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Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012 | May 10, 2011 Domestic line of credit up to $175,000 due 2015 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Recourse to EZCORP [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Recourse to EZCORP [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Recourse to EZCORP [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Recourse to EZCORP [Member] Domestic line of credit up to $175,000 due 2015 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Recourse to EZCORP [Member] Domestic line of credit up to $175,000 due 2015 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Recourse to EZCORP [Member] Domestic line of credit up to $175,000 due 2015 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 15% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 15% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 15% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 16% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 16% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 16% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 20% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 20% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 20% unsecured notes due 2013 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2014 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2014 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2014 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 11% unsecured notes due 2014 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 11% unsecured notes due 2014 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 11% unsecured notes due 2014 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 17% secured notes due 2014 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 17% secured notes due 2014 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 17% secured notes due 2014 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2015 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2015 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2015 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 15% secured notes due 2015 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 15% secured notes due 2015 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 15% secured notes due 2015 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 18% secured notes due 2015 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 18% secured notes due 2015 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 18% secured notes due 2015 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 25% secured notes due 2015 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 25% secured notes due 2015 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 25% secured notes due 2015 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2016 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2016 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] 10% unsecured notes due 2016 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $4,000 due 2014 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $4,000 due 2014 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $4,000 due 2014 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $20,000 due 2015 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $20,000 due 2015 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $20,000 due 2015 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $23,000 due 2017 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $23,000 due 2017 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit [Member] Secured foreign currency line of credit up to $23,000 due 2017 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Consumer loans facility due 2017 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Consumer loans facility due 2017 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Non-recourse to EZCORP [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Consumer loans facility due 2017 [Member]
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 175,000 |  |  |  | $ 175,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,000 |  |  | $ 20,000 |  |  | $ 23,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate of notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  | 15.00% |  |  | 16.00% |  |  | 20.00% |  |  | 10.00% |  |  | 11.00% |  |  | 17.00% |  |  | 10.00% |  |  | 15.00% |  |  | 18.00% |  |  | 25.00% |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74,000 | 130,000 | 30,000 | 664 | 1,766 | 1,820 | 14,273 | 14,262 | 0 | 0 | 5,248 | 5,404 | 0 | 0 | 12,730 | 2,373 | 963 | 0 | 5,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32,850 | 444 | 427 | 0 | 4,561 | 4,488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,592 | 0 | 0 | 6,402 | 128 | 123 | 1,514 | 2,009 | 2,629 | 3,327 | 12,142 | 16,073 | 21,799 | 22,352 | 11,263 | 10,495 | 33,995 | 32,679 | 0
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  | 1,181 | 1,589 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term obligations | 173,469 | 221,510 | 130,933 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Less current portion | 35,445 | 21,679 | 22,849 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term and capital lease obligations | 138,024 | 199,831 | 108,084 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Premium | 1,494 | 2,238 | 17,559 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 825 | 1,334 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 315 | 0 | 0 | 2,057 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 513 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 736 | 0 | 0 | 1,362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 199 | 264 | 0 | 0 | 5,243 | 0 | 0 | 3,285 | 0 | 0 | 0
Premium, noncurrent | 353 | 741 | 11,934 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premium, current | $ 1,141 | $ 1,497 | $ 5,625 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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