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Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations - Outstanding obligations (Details) - USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2014
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Less current portion | $ 82,174,000 |  | $ 74,345,000 | $ 71,564,000 |
Total long-term and capital lease obligations | 252,808,000 |  | 297,166,000 | 344,960,000 |
Debt premium (discount), current | 0 |  | 0 | 67,000 |
Debt premium (discount), noncurrent | (39,464,000) |  | (45,239,000) | (51,709,000) |
Debt default, minimum default to constitute default in non-recourse debt | 25,000,000 |  |  |  |
2.125% Cash convertible senior notes due 2019 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  | 2.125%
Recourse to EZCORP |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Capital lease obligations | 0 |  | 0 | 93,000 |
Debt premium (discount) | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Recourse to EZCORP | 2.125% Cash convertible senior notes due 2019 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 2.125% |  | 2.125% | 2.125% |
Carrying Amount | $ 192,565,000 |  | $ 187,471,000 | $ 182,276,000 |
Debt premium (discount) | (37,435,000) |  | (42,529,000) | (47,724,000) |
Recourse to EZCORP | Cash convertible senior notes due 2019 embedded derivative |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Amount | 3,219,000 |  | 10,505,000 | 27,215,000 |
Debt premium (discount) | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Non-recourse to EZCORP |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term obligations | 334,982,000 |  | 371,511,000 | 416,524,000 |
Debt premium (discount) | (39,464,000) |  | (45,239,000) | (51,642,000) |
Non-recourse to EZCORP | 8.2% Secured foreign currency debt up to $14 million due 2016 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 14,000,000 |  | $ 14,000,000 | $ 14,000,000 |
Stated interest rate | 8.20% |  | 8.20% | 8.20% |
Carrying Amount | $ 82,000 |  | $ 938,000 | $ 2,044,000 |
Debt premium (discount) | (101,000) |  | (204,000) | (451,000) |
Non-recourse to EZCORP | 14.5% Secured foreign currency debt up to $17 million due 2017 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 17,000,000 |  | $ 17,000,000 | $ 17,000,000 |
Stated interest rate | 14.50% |  | 14.50% | 14.50% |
Carrying Amount | $ 17,393,000 |  | $ 17,567,000 | $ 19,682,000 |
Debt premium (discount) | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Non-recourse to EZCORP | 5.8% Consumer loans facility due 2019 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 5.80% |  | 5.80% | 5.80% |
Carrying Amount | $ 33,613,000 |  | $ 40,493,000 | $ 44,837,000 |
Debt premium (discount) | $ (1,714,000) |  | $ (2,196,000) | $ (2,989,000) |
Non-recourse to EZCORP | 8.5% Unsecured notes due 2015 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 8.50% | 8.50% | 8.50% | 8.50% |
Carrying Amount | $ 0 |  | $ 12,330,000 | $ 12,329,000 |
Debt premium (discount) | $ 0 |  | $ (42,000) | $ (187,000) |
Non-recourse to EZCORP | 10% Unsecured notes due 2015 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 10.00% |  | 10.00% | 10.00% |
Carrying Amount | $ 0 |  | $ 1,500,000 | $ 0 |
Debt premium (discount) | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Non-recourse to EZCORP | 11% Unsecured notes due 2015 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 11.00% |  | 11.00% | 11.00% |
Carrying Amount | $ 0 |  | $ 3,868,000 | $ 4,334,000 |
Debt premium (discount) | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Non-recourse to EZCORP | 17% Secured notes due 2015 consolidated from VIEs |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 17.00% |  | 17.00% | 17.00% |
Carrying Amount | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 937,000 |
Debt premium (discount) | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Non-recourse to EZCORP | 10% Unsecured notes due 2016 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 10.00% |  | 10.00% | 10.00% |
Carrying Amount | $ 1,500,000 |  | $ 1,885,000 | $ 844,000 |
Debt premium (discount) | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Non-recourse to EZCORP | 12% Secured notes due 2016 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 12.00% |  | 12.00% | 12.00% |
Carrying Amount | $ 0 |  | $ 2,928,000 | $ 2,691,000 |
Debt premium (discount) | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 67,000 |
Non-recourse to EZCORP | 13% Unsecured notes due 2016 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 13.00% |  | 13.00% | 13.00% |
Carrying Amount | $ 0 |  | $ 1,171,000 | $ 656,000 |
Debt premium (discount) | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Non-recourse to EZCORP | 15% Unsecured notes due 2016 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 15.00% |  | 15.00% | 15.00% |
Carrying Amount | $ 3,829,000 |  | $ 233,000 | $ 0 |
Debt premium (discount) | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Non-recourse to EZCORP | 15% Secured notes due 2016 consolidated from VIEs |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 15.00% |  | 15.00% | 15.00% |
Carrying Amount | $ 3,192,000 |  | $ 5,397,000 | $ 7,755,000 |
Debt premium (discount) | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Non-recourse to EZCORP | 18% Unsecured notes due 2016 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 18.00% |  | 18.00% | 18.00% |
Carrying Amount | $ 5,797,000 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Debt premium (discount) | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Non-recourse to EZCORP | 10% Unsecured notes due 2017 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 10.00% |  | 10.00% | 10.00% |
Carrying Amount | $ 174,000 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Debt premium (discount) | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Non-recourse to EZCORP | 11% Secured notes due 2017 consolidated from VIEs (c) |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 11.00% |  | 11.00% | 11.00% |
Carrying Amount | $ 37,901,000 |  | $ 56,113,000 | $ 76,545,000 |
Debt premium (discount) | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Non-recourse to EZCORP | 12% Secured notes due 2017 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 12.00% |  | 12.00% | 12.00% |
Carrying Amount | $ 2,898,000 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Debt premium (discount) | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Non-recourse to EZCORP | 13.5% Unsecured notes due 2017 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 13.50% |  | 13.50% | 13.50% |
Carrying Amount | $ 5,797,000 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Debt premium (discount) | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Non-recourse to EZCORP | 14.5% Secured notes due 2017 consolidated from VIEs |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 14.50% |  | 14.50% | 14.50% |
Carrying Amount | $ 9,788,000 |  | $ 11,754,000 | $ 14,897,000 |
Debt premium (discount) | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Non-recourse to EZCORP | 12.4% Secured notes due 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 12.40% |  | 12.40% | 12.40% |
Carrying Amount | $ 17,234,000 |  | $ 17,358,000 | $ 19,389,000 |
Debt premium (discount) | $ (214,000) |  | $ (268,000) | $ (358,000) |

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