Allowance for Losses and Credit Quality of Consumer Loans (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Unsecured Short Term Consumer Loans [Member]
Allowance for credit losses and recorded investment in financing receivables
Allowance Balance at Beginning of Period	$ 2,928	[1]	$ 2,390	[1]	$ 1,727	[1]
Charge-offs	(46,968)	[1]	(47,178)	[1]	(26,564)	[1]
Recoveries	26,865	[1]	21,074	[1]	12,176	[1]
Provisions	31,817	[1]	26,651	[1]	15,034	[1]
Translation Adjustment	3	[1]	(9)	[1]	17	[1]
Allowance Balance at End of Period	14,645	[1]	2,928	[1]	2,390	[1]
Financing Receivable at End of Period	31,747	[1]	22,289	[1]	20,108	[1]
Secured Short Term Consumer Loans [Member]
Allowance for credit losses and recorded investment in financing receivables
Allowance Balance at Beginning of Period	1,804		942		538
Charge-offs	(64,916)		(43,768)		(11,295)
Recoveries	58,453		40,226		9,087
Provisions	5,708		4,404		2,612
Translation Adjustment	0		0		0
Allowance Balance at End of Period	1,049		1,804		942
Financing Receivable at End of Period	8,173		9,789		5,951
Unsecured Long Term Consumer Loans [Member]
Allowance for credit losses and recorded investment in financing receivables
Allowance Balance at Beginning of Period	972	[2],[3]	623	[2],[3]	0	[2]
Charge-offs	(1,997)	[2]	(2,651)	[2]	(571)	[2]
Recoveries	2,437	[2]	3,151	[2]	896	[2]
Provisions	5,952	[2]	(124)	[2]	285	[2]
Translation Adjustment	(187)	[2]	(27)	[2]	13	[2]
Allowance Balance at End of Period	7,177	[2],[3]	972	[2],[3]	623	[2],[3]
Financing Receivable at End of Period	$ 90,987	[2],[3]	$ 108,603	[2],[3]	$ 74,045	[2],[3]

[1] Unsecured short-term consumer loans amounts are included for periods after the November 20, 2012 acquisition of Go Cash, and prior to our discontinuance of Go Cash operations at September 30, 2014. Refer to Note 2 for further detail on discontinued operations.

[2] Comparative information includes activity since the acquisition of Grupo Finmart on January 30, 2012 and the acquisition of Cash Genie on April 14, 2012, as applicable. At September 30, 2014, Go Cash operations were discontinued. Refer to Note 2 for further detail on discontinued operations. A portion of these amounts were included in “Consumer loans, net” in our consolidated balance sheets. Benefit in unsecured long-term consumer loan provision is due to the sale of past due loans and recoveries of loans previously written-off.

[3] arative information includes activity since the acquisition of Grupo Finmart on January 30, 2012 and the acquisition of Cash Genie on April 14, 2012, as applicable. At September 30, 2014, Go Cash operations were discontinued. Refer to Note 2 for further detail on discontinued operations.