Earnings per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Net Components of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share
Net income from continuing operations attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ 12,970	$ 8,393
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(222)	(1,228)
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ 12,748	$ 7,165
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock (shares)	54,464	54,158
Dilutive effect of restricted stock (shares)	1,218	56
Weighted average common stock and common stock equivalents (shares)	55,682	54,214
Basic earnings per share attributable to EZCORP:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.24	$ 0.15
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	(0.02)
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	0.24	0.13
Diluted earnings per share attributable to EZCORP:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.23	0.15
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	(0.02)
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.23	$ 0.13
Potential common shares excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS, exclusive of the additional potential impact of the 2024 Convertible Notes (shares)	15,129	16,605
Restricted stock
Diluted earnings per share attributable to EZCORP:
Potential common shares excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS, exclusive of the additional potential impact of the 2024 Convertible Notes (shares)	2,991	2,288
2019 Convertible Note Warrants
Diluted earnings per share attributable to EZCORP:
Potential common shares excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS, exclusive of the additional potential impact of the 2024 Convertible Notes (shares)	12,138	14,317