Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term obligations	$ 382,177,000	$ 247,299,000	$ 232,953,000
Less current portion	21,549,000	30,969,000	34,058,000
Total long-term and capital lease obligations	360,628,000	216,330,000	198,895,000
Debt premium (discount)	(46,046,000)	724,000	1,074,000
Debt premium (discount), current	233,000	543,000	815,000
Debt premium (discount), noncurrent	(46,279,000)	181,000	259,000
2.125% cash convertible senior notes due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	2.125%
Recourse to EZCORP [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations	520,000	924,000	1,054,000
Debt premium (discount)	0	0	0
Recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| 2.125% cash convertible senior notes due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	2.125%
Carrying Amount	183,694,000	0	0
Debt premium (discount)	(46,306,000)	0	0
Recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| Cash convertible senior notes due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	46,454,000	0	0
Debt premium (discount)	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	0	140,900,000	122,500,000
Debt premium (discount)	0	0	0
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| Consumer loans facility due 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	0	31,951,000	32,251,000
Debt premium (discount)	0	0	0
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| Consumer loans facility due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	56,075,000	0	0
Debt premium (discount)	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	508,000
Debt premium (discount)	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	13,272,000
Debt premium (discount)	0	244,000	514,000
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| 10% unsecured notes due 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	10.00%
Carrying Amount	6,528,000	8,925,000	9,008,000
Debt premium (discount)	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	111,000	110,000	111,000
Debt premium (discount)	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	29,933,000	16,068,000	15,905,000
Debt premium (discount)	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	700,000	418,000	421,000
Debt premium (discount)	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	4,275,000
Debt premium (discount)	0	381,000	436,000
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| 10% unsecured notes due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	10.00%
Carrying Amount	122,000	121,000	122,000
Debt premium (discount)	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	4,078,000	0	0
Debt premium (discount)	232,000	0	0
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| 12% unsecured notes due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	12.00%
Carrying Amount	23,153,000	0	0
Debt premium (discount)	0	0	0
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| Foreign Currency Debt [Member] \| Secured foreign currency debt up to $3.8 million due 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	3,800,000.0
Carrying Amount	251,000	1,207,000	1,562,000
Debt premium (discount)	28,000	99,000	124,000
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| Foreign Currency Debt [Member] \| Secured foreign currency debt up to $5.2 million due 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	5,200,000.0
Carrying Amount	1,218,000	6,281,000	8,929,000
Debt premium (discount)	0	0	0
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| Foreign Currency Debt [Member] \| Secured foreign currency debt up to $19.2 million due 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	19,200,000.0
Carrying Amount	5,516,000	0	0
Debt premium (discount)	0	0	0
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| Foreign Currency Debt [Member] \| Secured foreign currency debt up to $5.2 million due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	5,200,000.0
Carrying Amount	747,000	0	0
Debt premium (discount)	0	0	0
Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] \| Foreign Currency Debt [Member] \| Secured foreign currency debt up to $23.1 million due 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	23,100,000.0
Carrying Amount	23,077,000	22,822,000	23,035,000
Debt premium (discount)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt, including all short-term borrowings, long-term debt, and capital lease obligations.

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The amount of debt discount (net of debt premium) that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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