Acquisitions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Unaudited consolidated pro forma information of acquisition

	Fiscal Year Ended
	September 30, 2009
	(In thousands)
Total revenues	$	634,693
Net revenues		380,020
Net income		70,358

Value Financial Services Acquisition [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Information related to the acquisition/Acquisitions of domestic and foreign pawn lending locations

	Fiscal Year Ended
	September 30, 2009
	(In thousands except store counts)
Pawn stores acquired		67
Consideration:
Cash	$	13,590
Equity instruments (4.1 million shares of Class A Non-voting stock at $15.92 per share)		64,609
Fair value of total consideration transferred		78,199
Capitalized acquisition costs		894
Cash acquired		(1,410	)
Total purchase price		77,683
Assumed debt		30,385
Total acquisition costs	$	108,068
Current assets:
Pawn loans	$	17,886
Pawn service charges receivable		3,491
Inventory		16,265
Deferred tax asset		4,394
Prepaid expenses and other assets		1,438
Total current assets		43,474
Property and equipment		5,584
Deferred tax asset, non-current		690
Goodwill		61,877
Other assets		5,719
Total assets	$	117,344
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	(4,000	)
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses		(8,404	)
Customer layaway deposits		(872	)
Total current liabilities		(13,276	)
Long-term debt		(26,385	)
Total liabilities		(39,661	)
Net assets acquired	$	77,683
Goodwill recorded in U.S. Pawn segment	$	61,877
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes		—
Indefinite lived intangible assets acquired:
Trademark and trade names	$	4,870
Definite lived intangible assets acquired:
Favorable lease asset	$	644

Other Acquisitions [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Information related to the acquisition/Acquisitions of domestic and foreign pawn lending locations

	Fiscal Years Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2009
	(In thousands except store counts)
Number of asset purchase acquisitions		9			5			1
Number of stock purchase acquisitions		3			—			—
U.S. pawn stores acquired		34			16			11
Mexico pawn stores acquired		6			—			—
Total pawn stores acquired		40			16			11
Consideration:
Cash	$	69,977		$	22,507		$	17,124
Equity instruments		7,304			—			17,250
Fair value of total consideration transferred		77,281			22,507			34,374
Capitalized acquisition costs		—			—			178
Acquisition related costs included in administrative expenses		(920	)		(643	)		—
Cash acquired		(1,138	)		(58	)		(117	)
Total purchase price	$	75,223		$	21,806		$	34,435
Current assets:
Pawn loans	$	8,572		$	2,700		$	5,442
Signature loans		710			—			55
Auto title loans		—			—			1,105
Service charges and fees receivable		1,270			379			1,322
Inventory		4,838			1,542			2,860
Deferred tax asset		461			223			334
Prepaid expenses and other assets		728			66			79
Total current assets		16,579			4,910			11,197
Property and equipment		1,051			387			392
Goodwill		56,703			15,870			16,297
Other assets		2,558			1,057			6,711
Total assets		76,891		$	22,224		$	34,597
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses	$	(1,176	)	$	(93	)	$	(27	)
Customer layaway deposits		(182	)		(102	)		(135	)
Other current liabilities		(26	)		—			—
Total current liabilities		(1,384	)		(195	)		(162	)
Deferred tax liability		(284	)		(223	)		—
Total liabilities		(1,668	)		(418	)		(162	)
Net assets acquired	$	75,223		$	21,806		$	34,435
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes	$	34,376		$	15,870		$	16,297
Goodwill recorded in U.S. Pawn Segment		53,555			15,870			16,297
Goodwill recorded in Empeño Fácil segment		3,148			—			—
Indefinite lived intangible assets acquired:
Pawn licenses	$	—		$	607		$	6,680
Definite lived intangible assets acquired:
Favorable lease asset	$	111		$	—		$	—
Non-compete agreements		769			420			—