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Segment Information - Operating Segment Information (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) segment | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of operating segments | segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | $ 214,339,000 | $ 202,465,000 | $ 214,730,000 | $ 215,695,000 | $ 205,976,000 | $ 199,612,000 | $ 202,398,000 | $ 204,170,000 | $ 847,229,000 | $ 812,156,000 | $ 747,951,000
Net revenues | $ 120,856,000 | $ 115,853,000 | $ 127,690,000 | 130,049,000 | $ 124,463,000 | $ 114,742,000 | $ 120,257,000 | 122,089,000 | 494,448,000 | 481,551,000 | 435,507,000
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations |  |  |  | 88,763,000 |  |  |  | 83,592,000 | 350,578,000 | 334,841,000 | 304,956,000
Administrative |  |  |  | 15,255,000 |  |  |  | 13,081,000 | 63,665,000 | 53,639,000 | 53,492,000
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,797,000 | 25,484,000 | 23,661,000
Loss on sale or disposal of assets and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,399,000 | 463,000 | 359,000
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,637,000 | 27,834,000 | 27,803,000
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (11,086,000) | (17,041,000) | (12,103,000)
Equity in net loss (income) of unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 135,000 | (5,529,000) | (4,916,000)
Impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,725,000 | 11,712,000 | 0
Other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,424,000 | (5,391,000) | (423,000)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  | $ (4,718,000) |  |  |  | $ 19,709,000 | 4,174,000 | 55,539,000 | 42,678,000
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 847,229,000 | 812,156,000 | 747,951,000
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 494,448,000 | 481,551,000 | 435,507,000
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 350,578,000 | 334,841,000 | 304,956,000
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,365,000 | 17,121,000 | 13,037,000
Loss on sale or disposal of assets and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,375,000 | 230,000 | 332,000
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,100,000 | 96,000 | 9,000
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,601,000) | (2,619,000) | (1,930,000)
Equity in net loss (income) of unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 135,000 | (5,529,000) | (4,916,000)
Impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,725,000 | 11,712,000 |
Other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,802,000 | (177,000) | (184,000)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 98,969,000 | 125,876,000 | 124,203,000
Operating Segments | U.S. Pawn |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 650,413,000 | 635,780,000 | 638,945,000
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 385,959,000 | 378,955,000 | 374,036,000
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 269,003,000 | 263,094,000 | 260,089,000
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,879,000 | 12,869,000 | 10,171,000
Loss on sale or disposal of assets and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,402,000 | 203,000 | 198,000
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 71,000 | 0
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Equity in net loss (income) of unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | (3,000) | (19,000)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 101,675,000 | 102,721,000 | 103,597,000
Operating Segments | Latin America Pawn |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 191,185,000 | 168,256,000 | 101,020,000
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 105,196,000 | 96,173,000 | 55,473,000
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74,199,000 | 61,553,000 | 36,419,000
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,267,000 | 4,068,000 | 2,675,000
Loss on sale or disposal of assets and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 691,000 | 27,000 | 134,000
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,609,000 | 25,000 | 9,000
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,601,000) | (2,619,000) | (1,930,000)
Equity in net loss (income) of unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (93,000) | (42,000) | (69,000)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,124,000 | 33,161,000 | 18,235,000
Operating Segments | Other International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,631,000 | 8,120,000 | 7,986,000
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,293,000 | 6,423,000 | 5,998,000
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,376,000 | 10,194,000 | 8,448,000
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 219,000 | 184,000 | 191,000
Loss on sale or disposal of assets and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 282,000 | 0 | 0
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 491,000 | 0 | 0
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Equity in net loss (income) of unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 135,000 | (5,529,000) | (4,916,000)
Impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,725,000 | 11,712,000 |
Other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,895,000 | (132,000) | (96,000)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (26,830,000) | (10,006,000) | 2,371,000
Corporate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63,665,000 | 53,639,000 | 53,492,000
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,432,000 | 8,363,000 | 10,624,000
Loss on sale or disposal of assets and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,000 | 233,000 | 27,000
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,537,000 | 27,738,000 | 27,794,000
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (9,485,000) | (14,422,000) | (10,173,000)
Equity in net loss (income) of unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (378,000) | (5,214,000) | (239,000)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (94,795,000) | (70,337,000) | (81,525,000)
Merchandise sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 453,375,000 | 438,372,000 | 414,838,000
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 297,508,000 | 276,618,000 | 266,525,000
Merchandise sales | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 453,375,000 | 438,372,000 | 414,838,000
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 297,508,000 | 276,618,000 | 266,525,000
Merchandise sales | Operating Segments | U.S. Pawn |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 355,996,000 | 350,699,000 | 351,878,000
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 225,136,000 | 216,408,000 | 223,475,000
Merchandise sales | Operating Segments | Latin America Pawn |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 97,379,000 | 87,673,000 | 62,957,000
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72,372,000 | 60,210,000 | 43,050,000
Merchandise sales | Operating Segments | Other International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 3,000
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Merchandise sales | Corporate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Jewelry scrapping sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,445,000 | 60,752,000 | 51,189,000
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52,935,000 | 52,290,000 | 43,931,000
Jewelry scrapping sales | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,445,000 | 60,752,000 | 51,189,000
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52,935,000 | 52,290,000 | 43,931,000
Jewelry scrapping sales | Operating Segments | U.S. Pawn |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45,815,000 | 47,745,000 | 48,203,000
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39,318,000 | 40,417,000 | 41,434,000
Jewelry scrapping sales | Operating Segments | Latin America Pawn |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,630,000 | 13,007,000 | 2,986,000
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,617,000 | 11,873,000 | 2,497,000
Jewelry scrapping sales | Operating Segments | Other International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Jewelry scrapping sales | Corporate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Pawn service charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 327,366,000 | 304,577,000 | 273,077,000
Pawn service charges | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 327,366,000 | 304,577,000 | 273,077,000
Pawn service charges | Operating Segments | U.S. Pawn |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 248,369,000 | 237,086,000 | 238,645,000
Pawn service charges | Operating Segments | Latin America Pawn |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 78,997,000 | 67,491,000 | 34,432,000
Pawn service charges | Operating Segments | Other International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Pawn service charges | Corporate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,043,000 | 8,455,000 | 8,847,000
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,338,000 | 1,697,000 | 1,988,000
Other revenues | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,043,000 | 8,455,000 | 8,847,000
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,338,000 | 1,697,000 | 1,988,000
Other revenues | Operating Segments | U.S. Pawn |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 233,000 | 250,000 | 219,000
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other revenues | Operating Segments | Latin America Pawn |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 179,000 | 85,000 | 645,000
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other revenues | Operating Segments | Other International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,631,000 | 8,120,000 | 7,983,000
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,338,000 | 1,697,000 | 1,988,000
Other revenues | Corporate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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