Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 shares
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	EZCORP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000876523
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q/A
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	Amendment to restate and correct for the impact of historical accounting errors relating to the Company's accounting for payroll withholding loans and asset sales
Common Stock Class A Non-voting [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	50,680,358
Common Stock Class B Voting [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	2,970,171