Restatement of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Net income	$ 9,678	$ 16,934
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain	(21,521)	4,565
Cash flow hedges:
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	352	245
Income tax benefit (expense)	419	(863)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(20,750)	3,592
Comprehensive (loss) income	(11,072)	20,526
Attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest:
Net loss	(1,934)	(1,796)
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain	(2,402)	324
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	86	0
Comprehensive loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	(4,250)	(1,472)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	(6,822)	$ 21,998
As Previously Reported [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Net income	15,113
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain	(27,145)
Cash flow hedges:
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	352
Income tax benefit (expense)	2,050
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(24,743)
Comprehensive (loss) income	(9,630)
Attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest:
Net loss	(147)
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain	(3,569)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	86
Comprehensive loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	(3,630)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	(6,000)
Restatement Adjustments [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Net income	(5,435)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain	5,624
Cash flow hedges:
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	0
Income tax benefit (expense)	(1,631)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	3,993
Comprehensive (loss) income	(1,442)
Attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest:
Net loss	(1,787)
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain	1,167
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	0
Comprehensive loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	(620)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ (822)