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Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations - Recourse to EZCORP (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jul. 02, 2014 USD ($) | May. 10, 2011 USD ($) banks | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) day $ / shares $ / share shares | Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($) | Jun. 27, 2014 USD ($) | May. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of credit facility |  |  |  | $ 74,908,000 | $ 61,852,000 | $ 273,070,000 | $ 194,805,000 | $ 318,227,000 | $ 530,800,000 | $ 385,964,000 | $ 502,575,000 | $ 500,800,000 | $ 470,000,000 | $ 679,986,000 |  |
Net proceeds from sale of warrants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,106,000 |  |  | 25,106,000 |  |  |  |
Debt discount amortization |  |  |  | $ (432,000) | $ (8,627,000) | $ (170,000) | $ (9,297,000) | $ (1,612,000) | $ (68,000) | $ (9,978,000) | $ (3,324,000) | $ 2,611,000 | $ (248,000) | $ (15,091,000) |  |
2.125% cash convertible senior notes due 2019 [Member] [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible senior notes issued and settled | $ 30,000,000 |  | $ 200,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 2.125% |  |  |  |  |  | 2.125% |  |  | 2.125% |  |  |  |
Option to purchase additional principal |  |  | $ 30,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,000,000 |
Deferred financing costs |  |  | 9,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 9,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase price, percent of principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Interest expense, debt, if converted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 53,700,000 |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,500,000 |  |  |  |
Unamortized debt discount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,300,000 |  |  |  |
Deferred finance costs, net, if converted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,400,000 |  |  |  |
Contractual interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,400,000 |  |  |  |
Debt discount amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,100,000 |  |  |  |
Effective interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.00% |  |  |  |
Remaining unamortized issuance discount period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Recourse to EZCORP [Member] | 2.125% cash convertible senior notes due 2019 [Member] [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.125% | 2.125% |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 185,693,000 | $ 0 |  |  |
Domestic Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of banks involved in line of credit facility | banks |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity period of new credit agreement |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity |  | $ 175,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000,000
Line of credit potential maximum |  | 225,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt repaid and retired |  | $ 17,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of credit facility |  |  | 119,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Domestic Line of Credit [Member] | Recourse to EZCORP [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | $ 140,900,000 |  |  |
Convertible notes embedded derivative [Member] | Long-term debt, less current maturities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value, derivative liability |  |  | $ 46,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 46,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible notes hedges [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of hedge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,500,000 |  |  |  |
Cost of hedge, net of total proceeds from Warrants sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,300,000 |  |  |  |
Convertible notes hedges [Member] | Other assets, net [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value, asset of derivative instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 37,000,000 |  |  |  |
Common Class A [Member] | 2.125% cash convertible senior notes due 2019 [Member] [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion rate per $1000 principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62.2471 |  |  |  |
Conversion price, per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16.065 |  |  |  |
Trading day observation period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80 days |  |  |  |
Threshold trading days (whether or not consecutive) | day |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |
Threshold consecutive trading days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days |  |  |  |
Threshold percentage of stock price trigger |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 130.00% |  |  |  |
Early conversion condition, business day period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 days |  |  |  |
Measurement period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 days |  |  |  |
Early conversion condition, percent of product of the last reported sale price of stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 98.00% |  |  |  |
Common Class A [Member] | Convertible notes hedges [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount, shares | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.3 |  |  |  |
Strike price | $ / share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16.065 |  |  |  |
Net-share-settled Warrants [Member] | Common Class A [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum shares called by warrant | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.3 |  |  |  |
Strike price for warrants (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20.83 |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from sale of warrants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,100,000 |  |  |  |
Warrants outstanding | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.3 |  |  |  |
Domestic Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt extinguishment expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 700,000 |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Domestic Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee on unused amount of credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.375% |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Domestic Line of Credit [Member] | LIBOR [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00% |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Domestic Line of Credit [Member] | Base Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Domestic Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee on unused amount of credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Domestic Line of Credit [Member] | LIBOR [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.75% |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Domestic Line of Credit [Member] | Base Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.75% |  |  |  |

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