Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]

Quarterly Results Of Operations

			First		Second		Third		Fourth
			Quarter		Quarter		Quarter		Quarter
	2013:
		Total revenue	$	468,128	$	410,951	$	437,801	$	480,346
		Cost of revenue		196,187		166,190		190,794		208,697
		Net revenue		271,941		244,761		247,007		271,649
		Net income attributable to Cash America International, Inc.(a)		43,926		25,132		46,186		27,284
		Diluted net income per share (b)	$	1.40	$	0.81	$	1.52	$	0.91
		Diluted weighted average common shares		31,371		30,845		30,379		29,968
	2012:
		Total revenue	$	457,488	$	411,644	$	439,694	$	491,604
		Cost of revenue		200,704		178,036		191,217		224,516
		Net revenue		256,784		233,608		248,477		267,088
		Net income attributable to Cash America International, Inc.(c)		41,467		29,820		11,703		24,480
		Diluted net income per share (b)	$	1.30	$	0.94	$	0.37	$	0.79
		Diluted weighted average common shares		31,912		31,822		31,375		30,884
(a)		Net income attributable to Cash America International, Inc. for the third quarter of 2013 did not follow the normal seasonal trend due to the income tax benefit in connection with the Creazione Deduction and the expenses related to the 2013 Litigation Settlement. See Notes 12 and 13.
(b)		The sum of the quarterly net income per share amounts may not total to each full year amount presented in the Company's financial statements because these computations are made independently for each quarter and for the full year and take into account the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for each period, including the effect of dilutive securities for that period.
(c)		Net income attributable to Cash America International, Inc. for the third and fourth quarter of 2012 did not follow the normal seasonal trend due to the expenses recognized in connection with the Ohio Reimbursement Program and the Mexico Reorganization. See Notes 13 and 23.