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Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations - Secured Notes Consolidated from VIEs (Details) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 agreement | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Grupo Finmart [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of asset securitization agreements | agreement |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |
VIE C [Member] | 17% Notes due May 2015 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,300,000.0
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17.00%
Monthly payment | $ 400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
VIE C [Member] | 15% Notes due October 2016 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000.0
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00%
Monthly payment | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
VIE B [Member] | 11% Notes due April 2017 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, face amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,000,000.0 |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 11.00% |
Monthly payment | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
VIE B [Member] | 11% Notes due July 2017 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, face amount |  |  |  |  | $ 16,500,000.0 |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  | 11.00% |  |
Monthly payment | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
VIE B [Member] | 11% Notes due October 2017 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, face amount |  |  |  | $ 43,800,000.0 |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  | 11.00% |  |  |
Monthly payment | 600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
VIE B [Member] | 11% Notes due December 2017 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, face amount |  |  | $ 21,900,000.0 |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 11.00% |  |  |  |
Monthly payment | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
VIE A [Member] | 14.5% Notes due October 2017 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, face amount |  |  |  |  | $ 21,800,000.0 |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  | 14.50% |  |
Monthly payment | $ 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |

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