Subsequent Events (Details) $ in Thousands, AUD in Millions								3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2015 lawsuit plaintiff	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 17, 2015 USD ($) Store	Jul. 29, 2015	Jul. 27, 2015 USD ($) Store position	Jun. 18, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 27, 2015 AUD
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repurchase of remaining equity interests											$ 0	$ 1,082
TUYO [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Ownership interest in subsidiaries											59.00%
Grupo Finmart [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Ownership interest in subsidiaries		94.00%									76.00%
Additional ownership interest acquired		18.00%
Payments to acquire additional interest in subsidiary		$ 29,600
Ownership held by minority shareholders		6.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] | Cash Convertible Notes [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Indenture Requirements, Period to File Reports with Trustee after the Securities and Exchange Commission's Filing Requirement				15 days
Cure period for debt instrument				60 days
Period to pay additional interest to remedy default				180 days
Additional interest to remedy default, percent of principal amount				0.50%
Subsequent Event [Member] | USA PAwn [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of pawn stores acquired | Store			13
Consideration transferred, cash			$ 12,300
Subsequent Event [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Expected number of store closings | Store					480
Expected number of positions eliminated | position					1,000
Restructuring costs and expenses										$ 10,600
Subsequent Event [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Asset Impairment or Write-down [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring costs and expenses										$ 10,600
Subsequent Event [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Estimated restructuring costs					$ 38,000
Potential future cash expenditures					9,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Store Exit Costs [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Estimated restructuring costs					5,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Employee Severance and Retention Payments [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Estimated restructuring costs					4,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Asset Impairment or Write-down [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Estimated restructuring costs					29,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Estimated restructuring costs					44,000
Potential future cash expenditures					13,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Store Exit Costs [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Estimated restructuring costs					8,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Employee Severance and Retention Payments [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Estimated restructuring costs					5,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Asset Impairment or Write-down [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Estimated restructuring costs					$ 31,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Expected number of store closings | Store					54
Expected number of positions eliminated | position					300
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | U.S. Pawn Stores [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Expected number of store closings | Store					17
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Empeno Facil Stores [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Expected number of store closings | Store					9
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | TUYO Stores [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Expected number of store closings | Store					17
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Canada Stores [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Expected number of store closings | Store					11
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Estimated restructuring costs					$ 37,000
Potential future cash expenditures					9,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Store Exit Costs [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Estimated restructuring costs					18,000
Estimated restructuring costs, non-cash components					10,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Employee Severance and Retention Payments [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Estimated restructuring costs					1,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Asset Impairment or Write-down [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Estimated restructuring costs					18,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Estimated restructuring costs					41,000
Potential future cash expenditures					11,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Store Exit Costs [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Estimated restructuring costs					20,000
Estimated restructuring costs, non-cash components					11,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Employee Severance and Retention Payments [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Estimated restructuring costs					2,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Asset Impairment or Write-down [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Estimated restructuring costs					$ 19,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Forecast [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring costs and expenses								$ 10,600
Subsequent Event [Member] | Forecast [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring costs and expenses									$ 26,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Forecast [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring costs and expenses									32,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Forecast [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring costs and expenses									36,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Forecast [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring costs and expenses									40,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Cash Converters International Limited [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Amount carrying value exceeds fair value									$ 29,400
Subsequent Event [Member] | TUYO [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repurchase of remaining equity interests							$ 2,800
Notes issued for repurchase of redeemable noncontrolling interest							$ 300
Notes issued for repurchase of redeemable noncontrolling interest, payable period							5 years
Subsequent Event [Member] | Cash Converters International Limited [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Amount paid toward settlement of class-action lawsuit						$ 17,700
Subsequent Event [Member] | Cash Converters International Limited [Member] | Securitization Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Amount drawn under facility | AUD													AUD 59
In re EZCORP, Inc. Securities Litigation [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits consolidated | lawsuit	2
Number of plaintiffs | plaintiff	2