Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 199,942	$ 183,633	$ 607,184	$ 565,885
Net revenues	115,072	105,555	358,092	327,417
Operating expenses:
Operations	83,032	74,246	248,802	226,352
Administrative	13,268	14,095	39,927	41,305
Depreciation and amortization	6,124	5,843	18,298	18,246
Loss on sale or disposal of assets	314	17	453	11
Total operating expenses	102,738	94,201	307,480	285,914
Operating income	12,334	11,354	50,612	41,503
Interest expense	7,394	5,654	19,070	16,847
Interest income	(4,358)	(2,053)	(12,896)	(6,909)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliate	(1,151)	(1,047)	(3,477)	(3,768)
Other income	(5,287)	(99)	(5,473)	(294)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	15,736	8,899	53,388	35,627
Income tax expense	1,553	3,432	14,911	13,663
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	14,183	5,467	38,477	21,964
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	91	(265)	(631)	(1,868)
Net income	14,274	5,202	37,846	20,096
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(359)	(58)	(1,348)	(352)
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ 14,633	$ 5,260	$ 39,194	$ 20,448
Basic earnings per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc. — continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.27	$ 0.10	$ 0.73	$ 0.41
Diluted earnings per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc. — continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.10	$ 0.70	$ 0.41
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding (shares)	54,464	54,295	54,453	54,247
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding (shares)	57,954	54,367	57,080	54,310
Merchandise
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 104,737	$ 97,921	$ 333,270	$ 319,672
Cost of goods sold	66,896	62,615	210,283	204,840
Jewelry Scrapping
Revenues:
Total revenues	20,428	17,641	44,166	37,658
Cost of goods sold	17,625	15,010	37,536	32,195
Pawn Service
Revenues:
Total revenues	72,874	65,878	223,601	201,983
Other
Revenues:
Total revenues	1,903	2,193	6,147	6,572
Cost of goods sold	$ 349	$ 453	$ 1,273	$ 1,433