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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Summary of major class of indefinite-lived intangible asset |
|  | March 31, |  |  | September 30, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Pawn licenses |  | $ | 8,836 |  |  | $ | 8,836 |  |  | $ | 8,836 |
Trade name |  |  | 7,097 |  |  |  | 4,870 |  |  |  | 4,870 |
Goodwill |  |  | 320,692 |  |  |  | 143,404 |  |  |  | 173,206 |
Total |  | $ | 336,625 |  |  | $ | 157,110 |  |  | $ | 186,912 |
Changes in the carrying value of goodwill, by segment |
|  | U.S. & Canada |  |  | Latin America |  |  | Other International |  |  | Consolidated |
|  | (In thousands) |
Balance at September 30, 2011 |  | $ | 163,897 |  |  | $ | 9,309 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 173,206 |
Acquisitions |  |  | 50,071 |  |  |  | 95,827 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 145,898 |
Effect of foreign currency translation changes |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | 1,589 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,588 |
Balance at March 31, 2012 |  | $ | 213,967 |  |  | $ | 106,725 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 320,692 |
|  | U.S. & Canada |  |  | Latin America |  |  | Other International |  |  | Consolidated |
|  | (In thousands) |
Balance at September 30, 2010 |  | $ | 110,255 |  |  | $ | 7,050 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 117,305 |
Acquisitions |  |  | 25,784 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 25,784 |
Effect of foreign currency translation changes |  |  | — |  |  |  | 315 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 315 |
Balance at March 31, 2011 |  | $ | 136,039 |  |  | $ | 7,365 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 143,404 |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for each major class of definite-lived intangible asset |
|  | March 31, |  |  | September 30, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Book Value |  |  | Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Book Value |  |  | Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Book Value |
|  | (In thousands) |
Real estate finders’ fees |  | $ | 1,327 |  |  | $ | (533 | ) |  | $ | 794 |  |  | $ | 1,098 |  |  | $ | (442 | ) |  | $ | 656 |  |  | $ | 1,157 |  |  | $ | (479 | ) |  | $ | 678 |
Non-compete agreements |  |  | 4,301 |  |  |  | (2,877 | ) |  |  | 1,424 |  |  |  | 3,313 |  |  |  | (2,277 | ) |  |  | 1,036 |  |  |  | 3,722 |  |  |  | (2,459 | ) |  |  | 1,263 |
Favorable lease |  |  | 985 |  |  |  | (381 | ) |  |  | 604 |  |  |  | 644 |  |  |  | (264 | ) |  |  | 380 |  |  |  | 755 |  |  |  | (322 | ) |  |  | 433 |
Franchise rights |  |  | 1,602 |  |  |  | (67 | ) |  |  | 1,535 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,547 |  |  |  | (32 | ) |  |  | 1,515 |
Deferred financing costs |  |  | 7,607 |  |  |  | (2,493 | ) |  |  | 5,114 |  |  |  | 1,470 |  |  |  | (1,180 | ) |  |  | 290 |  |  |  | 2,411 |  |  |  | (262 | ) |  |  | 2,149 |
Contractual relationship |  |  | 14,604 |  |  |  | (1,407 | ) |  |  | 13,197 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Other |  |  | 323 |  |  |  | (20 | ) |  |  | 303 |  |  |  | 63 |  |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | 58 |  |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  | 46 |
Total |  | $ | 30,749 |  |  | $ | (7,778 | ) |  | $ | 22,971 |  |  | $ | 6,588 |  |  | $ | (4,172 | ) |  | $ | 2,416 |  |  | $ | 9,650 |  |  | $ | (3,566 | ) |  | $ | 6,084 |
Classification of amortization recognized as expense |
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | March 31, |  |  | March 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Amortization expense |  | $ | 1,697 |  |  | $ | 221 |  |  | $ | 1,924 |  |  | $ | 433 |
Operations expense |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | 49 |  |  |  | 48 |
Interest expense |  |  | 444 |  |  |  | 112 |  |  |  | 595 |  |  |  | 226 |
Total expense from the amortization of definite-lived intangible assets |  | $ | 2,164 |  |  | $ | 358 |  |  | $ | 2,568 |  |  | $ | 707 |
Estimate of the amount and classification of amortization expense for definite-lived intangible assets |
Fiscal Years Ended September 30, |  | Amortization expense |  |  | Operations expense |  |  | Interest expense |
|  | (In thousands) |
2012 |  | $ | 6,356 |  |  | $ | 129 |  |  | $ | 2,341 |
2013 |  |  | 8,665 |  |  |  | 119 |  |  |  | 2,031 |
2014 |  |  | 1,399 |  |  |  | 108 |  |  |  | 670 |
2015 |  |  | 277 |  |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | 370 |
2016 |  |  | 218 |  |  |  | 94 |  |  |  | — |

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