Quarterly Information (Unaudited) Quarterly Information (Unaudited) - Summary of Restatements (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended														6 Months Ended			9 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 235,625		$ 223,134	$ 245,131	$ 253,756	$ 228,588		$ 223,451	$ 256,890	$ 261,239	$ 248,344	$ 218,602	$ 249,236								$ 957,646		$ 970,168		$ 960,717
Net revenues	133,313		135,588	149,921	151,407	140,552		141,728	159,542	161,102	150,808	138,305	155,288								570,229		602,924		595,924
Operating expenses	135,673		126,303	129,997	123,500	125,266		119,720	111,073	119,182	103,937	99,176	101,969								515,473		475,241		400,280
Nonoperating expense	7,088		5,210	13,849	3,415	49,666		(595)	34	(1,902)	(9,401)	(2,816)	(1,529)								29,562		47,203		(18,475)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	(9,448)		4,075	6,075	24,492	(34,380)		22,603	48,435	43,822	56,272	41,945	54,848	$ 61,054							25,194		80,480		214,119
Income tax expense	(825)		406	852	4,823	(11,196)		7,362	15,765	14,267	16,190	13,677	17,713								5,256		26,198		67,665
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	(8,623)		3,669	5,223	19,669	(23,184)		15,241	32,670	29,555	40,081	28,268	37,135								19,938		54,282		146,454
Net income (loss) attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ (93,501)		$ 3,930	$ 6,142	$ 18,730	$ (28,043)		$ (6,950)	$ 30,228	$ 27,073	$ 34,225	$ 25,829	$ 37,439		$ 24,872	$ 57,301	$ 76,791	$ 28,802	$ 50,351	$ 102,620	$ (64,699)		$ 22,308		$ 136,845
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ (1.75)		$ 0.07	$ 0.11	$ 0.35	$ (0.52)		$ (0.13)	$ 0.57	$ 0.52		$ 0.50	$ 0.73								$ (1.20)		$ 0.41		$ 2.69
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ (1.75)		$ 0.07	$ 0.11	$ 0.34	$ (0.53)		$ (0.13)	$ 0.57	$ 0.52	$ 0.67	$ 0.50	$ 0.73								$ (1.19)		$ 0.41		$ 2.67
Total current assets	$ 634,863		$ 630,159	$ 503,199	$ 526,951	$ 520,033		$ 508,892	$ 459,147	$ 501,769					503,199	459,147		630,159	508,892		$ 634,863		$ 520,033
Total assets	1,410,544	[1],[2]	1,520,533	1,333,144	1,359,851	1,332,968	[1],[2]	1,346,041	1,301,508	1,329,888	$ 1,209,075				1,333,144	1,301,508		1,520,533	1,346,041		1,410,544	[1],[2]	1,332,968	[1],[2]	$ 1,209,075
Total current liabilities	148,214		147,784	113,172	119,699	143,673		137,598	142,805	128,716					113,172	142,805		147,784	137,598		148,214		143,673
Total liabilities	555,440	[3],[4]	556,236	359,467	395,328	389,788	[3],[4]	372,206	314,578	383,323					359,467	314,578		556,236	372,206		555,440	[3],[4]	389,788	[3],[4]
Total temporary equity	22,800		25,662	43,717	45,825	47,297		49,765	46,673	45,156	50,998				43,717	46,673		25,662	49,765		22,800		47,297		50,998
EZCORP, Inc. stockholders’ equity	832,304		938,635	929,960	918,698	895,883		924,070	940,257	901,409	827,791	$ 783,381	$ 755,905		929,960	940,257	755,905	938,635	924,070	783,381	832,304		895,883		827,791	$ 664,248
Net cash provided by operating activities					13,491					34,199					43,597	91,496	94,622	43,257	91,938	104,577	74,701		120,467		139,115
Net cash used in investing activities					(19,070)					(49,864)					8,970	(46,184)	(73,990)	(43,101)	(101,963)	(162,664)	(80,060)		(155,200)		(214,763)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities					9,102					19,078					(49,270)	(48,317)	(8,523)	20,296	(2,122)	74,811	32,515		23,649		90,613
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents					3,589					3,389					3,228	(3,609)	11,699	20,334	(12,313)	17,212	26,225		(10,724)		15,855
As Previously Reported [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total revenues	242,209		232,602	250,682	263,039	227,980		226,696	259,963	265,482	247,959	220,670	251,338								988,532		980,121		964,502
Net revenues	142,810		149,951	158,479	163,857	143,699		145,773	166,143	169,089	157,194	140,282	158,512								615,097		624,704		607,511
Operating expenses	137,813		127,155	130,397	123,115	124,903		119,355	111,032	119,272	103,970	99,160	101,935								518,480		474,562		400,263
Nonoperating expense	3,386		3,589	14,047	2,895	50,146		(595)	34	(1,902)	(10,763)	(2,816)	(1,529)								23,917		47,683		(19,837)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	1,611		19,207	14,035	37,847	(31,350)		27,013	55,077	51,719	63,987	43,938	58,106	61,054							72,700		102,459		227,085
Income tax expense	2,342		4,303	4,203	9,958	(12,062)		8,956	16,072	16,616	18,501	12,717	19,862								20,806		29,582		71,165
