Net Income Per Share (Reconciliation Of Numerators And Denominators For Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income attributable to Cash America International, Inc.	$ 9,916		$ 46,186		$ 76,624		$ 115,244
Total weighted average basic shares	29,186,000	[1]	28,426,000	[1]	28,808,000	[1]	28,747,000	[1]
Shares applicable to stock-based compensation	126,000	[2]	102,000	[2]	99,000	[2]	92,000	[2]
Convertible debt	0	[3]	1,851,000	[3]	464,000	[3]	2,018,000	[3]
Total weighted average diluted shares	29,312,000	[4]	30,379,000	[4]	29,371,000	[4]	30,857,000	[4]
Net income - basic	$ 0.34		$ 1.62		$ 2.66		$ 4.01
Net income - diluted	$ 0.34		$ 1.52		$ 2.61		$ 3.73
Vested restricted stock units, in shares	299,000		301,000		306,000		308,000
Non-qualified savings plan, in shares	31,000				32,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities					747,085
Anti-dilutive shares	0		0		0

[1] Includes (i) vested and deferred restricted stock units of 299 and 301, as well as 32 and 31 shares held in the Company’s nonqualified savings plan for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively

[2] ncludes shares related to unvested restricted stock unit awards.

[3] On May 15, 2014, the Company called the notes and the noteholders elected to convert such notes. The Company settled the principal portion of the outstanding 2029 Convertible Notes in cash

[4] There were no anti-dilutive shares for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 5 anti-dilutive shares for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, respe