Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENT INFORMATION

NOTE 8: SEGMENT INFORMATION

We currently report our segments as follows: U.S. Pawn — all pawn activities in the United States, Mexico Pawn — all pawn activities in Mexico and other parts of Latin America and Other International — primarily our equity interest in the net income of Cash Converters International and consumer finance activities in Canada. There are no inter-segment revenues, and the amounts below were determined in accordance with the same accounting principles used in our condensed consolidated financial statements.

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
	U.S. Pawn			Mexico Pawn			Other International			Total Segments			Corporate Items			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues:
Merchandise sales	$	95,550		$	14,688		$	—		$	110,238		$	—		$	110,238
Jewelry scrapping sales	9,056			1,163			—			10,219			—			10,219
Pawn service charges	59,661			7,431			—			67,092			—			67,092
Other revenues	56			147			1,876			2,079			—			2,079
Total revenues	164,323			23,429			1,876			189,628			—			189,628
Merchandise cost of goods sold	60,499			9,994			—			70,493			—			70,493
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold	7,890			951			—			8,841			—			8,841
Other cost of revenues	—			—			397			397			—			397
Net revenues	95,934			12,484			1,479			109,897			—			109,897
Segment and corporate expenses (income):
Operations	63,556			8,901			2,003			74,460			—			74,460
Administrative	—			—			—			—			13,283			13,283
Depreciation and amortization	2,660			660			50			3,370			2,660			6,030
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets	(3		)	74			—			71			—			71
Interest expense	—			3			—			3			5,625			5,628
Interest income	—			(342		)	—			(342		)	(1,898		)	(2,240		)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliate	—			—			(1,243		)	(1,243		)	—			(1,243		)
Other expense (income)	(4		)	(48		)	41			(11		)	239			228
Segment contribution	$	29,725		$	3,236		$	628		$	33,589
Income from continuing operations before income taxes										$	33,589		$	(19,909	)	$	13,680

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	U.S. Pawn		Mexico Pawn			Other International			Total Segments			Corporate Items			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues:
Merchandise sales	$	94,740	$	14,603		$	—		$	109,343		$	—		$	109,343
Jewelry scrapping sales	11,599		1,181			—			12,780			—			12,780
Pawn service charges	56,614		7,516			—			64,130			—			64,130
Other revenues	49		(117		)	2,027			1,959			—			1,959
Total revenues	163,002		23,183			2,027			188,212			—			188,212
Merchandise cost of goods sold	58,241		10,090			1			68,332			—			68,332
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold	10,128		957			—			11,085			—			11,085
Other cost of revenues	—		—			431			431			—			431
Net revenues	94,633		12,136			1,595			108,364			—			108,364
Segment and corporate expenses (income):
Operations	61,240		9,024			1,992			72,256			—			72,256
Administrative	—		—			—			—			15,621			15,621
Depreciation and amortization	3,042		764			56			3,862			2,744			6,606
Loss on sale or disposal of assets	546		103			—			649			—			649
Restructuring	91		215			(2		)	304			(86		)	218
Interest expense	39		38			—			77			3,874			3,951
Interest income	—		—			—			—			(7		)	(7		)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliate	—		—			(1,877		)	(1,877		)	—			(1,877		)
Other expense (income)	—		(79		)	6			(73		)	286			213
Segment contribution	$	29,675	$	2,071		$	1,420		$	33,166
Income from continuing operations before income taxes									$	33,166		$	(22,432	)	$	10,734

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2017
	U.S. Pawn			Mexico Pawn			Other International			Total Segments			Corporate Items			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues:
Merchandise sales	$	190,411		$	31,340		$	—		$	221,751		$	—		$	221,751
Jewelry scrapping sales	17,901			2,116			—			20,017			—			20,017
Pawn service charges	120,706			15,399			—			136,105			—			136,105
Other revenues	107			278			3,994			4,379			—			4,379
Total revenues	329,125			49,133			3,994			382,252			—			382,252
Merchandise cost of goods sold	120,747			21,478			—			142,225			—			142,225
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold	15,440			1,745			—			17,185			—			17,185
Other cost of revenues	—			—			980			980			—			980
Net revenues	192,938			25,910			3,014			221,862			—			221,862
Segment and corporate expenses (income):
Operations	130,906			17,541			3,659			152,106			—			152,106
Administrative	—			—			—			—			27,210			27,210
Depreciation and amortization	5,277			1,291			100			6,668			5,735			12,403
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets	(74		)	68			—			(6		)	—			(6		)
Interest expense	—			5			—			5			11,188			11,193
Interest income	—			(409		)	—			(409		)	(4,447		)	(4,856		)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliate	—			—			(2,721		)	(2,721		)	—			(2,721		)
Other (income) expense	(9		)	(37		)	40			(6		)	(189		)	(195		)
Segment contribution	$	56,838		$	7,451		$	1,936		$	66,225
Income from continuing operations before income taxes										$	66,225		$	(39,497	)	$	26,728

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2016
	U.S. Pawn			Mexico Pawn		Other International			Total Segments			Corporate Items			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues:
Merchandise sales	$	186,734		$	31,189	$	4		$	217,927		$	—		$	217,927
Jewelry scrapping sales	21,199			1,181		21			22,401			—			22,401
Pawn service charges	115,235			15,489		—			130,724			—			130,724
Other revenues	242			74		4,401			4,717			—			4,717
Total revenues	323,410			47,933		4,426			375,769			—			375,769
Merchandise cost of goods sold	113,702			20,888		1			134,591			—			134,591
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold	18,188			957		16			19,161			—			19,161
Other cost of revenues	—			—		1,043			1,043			—			1,043
Net revenues	191,520			26,088		3,366			220,974			—			220,974
Segment and corporate expenses (income):
Operations	124,785			20,217		3,272			148,274			—			148,274
Administrative	—			—		—			—			35,604			35,604
Depreciation and amortization	6,602			1,565		107			8,274			5,874			14,148
Loss on sale or disposal of assets	553			129		—			682			—			682
Restructuring	982			543		202			1,727			183			1,910
Interest expense	125			78		—			203			7,875			8,078
Interest income	(1		)	—		—			(1		)	(15		)	(16		)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliate	—			—		(3,932		)	(3,932		)	—			(3,932		)
Other expense	—			49		3			52			263			315
Segment contribution	$	58,474		$	3,507	$	3,714		$	65,695
Income from continuing operations before income taxes									$	65,695		$	(49,784	)	$	15,911