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Areas of Operation	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Areas of Operation
Areas of Operation	15.   Areas of Operation         The U.S. and Canada are the only countries of operation for the Company.         Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2015 were $234,685,000 with $222,154,000 earned in the United States and $12,531,000 earned in Canada. Revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2014 were $50,802,000, all earned in the United States. Revenues for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014 were $261,683,000 with $256,110,000 earned in the United States and $5,573,000 earned in Canada. Revenues for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013 were $305,299,000 with $303,869,000 earned in the United States and $1,430,000 earned in Canada. Net long-lived assets as of December 31, 2015 were approximately $147,567,000, with $136,758,000 located in the United States and $10,809,000 located in Canada. Net long-lived assets as of September 30, 2014 were approximately $164,494,000, with $163,880,000 located in the United States and $614,000 located in Canada.

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Disclosure about revenues from external customers (1) attributed to the entity's country of domicile and (2) attributed to all foreign countries in total from which the entity derives revenues and the long-lived assets (except financial instruments, long-term customer relationships of a financial institution, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred tax assets) that are (1) located in the entity's country of domicile, and (2) located in all foreign countries in which the entity holds assets.

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