Consumer Loans, Credit Quality Information And Allowances And Liabilities For Losses On Consumer Loans (Schedule Of Consumer Loan Fee Revenue) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010		Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Consumer Loans, Credit Quality Information And Allowances And Liabilities For Losses On Consumer Loans [Line Items]
Consumer loan fees	$ 162,981	$ 134,869		$ 418,522	$ 359,176
Short-Term Loans [Member]
Consumer Loans, Credit Quality Information And Allowances And Liabilities For Losses On Consumer Loans [Line Items]
Consumer loan fees	146,825	121,662		383,656	326,993
Installment Loans [Member]
Consumer Loans, Credit Quality Information And Allowances And Liabilities For Losses On Consumer Loans [Line Items]
Consumer loan fees	16,156	3,086		34,866	6,615
MLOC [Member]
Consumer Loans, Credit Quality Information And Allowances And Liabilities For Losses On Consumer Loans [Line Items]
Consumer loan fees		$ 10,121	[1]		$ 25,568	[1]

[1] The Company's MLOC program ended in October 2010 because the third-party lender discontinued offering MLOC advances.