Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Revenues:
Merchandise sales	$ 94,014	$ 93,137	$ 311,941	$ 310,628
Jewelry scrapping sales	11,230	10,588	33,631	47,521
Pawn service charges	62,473	57,599	193,197	181,996
Consumer loan fees and interest	2,201	2,708	6,603	7,517
Other revenues	232	587	548	2,047
Total revenues	170,150	164,619	545,920	549,709
Merchandise cost of goods sold	60,140	61,460	194,731	206,430
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold	9,110	8,580	28,271	37,609
Consumer loan bad debt	506	771	1,549	2,197
Net revenues	100,394	93,808	321,369	303,473
Operating expenses:
Operations	73,172	71,455	221,446	213,335
Administrative	14,481	16,860	50,085	44,212
Depreciation and amortization	6,274	7,537	20,422	22,448
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets	(41)	82	641	725
Restructuring	0	37	1,910	763
Total operating expenses	93,886	95,971	294,504	281,483
Operating income (loss)	6,508	(2,163)	26,865	21,990
Interest expense	3,936	3,783	12,014	12,456
Interest income	(50)	(84)	(66)	(223)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliate	(1,694)	(1,822)	(5,626)	(338)
Other expense (income)	500	(222)	815	953
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	3,816	(3,818)	19,728	9,142
Income tax expense (benefit)	1,038	(3,035)	11,224	4,217
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	2,778	(783)	8,504	4,925
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(9,133)	(9,454)	(100,916)	(5,047)
Net loss	(6,355)	(10,237)	(92,412)	(122)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(666)	(390)	(5,124)	(3,230)
Net (loss) income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ (5,689)	$ (9,847)	$ (87,288)	$ 3,108
Basic earnings per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc. — continuing operations (usd per share)	$ 0.05	$ (0.01)	$ 0.16	$ 0.11
Diluted earnings per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc. — continuing operations (usd per share)	$ 0.05	$ (0.01)	$ 0.16	$ 0.11
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding (shares)	53,980	54,820	54,574	54,216
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ 2,904	$ (683)	$ 8,954	$ 5,807
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ (8,593)	$ (9,164)	$ (96,242)	$ (2,699)