Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Financial Assets and Liabilities Not Measured at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Finance receivables, gross	$ 311,424	$ 294,166	$ 227,694
Carrying Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	101,467	175,095	113,693
Accounts receivable, net	76,062	73,325	72,158
Total assets	882,765	913,788	782,983
Total liabilities	1,702,000	1,748,000	1,700,000
Carrying Value \| Line of Credit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt	152,000	198,000	150,000
Carrying Value \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt	1,550,000	1,550,000	1,550,000
Carrying Value \| Pawn loans
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans receivable, fair value disclosure	550,718	517,867	491,731
Carrying Value \| Financing Receivable
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans receivable, fair value disclosure	154,518	147,501	105,401
Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	101,467	175,095	113,693
Accounts receivable, net	76,062	73,325	72,158
Total assets	1,041,528	1,062,813	909,169
Total liabilities	1,700,000	1,701,000	1,634,000
Estimated Fair Value \| Line of Credit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt	152,000	198,000	150,000
Estimated Fair Value \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt	1,548,000	1,503,000	1,484,000
Estimated Fair Value \| Pawn loans
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans receivable, fair value disclosure	550,718	517,867	491,731
Estimated Fair Value \| Financing Receivable
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans receivable, fair value disclosure	313,281	296,526	231,587
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	101,467	175,095	113,693
Accounts receivable, net	0	0	0
Total assets	101,467	175,095	113,693
Total liabilities	0	0	0
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 1 \| Line of Credit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt	0	0	0
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 1 \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt	0	0	0
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 1 \| Pawn loans
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans receivable, fair value disclosure	0	0	0
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 1 \| Financing Receivable
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans receivable, fair value disclosure	0	0	0
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0	0
Total assets	0	0	0
Total liabilities	1,700,000	1,701,000	1,634,000
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 2 \| Line of Credit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt	152,000	198,000	150,000
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 2 \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt	1,548,000	1,503,000	1,484,000
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 2 \| Pawn loans
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans receivable, fair value disclosure	0	0	0
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 2 \| Financing Receivable
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans receivable, fair value disclosure	0	0	0
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	76,062	73,325	72,158
Total assets	940,061	887,718	795,476
Total liabilities	0	0	0
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 3 \| Line of Credit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt	0	0	0
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 3 \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt	0	0	0
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 3 \| Pawn loans
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans receivable, fair value disclosure	550,718	517,867	491,731
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 3 \| Financing Receivable
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans receivable, fair value disclosure	$ 313,281	$ 296,526	$ 231,587

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Fair value portion of amount due from customers or clients for goods or services, including trade receivables, that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, and amounts due from others, including related parties.

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Fair value portion of asset recognized for present right to economic benefit.

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Fair value of financial obligations, including, but not limited to, debt instruments, derivative liabilities, federal funds purchased and sold under agreements to repurchase, securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase, financial instruments sold not yet purchased, guarantees, line of credit, loans and notes payable, servicing liability, and trading liabilities.

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Fair value portion of loan receivable, including, but not limited to, mortgage loans held for investment, finance receivables held for investment, policy loans on insurance contracts.

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