Earnings per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
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	257
Net Components of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share
Net income from continuing operations attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ 10,569	$ 21,465
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	1,043	(2,735)
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ 11,612	$ 18,730
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock	53,650	54,332
Dilutive effect of restricted stock	48	30
Weighted average common stock and common stock equivalents	53,698	54,362
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc.:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.40
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.02	(0.05)
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	0.22	0.35
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc.:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.20	0.39
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.02	(0.05)
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.22	$ 0.34
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	0	257
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