Employment Agreements and Retirement Plans - 401(k) Plan and Trust (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
EZCORP Inc. 401(k) Plan and Trust
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Matching contributions to EZCORP Inc. 401(k) Plan and Trust	$ 468	$ 547	$ 570

The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 70
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170846&loc=d3e28014-114942

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