Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	May 10, 2011 Domestic line of credit up to $175,000 due 2015 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Recourse to EZCORP [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Recourse to EZCORP [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Recourse to EZCORP [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Recourse to EZCORP [Member] Domestic line of credit up to $175,000 due 2015 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Recourse to EZCORP [Member] Domestic line of credit up to $175,000 due 2015 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Recourse to EZCORP [Member] Domestic line of credit up to $175,000 due 2015 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 15% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 15% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 15% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 16% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 16% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 16% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 20% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 20% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 20% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2014 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2014 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2014 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 11% unsecured notes due 2014 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 11% unsecured notes due 2014 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 11% unsecured notes due 2014 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 17% secured notes due 2014 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 17% secured notes due 2014 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 17% secured notes due 2014 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2015 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2015 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2015 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 15% secured notes due 2015 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 15% secured notes due 2015 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 15% secured notes due 2015 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 18% secured notes due 2015 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 18% secured notes due 2015 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 18% secured notes due 2015 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 25% secured notes due 2015 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 25% secured notes due 2015 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 25% secured notes due 2015 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2016 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2016 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2016 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $4,000 due 2014 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $4,000 due 2014 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $4,000 due 2014 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $20,000 due 2015 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $20,000 due 2015 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $20,000 due 2015 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $23,000 due 2017 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $23,000 due 2017 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $23,000 due 2017 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Consumer loans facility due 2017 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Consumer loans facility due 2017 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Consumer loans facility due 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity				$ 175,000				$ 175,000																																							$ 4,000			$ 20,000			$ 23,000
Interest rate of notes											10.00%			15.00%			16.00%			20.00%			10.00%			11.00%			17.00%			10.00%			15.00%			18.00%			25.00%			10.00%
Carrying Amount								74,000	130,000	30,000	664	1,766	1,820	14,273	14,262	0	0	5,248	5,404	0	0	12,730	2,373	963	0	5,347	0	0	0	0	32,850	444	427	0	4,561	4,488	0	0	0	4,592	0	0	6,402	128	123	1,514	2,009	2,629	3,327	12,142	16,073	21,799	22,352	11,263	10,495	33,995	32,679	0
Capital lease obligations					1,181	1,589	0
Total long-term obligations	173,469	221,510	130,933
Less current portion	35,445	21,679	22,849
Total long-term and capital lease obligations	138,024	199,831	108,084
Debt Premium	1,494	2,238	17,559		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	825	1,334	0	0	108	315	0	0	2,057	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,297	0	0	0	513	597	0	0	0	736	0	0	1,362	0	0	0	156	199	264	0	0	5,243	0	0	3,285	0	0	0
Premium, noncurrent	353	741	11,934
Premium, current	$ 1,141	$ 1,497	$ 5,625