Operating Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Operating segment information

	Year Ended September 30, 2012
	U.S. & Canada			Latin America			Other International			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues:
Merchandise sales	$	291,497		$	41,567		$	—		$	333,064
Jewelry scrapping sales	191,905			10,576			—			202,481
Pawn service charges	210,601			22,937			—			233,538
Consumer loan fees	163,896			26,901			9,884			200,681
Other revenues	3,759			1,292			308			5,359
Total revenues	861,658			103,273			10,192			975,123
Merchandise cost of goods sold	168,133			22,504			—			190,637
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold	122,604			8,111			—			130,715
Consumer loan bad debt	35,398			309			3,663			39,370
Net revenues	535,523			72,349			6,529			614,401
Segment items:
Operations	292,371			37,259			6,718			336,348
Depreciation	13,058			3,319			177			16,554
Amortization	521			1,370			46			1,937
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets	(261		)	12			223			(26		)
Interest income, net	(3		)	(4,507		)	(1		)	(4,511		)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	—			—			(17,400		)	(17,400		)
Other income	(647		)	(5		)	(559		)	(1,211		)
Segment contribution	$	230,484		$	34,901		$	17,325		$	282,710
Corporate expenses:
Administrative										47,912
Depreciation										5,457
Amortization										19
Gain on sale or disposal of assets										(1		)
Interest expense, net										2,961
Income from continuing operations before income taxes										226,362
Income tax expense										71,252
Income from continuing operations, net of tax										155,110
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax										(4,533		)
Net income										150,577
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest										6,869
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.										$	143,708

	Year Ended September 30, 2011
	U.S. & Canada			Latin America		Other International			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues:
Merchandise sales	$	256,694		$	25,022	$	—		$	281,716
Jewelry scrapping sales	195,920			8,938		—			204,858
Pawn service charges	184,204			15,542		—			199,746
Consumer loan fees	164,895			—		—			164,895
Other revenues	1,484			99		—			1,583
Total revenues	803,197			49,601		—			852,798
Merchandise cost of goods sold	147,297			14,537		—			161,834
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold	121,051			6,819		—			127,870
Consumer loan bad debt	36,791			—		—			36,791
Net revenues	498,058			28,245		—			526,303
Segment items:
Operations	260,340			21,260		795			282,395
Depreciation	10,858			2,066		—			12,924
Amortization	452			382		—			834
Loss on sale or disposal of assets	281			12		—			293
Interest expense, net	30			4		—			34
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	—			—		(16,237		)	(16,237		)
Other (income) expense	(3		)	7		(168		)	(164		)
Segment contribution	$	226,100		$	4,514	$	15,610		$	246,224
Corporate expenses:
Administrative									50,584
Depreciation									3,832
Interest expense, net									1,619
Income from continuing operations before income taxes									190,189
Income tax expense									66,472
Income from continuing operations, net of tax									123,717
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax									(1,558		)
Net income									122,159
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest									—
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.									$	122,159

	Year Ended September 30, 2010
	U.S. & Canada		Latin America			Other International			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues:
Merchandise sales	$	226,404	$	13,937		$	—		$	240,341
Jewelry scrapping sales	163,938		4,988			—			168,926
Pawn service charges	154,501		8,778			—			163,279
Consumer loan fees	152,163		—			—			152,163
Other revenues	459		—			—			459
Total revenues	697,465		27,703			—			725,168
Merchandise cost of goods sold	131,808		8,320			—			140,128
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold	104,658		4,158			—			108,816
Consumer loan bad debt	32,969		—			—			32,969
Net revenues	428,030		15,225			—			443,255
Segment items:
Operations	238,309		12,547			69			250,925
Depreciation	9,271		1,277			—			10,548
Amortization	275		347			—			622
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets	1,545		(2		)	—			1,543
Interest expense, net	—		2			—			2
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates	—		—			(10,750		)	(10,750		)
Other expense (income)	3		(3		)	(93		)	(93		)
Segment contribution	$	178,627	$	1,057		$	10,774		$	190,458
Corporate expenses:
Administrative									33,358
Depreciation									3,134
Gain on sale or disposal of assets									(16		)
Interest expense, net									1,197
Income from continuing operations before income taxes									152,785
Income tax expense									54,142
Income from continuing operations, net of tax									98,643
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax									(1,349		)
Net income									97,294
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest									—
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.									$	97,294

Separately identified segment assets

The following table presents separately identified segment assets:

	U.S & Canada		Latin America		Other International		Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Assets at September 30, 2012
Cash and cash equivalents	$	14,820	$	20,702	$	1,789	$	37,311
Restricted cash	—		1,145		—		1,145
Pawn loans, net	140,885		16,763		—		157,648
Consumer loans, net	18,960		73,422		3,767		96,149
Service charges and fees receivable, net	34,066		24,637		1,114		59,817
Inventory, net	94,449		14,765		—		109,214
Property and equipment, net	60,947		23,220		1,503		85,670
Restricted cash, non-current	—		4,337		—		4,337
Goodwill	224,306		110,401		39,956		374,663
Intangibles, net	18,824		21,867		2,946		43,637
Total separately identified recorded segment assets	$	607,257	$	311,259	$	51,075	$	969,591
Consumer loans outstanding from unaffiliated lenders	$	25,484	$	—	$	—	$	25,484
Assets at September 30, 2011
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10,040	$	1,496	$	—	$	11,536
Pawn loans, net	134,457		10,861		—		145,318
Consumer loans, net	14,611		—		—		14,611
Service charges and fees receivable, net	31,567		1,663		—		33,230
Inventory, net	81,859		8,514		—		90,373
Property and equipment, net	51,469		12,769		—		64,238
Goodwill	163,897		9,309		—		173,206
Intangibles, net	16,775		867		—		17,642
Total separately identified recorded segment assets	$	504,675	$	45,479	$	—	$	550,154
Consumer loans outstanding from unaffiliated lenders	$	27,040	$	—	$	—	$	27,040

Reconciliation of separately identified recorded segment assets to consolidated total assets:

The following table reconciles separately identified recorded segment assets, as shown above, to our consolidated total assets:

	September 30,
	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Total separately identified recorded segment assets	$	969,591	$	550,154
Corporate assets	248,416		206,296
Total assets	$	1,218,007	$	756,450

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

The following tables provide geographic information required by ASC 280-10-50-41:

	Fiscal Years Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2010
	(in thousands)
Revenues:
U.S.	$	850,946	$	795,825	$	695,956
Mexico	103,273		49,601		27,703
Canada	10,712		7,372		1,509
U.K	10,192		—		—
Total	$	975,123	$	852,798	$	725,168

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]

	September 30,
	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Long-Lived assets:
U.S.	$	317,887	$	240,661
Mexico	155,488		22,945
Canada	10,199		7,888
U.K	44,363		—
Other	42		—
Total	$	527,979	$	271,494