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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of major class of indefinite-lived intangible asset |
| June 30, |  | September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2011
| (In thousands)
Pawn licenses | $ | 8,836 |  |  | $ | 8,836 |  |  | $ | 8,836 |
Trade name | 9,621 |  |  | 4,870 |  |  | 4,870 |
Goodwill | 321,423 |  |  | 167,017 |  |  | 173,206 |
Total | $ | 339,880 |  |  | $ | 180,723 |  |  | $ | 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 | 57,653 |  |  | 54,765 |  |  | 39,293 |  |  | 151,711 |
Effect of foreign currency translation changes | (1 | ) |  | (2,752 | ) |  | (741 | ) |  | (3,494 | )
Balance at June 30, 2012 | $ | 221,549 |  |  | $ | 61,322 |  |  | $ | 38,552 |  |  | $ | 321,423 |
| U.S. & Canada |  | Latin America |  | Other International |  | Consolidated
| (In thousands)
Balance at September 30, 2010 | $ | 110,255 |  |  | $ | 7,050 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 117,305 |
Acquisitions | 49,317 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 49,317 |
Effect of foreign currency translation changes | — |  |  | 395 |  |  | — |  |  | 395 |
Balance at June 30, 2011 | $ | 159,572 |  |  | $ | 7,445 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 167,017 |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for each major class of definite-lived intangible asset |
| June 30, |  | 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 | $ | 1,373 |  |  | $ | (553 | ) |  | $ | 820 |  |  | $ | 1,147 |  |  | $ | (465 | ) |  | $ | 682 |  |  | $ | 1,157 |  |  | $ | (479 | ) |  | $ | 678 |
Non-compete agreements | 4,356 |  |  | (2,993 | ) |  | 1,363 |  |  | 3,837 |  |  | (2,472 | ) |  | 1,365 |  |  | 3,722 |  |  | (2,459 | ) |  | 1,263 |
Favorable lease | 1,159 |  |  | (409 | ) |  | 750 |  |  | 755 |  |  | (289 | ) |  | 466 |  |  | 755 |  |  | (322 | ) |  | 433 |
Franchise rights | 1,559 |  |  | (82 | ) |  | 1,477 |  |  | 1,636 |  |  | (17 | ) |  | 1,619 |  |  | 1,547 |  |  | (32 | ) |  | 1,515 |
Deferred financing costs | 7,512 |  |  | (2,945 | ) |  | 4,567 |  |  | 2,413 |  |  | (113 | ) |  | 2,300 |  |  | 2,411 |  |  | (262 | ) |  | 2,149 |
Contractual relationship | 53,226 |  |  | (2,299 | ) |  | 50,927 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other | 333 |  |  | (28 | ) |  | 305 |  |  | 66 |  |  | (11 | ) |  | 55 |  |  | 58 |  |  | (12 | ) |  | 46 |
Total | $ | 69,518 |  |  | $ | (9,309 | ) |  | $ | 60,209 |  |  | $ | 9,854 |  |  | $ | (3,367 | ) |  | $ | 6,487 |  |  | $ | 9,650 |  |  | $ | (3,566 | ) |  | $ | 6,084 |
Classification of amortization recognized as expense |
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Nine Months Ended June 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
| (In thousands)
Amortization expense | $ | 1,162 |  |  | $ | 221 |  |  | $ | 3,086 |  |  | $ | 654 |
Operations expense | 49 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 103 |  |  | 76 |
Interest expense | 569 |  |  | 252 |  |  | 1,164 |  |  | 464 |
Total expense from the amortization of definite-lived intangible assets | $ | 1,780 |  |  | $ | 501 |  |  | $ | 4,353 |  |  | $ | 1,194 |
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 |  | $ | 2,321 |  |  | $ | 138 |  |  | $ | 1,017 |
2013 |  | 6,063 |  |  | 136 |  |  | 2,112 |
2014 |  | 5,825 |  |  | 125 |  |  | 1,383 |
2015 |  | 5,558 |  |  | 113 |  |  | 442 |
2016 |  | 5,500 |  |  | 111 |  |  | — |

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