Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Revenues:
Merchandise sales	$ 402,118	$ 388,022	$ 368,085
Jewelry scrapping sales	57,973	96,241	131,675
Pawn service charges	247,204	248,378	251,354
Consumer loan fees and interest	78,066	63,702	51,861
Other revenues	3,008	3,949	6,550
Total revenues	788,369	800,292	809,525
Merchandise cost of goods sold	267,789	248,637	218,617
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold	46,066	72,830	96,115
Consumer loan bad debt	29,571	22,051	14,360
Net revenues	444,943	456,774	480,433
Operating expenses:
Operations	327,603	325,921	301,688
Administrative	72,986	79,944	70,493
Depreciation and amortization	33,543	31,762	28,096
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets	2,659	(5,841)	1,300
Restructuring	17,080	6,664	0
Total operating expenses	453,871	438,450	401,577
Operating (loss) income	(8,928)	18,324	78,856
Interest expense	42,202	28,389	16,189
Interest income	(1,608)	(1,298)	(992)
Equity in net loss (income) of unconsolidated affiliates	5,473	(5,948)	(13,240)
Impairment of investments	29,237	7,940	43,198
Other expense	6,611	480	2,077
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	(90,843)	(11,239)	31,624
Income tax (benefit) expense	(26,695)	(7,246)	9,097
(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of tax	(64,148)	(3,993)	22,527
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(27,316)	(68,093)	(1,517)
Net (loss) income	(91,464)	(72,086)	21,010
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	(5,015)	(7,387)	(1,222)
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0	(76)
Net (loss) income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ (86,449)	$ (64,699)	$ 22,308
Basic (loss) earnings per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc.:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (1.09)	$ 0.05	$ 0.44
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	(0.50)	(1.25)	(0.03)
Basic (loss) earnings per share (in dollars per share)	(1.59)	(1.20)	0.41
Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc.:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	(1.09)	0.06	0.44
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	(0.50)	(1.25)	(0.03)
Diluted (loss) earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ (1.59)	$ (1.19)	$ 0.41
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	54,369	54,148	53,657
Diluted (in shares)	54,369	54,292	53,737
Net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ (59,133)	$ 3,394	$ 23,749
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ (27,316)	$ (68,093)	$ (1,441)