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12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
May 27, 2026
Sep. 30, 2025
Cover [Abstract]      
Document Type 10-K/A    
Document Annual Report true    
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2026    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --03-31    
Document Transition Report false    
Entity File Number 000-19599    
Entity Registrant Name WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION    
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code SC    
Entity Tax Identification Number 57-0425114    
Entity Address, Address Line One 104 S. Main St.    
Entity Address, City or Town Greenville    
Entity Address, State or Province SC    
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 29601    
City Area Code (864)    
Local Phone Number 298-9800    
Title of 12(b) Security Common Stock, no par value    
Trading Symbol WRLD    
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ    
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer No    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes    
Entity Filer Category Accelerated Filer    
Entity Small Business false    
Entity Emerging Growth Company false    
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag true    
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag] true    
Entity Shell Company false    
Entity Public Float     $ 437,342,423
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   4,640,323  
Documents Incorporated by Reference .    
Entity Central Index Key 0000108385    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2026    
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY    
Amendment Flag true    
Amendment Description This Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K is filed solely to refile Exhibit 23.1 (Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm) to include references to additional registration statements on Form S-8 that were included in the executed version of the consent originally provided by our independent registered public accounting firm, but were inadvertently omitted from the electronic version of the exhibit as originally filed. The corrected Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm is filed as Exhibit 23 with this Form 10-K/A.Pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), this Form 10-K/A also contains certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which are attached hereto. Because no financial statements have been included in this Form 10-K/A and this Form 10-K/A does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K, paragraphs 3, 4, and 5 of the certifications have been omitted.Except as described above, no other amendments are being made to the Original 10-K by this Amendment No. 1. This Amendment No. 1 does not reflect events occurring after the date of the filing of the Original 10-K, nor does it amend, modify or otherwise update any other information in the Original 10-K. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with the Original 10-K, and with our other filings with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Original 10-K.    
Document Financial Statement Restatement Recovery Analysis [Flag] false