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Fair Value Measurement Of Assets And Liabilities (Fair Value Of Financial Assets And Liabilities Measured At Amortized Cost) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Loans Receivable, Net [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets		$ 1,934,000	$ 1,260,000
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Financial Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets		5,534	3,671
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Financial Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities		8,902	7,635
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses [Member] | Financial Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities		1,131	1,036
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Funds Payable to Customers [Member] | Financial Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities		2,528	2,393
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Amount Payable Due To Credit And Debit Card Transactions [Member] | Financial Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities		437	341
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Salaries and Social Security Payable [Member] | Financial Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities		249	230
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Loans Payable and Other Financial Liabilities [Member] | Financial Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	[1]	4,440	3,518
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | Financial Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities		117	117
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Time Deposits (Chilean Financial Market Commission) [Member] | Financial Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets		536	16
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Financial Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets		102	98
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Credit Cards [Member] | Financial Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets		2,501	1,839
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Loans Receivable, Net [Member] | Financial Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets		1,845	1,260
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | Financial Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets		550	458
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Financial Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets		5,623	3,671
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Financial Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities		8,769	7,651
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses [Member] | Financial Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities		1,131	1,036
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Funds Payable to Customers [Member] | Financial Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities		2,528	2,393
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Amount Payable Due To Credit And Debit Card Transactions [Member] | Financial Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities		437	341
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Salaries and Social Security Payable [Member] | Financial Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities		249	230
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Loans Payable and Other Financial Liabilities [Member] | Financial Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	[1]	4,307	3,534
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | Financial Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities		117	117
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Time Deposits (Chilean Financial Market Commission) [Member] | Financial Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets		536	16
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Financial Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets		102	98
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Credit Cards [Member] | Financial Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets		2,501	1,839
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Loans Receivable, Net [Member] | Financial Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets		1,934	1,260
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | Financial Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets		$ 550	$ 458
[1] The fair value of the 2028 Notes (including the conversion option) is disclosed in Note 11.

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