Segment Information - Operating Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) segment	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments | segment			3
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 215,842	$ 174,033	$ 652,818	$ 537,107
Gross profit	129,508	108,021	390,547	330,159
Segment and corporate expenses (income):
Store expenses	89,430	81,803	261,944	242,261
General and administrative	18,715	14,589	46,487	40,870
Depreciation and amortization	7,746	7,419	22,770	23,080
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets and other			(692)	90
Other charges	0	497	0	497
Interest expense	2,693	5,569	7,651	16,542
Interest income	(190)	(512)	(749)	(1,918)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	(1,758)	(643)	(1,457)	(2,409)
Other (income) expense	(210)	65	41	(389)
Income (loss) before income taxes	13,082	(766)	54,552	11,535
Segments
Revenues:
Total revenues	215,842	174,033	652,818	537,107
Gross profit	129,508	108,021	390,547	330,159
Segment and corporate expenses (income):
Store expenses	89,430	81,803	261,944	242,261
General and administrative	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	4,559	4,406	13,725	13,431
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets and other			(4)	27
Other charges		497		497
Interest expense	0	0	0	0
Interest income	(190)	(484)	(627)	(1,819)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	(1,758)	(643)	(1,457)	(2,409)
Other (income) expense	(144)	13	52	(558)
Income (loss) before income taxes	37,611	22,429	116,914	78,729
Segments | U.S. Pawn
Revenues:
Total revenues	158,752	130,444	484,729	413,957
Gross profit	98,361	83,256	301,120	260,905
Segment and corporate expenses (income):
Store expenses	66,036	62,507	195,217	188,256
General and administrative	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	2,572	2,600	7,867	7,972
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets and other			0	27
Other charges		0		0
Interest expense	0	0	0	0
Interest income	(1)	0	(1)	0
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	0	0	0	0
Other (income) expense	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	29,754	18,149	98,037	64,650
Segments | Latin America Pawn
Revenues:
Total revenues	57,069	43,500	167,996	122,812
Gross profit	31,126	24,676	89,334	68,916
Segment and corporate expenses (income):
Store expenses	23,394	19,296	66,727	54,005
General and administrative	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	1,987	1,806	5,858	5,459
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets and other			(4)	0
Other charges		497		497
Interest expense	0	0	0	0
Interest income	(189)	(484)	(626)	(1,819)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	0	0	0	0
Other (income) expense	(163)	(5)	37	(375)
Income (loss) before income taxes	6,097	3,566	17,342	11,149
Segments | Other Investments
Revenues:
Total revenues	21	89	93	338
Gross profit	21	89	93	338
Segment and corporate expenses (income):
Store expenses	0	0	0	0
General and administrative	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets and other			0	0
Other charges		0		0
Interest expense	0	0	0	0
Interest income	0	0	0	0
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	(1,758)	(643)	(1,457)	(2,409)
Other (income) expense	19	18	15	(183)
Income (loss) before income taxes	1,760	714	1,535	2,930
Corporate Items
Revenues:
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Gross profit	0	0	0	0
Segment and corporate expenses (income):
Store expenses	0	0	0	0
General and administrative	18,715	14,589	46,487	40,870
Depreciation and amortization	3,187	3,013	9,045	9,649
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets and other			(688)	63
Other charges		0		0
Interest expense	2,693	5,569	7,651	16,542
Interest income	0	(28)	(122)	(99)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	0	0	0	0
Other (income) expense	(66)	52	(11)	169
Income (loss) before income taxes	(24,529)	(23,195)	(62,362)	(67,194)
Merchandise sales
Revenues:
Total revenues	128,334	107,808	399,610	330,816
Cost of goods sold	80,167	60,539	245,524	190,872
Merchandise sales | Segments
Revenues:
Total revenues	128,334	107,808	399,610	330,816
Cost of goods sold	80,167	60,539	245,524	190,872
Merchandise sales | Segments | U.S. Pawn
Revenues:
Total revenues	94,005	84,465	296,147	260,545
Cost of goods sold	55,885	45,310	172,330	145,181
Merchandise sales | Segments | Latin America Pawn
Revenues:
Total revenues	34,329	23,343	103,463	70,271
Cost of goods sold	24,282	15,229	73,194	45,691
Merchandise sales | Segments | Other Investments
Revenues:
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Cost of goods sold	0	0	0	0
Merchandise sales | Corporate Items
Revenues:
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Cost of goods sold	0	0	0	0
Jewelry scrapping sales
Revenues:
Total revenues	7,168	5,673	19,802	18,507
Cost of goods sold	6,167	5,473	16,747	16,076
Jewelry scrapping sales | Segments
Revenues:
Total revenues	7,168	5,673	19,802	18,507
Cost of goods sold	6,167	5,473	16,747	16,076
Jewelry scrapping sales | Segments | U.S. Pawn
Revenues:
Total revenues	5,404	1,908	13,864	9,493
Cost of goods sold	4,506	1,878	11,279	7,871
Jewelry scrapping sales | Segments | Latin America Pawn
Revenues:
Total revenues	1,764	3,765	5,938	9,014
Cost of goods sold	1,661	3,595	5,468	8,205
Jewelry scrapping sales | Segments | Other Investments
Revenues:
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Cost of goods sold	0	0	0	0
Jewelry scrapping sales | Corporate Items
Revenues:
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Cost of goods sold	0	0	0	0
Pawn service charges
Revenues:
Total revenues	80,291	60,431	232,999	187,356
Pawn service charges | Segments
Revenues:
Total revenues	80,291	60,431	232,999	187,356
Pawn service charges | Segments | U.S. Pawn
Revenues:
Total revenues	59,322	44,039	174,651	143,836
Pawn service charges | Segments | Latin America Pawn
Revenues:
Total revenues	20,969	16,392	58,348	43,520
Pawn service charges | Segments | Other Investments
Revenues:
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Pawn service charges | Corporate Items
Revenues:
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Other revenues, net
Revenues:
Total revenues	49	121	407	428
Other revenues, net | Segments
Revenues:
Total revenues	49	121	407	428
Other revenues, net | Segments | U.S. Pawn
Revenues:
Total revenues	21	32	67	83
Other revenues, net | Segments | Latin America Pawn
Revenues:
Total revenues	7	0	247	7
Other revenues, net | Segments | Other Investments
Revenues:
Total revenues	21	89	93	338
Other revenues, net | Corporate Items
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0