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Loans Receivable (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Receivables [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Loans Receivable | Loans receivable consists of the following:
(In millions) | As of December 31, 2017
| Dealer Loans |  | Purchased Loans |  | Total
Loans receivable | $ | 3,518.1 |  |  | $ | 1,530.9 |  |  | $ | 5,049.0 |
Allowance for credit losses | (366.0 | ) |  | (63.4 | ) |  | (429.4 | )
Loans receivable, net | $ | 3,152.1 |  |  | $ | 1,467.5 |  |  | $ | 4,619.6 |
(In millions) | As of December 31, 2016
| Dealer Loans |  | Purchased Loans |  | Total
Loans receivable | $ | 3,209.0 |  |  | $ | 998.0 |  |  | $ | 4,207.0 |
Allowance for credit losses | (309.3 | ) |  | (11.1 | ) |  | (320.4 | )
Loans receivable, net | $ | 2,899.7 |  |  | $ | 986.9 |  |  | $ | 3,886.6 |
Summary Of Changes In Loans Receivable | A summary of changes in Loans receivable is as follows:
(In millions) | For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
| Dealer Loans |  | Purchased Loans |  | Total
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 3,209.0 |  |  | $ | 998.0 |  |  | $ | 4,207.0 |
New Consumer Loan assignments (1) | 1,968.3 |  |  | 904.8 |  |  | 2,873.1 |
Principal collected on Loans receivable | (1,729.9 | ) |  | (459.6 | ) |  | (2,189.5 | )
Accelerated Dealer Holdback payments | 47.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 47.1 |
Dealer Holdback payments | 131.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 131.6 |
Transfers (2) | (93.1 | ) |  | 93.1 |  |  | — |
Write-offs | (16.4 | ) |  | (5.7 | ) |  | (22.1 | )
Recoveries (3) | 1.5 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 1.8 |
Balance, end of period | $ | 3,518.1 |  |  | $ | 1,530.9 |  |  | $ | 5,049.0 |
(In millions) | For the Year Ended December 31, 2016
| Dealer Loans |  | Purchased Loans |  | Total
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 2,823.4 |  |  | $ | 521.7 |  |  | $ | 3,345.1 |
New Consumer Loan assignments (1) | 1,881.3 |  |  | 754.2 |  |  | 2,635.5 |
Principal collected on Loans receivable | (1,668.1 | ) |  | (287.7 | ) |  | (1,955.8 | )
Accelerated Dealer Holdback payments | 53.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 53.6 |
Dealer Holdback payments | 142.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 142.0 |
Transfers (2) | (10.1 | ) |  | 10.1 |  |  | — |
Write-offs | (14.4 | ) |  | (0.4 | ) |  | (14.8 | )
Recoveries (3) | 1.3 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 1.4 |
Balance, end of period | $ | 3,209.0 |  |  | $ | 998.0 |  |  | $ | 4,207.0 |
(In millions) | For the Year Ended December 31, 2015
| Dealer Loans |  | Purchased Loans |  | Total
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 2,389.8 |  |  | $ | 330.0 |  |  | $ | 2,719.8 |
New Consumer Loan assignments (1) | 1,795.1 |  |  | 371.9 |  |  | 2,167.0 |
Principal collected on Loans receivable | (1,548.8 | ) |  | (190.8 | ) |  | (1,739.6 | )
Accelerated Dealer Holdback payments | 52.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 52.6 |
Dealer Holdback payments | 150.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 150.1 |
Transfers (2) | (10.6 | ) |  | 10.6 |  |  | — |
Write-offs | (6.4 | ) |  | (0.2 | ) |  | (6.6 | )
Recoveries (3) | 1.6 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 1.8 |
Balance, end of period | $ | 2,823.4 |  |  | $ | 521.7 |  |  | $ | 3,345.1 |
(1) | The Dealer Loans amount represents advances paid to Dealers on Consumer Loans assigned under our Portfolio Program. The Purchased Loans amount represents one-time payments made to Dealers to purchase Consumer Loans assigned under our Purchase Program.
