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Operating Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales | $ 103,454 | $ 100,082 | $ 209,041 | $ 194,686
Jewelry scrapping sales | 26,193 | 42,582 | 53,896 | 87,291
Pawn service charges | 59,162 | 62,015 | 123,295 | 127,415
Consumer loan fees and interest | 64,785 | 60,751 | 131,114 | 123,885
Other revenues | 6,106 | 2,684 | 11,711 | 7,498
Total revenues | 259,700 | 268,114 | 529,057 | 540,775
Merchandise cost of goods sold | 63,857 | 58,716 | 127,445 | 113,661
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold | 20,111 | 29,311 | 40,131 | 60,616
Consumer loan bad debt expense (benefit) | 10,422 | 8,457 | 28,854 | 21,978
Net revenues | 165,310 | 171,630 | 332,627 | 344,520
Operations | 108,064 | 101,831 | 220,833 | 205,116
Administrative | 20,032 | 8,603 | 35,777 | 22,274
Depreciation | 7,539 | 7,071 | 15,005 | 13,631
Amortization | 1,975 | 1,316 | 3,915 | 2,030
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets | 342 | 13 | (5,948) | 42
Interest expense (income), net | 5,275 | 3,753 | 9,607 | 7,390
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates | (492) | (4,125) | (1,763) | (9,163)
Impairment of investments | 7,940 | 0 | 7,940 | 0
Other expense (income) | 1,324 | 405 | 1,156 | (96)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 13,311 | 52,763 | 46,105 | 103,296
Segments [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales | 103,454 | 100,082 | 209,041 | 194,686
Jewelry scrapping sales | 26,193 | 42,582 | 53,896 | 87,291
Pawn service charges | 59,162 | 62,015 | 123,295 | 127,415
Consumer loan fees and interest | 64,785 | 60,751 | 131,114 | 123,885
Other revenues | 6,106 | 2,684 | 11,711 | 7,498
Total revenues | 259,700 | 268,114 | 529,057 | 540,775
Merchandise cost of goods sold | 63,857 | 58,716 | 127,445 | 113,661
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold | 20,111 | 29,311 | 40,131 | 60,616
Consumer loan bad debt expense (benefit) | 10,422 | 8,457 | 28,854 | 21,978
Net revenues | 165,310 | 171,630 | 332,627 | 344,520
Operations | 108,064 | 101,831 | 220,833 | 205,116
Administrative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation | 5,850 | 5,386 | 11,679 | 10,253
Amortization | 1,289 | 1,061 | 2,584 | 1,669
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets | (284) | 13 | (6,596) | 42
Interest expense (income), net | 4,230 | 2,816 | 7,381 | 5,446
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates | (492) | (4,125) | (1,763) | (9,163)
Impairment of investments | 7,940 |  | 7,940 |
Other expense (income) | 364 | (316) | 305 | (369)
Segment contribution (loss) | 38,349 | 64,964 | 90,264 | 131,526
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 38,349 | 64,964 | 90,264 | 131,526
Segments [Member] | U.S. & Canada Operations [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales | 89,937 | 86,409 | 178,827 | 166,113
Jewelry scrapping sales | 24,697 | 40,501 | 50,622 | 82,489
Pawn service charges | 52,154 | 54,500 | 109,223 | 112,697
Consumer loan fees and interest | 45,657 | 42,266 | 94,359 | 86,594
Other revenues | 1,009 | 1,620 | 1,494 | 4,411
Total revenues | 213,454 | 225,296 | 434,525 | 452,304
Merchandise cost of goods sold | 54,890 | 50,819 | 107,937 | 97,141
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold | 18,793 | 27,563 | 37,363 | 56,637
Consumer loan bad debt expense (benefit) | 9,121 | 6,441 | 24,677 | 17,369
Net revenues | 130,650 | 140,473 | 264,548 | 281,157
Operations | 85,926 | 82,827 | 176,608 | 167,399
Administrative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation | 4,295 | 4,030 | 8,562 | 7,721
Amortization | 657 | 622 | 1,309 | 769
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets | (441) | (1) | (6,759) | 28
Interest expense (income), net | (16) | 15 | (11) | 32
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Impairment of investments | 0 |  | 0 |
Other expense (income) | 0 | (1) | 0 | (5)
Segment contribution (loss) | 40,229 | 52,981 | 84,839 | 105,213
Segments [Member] | Latin America [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales | 13,517 | 13,673 | 30,214 | 28,573
Jewelry scrapping sales | 1,496 | 2,081 | 3,274 | 4,802
Pawn service charges | 7,008 | 7,515 | 14,072 | 14,718
Consumer loan fees and interest | 14,328 | 11,842 | 28,621 | 23,719
Other revenues | 5,065 | 205 | 10,187 | 1,846
Total revenues | 41,414 | 35,316 | 86,368 | 73,658
Merchandise cost of goods sold | 8,967 | 7,897 | 19,508 | 16,520
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold | 1,318 | 1,748 | 2,768 | 3,979
Consumer loan bad debt expense (benefit) | 454 | (661) | 1,845 | (1,709)
Net revenues | 30,675 | 26,332 | 62,247 | 54,868
Operations | 18,086 | 15,335 | 36,468 | 29,970
Administrative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation | 1,450 | 1,257 | 2,909 | 2,362
Amortization | 607 | 416 | 1,224 | 851
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets | (2) | 14 | 4 | 14
Interest expense (income), net | 4,246 | 2,802 | 7,394 | 5,415
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Impairment of investments | 0 |  | 0 |
Other expense (income) | (11) | (315) | (41) | (295)
Segment contribution (loss) | 6,299 | 6,823 | 14,289 | 16,551
Segments [Member] | Other International [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Jewelry scrapping sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Pawn service charges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Consumer loan fees and interest | 4,800 | 6,643 | 8,134 | 13,572
Other revenues | 32 | 859 | 30 | 1,241
Total revenues | 4,832 | 7,502 | 8,164 | 14,813
Merchandise cost of goods sold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Consumer loan bad debt expense (benefit) | 847 | 2,677 | 2,332 | 6,318
Net revenues | 3,985 | 4,825 | 5,832 | 8,495
Operations | 4,052 | 3,669 | 7,757 | 7,747
Administrative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation | 105 | 99 | 208 | 170
Amortization | 25 | 23 | 51 | 49
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets | 159 | 0 | 159 | 0
Interest expense (income), net | 0 | (1) | (2) | (1)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates | (492) | (4,125) | (1,763) | (9,163)
Impairment of investments | 7,940 |  | 7,940 |
Other expense (income) | 375 | 0 | 346 | (69)
Segment contribution (loss) | (8,179) | 5,160 | (8,864) | 9,762
Corporate Items [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Jewelry scrapping sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Pawn service charges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Consumer loan fees and interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Other revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Merchandise cost of goods sold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Consumer loan bad debt expense (benefit) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Net revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Administrative | 20,032 | 8,603 | 35,777 | 22,274
Depreciation | 1,689 | 1,685 | 3,326 | 3,378
Amortization | 686 | 255 | 1,331 | 361
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets | 626 | 0 | 648 | 0
Interest expense (income), net | 1,045 | 937 | 2,226 | 1,944
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Impairment of investments | 0 |  | 0 |
Other expense (income) | 960 | 721 | 851 | 273
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | $ (25,038) | $ (12,201) | $ (44,159) | $ (28,230)

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