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]	Treasury Stock [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]
Issuance of common stock related to 401(k) match	558	$ 1	557
Issuance of common stock related to 401(k) match, shares		45
Stock compensation	9,487		9,487
Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest	(13,274)		(13,259)		(15)
Release of restricted stock	5	$ 5
Release of restricted stock, shares		297
Tax deficiency of stock compensation	(569)		(569)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(1,991)		(1,990)			$ (1)
Effective portion of cash flow hedge	(213)				(213)
Net proceeds from sale of warrants	25,106		25,106
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities	351				351
Foreign currency translation adjustment	6,015
Foreign currency translation reclassification adjustment realized upon impairment					375
Purchase of treasury stock	(11,900)					$ (11,900)
Purchase of treasury stock, shares						1,000
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	28,802			28,802
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2014	938,635	$ 549	339,869	610,050	68	$ (11,901)
Ending balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2014		54,582				1,000
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	(1,319)		(1,319)
Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest	(3,636)		(3,564)		(72)
Release of restricted stock	0	$ 0
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	(32,551)				(32,551)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	319				319
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	3,108			3,108
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2015	$ 797,862	$ 536	$ 327,018	$ 512,694	$ (42,386)	$ 0
Ending balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2015		53,652				0