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Strategic Investments (Details 1) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]        
Recorded value $ 99,219,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments $ 91,098,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments   $ 97,424,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
Cash Converters International Limited [Member]        
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]        
Recorded value 99,219,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ezpw_CashConvertersInternationalLimitedMember
91,098,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ezpw_CashConvertersInternationalLimitedMember
  89,522,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ezpw_CashConvertersInternationalLimitedMember
Fair value 123,932,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentQuotedMarketValue
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ezpw_CashConvertersInternationalLimitedMember
128,956,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentQuotedMarketValue
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ezpw_CashConvertersInternationalLimitedMember
  117,778,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentQuotedMarketValue
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ezpw_CashConvertersInternationalLimitedMember
Albemarle & Bond Holdings [Member]        
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]        
Recorded value 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ezpw_AlbemarleAndBondHoldingsMember
0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ezpw_AlbemarleAndBondHoldingsMember
0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ezpw_AlbemarleAndBondHoldingsMember
7,902,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ezpw_AlbemarleAndBondHoldingsMember
Fair value $ 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentQuotedMarketValue
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ezpw_AlbemarleAndBondHoldingsMember
$ 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentQuotedMarketValue
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ezpw_AlbemarleAndBondHoldingsMember
  $ 4,871,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentQuotedMarketValue
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ezpw_AlbemarleAndBondHoldingsMember