Operating Segment Information (Schedule Of Operating Income) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenue
Pawn loan fees and service charges									$ 311,799	$ 300,929	$ 282,197
Proceeds from disposition of merchandise									595,439	703,767	688,884
Consumer loan fees									878,183	781,520	598,646
Other									11,805	14,214	13,337
Total revenue	480,346	437,801	410,951	468,128	491,604	439,694	411,644	457,488	1,797,226	1,800,430	1,583,064
Disposed merchandise									410,613	478,179	447,617
Consumer loan loss provision									351,255	316,294	225,688
Total cost of revenue	208,697	190,794	166,190	196,187	224,516	191,217	178,036	200,704	761,868	794,473	673,305
Net revenue	271,649	247,007	244,761	271,941	267,088	248,477	233,608	256,784	1,035,358	1,005,957	909,759
Expenses
Operation and administration									750,304	714,614	611,268
Depreciation and amortization									73,271	75,428	54,149
Total Expenses									823,575	790,042	665,417
Income (loss) from operations									211,783	215,915	244,342
Interest expense									(36,317)	(29,131)	(25,528)
Equity in loss of unconsolidated subsidiary									(136)	(295)	(104)
Provision for income taxes									30,754	84,656	82,360
Expenditures for property and equipment									61,272	79,399	75,049
Assets	2,081,741				1,818,258				2,081,741	1,818,258	1,674,249
Goodwill	705,579				608,216				705,579	608,216	562,721
E-Commerce [Member]
Revenue
Pawn loan fees and service charges									0	0	0
Proceeds from disposition of merchandise									0	0	30
Consumer loan fees									764,972	659,628	479,454
Other									1,197	1,359	879
Total revenue									766,169	660,987	480,363
Disposed merchandise									0	0	23
Consumer loan loss provision									317,896	287,069	201,687
Total cost of revenue									317,896	287,069	201,710
Net revenue									448,273	373,918	278,653
Expenses
Operation and administration									278,505	234,358	173,121
Depreciation and amortization									17,143	13,272	11,263
Total Expenses									295,648	247,630	184,384
Income (loss) from operations									152,625	126,288	94,269
Interest expense									(19,842)	(20,996)	(17,420)
Provision for income taxes									47,432	38,503	28,085
Expenditures for property and equipment									14,872	17,872	15,073
Assets	648,700				570,622				648,700	570,622	488,018
Goodwill	210,365				210,371				210,365	210,371	210,282
E-Commerce [Member] | Domestic Country [Member]
Revenue
Pawn loan fees and service charges									0	0	0
Proceeds from disposition of merchandise									0	0	30
Consumer loan fees									394,472	332,752	254,152
Other									1,095	1,326	593
Total revenue									395,567	334,078	254,775
Disposed merchandise									0	0	23
Consumer loan loss provision									159,291	143,006	90,535
Total cost of revenue									159,291	143,006	90,558
Net revenue									236,276	191,072	164,217
Expenses
Operation and administration									143,626	116,202	88,577
Depreciation and amortization									14,535	11,987	10,413
Total Expenses									158,161	128,189	98,990
Income (loss) from operations									78,115	62,883	65,227
Interest expense									(15,312)	(16,692)	(14,614)
Provision for income taxes									21,463	16,556	18,611
Expenditures for property and equipment									12,543	15,498	13,866
Assets	431,285				391,068				431,285	391,068	352,244
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									370,500	326,876	225,302
Other									102	33	286
Total revenue									370,602	326,909	225,588
Disposed merchandise									0	0	0
Consumer loan loss provision									158,605	144,063	111,152
Total cost of revenue									158,605	144,063	111,152
Net revenue									211,997	182,846	114,436
Expenses
Operation and administration									134,879	118,156	84,544
Depreciation and amortization									2,608	1,285	850
Total Expenses									137,487	119,441	85,394
Income (loss) from operations									74,510	63,405	29,042
Interest expense									(4,530)	(4,304)	(2,806)
