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Segment Information - Operating Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 409,107,000 | $ 402,118,000 | $ 388,022,000
Jewelry scrapping sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50,113,000 | 57,973,000 | 96,241,000
Pawn service charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 261,800,000 | 247,204,000 | 248,378,000
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,485,000 | 12,705,000 | 13,129,000
Total revenues | $ 184,585,000 | $ 170,150,000 | $ 188,213,000 | $ 187,557,000 | $ 170,291,000 | $ 164,619,000 | $ 188,735,000 | $ 196,355,000 | 730,505,000 | 720,000,000 | 745,770,000
Merchandise cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 258,271,000 | 267,789,000 | 248,637,000
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42,039,000 | 46,066,000 | 72,830,000
Other cost of revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,965,000 | 3,125,000 | 2,446,000
Net revenues | $ 106,861,000 | $ 100,394,000 | $ 108,365,000 | $ 112,610,000 | $ 99,547,000 | $ 93,808,000 | $ 101,238,000 | $ 108,427,000 | 428,230,000 | 403,020,000 | 421,857,000
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 301,387,000 | 294,939,000 | 293,737,000
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68,101,000 | 72,986,000 | 79,944,000
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,542,000 | 30,959,000 | 29,259,000
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,106,000 | 2,659,000 | (5,841,000)
Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,921,000 | 17,080,000 | 6,664,000
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,477,000 | 16,385,000 | 7,911,000
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (81,000) | (278,000) | (299,000)
Loss (income) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 255,000 | 5,473,000 | (5,948,000)
Impairment of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,957,000 | 26,837,000 | 7,940,000
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,202,000 | 2,187,000 | 601,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 363,000 | (66,207,000) | 7,889,000
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 409,107,000 | 402,118,000 | 388,022,000
Jewelry scrapping sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50,113,000 | 57,973,000 | 96,241,000
Pawn service charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 261,800,000 | 247,204,000 | 248,378,000
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,485,000 | 12,705,000 | 13,129,000
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 730,505,000 | 720,000,000 | 745,770,000
Merchandise cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 258,271,000 | 267,789,000 | 248,637,000
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42,039,000 | 46,066,000 | 72,830,000
Other cost of revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,965,000 | 3,125,000 | 2,446,000
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 428,230,000 | 403,020,000 | 421,857,000
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 301,387,000 | 294,939,000 | 293,737,000
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,425,000 | 20,283,000 | 19,524,000
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 837,000 | 1,252,000 | (6,805,000)
Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,738,000 | 7,378,000 | 0
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 234,000 | 75,000 | 28,000
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (32,000) | (120,000) | (21,000)
Loss (income) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 255,000 | 5,473,000 | (5,948,000)
Impairment of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,957,000 | 26,837,000 | 7,940,000
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,275,000 | 1,995,000 | 226,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 96,154,000 | 44,908,000 | 113,176,000
Operating Segments | U.S. Pawn |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 348,771,000 | 334,635,000 | 325,337,000
Jewelry scrapping sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,810,000 | 54,343,000 | 89,471,000
Pawn service charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 229,893,000 | 216,211,000 | 217,891,000
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 331,000 | 945,000 | 1,377,000
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 626,805,000 | 606,134,000 | 634,076,000
Merchandise cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 217,268,000 | 218,953,000 | 205,144,000
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,138,000 | 42,845,000 | 66,713,000
Other cost of revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 5,000
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 369,399,000 | 344,336,000 | 362,214,000
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 255,321,000 | 244,232,000 | 236,225,000
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,242,000 | 15,227,000 | 13,333,000
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 664,000 | 995,000 | (6,809,000)
Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 993,000 | 4,016,000 | 0
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 125,000 | 60,000 | 3,000
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,000) | (42,000) | (18,000)
Loss (income) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Impairment of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 1,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,056,000 | 79,848,000 | 119,479,000
Operating Segments | Mexico Pawn |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,331,000 | 65,408,000 | 60,302,000
Jewelry scrapping sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,282,000 | 3,267,000 | 6,302,000
Pawn service charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,907,000 | 30,993,000 | 30,487,000
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 385,000 | 1,021,000 | 1,016,000
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 94,905,000 | 100,689,000 | 98,107,000
Merchandise cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41,002,000 | 47,371,000 | 42,044,000
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,885,000 | 2,954,000 | 5,807,000
Other cost of revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52,018,000 | 50,364,000 | 50,256,000
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,481,000 | 43,927,000 | 48,907,000
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,965,000 | 4,440,000 | 5,374,000
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 169,000 | 258,000 | 27,000
Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 543,000 | 799,000 | 0
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 109,000 | 15,000 | 25,000
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (30,000) | (78,000) | (3,000)
Loss (income) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Impairment of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,273,000 | 1,988,000 | 116,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,508,000 | (985,000) | (4,190,000)
Operating Segments | Other International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000 | 2,075,000 | 2,383,000
Jewelry scrapping sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,000 | 363,000 | 468,000
Pawn service charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,769,000 | 10,739,000 | 10,736,000
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,795,000 | 13,177,000 | 13,587,000
Merchandise cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000 | 1,465,000 | 1,449,000
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,000 | 267,000 | 310,000
Other cost of revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,965,000 | 3,125,000 | 2,441,000
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,813,000 | 8,320,000 | 9,387,000
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,585,000 | 6,780,000 | 8,605,000
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 218,000 | 616,000 | 817,000
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000 | (1,000) | (23,000)
Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 202,000 | 2,563,000 | 0
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Loss (income) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 255,000 | 5,473,000 | (5,948,000)
Impairment of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,957,000 | 26,837,000 | 7,940,000
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000 | 7,000 | 109,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (12,410,000) | (33,955,000) | (2,113,000)
Corporate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Jewelry scrapping sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Pawn service charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 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
Other cost of revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68,101,000 | 72,986,000 | 79,944,000
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,117,000 | 10,676,000 | 9,735,000
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 269,000 | 1,407,000 | 964,000
Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 183,000 | 9,702,000 | 6,664,000
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,243,000 | 16,310,000 | 7,883,000
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (49,000) | (158,000) | (278,000)
Loss (income) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Impairment of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (73,000) | 192,000 | 375,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (95,791,000) | $ (111,115,000) | $ (105,287,000)

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