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Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments and Contingencies

On June 26, 2015, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee (the “Trustee”) under Cash America’s 2018 Senior Notes Indenture that governed the Cash America 2018 Senior Notes (the “2018 Senior Notes Indenture”), filed a lawsuit against Cash America in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Senior Notes Lawsuit”). The Senior Notes Lawsuit alleged that the spin-off of Enova (the “Enova Spin-off”) completed by Cash America in November 2014 was not permitted by the 2018 Senior Notes Indenture, and the Trustee requested a remedy equal to principal and accrued and unpaid interest, plus a make-whole premium, to be paid to the holders of the 2018 Senior Notes. Cash America disagreed with the assertion in the lawsuit that the Enova Spin-off was not permitted under the 2018 Senior Notes Indenture and also disagreed that a make-whole premium would be due to the holders of the 2018 Senior Notes even if it was determined that the Enova Spin-off was not permitted under the 2018 Senior Notes Indenture.

In August 2016, Cash America notified the Trustee that, pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of the 2018 Senior Notes Indenture, it intended to redeem all of the outstanding 2018 Senior Notes at the end of August at the then make-whole premium called for by the 2018 Senior Notes Indenture. On September 1, 2016, the Merger was completed and immediately prior to the close of the Merger, the 2018 Senior Notes were redeemed and extinguished by Cash America.

On September 19, 2016, with cross-motions for summary judgment before the court, the judge denied Cash America’s motion and granted the Trustee’s motion for summary judgment in all respects, granting all requested relief, including accrued and unpaid interest plus a make-whole premium. While the Company intends to continue its defense of the Senior Notes Lawsuit and filed a notice of appeal on October 3, 2016, an assumed contingent liability related to the Senior Notes Lawsuit is included in the allocation of aggregate Merger consideration. See Note 2 - Merger and Other Acquisitions.