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)	8,197		8,197
Issuance of common stock due to purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest	(634)		(619)		(15)
Release of restricted stock, shares		142
Tax deficiency of stock compensation	(420)		(420)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(629)		(629)
Effective portion of cash flow hedge	(78)				(78)
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities	401				401
Foreign currency translation adjustment	1,993
Foreign currency translation reclassification adjustment realized upon impairment					375
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	24,872			24,872
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2014	929,960	$ 543	327,066	606,120	(3,769)
Ending balance, Shares at Mar. 31, 2014		54,382
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]
Issuance of common stock related to 401(k) match, shares		1
Stock compensation (benefit)	(1,928)		(1,928)
Release of restricted stock	1	$ 1
Release of restricted stock, shares		66
Tax deficiency of stock compensation	(167)		(167)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(196)		(196)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(24,773)				(24,773)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	293				293
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	12,955			12,955
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2015	$ 818,489	$ 537	$ 329,973	$ 522,541	$ (34,562)
Ending balance, Shares at Mar. 31, 2015		53,652