Consolidated Balance Sheet - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 43,986	$ 53,042	$ 113,130
Restricted cash	27	60	60
Pawn loans	247,381	252,168	263,668
Merchandise held for disposition, net	203,006	212,849	198,919
Pawn loan fees and service charges receivable	50,317	53,648	51,986
Consumer loans, net	30,393	44,853	45,994
Income taxes receivable	4,084	8,881	9
Prepaid expenses and other assets	25,287	21,317	40,207
Deferred tax assets	0	0	8,981
Investment in equity securities	109,140	131,584	0
Current assets of discontinued operations	0	0	411,347
Total current assets	713,621	778,402	1,134,301
Property and equipment, net	182,051	201,054	217,407
Goodwill	487,569	487,569	495,672
Intangible assets, net	42,562	45,828	49,121
Other assets	9,044	9,594	13,116
Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations	0	0	270,720
Total assets	1,434,847	1,522,447	2,180,337
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	71,586	74,331	69,055
Customer deposits	20,350	17,314	18,295
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Current	20,366	27,820	0
Liabilities of Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Current	0	0	62,813
Total current liabilities	112,302	119,465	150,163
Deferred tax liabilities	70,323	72,432	64,398
Other liabilities	838	878	1,161
Liabilities of Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Noncurrent	0	0	542,729
Long-term debt	184,450	196,470	300,000
Total liabilities	367,913	389,245	1,058,451
Stockholders Equity [Abstract]
Common stock, $0.10 par value per share, 80,000,000 shares authorized, 30,235,164 shares issued	3,024	3,024	3,024
Additional paid-in capital	80,702	86,388	86,184
Retained earnings	1,037,505	1,030,387	1,082,725
Accumulated other comprehensive income	57,649	71,959	7,998
Treasury shares, at cost (3,678,936 shares, 1,382,602 shares and 1,428,495 shares as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, and as of December 31, 2014, respectively)	(111,946)	(58,556)	(58,045)
Total equity	1,066,934	1,133,202	1,121,886
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,434,847	$ 1,522,447	$ 2,180,337