Significant Accounting Policies (Summary Of Effect Of Accounting Change) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Merchandise held for disposition, net	$ 139,519	$ 117,784	$ 161,884
Prepaid expenses and other assets	34,213	31,566	31,301
Pawn loans	206,343	186,937	253,519
Pawn loan fees and service charges	72,899	65,282
Proceeds from disposition of merchandise	208,383	171,927
Total revenue	457,488	364,864
Disposed merchandise	138,321	109,236
Total cost of revenue	200,704	148,736
Merchandise held for disposition	8,592	(2,211)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(1,778)	(7,345)
Net cash provided by operating activities	136,513	100,081
Pawn loans repaid	132,570	114,889
Net cash used in investing activities	(6,740)	5,117
Principal recovered through dispositions of forfeited pawn loans	101,624	89,433
Pawn loans forfeited and transferred to merchandise held for disposition	88,066	74,050
Net cash provided by operating activities	136,513	100,081
As Previously Reported [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Merchandise held for disposition, net		110,490	151,274
Prepaid expenses and other assets		37,709	41,911
Pawn loans		188,088
Pawn loan fees and service charges		66,889
Proceeds from disposition of merchandise		160,661
Total revenue		355,205
Disposed merchandise		99,577
Total cost of revenue		139,077
Merchandise held for disposition		(3,292)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(7,938)
Net cash provided by operating activities		98,407
Pawn loans repaid		126,076
Net cash used in investing activities		6,935
Principal recovered through dispositions of forfeited pawn loans		80,064
Pawn loans forfeited and transferred to merchandise held for disposition		62,863
Net cash provided by operating activities		$ 98,407