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Operating Segment Information (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Operating segment information | The following tables present operating segment information for the three and six-month periods ending March 31, 2013 and 2012:
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
| U.S. & Canada |  | Latin America |  | Other International |  | Consolidated
| (in thousands)
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales | $ | 87,048 |  |  | $ | 13,858 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 100,906 |
Jewelry scrapping sales | 40,671 |  |  | 2,897 |  |  | — |  |  | 43,568 |
Pawn service charges | 54,512 |  |  | 8,082 |  |  | — |  |  | 62,594 |
Consumer loan fees | 43,825 |  |  | 11,842 |  |  | 6,643 |  |  | 62,310 |
Other revenues | 1,620 |  |  | 217 |  |  | 859 |  |  | 2,696 |
Total revenues | 227,676 |  |  | 36,896 |  |  | 7,502 |  |  | 272,074 |
Merchandise cost of goods sold | 51,167 |  |  | 8,010 |  |  | — |  |  | 59,177 |
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold | 27,663 |  |  | 2,429 |  |  | — |  |  | 30,092 |
Consumer loan bad debt | 6,864 |  |  | (661 | ) |  | 2,677 |  |  | 8,880 |
Net revenues | 141,982 |  |  | 27,118 |  |  | 4,825 |  |  | 173,925 |
Segment expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations | 85,477 |  |  | 16,401 |  |  | 3,669 |  |  | 105,547 |
Depreciation and amortization | 4,909 |  |  | 1,771 |  |  | 143 |  |  | 6,823 |
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets | (1 | ) |  | 14 |  |  | — |  |  | 13 |
Interest (income) expense, net | 15 |  |  | 2,802 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 2,816 |
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4,125 | ) |  | (4,125 | )
Other income | (1 | ) |  | (315 | ) |  | — |  |  | (316 | )
Segment contribution | $ | 51,583 |  |  | $ | 6,445 |  |  | $ | 5,139 |  |  | $ | 63,167 |
Corporate expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,603 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,940 |
Interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  | 937 |
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | 721 |
Income before taxes |  |  | 50,966 |
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,086 |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,880 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 899 |
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 33,981 |
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
| U.S. & Canada |  | Latin America |  | Other International |  | Consolidated
| (in thousands)
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales | $ | 85,498 |  |  | $ | 9,499 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 94,997 |
Jewelry scrapping sales | 49,414 |  |  | 3,761 |  |  | — |  |  | 53,175 |
Pawn service charges | 50,505 |  |  | 5,939 |  |  | — |  |  | 56,444 |
Consumer loan fees | 42,806 |  |  | 7,383 |  |  | 130 |  |  | 50,319 |
Other revenues | 1,219 |  |  | 124 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,343 |
Total revenues | 229,442 |  |  | 26,706 |  |  | 130 |  |  | 256,278 |
Merchandise cost of goods sold | 50,499 |  |  | 5,381 |  |  | — |  |  | 55,880 |
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold | 29,537 |  |  | 2,773 |  |  | — |  |  | 32,310 |
Consumer loan bad debt | 5,878 |  |  | 508 |  |  | 80 |  |  | 6,466 |
Net revenues | 143,528 |  |  | 18,044 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 161,622 |
Segment expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations | 75,364 |  |  | 11,090 |  |  | 170 |  |  | 86,624 |
Depreciation and amortization | 3,390 |  |  | 2,404 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 5,808 |
Loss on sale or disposal of assets | 25 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 27 |
Interest expense, net | — |  |  | 1,769 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,769 |
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4,577 | ) |  | (4,577 | )
Other expense | 909 |  |  | 13 |  |  | — |  |  | 922 |
Segment contribution | $ | 63,840 |  |  | $ | 2,766 |  |  | $ | 4,443 |  |  | $ | 71,049 |
Corporate expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,998 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,451 |
Interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  | 477 |
Other income |  |  |  |  |  |  | (120 | )
Income before taxes |  |  | 57,243 |
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,870 |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37,373 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 112 |
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 37,261 |
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2013
| U.S. & Canada |  | Latin America |  | Other International |  | Consolidated
