Quarterly Information (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of quarterly information

	First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Year Ended September 30, 2012
Total revenues	$	244,609		$	251,980		$	224,573		$	253,961
Net revenues	151,467			159,072			142,926			160,936
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	40,174			38,470			30,959			45,507
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(822		)	(1,097		)	(1,248		)	(1,366		)
Net income	39,352			37,373			29,711			44,141
Net income from continuing operations attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	—			112			1,188			5,569
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$	39,352		$	37,261		$	28,523		$	38,572
Basic (loss) earnings per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc.:
Continuing operations	$	0.80		$	0.75		$	0.58		$	0.78
Discontinued operations	(0.02		)	(0.02		)	(0.02		)	(0.03		)
Basic earnings per share	$	0.78		$	0.73		$	0.56		$	0.75
Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc.:
Continuing operations	$	0.79		$	0.75		$	0.58		$	0.78
Discontinued operations	(0.02		)	(0.02		)	(0.02		)	(0.03		)
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.77		$	0.73		$	0.56		$	0.75
Year Ended September 30, 2011
Total revenues	$	214,956		$	209,394		$	198,889		$	229,559
Net revenues	132,243			128,946			120,963			144,151
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	27,795			32,267			27,003			36,652
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(366		)	(429		)	(476		)	(287		)
Net income	27,429			31,838			26,527			36,365
Net income from continuing operations attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	—			—			—			—
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$	27,429		$	31,838		$	26,527		$	36,365
Basic (loss) earnings per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc.:
Continuing operations	$	0.56		$	0.65		$	0.54		$	0.73
Discontinued operations	(0.01		)	(0.01		)	(0.01		)	—
Basic earnings per share	$	0.55		$	0.64		$	0.53		$	0.73
Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc.:
Continuing operations	$	0.56		$	0.64		$	0.54		$	0.72
Discontinued operations	(0.01		)	(0.01		)	(0.01		)	—
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.55		$	0.63		$	0.53		$	0.72