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Business acquisition equity interests issued or issuable per share.

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The aggregate amount of goodwill acquired in the period and allocated to the reportable segment. The value is stated at fair value based on the purchase price allocation.

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Acquisitions (Details Textual) (USD $)	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details Textual) (USD $)	Nov. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2009
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition of goodwill		$ 56,790,000	$ 15,871,000
Acquisitions (Textual) [Abstract]
Equity instruments includes Class A Non-voting shares	33,011			4,100,000
Equity instruments includes Class A Non-voting per share value				$ 15.92
Purchase price acquisition				300,000
Contingent consideration to VFS shareholders				10,700,000
Sale of EZCORP shares				3,900,000
Other Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition of goodwill		$ 0