| (in thousands)
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales | $ | 167,513 |  |  | $ | 28,975 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 196,488 |
Jewelry scrapping sales | 82,813 |  |  | 6,680 |  |  | — |  |  | 89,493 |
Pawn service charges | 112,722 |  |  | 15,896 |  |  | — |  |  | 128,618 |
Consumer loan fees | 89,784 |  |  | 23,719 |  |  | 13,572 |  |  | 127,075 |
Other revenues | 4,414 |  |  | 1,871 |  |  | 1,241 |  |  | 7,526 |
Total revenues | 457,246 |  |  | 77,141 |  |  | 14,813 |  |  | 549,200 |
Merchandise cost of goods sold | 97,899 |  |  | 16,779 |  |  | — |  |  | 114,678 |
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold | 56,820 |  |  | 5,471 |  |  | — |  |  | 62,291 |
Consumer loan bad debt | 18,345 |  |  | (1,709 | ) |  | 6,318 |  |  | 22,954 |
Net revenues | 284,182 |  |  | 56,600 |  |  | 8,495 |  |  | 349,277 |
Segment expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations | 172,920 |  |  | 32,142 |  |  | 7,747 |  |  | 212,809 |
Depreciation and amortization | 9,011 |  |  | 3,446 |  |  | 219 |  |  | 12,676 |
Loss on sale or disposal of assets | 28 |  |  | 14 |  |  | — |  |  | 42 |
Interest (income) expense, net | 32 |  |  | 5,415 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 5,446 |
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates | — |  |  | — |  |  | (9,163 | ) |  | (9,163 | )
Other income | (5 | ) |  | (295 | ) |  | (69 | ) |  | (369 | )
Segment contribution | $ | 102,196 |  |  | $ | 15,878 |  |  | $ | 9,762 |  |  | $ | 127,836 |
Corporate expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,274 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,739 |
Interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,944 |
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | 273 |
Income before taxes |  |  | 99,606 |
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,571 |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67,035 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,337 |
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 64,698 |
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2012
| U.S. & Canada |  | Latin America |  | Other International |  | Consolidated
| (in thousands)
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merchandise sales | $ | 162,050 |  |  | $ | 19,841 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 181,891 |
Jewelry scrapping sales | 102,280 |  |  | 7,298 |  |  | — |  |  | 109,578 |
Pawn service charges | 104,875 |  |  | 11,361 |  |  | — |  |  | 116,236 |
Consumer loan fees | 87,818 |  |  | 7,383 |  |  | 206 |  |  | 95,407 |
Other revenues | 1,795 |  |  | 244 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,039 |
Total revenues | 458,818 |  |  | 46,127 |  |  | 206 |  |  | 505,151 |
Merchandise cost of goods sold | 93,950 |  |  | 10,326 |  |  | — |  |  | 104,276 |
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold | 62,687 |  |  | 5,047 |  |  | — |  |  | 67,734 |
Consumer loan bad debt | 16,768 |  |  | 508 |  |  | 215 |  |  | 17,491 |
Net (losses) revenues | 285,413 |  |  | 30,246 |  |  | (9 | ) |  | 315,650 |
Segment expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations | 150,358 |  |  | 18,056 |  |  | 768 |  |  | 169,182 |
Depreciation and amortization | 6,613 |  |  | 3,174 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 9,823 |
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets | (175 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | (174 | )
Interest expense, net | 4 |  |  | 1,733 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,737 |
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates | — |  |  | — |  |  | (8,738 | ) |  | (8,738 | )
Other (income) expense | (151 | ) |  | 16 |  |  | (64 | ) |  | (199 | )
Segment contribution | $ | 128,764 |  |  | $ | 7,266 |  |  | $ | 7,989 |  |  | $ | 144,019 |
Corporate expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,652 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,691 |
Interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,060 |
Other income |  |  |  |  |  |  | (118 | )
Income before taxes |  |  | 116,734 |
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,009 |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76,725 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 112 |
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 76,613 |
Separately identified segment assets | The following table presents separately identified segment assets:
| U.S. & Canada |  | Latin America |  | Other International |  | Consolidated
| (in thousands)
Assets at March 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 11,721 |  |  | $ | 14,602 |  |  | $ | 2,765 |  |  | $ | 29,088 |
Restricted cash | — |  |  | 1,204 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,204 |
