COVER PAGE - shares	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jan. 31, 2020
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q/A
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2020
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	000-19599
Entity Registrant Name	WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	SC
Entity Tax Identification Number	57-0425114
Entity Address, Address Line One	104 S Main Street
Entity Address, City or Town	Greenville,
Entity Address, State or Province	SC
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	29601
City Area Code	(864)
Local Phone Number	298-9800
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,420,482
Entity Central Index Key	0000108385
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	EXPLANATORY NOTEWorld Acceptance Corporation is filing this Amendment No. 1 (the "Form 10-Q/A") to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 (the "Original Filing"), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on August 7, 2020 (the “Original Filing Date”), for the sole purpose of reflecting corrections to Note 5 “Finance Receivables and Allowance for Credit Losses” contained in Part I, Item 1 “Financial Statements” of the Original Filing. Specifically, the tables presenting gross loans receivable by current payment performance on both a recency and contractual basis and the tables presenting an aging analysis of gross loans receivable on both a recency and contractual basis have been revised. Additionally, this Form 10-Q/A includes new certifications of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer set forth as Exhibits 31.01, 31.02, 32.01, and 32.02 hereto.For the convenience of the reader, this Form 10-Q/A includes the Original Filing in its entirety as amended as indicated above. No other changes have been made to the Original Filing other than those described above. This Form 10-Q/A continues to speak as of the Original Filing Date, does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to the Original Filing Date, and does not modify or update any related disclosures made in the Original Filing (including, but not limited to, any forward-looking statements made in the Original Filing, which have not been revised to reflect events that occurred or facts that became known after the Original Filing Date, and such forward-looking statements should be read in their historical context). Accordingly, this Form 10-Q/A should be read in conjunction with the Company’s other filings made with the SEC.