Cover Page - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Cover Page - USD ($)	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

WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP 10-K/A