Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Member]
Beginning balance at Sep. 30, 2013	$ 895,883	$ 543	$ 320,537	$ 581,248	$ (6,445)
Beginning balance, Shares at Sep. 30, 2013		54,240
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock compensation (benefit)	1,207		1,207
Release of restricted stock	0	$ 0	0
Release of restricted stock, shares		120
Tax deficiency of stock compensation	(390)		(390)
Effective portion of cash flow hedge	(101)				(101)
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities	(6)				(6)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	3,375				3,375
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	18,730			18,730
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2013	918,698	$ 543	321,354	599,978	(3,177)
Ending balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2013		54,360
Beginning balance at Sep. 30, 2014	832,304	$ 536	332,264	509,586	(10,082)
Beginning balance, Shares at Sep. 30, 2014		53,585
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock compensation (benefit)	(2,458)		(2,458)
Release of restricted stock	0
Release of restricted stock, shares		65
Tax deficiency of stock compensation	(167)		(167)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(196)		(196)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	266				266
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(18,700)				(18,700)
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	11,612			11,612
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 822,661	$ 536	$ 329,443	$ 521,198	$ (28,516)
Ending balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2014		53,650