Consumer Loans, Credit Quality Information And Allowances And Liabilities For Estimated Losses On Consumer Loans (Components Of Company-Owned Consumer Loans And Receivables) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009
Consumer Loans, Credit Quality Information And Allowances And Liabilities For Losses On Consumer Loans [Line Items]
Current loans	$ 300,976	$ 216,202
Delinquent loans	74,145	69,648
Total consumer loans, gross	375,121	285,850
Less: Allowance for losses	(85,703)	(63,072)	(38,953)		(27,350)
Consumer loans, net	289,418	222,778
Short Term Loans [Member]
Consumer Loans, Credit Quality Information And Allowances And Liabilities For Losses On Consumer Loans [Line Items]
Current loans	146,732	137,672
Delinquent loans	52,565	56,884
Total consumer loans, gross	199,297	194,556
Less: Allowance for losses	(45,982)	(46,406)	(32,942)		(25,194)
Consumer loans, net	153,315	148,150
Installment Loans [Member]
Consumer Loans, Credit Quality Information And Allowances And Liabilities For Losses On Consumer Loans [Line Items]
Current loans	36,603	19,384
Delinquent loans	6,097	2,264
Total consumer loans, gross	42,700	21,648
Less: Allowance for losses	(11,107)	(3,723)	(2,988)		(520)
Consumer loans, net	31,593	17,925
L O C [Member]
Consumer Loans, Credit Quality Information And Allowances And Liabilities For Losses On Consumer Loans [Line Items]
Current loans	117,641	59,146
Delinquent loans	15,483	10,500
Total consumer loans, gross	133,124	69,646
Less: Allowance for losses	(28,614)	(12,943)	(3,023)	[1]	(1,636)	[1]
Consumer loans, net	$ 104,510	$ 56,703

[1] Includes MLOC receivables. The Company stopped providing MLOC services in the United States on behalf of a third-party lender in October 2010 when the lender discontinued offering MLOC advances.