Operating Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Revenues:
Merchandise sales									$ 368,766	$ 333,064	$ 281,716
Jewelry scrapping sales									131,702	202,481	204,858
Pawn service charges									251,354	233,538	199,746
Consumer loan fees and interest									248,304	200,681	164,895
Other revenues									10,181	5,359	1,583
Total revenues	234,366	235,166	268,114	272,661	253,961	224,573	251,980	244,609	1,010,307	975,123	852,798
Merchandise cost of goods sold									218,617	190,637	161,834
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold									96,133	130,715	127,870
Consumer loan bad debt									54,873	39,370	36,791
Net revenues	144,943	151,221	171,630	172,890	160,936	142,926	159,072	151,467	640,684	614,401	526,303
Segment items:
Operations									414,225	336,348	282,395
Depreciation									21,505	16,554	12,924
Amortization									3,852	1,937	834
Loss on sale or disposal of assets									301	(26)	293
Interest expense (income), net									11,293	(4,511)	34
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates									(11,878)	(17,400)	(16,237)
Impairment of investments									44,598	0	0
Other (income) expense									(68)	(1,211)	(164)
Segment Contribution									156,856	282,710	246,224
Administrative									52,474	47,912	50,584
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets									7,043	(1)	309
Interest expense (income)									15,166	(1,550)	1,653
Other income									(205)	(1,211)	(164)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes									91,310	226,362	190,189
Income tax expense									29,575	71,252	66,472
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	(25,273)	16,657	36,490	33,861	45,507	30,959	38,470	40,174	61,735	155,110	123,717
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	1,503	(21,497)	(1,610)	(1,706)	(1,366)	(1,248)	(1,097)	(822)	(23,310)	(4,533)	(1,558)
Net income	(23,770)	(4,840)	34,880	32,155	44,141	29,711	37,373	39,352	38,425	150,577	122,159
Net income from continuing operations attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	970	1,041	899	1,438	5,569	1,188	112	0	4,348	6,869	0
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	(24,740)	(5,881)	33,981	30,717	38,572	28,523	37,261	39,352	34,077	143,708	122,159
US & Canada Operations [Member]
Revenues:
Merchandise sales									310,521	291,497	256,694
Jewelry scrapping sales									123,162	191,905	195,920
Pawn service charges									221,775	210,601	184,204
Consumer loan fees and interest									174,726	163,896	164,895
Other revenues									5,113	3,759	1,484
Total revenues									835,297	861,658	803,197
Merchandise cost of goods sold									183,147	168,133	147,297
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold									88,637	122,604	121,051
Consumer loan bad debt									43,095	35,398	36,791
Net revenues									520,418	535,523	498,058
Segment items:
Operations									336,421	292,371	260,340
Depreciation									15,919	13,058	10,858
Amortization									2,043	521	452
Loss on sale or disposal of assets									284	(261)	281
Interest expense (income), net									16	(3)	30
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates									0	0	0
Impairment of investments									0
Other (income) expense									(3)	(647)	(3)
Segment Contribution									165,738	230,484	226,100
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax									(17,439)	(3,925)	(800)
Latin America [Member]
Revenues:
Merchandise sales									58,245	41,567	25,022
Jewelry scrapping sales									8,540	10,576	8,938
Pawn service charges									29,579	22,937	15,542
Consumer loan fees and interest									50,461	26,901	0
Other revenues									3,197	1,292	99
Total revenues									150,022	103,273	49,601
Merchandise cost of goods sold									35,470	22,504	14,537
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold									7,496	8,111	6,819
Consumer loan bad debt									(113)	309	0
Net revenues									107,169	72,349	28,245
Segment items:
Operations									62,496	37,259	21,260
Depreciation									5,222	3,319	2,066
Amortization									1,711	1,370	382
Loss on sale or disposal of assets									17	12	12
Interest expense (income), net									11,279	(4,507)	4
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates									0	0	0
Impairment of investments									0
Other (income) expense									(218)	(5)	7
Segment Contribution									26,662	34,901	4,514
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax									(5,871)	(608)	(758)
Other International [Member]
Revenues:
Merchandise sales									0	0	0
Jewelry scrapping sales									0	0	0
Pawn service charges									0	0	0
Consumer loan fees and interest									23,117	9,884	0
Other revenues									1,871	308	0
Total revenues									24,988	10,192	0
Merchandise cost of goods sold									0	0	0
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold									0	0	0
Consumer loan bad debt									11,891	3,663	0
Net revenues									13,097	6,529	0
Segment items:
Operations									15,308	6,718	795
Depreciation									364	177	0
Amortization									98	46	0
Loss on sale or disposal of assets									0	223	0
Interest expense (income), net									(2)	(1)	0
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates									(11,878)	(17,400)	(16,237)
Impairment of investments									44,598
Other (income) expense									153	(559)	(168)
Segment Contribution									(35,544)	17,325	15,610
Corporate [Member]
Segment items:
Administrative									52,474	47,912	50,584
Depreciation									6,822	5,457	3,832
Amortization									1,381	19
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets									1,133	(1)
Interest expense (income)									3,873	2,961	1,619
Other income									$ (137)