(2) | Under our Portfolio Program, certain events may result in Dealers forfeiting their rights to Dealer Holdback. We transfer the Dealer’s outstanding Dealer Loan balance to Purchased Loans in the period this forfeiture occurs.
(3) | Represents collections received on previously written off Loans.
Summary Of Changes In Accretable Yield | The excess of expected net cash flows over the outstanding balance of Loans receivable, net is referred to as the accretable yield and is recognized on a level-yield basis as finance charge income over the remaining lives of the Loans. A summary of changes in the accretable yield is as follows:
(In millions) | For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
| Dealer Loans |  | Purchased Loans |  | Total
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 982.6 |  |  | $ | 348.1 |  |  | $ | 1,330.7 |
New Consumer Loan assignments (1) | 803.0 |  |  | 377.9 |  |  | 1,180.9 |
Accretion (2) | (766.6 | ) |  | (253.6 | ) |  | (1,020.2 | )
Provision for credit losses | 103.4 |  |  | 25.9 |  |  | 129.3 |
Forecast changes | (5.6 | ) |  | 41.7 |  |  | 36.1 |
Transfers (3) | (28.2 | ) |  | 36.9 |  |  | 8.7 |
Balance, end of period | $ | 1,088.6 |  |  | $ | 576.9 |  |  | $ | 1,665.5 |
(In millions) | For the Year Ended December 31, 2016
| Dealer Loans |  | Purchased Loans |  | Total
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 874.2 |  |  | $ | 198.6 |  |  | $ | 1,072.8 |
New Consumer Loan assignments (1) | 782.6 |  |  | 284.7 |  |  | 1,067.3 |
Accretion (2) | (723.8 | ) |  | (159.5 | ) |  | (883.3 | )
Provision for credit losses | 87.3 |  |  | 2.9 |  |  | 90.2 |
Forecast changes | (35.4 | ) |  | 15.3 |  |  | (20.1 | )
Transfers (3) | (2.3 | ) |  | 6.1 |  |  | 3.8 |
Balance, end of period | $ | 982.6 |  |  | $ | 348.1 |  |  | $ | 1,330.7 |
(In millions) | For the Year Ended December 31, 2015
| Dealer Loans |  | Purchased Loans |  | Total
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 725.2 |  |  | $ | 136.5 |  |  | $ | 861.7 |
New Consumer Loan assignments (1) | 743.7 |  |  | 138.4 |  |  | 882.1 |
Accretion (2) | (637.2 | ) |  | (102.7 | ) |  | (739.9 | )
Provision for credit losses | 41.8 |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  | 41.5 |
Forecast changes | 3.6 |  |  | 20.3 |  |  | 23.9 |
Transfers (3) | (2.9 | ) |  | 6.4 |  |  | 3.5 |
Balance, end of period | $ | 874.2 |  |  | $ | 198.6 |  |  | $ | 1,072.8 |
(1) | The Dealer Loans amount represents the net cash flows expected at the time of assignment on Consumer Loans assigned under our Portfolio Program, less the related advances paid to Dealers. The Purchased Loans amount represents the net cash flows expected at the time of assignment on Consumer Loans assigned under our Purchase Program, less the related one-time payments made to Dealers.
(2) | Represents finance charges excluding the amortization of deferred direct origination costs for Dealer Loans.
