Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Revenue	$ 404,041	$ 415,829	$ 297,584
Fee revenue	101,815	59,475	29,794
Total revenue from continuing operations	505,856	475,304	327,378
Costs and expenses from continuing operations:
Cost of goods sold (excluding amortization)	199,494	198,123	126,395
Profit-sharing distributions	35,944	43,242	49,318
Technology and operations	90,052	67,553	52,178
Sales and marketing	40,170	31,252	23,279
General and administrative	48,950	37,107	26,484
Amortization of contract intangibles	7,265	7,943	813
Depreciation and amortization	10,109	6,223	4,881
Acquisition costs	5,921	1,695	6,702
Total costs and expenses	437,905	393,138	290,050
Income from continuing operations	67,951	82,166	37,328
Interest and other expense (income), net	(704)	2,218	1,190
Income before provision for income taxes from continuing operations	68,655	79,948	36,138
Provision for income taxes	27,551	31,652	15,459
Income from continuing operations	41,104	48,296	20,679
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax			12,167
Net income	$ 41,104	$ 48,296	$ 8,512
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
From continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.30	$ 1.57	$ 0.75
From discontinued operations (in dollars per share)			$ (0.44)
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.30	$ 1.57	$ 0.31
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
From continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.26	$ 1.47	$ 0.71
From discontinued operations (in dollars per share)			$ (0.42)
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.26	$ 1.47	$ 0.29
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	31,616,926	30,854,796	27,736,865
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	32,657,236	32,783,079	29,081,933