Merger Agreement Merger Agreement	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Mergers Agreement [Text Block]	8. Merger Agreement On April 28, 2016, the Merger Agreement was executed. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company and FCFS will combine in an all-stock merger of equals. Upon completion of the transaction, the combined company will be named FirstCash, Inc., will be headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, and will have one of the largest retail pawn store footprints in Latin America and the United States, with over 2,000 locations across four countries. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, which was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both the Company and FCFS, the Company’s shareholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 0.84 FCFS shares for each Company share they own. Following the close of the transaction, FCFS shareholders will own approximately 58% of the combined company, and the Company’s shareholders will own approximately 42%. Pending completion of the transaction, both companies expect to continue paying quarterly cash dividends under each company’s existing dividend policy, and the respective stock repurchase programs of the Company and FCFS will be suspended. In connection with the proposed merger between the Company and FCFS, the Company filed, with the SEC on August 1, 2016, a joint definitive proxy statement with FCFS. The joint definitive proxy statement was also included in a registration statement on Form S-4/prospectus that was filed by FCFS and declared effective by the SEC on July 29, 2016. The joint definitive proxy statement relates to a special meeting of shareholders to be held by each of FCFS and Cash America on August 31, 2016 to vote on matters in connection with the proposed merger, including the approval of the merger by the Company’s shareholders. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2016, subject to certain approvals by the shareholders of both the Company and FCFS and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. See Part II, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” for additional information.

8. Merger Agreement

On April 28, 2016, the Merger Agreement was executed. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company and FCFS will combine in an all-stock merger of equals. Upon completion of the transaction, the combined company will be named FirstCash, Inc., will be headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, and will have one of the largest retail pawn store footprints in Latin America and the United States, with over 2,000 locations across four countries.

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, which was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both the Company and FCFS, the Company’s shareholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 0.84 FCFS shares for each Company share they own. Following the close of the transaction, FCFS shareholders will own approximately 58% of the combined company, and the Company’s shareholders will own approximately 42%. Pending completion of the transaction, both companies expect to continue paying quarterly cash dividends under each company’s existing dividend policy, and the respective stock repurchase programs of the Company and FCFS will be suspended.

In connection with the proposed merger between the Company and FCFS, the Company filed, with the SEC on August 1, 2016, a joint definitive proxy statement with FCFS. The joint definitive proxy statement was also included in a registration statement on Form S-4/prospectus that was filed by FCFS and declared effective by the SEC on July 29, 2016. The joint definitive proxy statement relates to a special meeting of shareholders to be held by each of FCFS and Cash America on August 31, 2016 to vote on matters in connection with the proposed merger, including the approval of the merger by the Company’s shareholders.

The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2016, subject to certain approvals by the shareholders of both the Company and FCFS and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. See Part II, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” for additional information.