Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Details Textual) (USD $)	1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended			9 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Jan. 30, 2012 Grupo Finmart [Member]	Jan. 30, 2012 Grupo Finmart [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jan. 30, 2012 Grupo Finmart [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jan. 30, 2012 Grupo Finmart [Member] 15% secured notes due 2015 [Member]	May 10, 2011 New Senior Secured Credit Agreement [Member] banks	Jun. 30, 2013 New Senior Secured Credit Agreement [Member]	May 31, 2013 New Senior Secured Credit Agreement [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 New Senior Secured Credit Agreement [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 New Senior Secured Credit Agreement [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Letter of Credit [Member]	Jan. 30, 2012 Foreign Line of Credit [Member] Grupo Finmart [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $3,840 due 2014 [Member]	Jan. 30, 2012 Foreign Line of Credit [Member] Grupo Finmart [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $19,200 due 2015 [Member]	Jul. 10, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Grupo Finmart [Member] Consumer loans facility due 2017 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Grupo Finmart [Member] Consumer loans facility due 2017 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Grupo Finmart [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Grupo Finmart [Member]	May 15, 2013 Grupo Finmart [Member] 8.5% unsecured notes due 2015 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Grupo Finmart [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Consumer loans facility due 2017 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Grupo Finmart [Member] Mexican Interbank Equilibrium [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Consumer loans facility due 2017 [Member]	May 15, 2013 EZCorp, Inc [Member] Grupo Finmart [Member] 8.5% unsecured notes due 2015 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Non Recourse Debt [Member] 15% secured notes due 2015 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Non Recourse Debt [Member] 15% secured notes due 2015 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Non Recourse Debt [Member] 15% secured notes due 2015 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Non Recourse Debt [Member] 8.5% unsecured notes due 2015 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Non Recourse Debt [Member] 8.5% unsecured notes due 2015 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Non Recourse Debt [Member] 8.5% unsecured notes due 2015 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Non Recourse Debt [Member] Foreign Line of Credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $3,840 due 2014 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Non Recourse Debt [Member] Foreign Line of Credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $3,840 due 2014 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Non Recourse Debt [Member] Foreign Line of Credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $3,840 due 2014 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Non Recourse Debt [Member] Foreign Line of Credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $19,200 due 2015 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Non Recourse Debt [Member] Foreign Line of Credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $19,200 due 2015 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Non Recourse Debt [Member] Foreign Line of Credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $19,200 due 2015 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Non Recourse Debt [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Consumer loans facility due 2017 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Non Recourse Debt [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Consumer loans facility due 2017 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Non Recourse Debt [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Consumer loans facility due 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of banks involved in line of credit facility					5
Maturity period of new credit agreement					4 years
Revolving credit facility														$ 115,200,000													$ 3,840,000			$ 19,200,000
Long-term Debt															32,300,000	32,700,000					4,275,000	4,488,000	0	15,905,000	0	0	1,562,000	2,629,000	2,803,000	8,929,000	16,073,000	58,455,000	32,251,000	32,679,000	0
Line of credit potential maximum					225,000,000
Debt repaid and retired					17,500,000
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity					175,000,000		200,000,000
Interest rate description	the Mexican Interbank Equilibrium ("TIIE") plus a margin varying from 6% to 9%				LIBOR plus 200 to 275 basis points or the banks' base rate plus 100 to 175 basis points
Interest rate to the lenders		6.00%	9.00%					2.00%	2.75%										2.50%
Bank base rate								1.00%	1.75%
Commitment fee description					commitment fee of 37.5 to 50 basis points depending on our leverage ratio calculated at the end of each quarter
Commitment fee on unused amount of credit facility								0.375%	0.50%
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding						122,500,000				1,800,000								32,300,000
Remaining borrowing capacity						75,700,000
Ownership percentage interest	60.00%
Frequency of periodic payment				monthly payments							monthly payments	monthly payments
Monthly payment				100,000							100,000	900,000
Interest rate of notes				15.00%													8.50%				15.00%			8.50%
Expiration period													2 years
Line of credit, interest rate																		6.80%
Debt, face amount																	30,000,000
Aggregate principal amount receivable																				$ 14,000,000