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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-11-013786.txt : 20110301
<SEC-HEADER>0001209191-11-013786.hdr.sgml : 20110301
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20110301163640
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-11-013786
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110228
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110301
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110301

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Weese Dennis J.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001414855

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09733
		FILM NUMBER:		11652203

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
		STREET 2:		1600 W 7TH STREET
		CITY:			FORT WORTH
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76102

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000807884
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL [5900]
		IRS NUMBER:				752018239
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1600 W 7TH ST
		CITY:			FT WORTH
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76102
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8173351100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1600 WEST 7TH STREET
		CITY:			FORT WORTH
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76102

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CASH AMERICA INVESTMENTS INC /TX/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920520
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    <periodOfReport>2011-02-28</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000807884</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CSH</issuerTradingSymbol>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001414855</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Weese Dennis J.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1600 W. 7TH STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>FORT WORTH</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>76102</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Pres/COO - Retail Services</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $.10</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2011-02-28</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>F</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>583</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>42.49</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>37011</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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                    <value>D</value>
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    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">This transaction represents the withholding by Issuer of shares to pay taxes in connection with the vesting of a Restricted Stock Unit (&quot;RSU&quot;) award.  The timing and amount of the transaction were determined by the terms of the applicable RSU award and were not within the control of the Reporting Person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The Form 4 filed on February 2, 2011 erroneously reflected the vesting of 6,161 RSUs on January 31, 2011, but only 4,224 RSUs vested on that date.  The combined total of Common Stock and RSUs in Column 5, which were previously reported as separate line items in Table I, accurately reflected, on a combined basis, the directly owned Common Stock and RSUs of the reporting person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Not included in this amount are 5,876 and 6,744 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units, of which from 0% to 100% are eligible to vest on January 1, 2013 and January 1, 2014, respectively, subject to the Issuer's achievement of certain financial goals over a three-year period and certification by the Management Development and Compensation Committee.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/  Dennis J. Weese</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2011-03-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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