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to Indemnification Claims [Member] Fee Receivable by Payment Due Date [Axis] Fee Receivable by Payment Due Date [Axis] Fee Receivable by Payment Due Date [Axis] Fee Receivable by Payment [Domain] Fee Receivable by Payment [Domain] [Domain] for Fee Receivable by Payment [Axis] Fee Due Date One Fee Due Date One [Member] Fee Due Date One [Member] Fee Due Date Two Fee Due Date Two [Member] Fee Due Date Two [Member] Fee Due Date Three Fee Due Date Three [Member] Fee Due Date Three [Member] Currency [Axis] Currency [Axis] All Currencies [Domain] All Currencies [Domain] Dollars denominated notes interest United States of America, Dollars Pesos denominated notes interest Mexico, Pesos Receivable Type [Axis] Receivable Type [Axis] Receivable [Domain] Receivable [Domain] Notes receivable, net (including accreted deferred compensation of $9.2 million and $0.1 million as of September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively) Notes Receivable [Member] Variable Interest Entities [Axis] Variable Interest 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Outstanding Notes receivable, related party Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Notes Receivable Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Notes Receivable Notes receivable outstanding balance Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Notes Receivable, Current Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Notes Receivable, Current Notes receivable, interest rate Notes Receivable, Interest Rate Notes Receivable, Interest Rate Restructured notes receivable, estimated settlement amount Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Deferred Compensation Fee Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Deferred Compensation Fee Adjusted deferred compensation fee with early loan repayment Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Adjusted Deferred Compensation Fee With Early Loan Repayment Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Adjusted Deferred Compensation Fee With Early Loan Repayment Escrow deposit Escrow Deposit Common stock, par value (usd per share) Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share Common Stock authorized (shares) Common Stock, Shares Authorized Common Stock, shares issued (shares) Common Stock, Shares, Issued Common Stock, shares outstanding (shares) Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table] Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table] Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] Asset Recorded in Consolidated Balance Sheet Guarantor Assets, Current Carrying Value Guarantor Assets, Current Carrying Value Maximum Exposure to Loss Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted Discount on receivable Note Receivable, Discount Note Receivable, Discount Schedule of operating segment information Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] Reconciliation of segment assets to consolidated Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block] Schedule of revenues by geographic information Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block] Schedule of long-lived assets by geographic information Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block] Operating Loss Carryforwards [Table] Operating Loss Carryforwards [Table] Income Tax Authority [Axis] Income Tax Authority [Axis] Income Tax Authority [Domain] Income Tax Authority [Domain] State Jurisdiction State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] Foreign Tax Authority Foreign Tax Authority [Member] Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] Income tax expense (benefit) allocated to discontinued operations Income Tax Expense (Benefit) from Discontinued Operations Income Tax Expense (Benefit) from Discontinued Operations Operating loss carryforward Operating Loss Carryforwards Tax credit carryforward Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount Increase to the valuation allowance Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount Undistributed losses of foreign subsidiaries Undistributed Losses of Foreign Subsidiaries Undistributed Losses of Foreign Subsidiaries Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries, estimated taxes recognized upon distribution Deferred Tax Liability Not Recognized, Amount of Unrecognized Deferred Tax Liability, Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits reasonably possible in next 12 months Decrease in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block] Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table] Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table] Antidilutive Securities [Axis] Antidilutive Securities [Axis] Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain] Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain] Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] Net Components of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share Earnings Per Share Reconciliation [Abstract] Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to EZCORP Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent Loss from discontinued operations attributable to EZCORP, Inc. Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock (shares) Dilutive effect of restricted stock (shares) Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Dilutive Effect of Share-based Payment Arrangements Weighted average common stock and common stock equivalents (shares) Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to EZCORP: Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to EZCORP: Potential common shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share above, exclusive of the additional potential impact of the 2019 Convertible Notes Warrants, 2024 Convertible Notes and 2025 Convertible Notes: Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount Description of Business [Table] Description of Business [Table] Description of Business [Table] Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Peru Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras And Peru [Member] Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras And Peru [Member] Pawn Stores Pawn Stores [Member] Pawn stores. Financial Services Stores Financial Services Stores [Member] Financial Services stores. Description of Business [Line Items] Description of Business [Line Items] [Line Items] for Description of Business [Table] Number of stores Number of Stores Percentage of ownership Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage Number of owned and franchise stores (over 750) Number of Franchised Stores Number of Franchised Stores Number of countries in which entity operates Number of Countries in which Entity Operates Quarterly Information (Unaudited) Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block] Sale of Stock [Axis] Sale of Stock [Axis] Sale of Stock [Domain] Sale of Stock [Domain] Underwritten Placement Underwritten Placement [Member] Underwritten Placement [Member] Legal Entity [Axis] Legal Entity [Axis] Entity [Domain] Entity [Domain] Number of common shares owned (shares) Equity Method Investment, Number Of Common Shares Owned Equity method investment, number of common shares owned. Percentage of common shares owned Payments to acquire equity method investment Number of shares acquired (shares) Equity Method Investment, Number Of Shares Acquired Equity Method Investment, Number Of Shares Acquired Value of shares acquired Equity Method Investment, Value Of Shares Acquired Equity Method Investment, Value Of Shares Acquired Percentage of ownership increase Equity Method Investment, Percentage Of Ownership Increase After Transaction Equity Method Investment, Percentage Of Ownership Increase After Transaction Income (loss) from equity method investments Dividends received Proceeds from Dividends Received Accumulated undistributed after-tax earnings included in consolidated retained earnings Equity Method Investment Income Loss Included in Retained Earnings Equity Method Investment Income Loss Included in Retained Earnings. 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Amortized expense due to Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, Amortization Expense Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, Amortization Expense Schedule of Goodwill [Table] Schedule of Goodwill [Table] Consolidated Entities [Axis] Consolidated Entities [Axis] Consolidated Entities [Domain] Consolidated Entities [Domain] Consolidated Consolidated Entities [Member] Operating Activities [Axis] Operating Activities [Axis] Operating Activities [Domain] Operating Activities [Domain] Continuing Operations Continuing Operations [Member] Goodwill [Line Items] Goodwill [Line Items] Changes in the carrying value of goodwill, by segment Goodwill [Roll Forward] Beginning Balance Acquisitions Goodwill, Acquired During Period Effect of foreign currency translation changes Goodwill, Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss) Ending Balance Related Party Transactions [Abstract] Schedule of Related Party Transactions, by Related Party [Table] Schedule of Related Party Transactions, by Related Party [Table] Daniel M. 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