Operating Segment Information (Schedule Of Operating Income) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Revenue
Pawn loan fees and service charges									$ 300,929	$ 282,197	$ 243,713
Proceeds from disposition of merchandise									703,767	688,884	588,190
Consumer loan fees									781,520	598,646	490,952
Other									14,214	13,337	14,195
Total revenue	491,604	439,694	411,644	457,488	473,957	398,304	345,939	364,864	1,800,430	1,583,064	1,337,050
Disposed merchandise									478,179	447,617	382,467
Consumer loan loss provision									316,294	225,688	182,394
Total cost of revenue	224,516	191,217	178,036	200,704	225,628	162,850	136,091	148,736	794,473	673,305	564,861
Net revenue	267,088	248,477	233,608	256,784	248,329	235,454	209,848	216,128	1,005,957	909,759	772,189
Expenses
Operation and administration									714,614	611,268	521,134
Depreciation and amortization expenses									75,428	54,149	43,923
Total Expenses									790,042	665,417	565,057
Income (loss) from operations									215,915	244,342	207,132
Interest expense									(29,131)	(25,528)	(22,345)
Equity in loss of unconsolidated subsidiary									(295)	(104)	(136)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									84,656	82,360	69,269
Expenditures for property and equipment									79,399	75,049	59,697
Assets	1,818,258				1,674,249				1,818,258	1,674,249	1,427,186
Goodwill	608,216				562,721				608,216	562,721	543,324
E-Commerce [Member]
Revenue
Pawn loan fees and service charges									0	0	0
Proceeds from disposition of merchandise									0	30	0
Consumer loan fees									659,628	479,454	376,979
Other									1,359	879	1,338
Total revenue									660,987	480,363	378,317
Disposed merchandise									0	23	0
Consumer loan loss provision									287,069	201,687	164,957
Total cost of revenue									287,069	201,710	164,957
Net revenue									373,918	278,653	213,360
Expenses
Operation and administration									234,358	173,121	136,170
Depreciation and amortization expenses									13,272	11,263	8,559
Total Expenses									247,630	184,384	144,729
Income (loss) from operations									126,288	94,269	68,631
Interest expense									0	0	0
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									38,503	28,085	18,422
Expenditures for property and equipment									17,872	15,073	12,687
Assets	570,622				488,018				570,622	488,018	374,446
Goodwill	210,371				210,282				210,371	210,282	210,282
E-Commerce [Member] | Domestic Country [Member]
Revenue
Pawn loan fees and service charges									0	0	0
Proceeds from disposition of merchandise									0	30	0
Consumer loan fees									332,752	254,152	275,036
Other									1,326	593	1,259
Total revenue									334,078	254,775	276,295
Disposed merchandise									0	23	0
Consumer loan loss provision									143,006	90,535	116,246
Total cost of revenue									143,006	90,558	116,246
Net revenue									191,072	164,217	160,049
Expenses
Operation and administration									116,202	88,577	93,928
Depreciation and amortization expenses									11,987	10,413	8,283
Total Expenses									128,189	98,990	102,211
Income (loss) from operations									62,883	65,227	57,838
Interest expense									0	0	0
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									16,556	18,611	15,148
Expenditures for property and equipment									15,498	13,866	9,710
Assets	391,068				352,244				391,068	352,244	312,642
E-Commerce [Member] | Foreign Country [Member]
Revenue
Pawn loan fees and service charges									0	0	0
Proceeds from disposition of merchandise									0	0	0
Consumer loan fees									326,876	225,302	101,943
Other									33	286	79
Total revenue									326,909	225,588	102,022
Disposed merchandise									0	0	0
Consumer loan loss provision									144,063	111,152	48,711
Total cost of revenue									144,063	111,152	48,711
Net revenue									182,846	114,436	53,311
Expenses
Operation and administration									118,156	84,544	42,242
Depreciation and amortization expenses									1,285	850	276
Total Expenses									119,441	85,394	42,518
Income (loss) from operations									63,405	29,042	10,793
Interest expense									0	0	0
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									21,947	9,474	3,274
