Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Information [Abstract]

Revenue by segment

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(Amounts in thousands)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Revenue
Global Funds Transfer:
Money transfer	$	282,262	$	256,285	$	550,753	$	495,989
Bill payment		26,008		27,554		53,652		57,631
Total Global Funds Transfer		308,270		283,839		604,405		553,620
Financial Paper Products:
Money order		14,518		15,623		29,408		31,353
Official check		7,001		10,016		13,779		18,182
Total Financial Paper Products		21,519		25,639		43,187		49,535
Other		353		475		645		822
Total revenue	$	330,142	$	309,953	$	648,237	$	603,977

Operating income by segment

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(Amounts in thousands)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Segment operating income:
Global Funds Transfer	$	38,626		$	25,911		$	71,908		$	52,358
Financial Paper Products		8,080			9,344			17,070			17,724
Other		(488	)		(400	)		(1,057	)		(663	)
Total segment operating income		46,218			34,855			87,921			69,419
Other unallocated expenses		43,085			597			48,857			3,460
Total operating income		3,133			34,258			39,064			65,959
Net securities gains		—			(32,816	)		—			(32,816	)
Interest expense		17,637			22,873			35,520			43,486
Other		347			14,856			347			14,856
(Loss) income before income taxes	$	(14,851	)	$	29,345		$	3,197		$	40,433

Depreciation and amortization and capital expenditures by segment

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(Amounts in thousands)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Depreciation and amortization:
Global Funds Transfer	$	9,416	$	10,351	$	19,166	$	20,464
Financial Paper Products		897		1,504		1,812		3,049
Other		740		24		758		32
Total depreciation and amortization	$	11,053	$	11,879	$	21,736	$	23,545
Capital expenditures:
Global Funds Transfer	$	10,416	$	11,601	$	19,953	$	18,492
Financial Paper Products		1,292		2,611		3,325		3,485
Total capital expenditures	$	11,708	$	14,212	$	23,278	$	21,977

Assets by segment

	June 30,		December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2012		2011
Assets:
Global Funds Transfer	$	1,445,862	$	1,247,355
Financial Paper Products		3,447,031		3,683,393
Other		292,169		244,830
Total assets	$	5,185,062	$	5,175,578

Revenue By Geographical Area

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(Amounts in thousands)	2012		2011		2012		2011
United States	$	205,079	$	192,205	$	405,611	$	380,103
International		125,063		117,748		242,626		223,874
Total revenue	$	330,142	$	309,953	$	648,237	$	603,977