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Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations - Non-recourse to EZCorp (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 agreement	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Grupo Finmart
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, less current maturities	$ 40,080		$ 40,493	$ 46,110
Number of asset securitization agreements \| agreement		3
Non Recourse Debt \| 13.5% Unsecured notes due 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount	6,100
Long-term debt, less current maturities	$ 5,767		$ 0	$ 0
Stated interest rate	13.50%		13.50%	13.50%
Non Recourse Debt \| 18% Unsecured notes due 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount	$ 6,100
Long-term debt, less current maturities	$ 5,767		$ 0	$ 0
Stated interest rate	18.00%		18.00%	18.00%
Non Recourse Debt \| 20% Unsecured notes due 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount	$ 2,300
Long-term debt, less current maturities	$ 2,307		$ 0	$ 0
Stated interest rate	20.00%		20.00%	20.00%
Non Recourse Debt \| 8.5% Unsecured notes due 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, less current maturities	$ 0		$ 12,330	$ 12,238
Stated interest rate	8.50%		8.50%	8.50%
Non Recourse Debt \| 10% Unsecured notes due 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, less current maturities	$ 0		$ 1,500	$ 1,632
Stated interest rate	10.00%		10.00%	10.00%
Non Recourse Debt \| 11% Unsecured notes due 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, less current maturities	$ 0		$ 3,868	$ 4,483
Stated interest rate	11.00%		11.00%	11.00%
Non Recourse Debt \| 13% Unsecured notes due 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, less current maturities	$ 0		$ 1,171	$ 0
Stated interest rate	13.00%		13.00%	13.00%
Non Recourse Debt \| Grupo Finmart
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt	$ 11,800
Secured Foreign Currency Debt \| Grupo Finmart
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loans pledged as collateral	37,000			$ 8,700
Cash collateral for borrowed securities	$ 2,400			$ 34,100