Provision for income taxes									25,969	21,947	9,474
Expenditures for property and equipment									2,329	2,374	1,207
Assets	217,415				179,554				217,415	179,554	135,774
Retail Services [Member]
Revenue
Pawn loan fees and service charges									311,799	300,929	282,197
Proceeds from disposition of merchandise									595,439	703,767	688,854
Consumer loan fees									113,211	121,892	119,192
Other									8,894	10,237	11,715
Total revenue									1,029,343	1,136,825	1,101,958
Disposed merchandise									410,613	478,179	447,594
Consumer loan loss provision									33,359	29,225	24,001
Total cost of revenue									443,972	507,404	471,595
Net revenue									585,371	629,421	630,363
Expenses
Operation and administration									401,477	413,461	372,851
Depreciation and amortization									39,640	47,612	32,036
Total Expenses									441,117	461,073	404,887
Income (loss) from operations									144,254	168,348	225,476
Interest expense									(3,181)	(9,720)	(9,145)
Provision for income taxes									24,431	79,657	82,753
Expenditures for property and equipment									30,561	46,801	47,383
Assets	1,297,132				1,117,038				1,297,132	1,117,038	1,059,271
Goodwill	495,214				397,845				495,214	397,845	352,439
Retail Services [Member] | Domestic Country [Member]
Revenue
Pawn loan fees and service charges									304,511	288,161	261,829
Proceeds from disposition of merchandise									576,707	657,104	636,698
Consumer loan fees									113,211	121,892	119,192
Other									7,818	9,028	11,170
Total revenue									1,002,247	1,076,185	1,028,889
Disposed merchandise									394,370	437,099	405,132
Consumer loan loss provision									33,359	29,225	24,001
Total cost of revenue									427,729	466,324	429,133
Net revenue									574,518	609,861	599,756
Expenses
Operation and administration									388,029	369,174	339,247
Depreciation and amortization									37,643	30,978	26,165
Total Expenses									425,672	400,152	365,412
Income (loss) from operations									148,846	209,709	234,344
Interest expense									(3,443)	(2,758)	(2,998)
Provision for income taxes									60,608	77,474	87,940
Expenditures for property and equipment									29,800	43,028	39,038
Assets	1,177,684				1,031,431				1,177,684	1,031,431	941,801
Retail Services [Member] | Foreign Country [Member]
Revenue
Pawn loan fees and service charges									7,288	12,768	20,368
Proceeds from disposition of merchandise									18,732	46,663	52,156
Consumer loan fees									0	0	0
Other									1,076	1,209	545
Total revenue									27,096	60,640	73,069
Disposed merchandise									16,243	41,080	42,462
Consumer loan loss provision									0	0	0
Total cost of revenue									16,243	41,080	42,462
Net revenue									10,853	19,560	30,607
Expenses
Operation and administration									13,448	44,287	33,604
Depreciation and amortization									1,997	16,634	5,871
Total Expenses									15,445	60,921	39,475
Income (loss) from operations									(4,592)	(41,361)	(8,868)
Interest expense									262	(6,962)	(6,147)
Provision for income taxes									(36,177)	2,183	(5,187)
Expenditures for property and equipment									761	3,773	8,345
Assets	119,448				85,607				119,448	85,607	117,470
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									1,714	2,618	743
Total revenue									1,714	2,618	743
Disposed merchandise									0	0	0
Consumer loan loss provision									0	0	0
Total cost of revenue									0	0	0
Net revenue									1,714	2,618	743
Expenses
Operation and administration									70,322	66,795	65,296
Depreciation and amortization									16,488	14,544	10,850
Total Expenses									86,810	81,339	76,146
Income (loss) from operations									(85,096)	(78,721)	(75,403)
Interest expense									(13,294)	1,585	1,037
Equity in loss of unconsolidated subsidiary									(136)	(295)	(104)
Provision for income taxes									(41,109)	(33,504)	(28,478)
Expenditures for property and equipment									15,839	14,726	12,593
Assets	$ 135,909				$ 130,598				$ 135,909	$ 130,598	$ 126,960