Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Revenues:
Sales	$ 115,345	$ 97,051	$ 363,658	$ 301,645
Pawn service charges	48,365	39,424	144,944	118,527
Signature loan fees	34,195	32,296	109,364	102,616
Auto title loan fees	4,675	4,658	16,288	11,716
Other	572	113	978	373
Total revenues	203,152	173,542	635,232	534,877
Cost of goods sold	69,128	58,985	219,258	183,717
Signature loan bad debt	10,491	8,917	25,975	22,104
Auto title loan bad debt	536	836	1,820	1,616
Net revenues	122,997	104,804	388,179	327,440
Operating expenses:
Operations	66,753	57,952	197,302	174,338
Administrative	14,379	13,576	56,250	39,356
Depreciation and amortization	4,679	3,759	13,324	10,688
(Gain) loss on sale / disposal of assets	169	734	(2)	1,301
Total operating expenses	85,980	76,021	266,874	225,683
Operating income	37,017	28,783	121,305	101,757
Interest income	(21)	(135)	(35)	(151)
Interest expense	586	311	1,186	1,071
Income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates	(4,099)	(2,930)	(12,157)	(7,519)
Other	(103)	(100)	(160)	(103)
Income before income taxes	40,654	31,637	132,471	108,459
Income tax expense	14,127	11,675	46,677	39,017
Net income	$ 26,527	$ 19,962	$ 85,794	$ 69,442
Net income per common share:
Basic	$ 0.53	$ 0.41	$ 1.72	$ 1.42
Diluted	$ 0.53	$ 0.40	$ 1.71	$ 1.40
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	49,926	49,201	49,849	48,969
Diluted	50,385	49,640	50,292	49,541