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	(731)		14,904	9,832	27,889	(19,288)		18,057	39,005	35,103	45,486	31,221	38,244								51,894		72,877		155,920
Net income (loss) attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ (87,807)		$ 11,506	$ 7,992	$ 22,569	$ (24,740)		$ (5,881)	$ 33,981	$ 30,717	$ 38,572	$ 28,523	$ 37,261		30,561	64,698	76,613	42,067	58,817	105,136	$ (45,740)		$ 34,077		$ 143,708
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)			$ 0.21	$ 0.15	$ 0.42			$ (0.11)	$ 0.63	$ 0.59		$ 0.56	$ 0.73								$ (0.84)		$ 0.64		$ 2.82
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ (1.64)		$ 0.21	$ 0.15	$ 0.42	$ (0.46)		$ (0.11)	$ 0.63	$ 0.59	$ 0.75	$ 0.56	$ 0.73								$ (0.84)		$ 0.63		$ 2.81
Total current assets	$ 676,361		$ 646,227	$ 537,113	$ 556,455	$ 536,950		$ 498,503	$ 454,251	$ 501,952					537,113	454,251		646,227	498,503		$ 676,361		$ 536,950
Total assets	1,403,471		1,522,367	1,352,236	1,369,129	1,352,190		1,361,101	1,319,199	1,342,306					1,352,236	1,319,199		1,522,367	1,361,101		1,403,471		1,352,190
Total current liabilities	124,996		128,705	106,680	111,777	141,901		133,570	143,030	130,233					106,680	143,030		128,705	133,570		124,996		141,901
Total liabilities	492,785		507,796	339,653	370,257	382,271		364,764	311,030	380,816					339,653	311,030		507,796	364,764		492,785		382,271
Total temporary equity	35,498		36,645	58,107	57,578	55,393		56,837	52,982	49,323					58,107	52,982		36,645	56,837		35,498		55,393
EZCORP, Inc. stockholders’ equity	875,188		977,926	954,476	941,294	914,526		939,500	955,187	912,167	$ 834,828	$ 785,773	$ 755,718		954,476	955,187	755,718	977,926	939,500	785,773	875,188		914,526		$ 834,828	$ 664,248
Net cash provided by operating activities					17,454					30,508					53,617	94,168	95,094	60,779	99,415	109,692	89,244		126,473		140,917
Net cash used in investing activities					(4,342)					(47,755)					16,086	(49,825)	(74,446)	(31,190)	(108,850)	(167,590)	(34,838)		(160,384)		(216,765)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities					(11,046)					15,622					(73,810)	(51,742)	2,483	(16,188)	7,669	84,404	(33,862)		22,213		99,266
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents					2,169					(1,809)					(4,119)	(7,034)	22,705	13,682	(2,522)	26,805	20,012		(12,160)		24,508
Effect of Restatement [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total revenues	(6,584)		(9,468)	(5,551)	(9,283)	(2,923)		(3,245)	(3,073)	(4,243)	385	(2,068)	(2,102)								(30,886)		(9,953)		(3,785)
Net revenues	(9,497)		(14,363)	(8,558)	(12,450)	(3,147)		(4,045)	(6,601)	(7,987)	(6,386)	(1,977)	(3,224)								(44,868)		(21,780)		(11,587)
Operating expenses	(2,140)		(852)	(400)	385	363		365	41	(90)	(33)	16	34								(3,007)		679		17
Nonoperating expense	3,702		1,621	(198)	520	(480)		0	0	0	1,362	0	0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	(11,059)		(15,132)	(7,960)	(13,355)	(3,030)		(4,410)	(6,642)	(7,897)	(7,715)	(1,993)	(3,258)	0							(47,506)		(21,979)		(12,966)
Income tax expense	(3,167)		(3,897)	(3,351)	(5,135)	866		(1,594)	(307)	(2,349)	(2,311)	960	(2,149)								(15,550)		(3,384)		(3,500)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	(7,892)		(11,235)	(4,609)	(8,220)	(3,896)		(2,816)	(6,335)	(5,548)	(5,405)	(2,953)	(1,109)								(31,956)		(18,595)		(9,466)
Net income (loss) attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ (5,694)		$ (7,576)	$ (1,850)	$ (3,839)	$ (3,303)		$ (1,069)	$ (3,753)	$ (3,644)	$ (4,347)	$ (2,694)	$ 178		(5,689)	(7,397)	178	(13,265)	(8,466)	(2,516)	$ (18,959)		$ (11,769)		$ (6,863)
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)			$ (0.14)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.07)			$ (0.02)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.07)		$ (0.06)	$ 0.00								$ (0.36)		$ (0.23)		$ (0.13)
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0		$ (0.14)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.07)		$ (0.02)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.07)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.06)	$ 0.00								$ (0.35)		$ (0.22)		$ (0.14)
Total current assets	$ (41,498)		$ (16,068)	$ (33,914)	$ (29,504)	$ (16,917)		$ 10,389	$ 4,896	$ (183)					(33,914)	4,896		(16,068)	10,389		$ (41,498)		$ (16,917)
Total assets	7,073		(1,834)	(19,092)	(9,278)	(19,222)		(15,060)	(17,691)	(12,418)					(19,092)	(17,691)		(1,834)	(15,060)		7,073		(19,222)
Total current liabilities	23,218		19,079	6,492	7,922	1,772		4,028	(225)	(1,517)					6,492	(225)		19,079	4,028		23,218		1,772
