Supplemental Consolidated Financial Information - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Allowance for valuation of inventory:
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Balance at Beginning of Period	$ 7,090	$ 16,043	$ 4,246
Charged to Expense	0	0	11,797
Charged to Revenue	0	0	0
Deductions	947	8,953	0
Balance at End of Period	6,143	7,090	16,043
Allowance for uncollectible pawn service charges receivable:
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Balance at Beginning of Period	9,025	10,307	9,974
Charged to Expense	0	0	0
Charged to Revenue	1,371	0	333
Deductions	0	1,282	0
Balance at End of Period	10,396	9,025	10,307
Allowance for uncollectible consumer loan fees and interest receivable:
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Balance at Beginning of Period	12,045	13,685	462
Charged to Expense	0	0	0
Charged to Revenue	0	0	13,223
Deductions	10,163	1,640	0
Balance at End of Period	1,882	12,045	13,685
Allowance for valuation of deferred tax assets:
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Balance at Beginning of Period	19,567	14,721	14,240
Charged to Expense	1,511	4,846	481
Charged to Revenue	0	0	0
Deductions	0	0	0
Balance at End of Period	21,078	$ 19,567	$ 14,721
Grupo Finmart \| Disposed of by Sale \| Allowance for uncollectible consumer loan fees and interest receivable:
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Deductions	$ 9,200

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-09)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690

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