Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Components of income tax provision

	Fiscal Years Ended September 30,
	2011		2010			2009
			(In thousands)
Current
Federal	$	50,148	$	54,931		$	38,898
State and foreign		2,728		2,172			1,519
		52,876		57,103			40,417
Deferred
Federal		13,408		(2,811	)		(3,516	)
State and foreign		268		(56	)		(61	)
		13,676		(2,867	)		(3,577	)
	$	66,552	$	54,236		$	36,840

Provision for income taxes attributable to continuing operations

	Fiscal Years Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2009
				(In thousands)
Income taxes at the federal statutory rate	$	66,049		$	53,035		$	36,859
Non-deductible expense related to incentive stock options		—			1			112
State income tax, net of federal benefit		2,728			2,172			1,519
Change in valuation allowance		1,425			1,273			157
Federal tax credits		(167	)		(134	)		(181	)
Foreign tax credit		(4,356	)		(2,849	)		(1,228	)
Other		873			738			(398	)
Total provision	$	66,552		$	54,236		$	36,840
Effective Tax Rate		35.3	%		35.8	%		35.0	%

Significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities

	September 30,
	2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Book over tax depreciation	$	1,001		$	3,894
Tax over book inventory		3,457			9,836
Accrued liabilities		12,220			11,041
Pawn service charges receivable		3,775			3,552
Stock compensation		—			2,838
Net operating loss carry-forward on foreign operations		1,425			1,273
Total deferred tax assets		21,878			32,434
Deferred tax liabilities:
Tax over book amortization		6,605			5,122
Foreign income and dividends		2,932			2,163
Stock compensation		194
Prepaid expenses		928			608
Total deferred tax liabilities		10,659			7,893
Net deferred tax asset		11,219			24,541
Valuation allowance		(1,425	)		(1,273	)
Net deferred tax asset	$	9,794		$	23,268

Reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits

Unrecognized tax benefits at September 30, 2008	$	486
Reduction based on prior year tax positions		(380	)
Additions based on current year tax positions		—
Reductions based on settlements with taxing authorities		—
Reductions due to lapse in statute of limitations		—
Unrecognized tax benefits at September 30, 2009		106
Reduction based on prior year tax positions		—
Additions based on current year tax positions		—
Reductions based on settlements with taxing authorities		—
Reductions due to lapse in statute of limitations		(55	)
Unrecognized tax benefits at September 30, 2010		51
Reduction based on prior year tax positions		—
Additions based on current year tax positions		—
Reductions based on settlements with taxing authorities		—
Reductions due to lapse in statute of limitations		(51	)
Unrecognized tax benefits at September 30, 2011	$	—