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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of the required periodic payments including both interest and principal payments.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations - Non-recourse to EZCorp (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Feb. 17, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Jan. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	May 15, 2013
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Ownership percentage interest acquired					60.00%
Grupo Finmart [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional ownership interest acquired						16.00%
Ownership interest in subsidiaries		76.00%	76.00%			76.00%
Restricted cash primarily for collection rights on additional eligible loans	$ 15,800,000
Delivery to trust, period	12 months
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Grupo Finmart [Member] \| Secured foreign currency debt up to $9 million due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Monthly payment		0
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Grupo Finmart [Member] \| Consumer loans facility due 2019 [Member]
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Grupo Finmart [Member] \| 9% unsecured notes due 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate								9.00%
Debt, face amount							30,000,000	30,000,000.0
Repayments of long-term debt			17,500,000
EZCorp, Inc [Member]
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Grupo Finmart [Member] \| EZCorp, Inc [Member] \| 9% unsecured notes due 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Mexican Interbank Equilibrium [Member] \| Grupo Finmart [Member] \| Secured foreign currency debt up to $9 million due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Mexican Interbank Equilibrium [Member] \| Grupo Finmart [Member] \| Consumer loans facility due 2019 [Member]
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Interest rate at period end		5.80%	5.80%
Unrestricted Cash [Member] \| Grupo Finmart [Member] \| Consumer loans facility due 2019 [Member]
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Foreign currency debt [Member] \| Grupo Finmart [Member]
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