Discontinued Operations and Restructuring (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of Discontinued Operations

The following table summarizes the pre-tax charges (gains), inclusive of the charges presented in the accrued lease termination costs, severance costs and other costs rollforward below, pertaining to the above discontinued operations:

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
	2015		2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Goodwill impairment	$	10,550	$	84,158		$	—
Long-lived assets impairment	1,685		11,795			5,605
Other (a)	21,045		7,590			896
Asset disposals	7,443		2,882			7,081
Lease termination costs	1,720		1,504			8,608
Reversal of contingent consideration payable	—		(4,792		)	—
	$	42,443	$	103,137		$	22,190

(a) Includes estimated costs related to regulatory compliance, employee severance and accelerated amortization of prepaid expenses and other assets. The amount shown for fiscal 2015 includes a $10.5 million one-time charge associated with the settlement of outstanding issues with the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see Note 17) and a $4.0 million charge related to the resolution of regulatory compliance issues in our Cash Genie U.K online lending business, which is a part of fiscal 2014 discontinued operations.

Changes in the accrued amounts pertaining to the above charges are summarized as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2013
	(in millions)
Beginning balance	$	8.9		$	7.1		$	—
Charged to expense	10.6			9.1			8.7
Cash payments	(12.3		)	(4.0		)	(1.6		)
Other (a)	(0.8		)	(3.3		)	—
Ending balance	$	6.4		$	8.9		$	7.1

(a) Includes adjustments due to foreign currency effects and other individually immaterial adjustments.

Schedule of Restructuring Expense

The following table summarizes the pre-tax charges, inclusive of the charges presented in the changes in the balance of restructuring costs rollforward below, which have been recorded under “Restructuring” expense in our consolidated statements of operations:

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
	2015
	(in thousands)
Long-lived assets impairment	$	2,346
Other (a)	3,447
Asset disposals	3,650
Lease termination costs	7,637
	$	17,080

(a) Includes costs related to employee severance and other.

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve

Changes in the balance of these restructuring costs are summarized as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
	2015
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	—
Charged to expense	9,469
Cash payments	(1,393		)
Ending balance	$	8,076

Changes in the balance of these restructuring costs are summarized as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	6,121		$	—
Charged to expense	763			6,664
Cash payments	(3,983		)	(543		)
Ending balance	$	2,901		$	6,121