Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-term debt instruments and balances under capital lease obligations

The table below presents our long-term debt instruments and balances under capital lease obligations outstanding at September 30, 2012 and 2011:

	September 30,
	2012				2011
	Carrying Amount		Debt Premium		Carrying Amount
	(in thousands)
Recourse to EZCORP:
Domestic line of credit up to $175,000 due 2015	$	130,000	$	—	$	17,500
Capital lease obligations	1,589		—		—
Nonrecourse to EZCORP:
Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $3,900 due 2014	2,629		199		—
Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $19,500 due 2015	16,073		—		—
Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $23,300 due 2017	11,263		—		—
Securitization borrowing facility up to $116,700 due 2017	32,679		—		—
10% unsecured notes due 2013	1,766		—		—
15% unsecured notes due 2013	14,262		1,334		—
16% unsecured notes due 2013	5,248		108		—
10% unsecured notes due 2014	963		—		—
10% unsecured notes due 2015	427		—		—
15% secured notes due 2015	4,488		597		—
10% unsecured notes due 2016	123		—		—
Total long-term obligations	$	221,510	$	2,238	$	17,500
Less current portion	21,679		—		—
Total long-term and capital lease obligations	$	199,831	$	2,238	$	17,500