Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 29,380	$ 56,244	$ 113,405
Restricted cash		5,000	144	218
Pawn loans		160,269	159,964	144,377
Pawn service charges receivable, net		29,643	30,852	26,989
Inventory, net		130,368	124,084	115,283
Income taxes receivable		0	40,657	2,745
Current assets held for sale	[1]	156,587	72,858	82,845
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		20,734	24,933	57,644
Total current assets		531,981	509,736	543,506
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate		57,656	56,182	90,423
Property and equipment, net		61,201	73,938	99,353
Goodwill		254,273	251,646	249,174
Intangible assets, net		30,569	30,778	37,951
Deferred tax asset, net		33,386	24,405	39,569
Non-current assets held for sale	[1]	0	226,623	231,977
Other assets, net		18,950	13,736	26,493
Total assets		988,016	1,187,044	1,318,446
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities		59,239	109,875	77,966
Current liabilities held for sale		130,627	87,725	81,248
Customer layaway deposits		11,201	10,470	9,635
Income taxes payable		4,842	0	0
Total current liabilities		205,909	208,070	168,849
Long-term debt, net		211,421	197,976	207,925
Non-current liabilities held for sale	[2]	0	101,644	125,378
Deferred gains and other long-term liabilities		3,321	3,703	4,752
Total liabilities		420,651	511,393	506,904
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Temporary equity:
Redeemable noncontrolling interest		(2,410)	2,532	16,318
Total temporary equity		(2,410)	14,228	28,014
Stockholders’ equity:
Additional paid-in capital		313,607	307,080	327,018
Retained earnings		320,537	407,825	498,360
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(64,703)	(54,019)	(42,386)
EZCORP, Inc. stockholders’ equity		569,981	661,423	783,528
Noncontrolling interest		(206)	0	0
Total equity		569,775	661,423	783,528
Total liabilities, temporary equity and equity		988,016	1,187,044	1,318,446
Common Stock Class A Non-voting, Subject to Possible Redemption
Temporary equity:
Class A Non-voting Common Stock, subject to possible redemption at $10.06 per share; none as of June 30, 2016 and 1,168,456 shares issued and outstanding at redemption value as of June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2015		0	11,696	11,696
Common Stock Class A Non-voting
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock		510	507	506
Common Stock Class B Voting
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock		$ 30	$ 30	$ 30

[1] Restricted cash $294, $1,617 and $1,361Consumer loans, net $5,212, $13,207 and $5,846Consumer loan fees and interest receivable, net $2,948, $4,979 and $6,399Non-current consumer loans, net $13,440, $30,238 and $27,162Total assets of consolidated VIEs $21,894, $50,041 and $40,768

[2] Current maturities of long-term debt $35,959, $46,039 and $42,017Accounts payable and other accrued expenses $1,272, $3,988 and $4,313Long-term debt, less current maturities $4,884, $40,776 and $31,247Total liabilities of consolidated VIEs $42,115, $90,803 $77,577