Strategic Investments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Schedule of summary of recorded value and fair value of strategic investments

The table below summarizes the recorded value and fair value of each of these strategic investments at the dates indicated. The fair values of Albemarle & Bond as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and Cash Converters International as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 as well as September 30, 2013 are considered Level 1 estimates within the fair value hierarchy of FASB ASC 820-10-50, and were calculated as (a) the quoted stock price on each company’s principal market multiplied by (b) the number of shares we owned multiplied by (c) the applicable foreign currency exchange rate at the dates indicated. We included no control premium by owning a large percentage of outstanding shares.

The fair value for Albemarle & Bond at September 30, 2013 is considered a Level 2 estimate within the fair value hierarchy of FASB ASC 820-10-50. We calculated the fair value based on (a) the quoted average stock price of Albemarle & Bond over the 18 days after September 30, 2013 multiplied by (b) the number of shares we owned multiplied by (c) the applicable foreign currency exchange rate as of the dates indicated during the post September 30, 2013 measurement date. We believe this 18 day measurement date allowed the market to react and adjust to the information released by the company the first week of October 2013, as previously mentioned, and therefore resulted in a reasonable fair value as of September 30, 2013.

	December 31,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Albemarle & Bond:
Recorded value	$	7,902	$	54,559	$	9,439
Fair value	4,871		57,402		9,439
Cash Converters International:
Recorded value	$	89,522	$	89,673	$	87,645
Fair value	117,778		164,633		165,663

Cash Converters International Limited [Member]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Summary of financial information

The following table presents summary financial information for Cash Converters International’s most recently reported results after translation to U.S. dollars (using the exchange rate as of June 30 of each year for balance sheet items and average exchange rates for the income statement items for the periods indicated):

	As of June 30,
	2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Current assets	$	163,606	$	137,646
Non-current assets	153,279		129,274
Total assets	$	316,885	$	266,920
Current liabilities	$	95,757	$	45,392
Non-current liabilities	451		31,928
Shareholders’ equity	220,677		189,600
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	316,885	$	266,920

	Year ended June 30,
	2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Gross revenues	$	280,059	$	241,924
Gross profit	183,368		162,598
Profit for the year (net income)	33,754		30,366