Business segment information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Business segment information [Abstract]

Business segment information

The following is our segment information as of and for the quarters ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

		Reportable Business Segments
		Small Business Services		Financial Services		Direct Checks		Corporate		Consolidated
Revenue from external customers:	2011	$	214,442	$	85,194	$	55,508	$	-	$	355,144
	2010		206,572		102,614		58,447		-		367,633
Operating income:	2011		34,650		14,128		16,867		-		65,645
	2010		45,298		27,157		16,053		-		88,508
Depreciation and amortization	2011		11,437		3,292		3,050		-		17,779
expense:	2010		11,099		2,911		5,369		-		19,379
Total assets:	2011		816,500		104,375		173,118		293,394		1,387,387
	2010		779,588		65,054		181,982		298,227		1,324,851
Capital asset purchases:	2011		-		-		-		8,930		8,930
	2010		-		-		-		10,547		10,547

The following is our segment information as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

		Reportable Business Segments
		Small Business Services		Financial Services		Direct Checks		Corporate		Consolidated
Revenue from external customers:	2011	$	617,600	$	259,865	$	173,705	$	-	$	1,051,170
	2010		592,063		302,307		156,379		-		1,050,749
Operating income:	2011		104,749		43,039		49,298		-		197,086
	2010		104,843		71,178		44,662		-		220,683
Depreciation and amortization	2011		33,970		9,457		13,035		-		56,462
expense:	2010		34,230		8,880		11,553		-		54,663
Total assets:	2011		816,500		104,375		173,118		293,394		1,387,387
	2010		779,588		65,054		181,982		298,227		1,324,851
Capital asset purchases:	2011		-		-		-		28,226		28,226
	2010		-		-		-		31,613		31,613