Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Revenues:
Merchandise sales	$ 86,576	$ 75,286	$ 281,262	$ 256,271
Jewelry scrapping sales	26,288	40,530	113,579	147,066
Pawn service charges	60,397	55,656	187,812	170,880
Consumer loan fees	59,234	51,753	183,119	143,594
Other revenues	2,671	1,348	10,169	3,351
Total revenues	235,166	224,573	775,941	721,162
Merchandise cost of goods sold	51,050	43,842	164,711	147,621
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold	20,377	27,116	80,993	92,807
Consumer loan bad debt	12,518	10,689	34,496	27,269
Net revenues	151,221	142,926	495,741	453,465
Operating expenses:
Operations	104,230	85,200	309,346	248,014
Administrative	12,644	9,857	34,918	33,509
Depreciation and amortization	8,968	7,019	24,629	18,965
Loss on sale or disposal of assets	178	313	220	108
Total operating expenses	126,020	102,389	369,113	300,596
Operating income	25,201	40,537	126,628	152,869
Interest income	(471)	(133)	(787)	(486)
Interest expense	4,108	1,030	11,814	4,180
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	(4,328)	(4,197)	(13,491)	(12,935)
Other expense (income)	96	160	0	(157)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	25,796	43,677	129,092	162,267
Income tax expense	9,139	12,718	42,084	52,664
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	16,657	30,959	87,008	109,603
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(21,497)	(1,248)	(24,813)	(3,167)
Net (loss) income	(4,840)	29,711	62,195	106,436
Net income from continuing operations attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	1,041	1,188	3,378	1,300
Net (loss) income attributable to EZCORP	(5,881)	28,523	58,817	105,136
Basic (loss) earnings per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc.:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.29	$ 0.58	$ 1.56	$ 2.13
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.40)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.46)	$ (0.06)
Basic (loss) (in dollars per share)	$ (0.11)	$ 0.56	$ 1.10	$ 2.07
Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc.:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.29	$ 0.58	$ 1.56	$ 2.12
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.40)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.46)	$ (0.06)
Diluted (loss) (in dollars per share)	$ (0.11)	$ 0.56	$ 1.10	$ 2.06
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in dollars per share)	54,196	51,162	53,465	50,769
Diluted (in dollars per share)	54,255	51,340	53,540	51,042
Net income from continuing operations attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	15,616	29,771	83,630	108,303
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ (21,497)	$ (1,248)	$ (24,813)	$ (3,167)