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Strategic Investments - Additional Disclosures (Details) - Cash Converters International Limited	Dec. 31, 2016 shares
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of common shares owned (shares)	156,552,484
Percentage of common shares owned	32.00%

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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