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Subsequent Events (Details) $ in Thousands, AUD in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Nov. 03, 2015 lawsuit plaintiff | Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Aug. 17, 2015 USD ($) Store | Jul. 29, 2015 | Jul. 27, 2015 USD ($) Store position | Jun. 18, 2015 USD ($) | Apr. 01, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Oct. 27, 2015 AUD
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase of remaining equity interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 1,082 |
TUYO [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59.00% |  |
Grupo Finmart [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in subsidiaries |  | 94.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76.00% |  |
Additional ownership interest acquired |  | 18.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire additional interest in subsidiary |  | $ 29,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership held by minority shareholders |  | 6.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Cash Convertible Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Indenture Requirements, Period to File Reports with Trustee after the Securities and Exchange Commission's Filing Requirement |  |  |  | 15 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cure period for debt instrument |  |  |  | 60 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period to pay additional interest to remedy default |  |  |  | 180 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional interest to remedy default, percent of principal amount |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | USA PAwn [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of pawn stores acquired | Store |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred, cash |  |  | $ 12,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected number of store closings | Store |  |  |  |  | 480 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected number of positions eliminated | position |  |  |  |  | 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs and expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,600 |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Asset Impairment or Write-down [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs and expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,600 |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated restructuring costs |  |  |  |  | $ 38,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential future cash expenditures |  |  |  |  | 9,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Store Exit Costs [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated restructuring costs |  |  |  |  | 5,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Employee Severance and Retention Payments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated restructuring costs |  |  |  |  | 4,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Asset Impairment or Write-down [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated restructuring costs |  |  |  |  | 29,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated restructuring costs |  |  |  |  | 44,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential future cash expenditures |  |  |  |  | 13,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Store Exit Costs [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated restructuring costs |  |  |  |  | 8,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Employee Severance and Retention Payments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated restructuring costs |  |  |  |  | 5,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Asset Impairment or Write-down [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated restructuring costs |  |  |  |  | $ 31,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected number of store closings | Store |  |  |  |  | 54 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected number of positions eliminated | position |  |  |  |  | 300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | U.S. Pawn Stores [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected number of store closings | Store |  |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Empeno Facil Stores [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected number of store closings | Store |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | TUYO Stores [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected number of store closings | Store |  |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Canada Stores [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected number of store closings | Store |  |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated restructuring costs |  |  |  |  | $ 37,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential future cash expenditures |  |  |  |  | 9,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Store Exit Costs [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated restructuring costs |  |  |  |  | 18,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated restructuring costs, non-cash components |  |  |  |  | 10,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Employee Severance and Retention Payments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated restructuring costs |  |  |  |  | 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Asset Impairment or Write-down [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated restructuring costs |  |  |  |  | 18,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated restructuring costs |  |  |  |  | 41,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential future cash expenditures |  |  |  |  | 11,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Store Exit Costs [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated restructuring costs |  |  |  |  | 20,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated restructuring costs, non-cash components |  |  |  |  | 11,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Employee Severance and Retention Payments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated restructuring costs |  |  |  |  | 2,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Asset Impairment or Write-down [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated restructuring costs |  |  |  |  | $ 19,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Forecast [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs and expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,600 |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Forecast [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs and expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26,000 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Forecast [Member] | Closing of USFS Business [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs and expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,000 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Forecast [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs and expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,000 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Forecast [Member] | Simplification of Operating Structure [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs and expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,000 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Cash Converters International Limited [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount carrying value exceeds fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 29,400 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | TUYO [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase of remaining equity interests |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,800 |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes issued for repurchase of redeemable noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300 |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes issued for repurchase of redeemable noncontrolling interest, payable period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Cash Converters International Limited [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount paid toward settlement of class-action lawsuit |  |  |  |  |  | $ 17,700 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Cash Converters International Limited [Member] | Securitization Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount drawn under facility | AUD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | AUD 59
In re EZCORP, Inc. Securities Litigation [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits consolidated | lawsuit | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | plaintiff | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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