Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 wn
Pawn Partners, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Effective Date Of Acquisition	Nov. 22, 2011
Number of stores acquired	7
Acquisition costs	$ 100,000
Aggregate consideration cash paid for acquisition	49,300,000
Additional consideration paid for acquisition	4,300,000
Goodwill arising from acquisition	26,700,000
Business Acquisition Purchase Price	53,600,000
Casa Credit Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Date of Acquisition Agreement	Sep. 27, 2012
Number of stores acquired	25
Aggregate consideration cash paid for acquisition	52,000,000
Additional consideration paid for acquisition	3,091,000
Goodwill arising from acquisition	31,521,000
Business Acquisition Purchase Price	$ 55,091,000