Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenues:
Merchandise sales	$ 109,343	$ 107,852	$ 217,927	$ 217,491
Jewelry scrapping sales	12,780	18,399	22,401	36,933
Pawn service charges	64,130	59,470	130,724	124,397
Consumer loan fees and interest	15,616	18,544	28,804	37,515
Other revenues	30	910	497	1,565
Total revenues	201,899	205,175	400,353	417,901
Merchandise cost of goods sold	68,332	72,492	134,591	144,970
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold	11,085	14,354	19,161	29,029
Consumer loan bad debt	8,683	4,761	21,286	13,276
Net revenues	113,799	113,568	225,315	230,626
Operating expenses:
Operations	80,282	77,190	165,888	157,277
Administrative	15,621	14,800	35,604	27,352
Depreciation and amortization	7,082	8,095	15,141	16,103
Loss on sale or disposal of assets	649	387	682	643
Restructuring	218	704	1,910	726
Total operating expenses	103,852	101,176	219,225	202,101
Operating income	9,947	12,392	6,090	28,525
Interest expense	8,449	11,296	17,641	23,330
Interest income	(127)	(512)	(267)	(1,043)
Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliate	(1,877)	3,678	(3,932)	1,484
Impairment of goodwill	73,921	0	73,921	0
Other expense	89	1,862	959	2,621
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	(70,508)	(3,932)	(82,232)	2,133
Income tax expense	6,189	362	2,493	3,626
Loss from continuing operations, net of tax	(76,697)	(4,294)	(84,725)	(1,493)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	(1,094)	4,731	(1,332)	11,608
Net (loss) income	(77,791)	437	(86,057)	10,115
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest	(3,666)	(906)	(4,458)	(2,840)
Net (loss) income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ (74,125)	$ 1,343	$ (81,599)	$ 12,955
Basic (loss) earnings per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc.:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (1.33)	$ (0.06)	$ (1.46)	$ 0.02
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	(0.02)	0.09	(0.02)	0.22
Basic earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	(1.35)	0.03	(1.48)	0.24
Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc.:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	(1.33)	(0.06)	(1.46)	0.02
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	(0.02)	0.09	(0.02)	0.22
Diluted (loss) earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ (1.35)	$ 0.03	$ (1.48)	$ 0.24
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	54,843	54,184	54,869	53,915
Diluted (in shares)	54,843	54,184	54,869	53,972
Net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ (73,031)	$ (3,388)	$ (80,267)	$ 1,347
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ (1,094)	$ 4,731	$ (1,332)	$ 11,608