Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Revenues:
Merchandise sales	$ 113,588	$ 111,513
Jewelry scrapping sales	12,213	9,798
Pawn service charges	76,360	69,013
Other revenues	2,347	2,300
Total revenues	204,508	192,624
Merchandise cost of goods sold	71,167	71,732
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold	10,337	8,344
Other cost of revenues	577	583
Net revenues	122,427	111,965
Operating expenses:
Operations	83,610	77,646
Administrative	13,318	13,927
Depreciation and amortization	5,723	6,373
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets	39	(77)
Total operating expenses	102,690	97,869
Operating income	19,737	14,096
Interest expense	5,847	5,565
Interest income	(4,270)	(2,616)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliate	(1,450)	(1,478)
Other income	(182)	(423)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	19,792	13,048
Income tax expense	7,437	4,782
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	12,355	8,266
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(222)	(1,228)
Net income	12,133	7,038
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(615)	(127)
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ 12,748	$ 7,165
Basic earnings per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc. — continuing operations (usd per share)	$ 0.24	$ 0.15
Diluted earnings per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc. — continuing operations (usd per share)	$ 0.23	$ 0.15
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding (shares)	54,464	54,158
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding (shares)	55,682	54,214