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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]  
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST
The following table provides a summary of the activities in our redeemable noncontrolling interests as of September 30, 2013 and 2012:
 
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
 
(in thousands)
Balance as of September 30, 2011
$

Acquisition of redeemable noncontrolling interests
45,857

Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
6,869

Foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to noncontrolling interests
955

Balance as of September 30, 2012
53,681

Acquisition of redeemable noncontrolling interest
2,836

Sale of additional shares to parent
(9,531
)
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
4,348

Contribution to maintain ownership percentage
6,135

Foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to noncontrolling interests
(2,017
)
Effective portion of cash flow hedge
(59
)
Balance as of September 30, 2013
$
55,393


On November 1, 2012, we acquired a 51% interest in TUYO. See Note 3, "Acquisitions", for further details.
On November 14, 2012, we acquired an additional 23% of the ordinary shares outstanding of Cash Genie, our U.K. online lending business, for $10.4 million, increasing our ownership percentage from 72% to 95%, with the remaining 5% held by local management. The consideration paid to the selling shareholder was paid in the form of 592,461 shares of EZCORP Class A Non-Voting Common Stock. This transaction was treated as an equity transaction and not an adjustment to the purchase price of the initial controlling interest acquisition of Cash Genie. On August 1, 2013, we acquired the remaining ordinary shares that were held by local management for $0.6 million. As of September 30, 2013, we own 100% of Cash Genie's ordinary shares.
On April 1, 2013, Grupo Finmart completed a $15.3 million equity offering to its existing shareholders for the purpose of strengthening its balance sheet as it continues to seek additional debt to fund loan originations. EZCORP invested $9.2 million with the noncontrolling interest shareholders investing the remaining $6.1 million, which maintained our ownership at 60% and the noncontrolling shareholders' ownership at 40%.