Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ 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	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	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
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net (loss) income	$ (95,202)	$ 1,593	$ 4,589	$ 16,934	$ (28,180)	$ (7,048)	$ 29,245	$ 26,993	$ 26,758	$ 36,264	$ 21,523	$ 56,238	$ 75,616	$ 23,116	$ 49,190	$ 102,374	$ (72,086)	$ 21,010	$ 141,111
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign currency translation loss		5,344	(2,142)	4,565		(13,035)	9,057	3,592	(8,322)	6,410							(4,065)	(10,745)	(301)
Foreign currency translation reclassification adjustment realized upon impairment			375														375	221	0
Gain (loss) on effective portion of cash flow hedge:
Other comprehensive (loss) gain before reclassifications		(497)	(326)	(346)		2,388											(453)	2,388	0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		272	297	245		(1,888)			(108)	(179)							49	(2,536)	0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(77)	626	(9)		(1,457)	(221)	(43)									540	(1,721)	(735)
Reclassification adjustment for (gain) loss on available-for-sale securities included in net income																	(540)	992	0
Income tax benefit		(818)	480	(863)		366	(379)	(2,021)	(948)	(75)							(1,157)	3,346	2,424
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax		4,224	(690)	3,592		(13,626)	8,457	1,528	(9,378)	6,156							(5,251)	(8,055)	1,388
Comprehensive (loss) income		5,817	3,899	20,526		(20,674)	37,702	28,521	17,380	42,420							(77,337)	12,955	142,499
Attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest:
Net income		(2,337)	(1,553)	(1,796)		(98)	(983)	(80)	929	(1,175)							(7,387)	(1,298)	4,266
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain		477	(46)	324		(2,945)	2,500	(617)	(2,713)	503							(1,460)	(1,784)	875
Loss on effective portion of cash flow hedge																	(154)	(59)	0
Comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		(1,950)	(1,651)	(1,472)		(3,043)	1,517	(697)	(1,784)	(672)							(9,001)	(3,141)	5,141
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.		$ 7,767	$ 5,550	$ 21,998		$ (17,631)	$ 36,185	$ 29,218	$ 19,164	$ 43,092							$ (68,336)	$ 16,096	$ 137,358