Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Term of pawn loans (in days)	90 days
Allowance on carrying value of disposition	$ 900,000	$ 1,300,000
Guarantee period (in days)	30 days
Return allowance	300,000	300,000
Days for delinquent loans to be charged off	60 days
Cash And Cash Equivalent Maturity Period	90 days
Goodwill expected to be tax deductible	646,900,000
Goodwill	705,579,000	608,216,000	562,721,000
Cost Method Investments	$ 6,000,000
Point Of Sale System [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Useful Life	10 years
Minimum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Additional grace period (in days)	10 days
Term of pawn loans (in days)	30 days
Delinquent loans expiry period (in days)	1 day
Minimum [Member] | Software Development [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Useful Life	2 years
Minimum [Member] | Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Useful Life	3 years
Maximum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Additional grace period (in days)	60 days
Term of pawn loans (in days)	90 days
Delinquent loans expiry period (in days)	59 days
Maximum [Member] | Software Development [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Useful Life	5 years
Maximum [Member] | Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Useful Life	10 years