Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 223,283	$ 214,730	$ 445,718	$ 430,425
Net revenues	127,365	127,690	257,434	257,739
Operating expenses:
Operations	88,372	89,766	178,997	180,642
Administrative	14,620	14,964	32,109	28,129
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	47,060	0	47,060	0
Depreciation and amortization	7,762	7,012	15,495	13,860
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets and other	261	(823)	1,005	3,619
Total operating expenses	158,075	110,919	274,666	226,250
Operating (loss) income	(30,710)	16,771	(17,232)	31,489
Interest expense	5,881	8,589	11,210	17,380
Interest income	(941)	(3,126)	(1,784)	(6,465)
Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates	(1,184)	(431)	4,713	688
Impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliates	0	6,451	0	19,725
Other (income) expense	(361)	269	(290)	(117)
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	(34,105)	5,019	(31,081)	278
Income tax expense	6,749	2,360	8,508	1,279
(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of tax	(40,854)	2,659	(39,589)	(1,001)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(20)	(18)	(47)	(201)
Net (loss) income	(40,874)	2,641	(39,636)	(1,202)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	(753)	0	(1,230)
Net (loss) income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.	$ (40,874)	$ 3,394	$ (39,636)	$ 28
Basic (loss) earnings per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc. — continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.74)	$ 0.06	$ (0.71)	$ 0
Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc. — continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.74)	$ 0.06	$ (0.71)	$ 0
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding	55,448	55,445	55,557	55,236
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding	55,522	55,463	55,608	55,247
Merchandise
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 129,830	$ 121,260	$ 256,558	$ 242,284
Cost of revenues	85,776	77,800	169,852	154,912
Jewelry scrapping
Revenues:
Total revenues	11,878	10,380	21,406	19,661
Cost of revenues	9,617	8,833	17,371	16,883
Pawn service charges
Revenues:
Total revenues	80,222	81,799	164,947	165,318
Other
Revenues:
Total revenues	1,353	1,291	2,807	3,162
Cost of revenues	$ 525	$ 407	$ 1,061	$ 891