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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of major class of indefinite-lived intangible asset | The following table presents the balance of each major class of indefinite-lived intangible asset at the specified dates:
| December 31, |  | September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012
| (in thousands)
Pawn licenses | $ | 8,836 |  |  | $ | 8,836 |  |  | $ | 8,836 |
Trade name | 9,822 |  |  | 4,870 |  |  | 9,845 |
Domain name | 215 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Goodwill | 428,011 |  |  | 212,263 |  |  | 374,663 |
Total | $ | 446,884 |  |  | $ | 225,969 |  |  | $ | 393,344 |
Changes in the carrying value of goodwill, by segment | The following tables present the changes in the carrying value of goodwill, by segment, over the periods presented:
| U.S. & Canada |  | Latin America |  | Other International |  | Consolidated
| (in thousands)
Balances at September 30, 2012 | $ | 224,306 |  |  | $ | 110,401 |  |  | $ | 39,956 |  |  | $ | 374,663 |
Acquisitions | 52,264 |  |  | 2,222 |  |  | — |  |  | 54,486 |
Effect of foreign currency translation changes | — |  |  | (1,138 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,138 | )
Balances at December 31, 2012 | $ | 276,570 |  |  | $ | 111,485 |  |  | $ | 39,956 |  |  | $ | 428,011 |
| U.S. & Canada |  | Latin America |  | Other International |  | Consolidated
| (in thousands)
Balances at September 30, 2011 | $ | 163,897 |  |  | $ | 9,309 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 173,206 |
Acquisitions | 39,430 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 39,430 |
Effect of foreign currency translation changes | (2 | ) |  | (371 | ) |  | — |  |  | (373 | )
Balances at December 31, 2011 | $ | 203,325 |  |  | $ | 8,938 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 212,263 |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for each major class of definite-lived intangible asset | The following table presents the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for each major class of definite-lived intangible asset at the specified dates:
| December 31, |  | September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012
| 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 | $ | 1,563 |  |  | $ | (620 | ) |  | $ | 943 |  |  | $ | 1,221 |  |  | $ | (500 | ) |  | $ | 721 |  |  | $ | 1,457 |  |  | $ | (590 | ) |  | $ | 867 |
Non-compete agreements | 4,513 |  |  | (3,453 | ) |  | 1,060 |  |  | 3,836 |  |  | (2,574 | ) |  | 1,262 |  |  | 4,504 |  |  | (3,290 | ) |  | 1,214 |
Favorable lease | 1,159 |  |  | (464 | ) |  | 695 |  |  | 985 |  |  | (353 | ) |  | 632 |  |  | 1,159 |  |  | (436 | ) |  | 723 |
Franchise rights | 1,603 |  |  | (118 | ) |  | 1,485 |  |  | 1,567 |  |  | (49 | ) |  | 1,518 |  |  | 1,625 |  |  | (102 | ) |  | 1,523 |
Deferred financing costs | 10,628 |  |  | (4,226 | ) |  | 6,402 |  |  | 2,411 |  |  | (413 | ) |  | 1,998 |  |  | 10,584 |  |  | (3,459 | ) |  | 7,125 |
Contractual relationship | 14,370 |  |  | (1,451 | ) |  | 12,919 |  |  | 450 |  |  | (25 | ) |  | 425 |  |  | 14,517 |  |  | (1,075 | ) |  | 13,442 |
Internally developed software | 18,133 |  |  | (127 | ) |  | 18,006 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,344 |  |  | (19 | ) |  | 1,325 |
Other | 322 |  |  | (43 | ) |  | 279 |  |  | 317 |  |  | (11 | ) |  | 306 |  |  | 321 |  |  | (36 | ) |  | 285 |
Total | $ | 52,291 |  |  | $ | (10,502 | ) |  | $ | 41,789 |  |  | $ | 10,787 |  |  | $ | (3,925 | ) |  | $ | 6,862 |  |  | $ | 35,511 |  |  | $ | (9,007 | ) |  | $ | 26,504 |
Classification of amortization recognized as expense | The following table presents the amount and classification of amortization recognized as expense in each of the periods presented:
| Three Months Ended December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011
| (in thousands)
Amortization expense | $ | 723 |  |  | $ | 227 |
Operations expense | 35 |  |  | 31 |
Interest expense | 764 |  |  | 151 |
Total expense from the amortization of definite-lived intangible assets | $ | 1,522 |  |  | $ | 409 |
Estimate of the amount and classification of amortization expense for definite-lived intangible assets | The following table presents our estimate of amortization expense for definite-lived intangible assets:
Fiscal Years Ended September 30, |  | Amortization expense |  | Operations expense |  | Interest expense
|  | (in thousands)
2013 |  | $ | 3,886 |  |  | $ | 102 |  |  | $ | 2,230 |
2014 |  | 5,344 |  |  | 125 |  |  | 2,123 |
2015 |  | 5,063 |  |  | 113 |  |  | 1,011 |
2016 |  | 5,003 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 574 |
2017 |  | 4,914 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 464 |

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