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Segment Information - Operating Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) segment | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment | 3 |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | $ 886,225 | $ 729,551 | $ 822,777
Gross profit | 528,147 | 449,485 | 449,201
Segment and corporate expenses (income): |  |  |
Store expenses | 357,417 | 330,837 | 336,770
General and administrative | 64,342 | 56,495 | 54,133
Impairment of goodwill, intangible and other assets | 0 | 0 | 54,666
Depreciation and amortization | 32,140 | 30,672 | 30,827
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets and other | (674) | 83 | 801
Other charges | 0 | 229 | 20,388
Interest expense | 9,972 | 22,177 | 22,472
Interest income | (817) | (2,477) | (3,173)
Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates | (1,779) | (3,803) | 2,429
Other (income) expense | (167) | (790) | (17)
Income (loss) before income taxes | 67,713 | 16,062 | (70,095)
Operating Segments |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 886,225 | 729,551 | 822,777
Gross profit | 528,147 | 449,485 | 449,201
Segment and corporate expenses (income): |  |  |
Store expenses | 357,417 | 330,837 | 336,770
General and administrative | 0 | 0 | 0
Impairment of goodwill, intangible and other assets |  |  | 47,087
Depreciation and amortization | 18,465 | 18,021 | 18,413
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets and other | 14 | 21 | 293
Other charges |  | 229 | 8,623
Interest expense | 0 | 0 | 1,234
Interest income | (817) | (2,016) | (1,586)
Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates | (1,779) | (3,803) | 2,429
Other (income) expense | (96) | (1,013) | (150)
Income (loss) before income taxes | 154,943 | 107,209 | 36,088
Operating Segments | U.S. Pawn |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 658,762 | 553,581 | 638,843
Gross profit | 405,766 | 349,541 | 359,235
Segment and corporate expenses (income): |  |  |
Store expenses | 266,114 | 253,344 | 261,608
General and administrative | 0 | 0 | 0
Impairment of goodwill, intangible and other assets |  |  | 10,000
Depreciation and amortization | 10,552 | 10,650 | 11,030
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets and other | 51 | 27 | 385
Other charges |  | 0 | 3,106
Interest expense | 0 | 0 | 0
Interest income | (2) | 0 | 0
Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates | 0 | 0 | 0
Other (income) expense | 0 | 0 | 0
Income (loss) before income taxes | 129,051 | 85,520 | 73,106
Operating Segments | Latin America Pawn |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 227,352 | 175,550 | 180,111
Gross profit | 122,270 | 99,524 | 87,096
Segment and corporate expenses (income): |  |  |
Store expenses | 91,303 | 77,493 | 69,916
General and administrative | 0 | 0 | 0
Impairment of goodwill, intangible and other assets |  |  | 35,938
Depreciation and amortization | 7,913 | 7,371 | 7,315
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets and other | (37) | (6) | (72)
Other charges |  | 229 | 1,715
Interest expense | 0 | 0 | 685
Interest income | (815) | (2,016) | (1,586)
Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates | 0 | 0 | 0
Other (income) expense | (148) | (840) | (156)
Income (loss) before income taxes | 24,054 | 17,293 | (26,659)
Operating Segments | Other Investments |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 111 | 420 | 3,823
Gross profit | 111 | 420 | 2,870
Segment and corporate expenses (income): |  |  |
Store expenses | 0 | 0 | 5,246
General and administrative | 0 | 0 | 0
Impairment of goodwill, intangible and other assets |  |  | 1,149
Depreciation and amortization | 0 | 0 | 68
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets and other | 0 | 0 | (20)
Other charges |  | 0 | 3,802
Interest expense | 0 | 0 | 549
Interest income | 0 | 0 | 0
Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates | (1,779) | (3,803) | 2,429
Other (income) expense | 52 | (173) | 6
Income (loss) before income taxes | 1,838 | 4,396 | (10,359)
Corporate Items |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Gross profit | 0 | 0 | 0
Segment and corporate expenses (income): |  |  |
Store expenses | 0 | 0 | 0
General and administrative | 64,342 | 56,495 | 54,133
Impairment of goodwill, intangible and other assets |  |  | 7,579
Depreciation and amortization | 13,675 | 12,651 | 12,414
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets and other | (688) | 62 | 508
Other charges |  | 0 | 11,765
Interest expense | 9,972 | 22,177 | 21,238
Interest income | 0 | (461) | (1,587)
Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates | 0 | 0 | 0
Other (income) expense | (71) | 223 | 133
Income (loss) before income taxes | (87,230) | (91,147) | (106,183)
Merchandise sales |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 532,886 | 442,798 | 498,213
Cost of goods sold | 329,382 | 257,218 | 334,481
Merchandise sales | Operating Segments |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 532,886 | 442,798 | 498,213
Cost of goods sold | 329,382 | 257,218 | 334,481
Merchandise sales | Operating Segments | U.S. Pawn |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 391,958 | 341,495 | 391,921
Cost of goods sold | 230,241 | 191,039 | 251,544
Merchandise sales | Operating Segments | Latin America Pawn |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 140,928 | 101,303 | 106,292
Cost of goods sold | 99,141 | 66,179 | 82,937
Merchandise sales | Operating Segments | Other Investments |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of goods sold | 0 | 0 | 0
Merchandise sales | Corporate Items |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of goods sold | 0 | 0 | 0
Jewelry scrapping sales |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 32,033 | 26,025 | 47,953
Cost of goods sold | 28,696 | 22,848 | 38,041
Jewelry scrapping sales | Operating Segments |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 32,033 | 26,025 | 47,953
Cost of goods sold | 28,696 | 22,848 | 38,041
Jewelry scrapping sales | Operating Segments | U.S. Pawn |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 25,739 | 15,260 | 36,691
Cost of goods sold | 22,755 | 13,001 | 28,064
Jewelry scrapping sales | Operating Segments | Latin America Pawn |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 6,294 | 10,765 | 11,262
Cost of goods sold | 5,941 | 9,847 | 9,977
Jewelry scrapping sales | Operating Segments | Other Investments |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of goods sold | 0 | 0 | 0
Jewelry scrapping sales | Corporate Items |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of goods sold | 0 | 0 | 0
Pawn service charges |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 320,865 | 260,196 | 272,638
Pawn service charges | Operating Segments |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 320,865 | 260,196 | 272,638
Pawn service charges | Operating Segments | U.S. Pawn |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 240,982 | 196,721 | 210,081
Pawn service charges | Operating Segments | Latin America Pawn |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 79,883 | 63,475 | 62,557
Pawn service charges | Operating Segments | Other Investments |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Pawn service charges | Corporate Items |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Other revenues |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 441 | 532 | 3,973
Cost of goods sold | 0 | 0 | 1,054
Other revenues | Operating Segments |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 441 | 532 | 3,973
Cost of goods sold |  |  | 1,054
Other revenues | Operating Segments | U.S. Pawn |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 83 | 105 | 150
Cost of goods sold |  |  | 0
Other revenues | Operating Segments | Latin America Pawn |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 247 | 7 | 0
Cost of goods sold |  |  | 101
Other revenues | Operating Segments | Other Investments |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | 111 | 420 | 3,823
Cost of goods sold |  |  | 953
Other revenues | Corporate Items |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Total revenues | $ 0 | $ 0 | 0
Cost of goods sold |  |  | $ 0

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