Expenditures for property and equipment									2,374	1,207	2,977
Assets	179,554				135,774				179,554	135,774	61,804
Retail Services [Member]
Revenue
Pawn loan fees and service charges									300,929	282,197	243,713
Proceeds from disposition of merchandise									703,767	688,854	588,190
Consumer loan fees									121,892	119,192	113,973
Other									10,237	11,715	11,178
Total revenue									1,136,825	1,101,958	957,054
Disposed merchandise									478,179	447,594	382,467
Consumer loan loss provision									29,225	24,001	17,437
Total cost of revenue									507,404	471,595	399,904
Net revenue									629,421	630,363	557,150
Expenses
Operation and administration									413,461	372,851	329,762
Depreciation and amortization expenses									47,612	32,036	27,296
Total Expenses									461,073	404,887	357,058
Income (loss) from operations									168,348	225,476	200,092
Interest expense									(77)	(71)	(94)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									79,657	82,753	72,410
Expenditures for property and equipment									46,801	47,383	31,202
Assets	1,117,038				1,059,271				1,117,038	1,059,271	931,489
Goodwill	397,845				352,439				397,845	352,439	333,042
Retail Services [Member] | Domestic Country [Member]
Revenue
Pawn loan fees and service charges									288,161	261,829	221,335
Proceeds from disposition of merchandise									657,104	636,698	534,878
Consumer loan fees									121,892	119,192	113,973
Other									9,028	11,170	10,875
Total revenue									1,076,185	1,028,889	881,061
Disposed merchandise									437,099	405,132	338,756
Consumer loan loss provision									29,225	24,001	17,437
Total cost of revenue									466,324	429,133	356,193
Net revenue									609,861	599,756	524,868
Expenses
Operation and administration									369,174	339,247	304,467
Depreciation and amortization expenses									30,978	26,165	21,771
Total Expenses									400,152	365,412	326,238
Income (loss) from operations									209,709	234,344	198,630
Interest expense									0	0	0
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									77,474	87,940	73,257
Expenditures for property and equipment									43,028	39,038	24,943
Assets	1,031,431				941,801				1,031,431	941,801	808,445
Retail Services [Member] | Foreign Country [Member]
Revenue
Pawn loan fees and service charges									12,768	20,368	22,378
Proceeds from disposition of merchandise									46,663	52,156	53,312
Consumer loan fees									0	0	0
Other									1,209	545	303
Total revenue									60,640	73,069	75,993
Disposed merchandise									41,080	42,462	43,711
Consumer loan loss provision									0	0	0
Total cost of revenue									41,080	42,462	43,711
Net revenue									19,560	30,607	32,282
Expenses
Operation and administration									44,287	33,604	25,295
Depreciation and amortization expenses									16,634	5,871	5,525
Total Expenses									60,921	39,475	30,820
Income (loss) from operations									(41,361)	(8,868)	1,462
Interest expense									(77)	(71)	(94)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									2,183	(5,187)	(847)
Expenditures for property and equipment									3,773	8,345	6,259
Assets	85,607				117,470				85,607	117,470	123,044
Corporate [Member]
Revenue
Pawn loan fees and service charges									0	0	0
Proceeds from disposition of merchandise									0	0	0
Consumer loan fees									0	0	0
Other									2,618	743	1,679
Total revenue									2,618	743	1,679
Disposed merchandise									0	0	0
Consumer loan loss provision									0	0	0
Total cost of revenue									0	0	0
Net revenue									2,618	743	1,679
Expenses
Operation and administration									66,795	65,296	55,202
Depreciation and amortization expenses									14,544	10,850	8,068
Total Expenses									81,339	76,146	63,270
Income (loss) from operations									(78,721)	(75,403)	(61,591)
Interest expense									(29,054)	(25,457)	(22,251)
Equity in loss of unconsolidated subsidiary									(295)	(104)	(136)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									(33,504)	(28,478)	(21,563)
Expenditures for property and equipment									14,726	12,593	15,808
Assets	$ 130,598				$ 126,960				$ 130,598	$ 126,960	$ 121,251