Earnings per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ 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	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
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Potential common shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share																		14,525	0	56
Net Components of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share
Net income from continuing operations attributable to EZCORP, Inc.		$ 6,006	$ 6,776	$ 21,465		$ 15,393	$ 33,665	$ 29,529		$ 27,358	$ 38,310							$ 27,325	$ 55,504	$ 142,335
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to EZCORP, Inc.		(2,076)	(634)	(2,735)		(22,343)	(3,437)	(2,456)		(1,529)	(871)							(92,024)	(33,196)	(5,490)
Net (loss) income 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
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock																		54,148	53,657	50,877
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock																		144	80	256
Weighted average common stock and common stock equivalents																		54,292	53,737	51,133
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc.:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.13)	$ 0.11	$ 0.12	$ 0.40	$ (0.42)	$ 0.28	$ 0.63	$ 0.57		$ 0.53	$ 0.75							$ 0.50	$ 1.03	$ 2.80
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	(1.62)	(0.04)	(0.01)	(0.05)	(0.10)	(0.41)	(0.06)	(0.05)		(0.03)	(0.02)							(1.70)	(0.62)	(0.11)
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 (loss) per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc.:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	(0.13)	0.11	0.12	0.39	(0.43)	0.28	0.63	0.57		0.53	0.75							0.50	1.03	2.78
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	(1.62)	(0.04)	(0.01)	(0.05)	(0.10)	(0.41)	(0.06)	(0.05)		(0.03)	(0.02)							(1.69)	(0.62)	(0.11)
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
Stock options and restricted stock [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Potential common shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share																		208	0	56
Warrants [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Potential common shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share																		14,317	0	0