Total liabilities	62,655		48,440	19,814	25,071	7,517		7,442	3,548	2,507					19,814	3,548		48,440	7,442		62,655		7,517
Total temporary equity	(12,698)		(10,983)	(14,390)	(11,753)	(8,096)		(7,072)	(6,309)	(4,167)					(14,390)	(6,309)		(10,983)	(7,072)		(12,698)		(8,096)
EZCORP, Inc. stockholders’ equity	(42,884)		(39,291)	(24,516)	(22,596)	(18,643)		(15,430)	(14,930)	(10,758)	$ (7,037)	$ (2,392)	$ 187		(24,516)	(14,930)	187	(39,291)	(15,430)	(2,392)	(42,884)		(18,643)		$ (7,037)
Net cash provided by operating activities					(3,963)					3,691					(10,020)	(2,672)	(472)	(17,522)	(7,477)	(5,115)	(14,543)		(6,006)		(1,802)
Net cash used in investing activities					(14,728)					(2,109)					(7,116)	3,641	456	(11,911)	6,887	4,926	(45,222)		5,184		2,002
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities					20,148					3,456					24,540	3,425	(11,006)	36,484	(9,791)	(9,593)	66,377		1,436		(8,653)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents					1,420					5,198					$ 7,347	$ 3,425	$ (11,006)	$ 6,652	$ (9,791)	$ (9,593)	6,213		1,436		(8,653)
Effect of Restatement [Member] | Asset Sale Impact [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total revenues																					(16,714)		0		0
Net revenues																					(18,692)		0		0
Operating expenses																					57		0		0
Nonoperating expense																					6,527		0		0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	(9,804)		(8,661)	(3,590)	(3,221)	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0							(25,276)		0		0
Effect of Restatement [Member] | Portfolio Review Impact [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total revenues																					(16,932)		(7,935)		(921)
Net revenues																					(25,658)		(19,762)		(8,723)
Operating expenses																					2,241		3,231		(37)
Nonoperating expense																					0		(1,642)		0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	(6,240)		(6,970)	(5,259)	(9,430)	(4,941)		(4,513)	(6,718)	(5,179)	(3,435)	(1,993)	(3,258)	0							(27,899)		(21,351)		(8,686)
Effect of Restatement [Member] | Other Impact [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total revenues																					2,760		(2,018)		(2,864)
Net revenues																					(518)		(2,018)		(2,864)
Operating expenses																					(5,305)		(2,552)		54
Nonoperating expense																					(882)		1,162		1,362
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$ 4,985		$ 499	$ 889	$ (704)	$ 1,911		$ 103	$ 76	$ (2,718)	$ (4,280)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0							5,669		(628)		(4,280)
Income tax expense																					(15,550)		(3,384)		(3,500)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax																					(31,956)		(18,595)		(9,466)
Net income (loss) attributable to EZCORP, Inc.																					$ (18,959)		$ (11,769)		$ (6,863)
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)																					$ (0.35)		$ (0.22)		$ (0.14)

[1] Our consolidated assets as of September 30, 2014 and 2013 include the following assets of Grupo Finmart’s securitization trust that can only be used to settle its liabilities: September 30, 2014 September 30, 2013 (in thousands)Restricted cash$23,592 $—Consumer loans, net41,588 33,900Consumer loan fees and interest receivable, net5,489 7,300Restricted cash, non-current133 3,509Other assets, net2,847 2,100Total assets$73,649 $46,809

[2] Our consolidated assets as of September 30, 2014 include the following assets of our consolidated variable interest entities: September 30, 2014 September 30, 2013 As Restated (See Note 2) (in thousands)Restricted cash$1,921 $—Consumer loans, net16,465 —Consumer loan fees and interest receivable, net3,058 —Non-current consumer loans, net35,780 —Total assets$57,224 $—

[3] Our consolidated liabilities as of September 30, 2014 and 2013 include the following liabilities for which the creditors of Grupo Finmart’s securitization trust do not have recourse to the general credit of EZCORP, Inc.: September 30, 2014 September 30, 2013 (in thousands)Long-term debt, less current maturities$54,045 $31,951

[4] Our consolidated liabilities as of September 30, 2014 include the following liabilities of our consolidated variable interest entities: September 30, 2014 September 30, 2013 As Restated (See Note 2) (in thousands)Accounts payable and other accrued expenses$2,105 $—Current maturities of long-term debt25,438 —Long-term debt, less current maturities35,624 —Total liabilities$63,167 $—