745
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (111,115) | $ (105,287) | $ (84,447)

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