Net Income Per Share (Reconciliation Of Numerators And Denominators For Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		May. 15, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations			$ 2,071	$ (11,746)	$ 9,916	$ (8,509)
Net Income from Discontinued Operations			0	32,717	0	75,217
Net Income Attributable to Cash America International, Inc.			$ 2,071	$ 20,971	$ 9,916	$ 66,708
Total weighted average basic shares	[1]		27,326,000	28,823,000	28,005,000	28,616,000
Shares applicable to stock-based compensation	[2]		182,000	87,000	119,000	61,000
Convertible debt	[3]		0	346,000	0	688,000
Total weighted average diluted shares	[4]		27,508,000	29,256,000	28,124,000	29,365,000
Net Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations - basic			$ 0.08	$ (0.41)	$ 0.35	$ (0.30)
Net Income from Discontinued Operations - basic			0.00	1.14	0.00	2.63
Net Income Attributable to Cash America International, Inc. - basic			0.08	0.73	0.35	2.33
Net Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations - diluted			0.08	(0.41)	0.35	(0.30)
Net Income from Discontinued Operations - diluted			0.00	1.12	0.00	2.56
Net Income Attributable to Cash America International, Inc. - diluted (d)			$ 0.08	$ 0.72	$ 0.35	$ 2.27
Vested restricted stock units, in shares			299,000	309,000	302,000	309,000
Non-qualified savings plan, in shares			32,000		32,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities		747,085
Anti-dilutive shares			117,000	7,000	239,000	13,000

[1] Includes vested and deferred RSUs of 299 and 309, as well as Director Deferred Shares of 32 for both the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and included vested and deferred RSUs of 302 and 309, as well as Director Deferred Shares of 32 for both the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

[2] On May 15, 2014, the Company called its outstanding 5.25% Convertible Senior Notes due May 15, 2029 that were issued and sold by the Company on May 19, 2009 (the “2029 Convertible Notes”), and the noteholders elected to convert such notes. The Company settled the principal portion of the outstanding 2029 Convertible Notes in cash and issued 747,085 of the Company’s common shares related to the conversion spread. Prior to the repayment of the 2029 Convertible Notes, only the shares related to the conversion spread, not the shares related to the principal payment, were included in weighted average diluted shares because the Company intended to pay the principal portion of the notes in cash.

[3] Excludes 117 and 7 anti-dilutive shares for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and excludes 239 and 13 anti-dilutive shares for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Anti-dilutive shares for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 includes certain shares applicable to stock-based compensation and potential shares to be delivered to the Company upon settlement of the ASR agreement. When a net loss exists, all potentially dilutive securities are anti-dilutive and are therefore excluded from the dilutive per-share computation.

[4] Earnings per share amounts included in this information may not sum due to rounding differences.