(3) | Under our Portfolio Program, certain events may result in Dealers forfeiting their rights to Dealer Holdback. We transfer the Dealer’s outstanding Dealer Loan balance and related expected future net cash flows to Purchased Loans in the period this forfeiture occurs
Summary Of Information Related To New Consumer Loan Assignments | Additional information related to new Consumer Loan assignments is as follows:
(In millions) | For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
| Dealer Loans |  | Purchased Loans |  | Total
Contractual net cash flows at the time of assignment (1) | $ | 3,131.6 |  |  | $ | 1,973.7 |  |  | $ | 5,105.3 |
Expected net cash flows at the time of assignment (2) | 2,771.3 |  |  | 1,282.7 |  |  | 4,054.0 |
Fair value at the time of assignment (3) | 1,968.3 |  |  | 904.8 |  |  | 2,873.1 |
(In millions) | For the Year Ended December 31, 2016
| Dealer Loans |  | Purchased Loans |  | Total
Contractual net cash flows at the time of assignment (1) | $ | 2,997.0 |  |  | $ | 1,553.2 |  |  | $ | 4,550.2 |
Expected net cash flows at the time of assignment (2) | 2,663.9 |  |  | 1,038.9 |  |  | 3,702.8 |
Fair value at the time of assignment (3) | 1,881.3 |  |  | 754.2 |  |  | 2,635.5 |
(In millions) | For the Year Ended December 31, 2015
| Dealer Loans |  | Purchased Loans |  | Total
Contractual net cash flows at the time of assignment (1) | $ | 2,821.4 |  |  | $ | 741.1 |  |  | $ | 3,562.5 |
Expected net cash flows at the time of assignment (2) | 2,538.8 |  |  | 510.3 |  |  | 3,049.1 |
Fair value at the time of assignment (3) | 1,795.1 |  |  | 371.9 |  |  | 2,167.0 |
(1) | The Dealer Loans amount represents the repayments that we were contractually owed at the time of assignment on Consumer Loans assigned under our Portfolio Program, less the related Dealer Holdback payments that we would be required to make if we collected all of the contractual repayments. The Purchased Loans amount represents the repayments that we were contractually owed at the time of assignment on Consumer Loans assigned under our Purchase Program.
(2) | The Dealer Loans amount represents the repayments that we expected to collect at the time of assignment on Consumer Loans assigned under our Portfolio Program, less the related Dealer Holdback payments that we expected to make. The Purchased Loans amount represents the repayments that we expected to collect at the time of assignment on Consumer Loans assigned under our Purchase Program.
(3) | The Dealer Loans amount represents advances paid to Dealers on Consumer Loans assigned under our Portfolio Program. The Purchased Loans amount represents one-time payments made to Dealers to purchase Consumer Loans assigned under our Purchase Program
Schedule Of Consumer Loans Forecasted Collection Percentage | The following table compares our forecast of Consumer Loan collection rates as of December 31, 2017, with the forecasts as of December 31, 2016, as of December 31, 2015, and at the time of assignment, segmented by year of assignment:
|  | Forecasted Collection Percentage as of (1) |  | Current Forecast Variance from
Consumer Loan Assignment Year |  | December 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015 |  | Initial Forecast |  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015 |  | Initial Forecast
2008 |  | 70.5 | % |  | 70.4 | % |  | 70.3 | % |  | 69.7 | % |  | 0.1 | % |  | 0.2 | % |  | 0.8 | %
2009 |  | 79.5 | % |  | 79.4 | % |  | 79.4 | % |  | 71.9 | % |  | 0.1 | % |  | 0.1 | % |  | 7.6 | %
2010 |  | 77.6 | % |  | 77.6 | % |  | 77.4 | % |  | 73.6 | % |  | 0.0 | % |  | 0.2 | % |  | 4.0 | %
2011 |  | 74.7 | % |  | 74.7 | % |  | 74.2 | % |  | 72.5 | % |  | 0.0 | % |  | 0.5 | % |  | 2.2 | %
2012 |  | 73.8 | % |  | 73.7 | % |  | 73.2 | % |  | 71.4 | % |  | 0.1 | % |  | 0.6 | % |  | 2.4 | %
2013 |  | 73.5 | % |  | 73.4 | % |  | 73.4 | % |  | 72.0 | % |  | 0.1 | % |  | 0.1 | % |  | 1.5 | %
2014 |  | 71.7 | % |  | 71.8 | % |  | 72.6 | % |  | 71.8 | % |  | -0.1 | % |  | -0.9 | % |  | -0.1 | %
2015 |  | 65.5 | % |  | 66.1 | % |  | 67.8 | % |  | 67.7 | % |  | -0.6 | % |  | -2.3 | % |  | -2.2 | %
2016 |  | 64.8 | % |  | 65.1 | % |  | — |  |  | 65.4 | % |  | -0.3 | % |  | — |  |  | -0.6 | %
2017 |  | 65.6 | % |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 64.0 | % |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.6 | %
(1) | Represents the total forecasted collections we expect to collect on the Consumer Loans as a percentage of the repayments that we were contractually owed on the Consumer Loans at the time of assignment. Contractual repayments include both principal and interest. Forecasted collection rates are negatively impacted by canceled Consumer Loans as the contractual amount owed is not removed from the denominator for purposes of computing forecasted collection rates in the table.
