Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	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	Sep. 30, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 55,325		$ 49,434	$ 32,328	$ 32,689	$ 29,100		$ 27,511	$ 36,215	$ 43,213	$ 39,824	$ 41,181	$ 35,668	$ 23,969
Restricted cash	63,495		49,129	27,244	8,371	9,176		20,325	5,448	1,825	7,263
Pawn loans	162,444		157,491	128,683	153,421	156,637		154,095	138,380	162,150	157,648
Consumer loans, net	63,995		64,787	57,447	62,653	56,880		54,276	49,145	51,473	45,036
Pawn service charges receivable, net	31,044		29,307	24,733	30,842	30,362		28,590	25,388	31,077
Consumer loan fees and interest receivable, net	12,647		15,032	15,870	17,415	19,049		22,182	19,280	20,006
Inventory, net	138,175		130,839	128,094	142,159	145,200		122,503	116,517	120,271	109,214
Deferred tax asset	17,572		15,302	15,302	15,302	15,302		17,188	17,188	17,188
Prepaid income taxes	57,069		43,677	35,134	21,204	24,113		20,845	9,165	4,172
Prepaid expenses and other assets	33,097		75,161	38,364	42,895	34,214		41,377	42,421	50,394
Total current assets	634,863		630,159	503,199	526,951	520,033		508,892	459,147	501,769
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	91,781		90,730	88,685	97,424	97,085		145,345	145,870	142,870
Property and equipment, net	105,900		109,458	111,419	114,539	116,281		110,312	118,979	114,082
Restricted cash, non-current	5,070		4,578	3,309	4,189	3,509		3,432	3,180	4,758	6,872
Goodwill	346,577		436,765	435,048	434,835	433,300		430,940	438,016	434,671	374,663
Intangible assets, net	66,086		78,745	68,873	66,749	65,391		60,687	60,387	59,562
Non-current consumer loans, net	85,004		84,630	83,325	78,686	65,488		57,913	55,376	53,084
Deferred tax asset	12,142		9,331	9,642	7,543	8,237
Other assets, net	63,121		76,137	29,644	28,935	23,644		28,520	20,553	19,092
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
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	36,111		41,125	20,889	23,516	30,436		33,525	34,912	27,562
Current capital lease obligations	418		520	533	533	533		533	533	533
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses	94,993		89,217	70,643	77,880	80,857		72,988	63,073	69,971
Other current liabilities	8,595		8,716	12,121	11,988	23,219		22,640	36,096	24,396
Customer layaway deposits	8,097		8,206	8,986	5,782	8,628		7,912	8,191	6,254
Total current liabilities	148,214		147,784	113,172	119,699	143,673		137,598	142,805	128,716
Long-term debt, less current maturities	392,054		387,217	224,379	246,852	215,939		198,374	137,376	207,978
Long-term capital lease obligations	0			106	253	391		521	648	771
Deferred gains and other long-term liabilities	15,172		21,235	21,810	28,524	29,785		26,765	23,645	35,043
Total liabilities	$ 555,440	[3],[4]	556,236	359,467	395,328	$ 389,788	[3],[4]	372,206	314,578	383,323
Commitments and contingencies
Temporary equity:
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	$ 22,800		25,662	43,717	45,825	$ 47,297		49,765	46,673	45,156	50,998
Stockholders’ equity:
Additional paid-in capital	332,264		339,869	327,066	321,354	320,537		317,049	314,899	312,946
Retained earnings	509,586		610,050	606,120	599,978	581,248		609,291	616,241	586,013
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(10,082)		68	(3,769)	(3,177)	(6,445)		(2,812)	8,579	1,912
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	$ 664,248
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	1,410,544		1,520,533	1,333,144	1,359,851	1,332,968		1,346,041	1,301,508	1,329,888
Common Stock Class A Non-voting [Member]
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	506		519	513	513	513		512	508	508
Common Stock Class B Voting [Member]
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	$ 30		$ 30	$ 30	$ 30	$ 30		$ 30	$ 30	$ 30

[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 $—