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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Feb. 28, 2021 | Jan. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Oct. 01, 2021
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, impaired, accumulated impairment loss |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |
Dealer generated customer accounts and bulk account purchases |  |  |  | $ 675,118,000 | 380,716,000 | $ 669,683,000 |
Intangible assets, charge backs |  | $ 39,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Charge-back period |  |  | 13 months | 13 months |  |  |
Accelerated method, average declining balance rate |  |  |  | 250.00% |  |  |
Indefinite-lived trade names |  |  | $ 1,300,000,000 | $ 1,300,000,000 | 1,300,000,000 |  |
Reporting unit, percentage of fair value in excess of carrying amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.00%
Goodwill, Impairment Loss |  |  |  | $ 0 | 0 | (45,482,000) |
Impairment of intangible assets, finite-lived |  |  | $ 18,000,000 |  |  |  |
First Five Years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated method, average amortization rate |  |  |  | 55.00% |  |  |
Second Five Years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated method, average amortization rate |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |
Final Five Years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated method, average amortization rate |  |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |
Canada Reporting Unit |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Impairment Loss |  |  |  |  |  | $ (45,000,000) |
Customer Relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contracts and related customer relationship useful life (in years) |  |  |  | 20 years |  |  |
Acquisition of customer relationships and contract additions |  |  |  | $ 5,333,000 | $ 29,986,000 |  |
Contracts and related customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contracts and related customer relationship useful life (in years) |  |  |  | 14 years | 15 years |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contracts and related customer relationship useful life (in years) |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |
Dealer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contracts and related customer relationship useful life (in years) |  |  |  | 19 years |  |  |
Customer Contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contracts and related customer relationship useful life (in years) |  |  |  | 15 years |  |  |
Dealer generated customer accounts and bulk account purchases | $ 132,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of customer relationships and contract additions | $ 163,000,000 |  |  | $ 696,316,000 | $ 386,696,000 |  |
Accelerated method, average declining balance rate |  |  |  | 300.00% |  |  |
Customer Contracts | First Five Years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated method, average amortization rate |  |  |  | 65.00% |  |  |
Customer Contracts | Second Five Years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated method, average amortization rate |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |
Customer Contracts | Final Five Years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated method, average amortization rate |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |

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