Fair Value Measurements (Carrying Amounts And Estimated Fair Values Of Financial Instruments) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified							9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011 Carrying Value [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Carrying Value [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Carrying Value [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Estimated Fair Value [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Estimated Fair Value [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Estimated Fair Value [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Maximum [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 54,364	$ 38,324	$ 52,427	$ 54,364	$ 38,324	$ 52,427
Pawn loans	244,441	218,408	196,278	244,441	218,408	196,278
Consumer loans, net	191,642	139,377	129,480	191,642	139,377	129,480
Bank lines of credit	224,000	215,025	173,358	231,112	211,576	168,687
Senior unsecured notes	161,667	137,507	153,880	161,313	134,125	154,338
2009 Convertible Notes	$ 106,313	$ 104,172	$ 103,488	$ 241,069	$ 185,725	$ 177,963
Cash and cash equivalent maturity period (in days)							90

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This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion value at fair value by entity and it may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. This item includes fair value of the outstanding single payment short-term loans, installment loans, and other credit services receivables, net of associated, estimated allowance for uncollectability.

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This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion value at fair value by entity and it may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. This item includes fair value of the outstanding balance of short-term loans collateralized by tangible personal property, net of associated, estimated allowance for uncollectability.

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This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item includes currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. It also includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits in that the Company may deposit additional funds at any time and also effectively may withdraw funds at any time without prior notice or penalty. Cash equivalents, excluding items classified as marketable securities, include short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and so near their maturity that they present minimal risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition. Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months.

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