Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 25, 2018
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	EZCORP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000876523
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Common Stock Class A Non-voting
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (shares)		51,494,246
Common Stock Class B Voting
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (shares)		2,970,171