Consumer Loans, Credit Quality Information And Allowances And Liabilities For Estimated Losses On Consumer Loans (Changes In Allowance For Losses) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011
Allowance for losses for Company-owned consumer loans:
Balance at beginning of period	$ 70,571	$ 37,211	$ 63,072		$ 38,953
Consumer loan loss provision	83,657	60,226	218,704		145,556
Charge-offs	(89,733)	(58,198)	(238,845)		(160,826)
Recoveries	14,751	8,096	36,315		23,652
Balance at end of period	79,246	47,335	79,246		47,335
Liability for third-party lender-owned consumer loans:
Balance at beginning of period	2,795	2,137	3,062		2,838
Decrease in liability	642	350	375		(351)
Balance at end of period	3,437	2,487	3,437		2,487
Short-Term Loans [Member]
Allowance for losses for Company-owned consumer loans:
Balance at beginning of period	50,652	31,196	50,129		34,455
Consumer loan loss provision	60,502	50,330	164,415		124,490
Charge-offs	(72,098)	(50,254)	(194,667)		(142,055)
Recoveries	12,959	7,697	32,138		22,079
Balance at end of period	52,015	38,969	52,015		38,969
Liability for third-party lender-owned consumer loans:
Balance at beginning of period	2,417	1,852	2,617		2,610
Decrease in liability	618	262	418		(496)
Balance at end of period	3,035	2,114	3,035		2,114
Installment Loans [Member]
Allowance for losses for Company-owned consumer loans:
Balance at beginning of period	19,919	6,015	12,943		2,988
Consumer loan loss provision	23,155	9,896	54,289		21,757
Charge-offs	(17,635)	(7,944)	(44,178)		(17,200)
Recoveries	1,792	399	4,177		821
Balance at end of period	27,231	8,366	27,231		8,366
Liability for third-party lender-owned consumer loans:
Balance at beginning of period	378	285	445		228
Decrease in liability	24	88	(43)		145
Balance at end of period	402	373	402		373
MLOC [Member]
Allowance for losses for Company-owned consumer loans:
Balance at beginning of period	0	0	0	[1]	1,510	[1]
Consumer loan loss provision	0	0	0	[1]	(691)	[1]
Charge-offs	0	0	0	[1]	(1,571)	[1]
Recoveries	0	0	0	[1]	752	[1]
Balance at end of period	0		0
Liability for third-party lender-owned consumer loans:
Balance at beginning of period	0	0	0	[1]	0	[1]
Decrease in liability	0	0	0	[1]	0	[1]
Balance at end of period	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0		$ 0

[1] Represents micro line of credit ("MLOC") receivables, which are participation interests in receivables acquired from a third-party lender. The Company stopped providing MLOC services on behalf of a third-party lender in October 2010 when the lender discontinued offering MLOC advances.