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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Pawn and Sales Revenue Recognition (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Minimum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Minimum layaway deposit	10.00%
Layaway holding period	60 days
Maximum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Minimum layaway deposit	20.00%
Layaway holding period	180 days
U.S. Pawn Loan | Minimum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loan term	30 days
U.S. Pawn Loan | Maximum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loan term	90 days
Mexican Pawn Loan | Maximum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loan term	30 days

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66048111&loc=d3e19207-110258

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