Long-term Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long term debt instruments

The following tables present our long-term debt instruments outstanding as well as future principal payments due:

	March 31, 2017							September 30, 2016
	Gross Amount		Debt Discount and Issuance Costs			Carrying Amount		Gross Amount		Debt Discount and Issuance Costs			Carrying Amount
	(in thousands)
Recourse to EZCORP:
2.125% Cash convertible senior notes due 2019	$	230,000	$	(26,536	)	$	203,464	$	230,000	$	(32,046	)	$	197,954
Cash convertible senior notes due 2019 embedded derivative	15,138		—			15,138		37,692		—			37,692
Term loan facility	50,000		(1,878		)	48,122		50,000		(2,035		)	47,965
	$	295,138	(28,414		)	266,724		317,692		(34,081		)	283,611

Principal payment schedule

	Principal Payment Schedule
	Total		Less Than 1 Year		1 - 3 Years		3 - 5 Years		More Than 5 Years
	(in thousands)
2.125% Cash convertible senior notes due 2019 (a)	$	230,000	$	—	$	230,000	$	—	$	—
Term loan facility (b)	50,000		—		—		—		50,000
	$	280,000	$	—	$	230,000	$	—	$	50,000

(a) Excludes the potential impact of the embedded derivative.

(b) See discussion regarding acceleration of maturity date below.