Pawn loans | 119,681 |  |  | 18,699 |  |  | — |  |  | 138,380 |
Consumer loans, net | 17,736 |  |  | 91,418 |  |  | 4,856 |  |  | 114,010 |
Service charges and fees receivable, net | 28,968 |  |  | 28,673 |  |  | 1,254 |  |  | 58,895 |
Inventory, net | 95,307 |  |  | 21,210 |  |  | — |  |  | 116,517 |
Property and equipment, net | 68,725 |  |  | 29,388 |  |  | 1,499 |  |  | 99,612 |
Restricted cash, non-current | — |  |  | 2,197 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,197 |
Goodwill | 277,338 |  |  | 117,200 |  |  | 37,586 |  |  | 432,124 |
Intangibles, net | 28,853 |  |  | 21,018 |  |  | 2,726 |  |  | 52,597 |
Total separately identified recorded segment assets | $ | 648,329 |  |  | $ | 345,609 |  |  | $ | 50,686 |  |  | $ | 1,044,624 |
Consumer loans outstanding from unaffiliated lenders | $ | 19,879 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 19,879 |
Assets at March 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 17,266 |  |  | $ | 15,220 |  |  | $ | 258 |  |  | $ | 32,744 |
Restricted cash | — |  |  | 930 |  |  | — |  |  | 930 |
Pawn loans | 108,804 |  |  | 13,501 |  |  | — |  |  | 122,305 |
Consumer loans, net | 14,074 |  |  | 66,747 |  |  | 86 |  |  | 80,907 |
Service charges and fees receivable, net | 25,886 |  |  | 20,933 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 46,847 |
Inventory, net | 77,132 |  |  | 10,702 |  |  | — |  |  | 87,834 |
Property and equipment, net | 56,544 |  |  | 18,948 |  |  | 223 |  |  | 75,715 |
Goodwill | 213,897 |  |  | 110,384 |  |  | — |  |  | 324,281 |
Intangibles, net | 17,651 |  |  | 19,305 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 36,998 |
Total separately identified recorded segment assets | $ | 531,254 |  |  | $ | 276,670 |  |  | $ | 637 |  |  | $ | 808,561 |
Consumer loans outstanding from unaffiliated lenders | $ | 19,130 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 19,130 |
Assets at September 30, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 14,820 |  |  | $ | 16,365 |  |  | $ | 1,789 |  |  | $ | 32,974 |
Restricted cash | — |  |  | 1,145 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,145 |
Pawn loans | 140,885 |  |  | 16,763 |  |  | — |  |  | 157,648 |
Consumer loans, net | 18,960 |  |  | 73,422 |  |  | 3,767 |  |  | 96,149 |
Service charges and fees receivable, net | 34,066 |  |  | 24,637 |  |  | 1,114 |  |  | 59,817 |
Inventory, net | 94,449 |  |  | 14,765 |  |  | — |  |  | 109,214 |
Property and equipment, net | 60,476 |  |  | 23,005 |  |  | 1,503 |  |  | 84,984 |
Restricted cash, non-current | — |  |  | 4,337 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,337 |
Goodwill | 224,306 |  |  | 110,401 |  |  | 39,956 |  |  | 374,663 |
Intangibles, net | 17,498 |  |  | 21,867 |  |  | 2,946 |  |  | 42,311 |
Total separately identified recorded segment assets | $ | 605,460 |  |  | $ | 306,707 |  |  | $ | 51,075 |  |  | $ | 963,242 |
Consumer loans outstanding from unaffiliated lenders | $ | 24,773 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 24,773 |
Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block] | The following table reconciles separately identified recorded segment assets, as shown above, to our consolidated total assets:
| March 31, |  | September 30,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2012
| (in thousands)
Total separately identified recorded segment assets | $ | 1,044,624 |  |  | $ | 808,561 |  |  | $ | 963,242 |
Corporate assets | 269,783 |  |  | 218,966 |  |  | 254,765 |
Total assets | $ | 1,314,407 |  |  | $ | 1,027,527 |  |  | $ | 1,218,007 |
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block] | The following tables provide geographic information required by ASC 280-10-50-41:
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  | Six Months Ended March 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (in thousands)
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. | $ | 222,947 |  |  | $ | 225,490 |  |  | $ | 447,703 |  |  | $ | 451,205 |
Mexico | 36,896 |  |  | 26,706 |  |  | 77,141 |  |  | 46,127 |
Canada | 4,729 |  |  | 3,952 |  |  | 9,543 |  |  | 7,613 |
U.K | 7,502 |  |  | 130 |  |  | 14,813 |  |  | 206 |
Total | 272,074 |  |  | 256,278 |  |  | 549,200 |  |  | 505,151 |
Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block] |
| March 31, |  | September 30,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2012
| (in thousands)
Long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |
U.S. | $ | 393,698 |  |  | $ | 298,031 |  |  | $ | 317,887 |
Mexico | 167,904 |  |  | 148,812 |  |  | 155,488 |
Canada | 9,177 |  |  | 11,021 |  |  | 10,199 |
U.K. | 41,769 |  |  | 223 |  |  | 44,363 |
Other | 42 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 42 |
Total | $ | 612,590 |  |  | $ | 458,129 |  |  | $ | 527,979 |

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