Operating Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenues:
Merchandise sales	$ 95,582	$ 86,894
Jewelry scrapping sales	45,925	56,403
Pawn service charges	66,024	59,792
Consumer loan fees	64,765	45,088
Other revenues	4,830	696
Total revenues	277,126	248,873
Merchandise cost of goods sold	55,501	48,396
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold	32,199	35,424
Consumer loan bad debt	14,074	11,025
Net revenues	175,352	154,028
Operating expenses:
Operations	107,262	82,558
Depreciation and amortization	5,853	4,015
(Gain) on sale or disposal of assets	29	(201)
Interest, net	2,630	(32)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	(5,038)	(4,161)
Other (income) expense	53	1,121
Segment Contribution	64,669	72,970
Depreciation and amortization	7,652	5,255
Other (income) expense	(501)	(1,119)
Income before taxes	48,640
Income tax expense	16,485	20,139
Net income	32,155	39,352
Income before income taxes	48,640	59,491
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	1,438	0
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	30,717	39,352
U.S./ Canada Operations [Member]
Revenues:
Merchandise sales	80,465	76,552
Jewelry scrapping sales	42,142	52,866
Pawn service charges	58,210	54,370
Consumer loan fees	45,959	45,012
Other revenues	2,794	576
Total revenues	229,570	229,376
Merchandise cost of goods sold	46,732	43,451
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold	29,157	33,150
Consumer loan bad debt	11,481	10,890
Net revenues	142,200	141,885
Operating expenses:
Operations	87,443	74,994
Depreciation and amortization	4,102	3,223
(Gain) on sale or disposal of assets	29	(200)
Interest, net	17	4
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	0	0
Other (income) expense	4	1,060
Segment Contribution	50,613	64,924
Latin America [Member]
Revenues:
Merchandise sales	15,117	10,342
Jewelry scrapping sales	3,783	3,537
Pawn service charges	7,814	5,422
Consumer loan fees	11,877	0
Other revenues	1,654	120
Total revenues	40,245	19,421
Merchandise cost of goods sold	8,769	4,945
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold	3,042	2,274
Consumer loan bad debt	(1,048)	0
Net revenues	29,482	12,202
Operating expenses:
Operations	15,741	6,966
Depreciation and amortization	1,675	770
(Gain) on sale or disposal of assets	0	(1)
Interest, net	2,613	(36)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	0	0
Other (income) expense	(20)	(3)
Segment Contribution	9,433	4,500
Other International [Member]
Revenues:
Merchandise sales	0	0
Jewelry scrapping sales	0	0
Pawn service charges	0	0
Consumer loan fees	6,929	76
Other revenues	382	0
Total revenues	7,311	76
Merchandise cost of goods sold	0	0
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold	0	0
Consumer loan bad debt	3,641	135
Net revenues	3,670	(59)
Operating expenses:
Operations	4,078	598
Depreciation and amortization	76	22
(Gain) on sale or disposal of assets	0	0
Interest, net	0	0
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	(5,038)	(4,161)
Other (income) expense	69	64
Segment Contribution	4,623	3,546
Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]
Operating expenses:
Administrative	13,671	11,654
Depreciation and amortization	1,799	1,240
Interest, net	1,007	583
Other (income) expense	$ 448	$ (2)