Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Aug. 05, 2016
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	EZCORP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000876523
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Common Stock Class A Non-voting
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (shares)		51,010,920
Common Stock Class B Voting
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (shares)		2,970,171