Earnings per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ (4,061)	$ 12,970
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(183)	(222)
Net (loss) income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ (4,244)	$ 12,748
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock (shares)	55,032	54,464
Dilutive effect of restricted stock (shares)	0	1,218
Weighted-average common stock and common stock equivalents (shares)	55,032	55,682
Basic (loss) earnings per share attributable to EZCORP:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.07)	$ 0.24
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0
Basic (loss) earnings per share (in dollars per share)	(0.07)	0.24
Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to EZCORP:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	(0.07)	0.23
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0
Diluted (loss) earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.07)	$ 0.23
Restricted stock
Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to EZCORP:
Potential common shares excluded from the calculation of diluted (loss) earnings per share above (shares)	2,626	2,991