Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
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Total long-term obligations	$ 252,812,000	$ 247,299,000	$ 236,844,000
Less current portion	17,270,000	30,969,000	28,095,000
Total long-term and capital lease obligations	235,542,000	216,330,000	208,749,000
Debt Premium	409,000	724,000	1,764,000
Debt premium, current	280,000	543,000	1,353,000
Debt premium, noncurrent	129,000	181,000	411,000
Recourse to EZCORP [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations	786,000	924,000	1,304,000
Debt Premium	0	0	0
Recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| Domestic line of credit up to $200 million due 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	200,000,000
Carrying Amount	146,500,000	140,900,000	142,600,000
Debt Premium	0	0	0
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| 10% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	10.00%
Carrying Amount	0	503,000	937,000
Debt Premium	0	0	0
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| 15% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	15.00%
Carrying Amount	0	12,884,000	13,844,000
Debt Premium	0	244,000	1,052,000
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| 10% unsecured notes due 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	10.00%
Carrying Amount	7,703,000	8,925,000	2,257,000
Debt Premium	0	0	0
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| 11% unsecured notes due 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	11.00%
Carrying Amount	110,000	110,000	5,086,000
Debt Premium	0	0	0
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| 9% unsecured notes due 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	9.00%
Carrying Amount	16,546,000	16,068,000	0
Debt Premium	0	0	0
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| 10% unsecured notes due 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	10.00%
Carrying Amount	420,000	418,000	314,000
Debt Premium	0	0	0
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| 15% secured notes due 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	15.00%
Carrying Amount	0	4,185,000	4,390,000
Debt Premium	0	381,000	539,000
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| 10% unsecured notes due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	10.00%
Carrying Amount	121,000	121,000	122,000
Debt Premium	0	0	0
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| 12% secured notes due 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	12.00%
Carrying Amount	4,160,000	0	0
Debt Premium	333,000	0	0
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| 12% unsecured notes due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	12.00%
Carrying Amount	11,481,000	0	0
Debt Premium	0	0	0
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| Foreign Currency Line of Credit [Member] \| Unsecured, variable interest foreign currency line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	0	0	38,000
Debt Premium	0	0	0
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| Foreign Currency Line of Credit [Member] \| Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $4 million due 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	4,000,000
Carrying Amount	871,000	1,207,000	2,256,000
Debt Premium	76,000	99,000	173,000
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| Foreign Currency Line of Credit [Member] \| Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $19 million due 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	19,000,000
Carrying Amount	4,138,000	6,281,000	14,146,000
Debt Premium	0	0	0
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| Foreign Currency Line of Credit [Member] \| Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $5 million due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	5,000,000
Carrying Amount	4,867,000	0	0
Debt Premium	0	0	0
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| Foreign Currency Line of Credit [Member] \| Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $23 million due 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	23,000,000
Carrying Amount	22,962,000	22,822,000	17,212,000
Debt Premium	0	0	0
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Consumer loans facility due 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	32,147,000	31,951,000	32,338,000
Debt Premium	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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