Discontinued Operations and Restructuring

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations and Restructuring

NOTE 2: DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND RESTRUCTURING

Discontinued Operations

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, we implemented a plan to exit our online lending businesses in the United States and the United Kingdom. As a result of this plan, our online lending operations in the United States (EZOnline) and in the United Kingdom (Cash Genie) have been included as discontinued operations.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2013, we implemented a plan to close 107 legacy stores (57 in Mexico, 29 in Canada and 21 in the U.S.). These stores were generally older, smaller stores that did not fit our future growth profile.

See Note 18 for discussion of discontinued operations and restructuring actions subsequent to March 31, 2015.

Accrued lease termination costs, severance costs and other costs related to discontinued operations are included under "Accounts payable and other accrued expenses" in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Changes in these amounts during the three and six-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are summarized as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015			Six Months Ended March 31, 2015
	(in millions)
Beginning balance	$	7.8		$	8.9
Charged to expense*	4.0			4.0
Cash payments	(0.7		)	(1.4		)
Other**	(0.9		)	(1.3		)
Balance as of March 31, 2015	$	10.2		$	10.2

* We recorded additional one-time charges of $3.3 million related to Cash Genie regulatory compliance and $0.7 million related to severance costs during the three and six-month periods ended March 31, 2015.

** This balance consists of adjustments due to foreign currency effects and other individually immaterial adjustments.

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014			Six Months Ended March 31, 2014
	(in millions)
Beginning balance	$	3.8		$	7.1
Charged to expense	—			—
Cash payments	(1.2		)	(2.9		)
Other*	(0.4		)	(2.0		)
Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	2.2		$	2.2

* This balance consists of adjustments due to foreign currency effects and other individually immaterial adjustments.

Discontinued operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 include $0.3 million and $9.2 million of total revenues, respectively. Discontinued operations for the six-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 include $1.6 million and $18.1 million of total revenues, respectively.

All revenue, expense and income reported in these condensed consolidated financial statements have been adjusted to reflect reclassification of all discontinued operations.

Restructuring

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, we conducted a company-wide operational review to realign our organization to streamline operations and create synergies and efficiencies. The operational review resulted in the reduction of non-customer-facing overhead. Changes in the balance of restructuring costs during the three and six-month periods ended March 31, 2015 resulting from this initiative are summarized as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015			Six Months Ended March 31, 2015
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	3,858		$	6,121
Charged to expense	726			726
Cash payments	(699		)	(2,962		)
Balance as of March 31, 2015	$	3,885		$	3,885

The accrual for restructuring costs as of March 31, 2015 represents the amounts to be paid related to severance for employees that have been terminated or identified for termination as a result of the initiatives described above. We estimate we will make a portion of the remaining payments during fiscal 2015, at which time this initiative will be substantially complete. We continue to review the impact of these actions and will determine if, based on future operating results, additional actions to reduce operating expenses are necessary. The amount of any potential future charges for such actions will depend upon the nature, timing and extent of those actions.