Schedule Of Consumer Loans Performance | The following table segments our Loan portfolio by the performance of the Loan pools:
(In millions) | As of December 31, 2017
| Loan Pool Performance Meets or Exceeds Initial Estimates |  | Loan Pool Performance Less than Initial Estimates
| Dealer Loans |  | Purchased Loans |  | Total |  | Dealer Loans |  | Purchased Loans |  | Total
Loans receivable | $ | 755.2 |  |  | $ | 472.7 |  |  | $ | 1,227.9 |  |  | $ | 2,762.9 |  |  | $ | 1,058.2 |  |  | $ | 3,821.1 |
Allowance for credit losses | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (366.0 | ) |  | (63.4 | ) |  | (429.4 | )
Loans receivable, net | $ | 755.2 |  |  | $ | 472.7 |  |  | $ | 1,227.9 |  |  | $ | 2,396.9 |  |  | $ | 994.8 |  |  | $ | 3,391.7 |
(In millions) | As of December 31, 2016
| Loan Pool Performance Meets or Exceeds Initial Estimates |  | Loan Pool Performance Less than Initial Estimates
| Dealer Loans |  | Purchased Loans |  | Total |  | Dealer Loans |  | Purchased Loans |  | Total
Loans receivable | $ | 1,002.2 |  |  | $ | 705.8 |  |  | $ | 1,708.0 |  |  | $ | 2,206.8 |  |  | $ | 292.2 |  |  | $ | 2,499.0 |
Allowance for credit losses | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (309.3 | ) |  | (11.1 | ) |  | (320.4 | )
Loans receivable, net | $ | 1,002.2 |  |  | $ | 705.8 |  |  | $ | 1,708.0 |  |  | $ | 1,897.5 |  |  | $ | 281.1 |  |  | $ | 2,178.6 |
Summary Of Changes In Allowance For Credit Losses | A summary of changes in the allowance for credit losses is as follows:
(In millions) | For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
| Dealer Loans |  | Purchased Loans |  | Total
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 309.3 |  |  | $ | 11.1 |  |  | $ | 320.4 |
Provision for credit losses | 103.4 |  |  | 25.9 |  |  | 129.3 |
Transfers (1) | (31.8 | ) |  | 31.8 |  |  | — |
Write-offs | (16.4 | ) |  | (5.7 | ) |  | (22.1 | )
Recoveries (2) | 1.5 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 1.8 |
Balance, end of period | $ | 366.0 |  |  | $ | 63.4 |  |  | $ | 429.4 |
(In millions) | For the Year Ended December 31, 2016
| Dealer Loans |  | Purchased Loans |  | Total
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 235.1 |  |  | $ | 8.5 |  |  | $ | 243.6 |
Provision for credit losses | 87.3 |  |  | 2.9 |  |  | 90.2 |
Write-offs | (14.4 | ) |  | (0.4 | ) |  | (14.8 | )
Recoveries (2) | 1.3 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 1.4 |
Balance, end of period | $ | 309.3 |  |  | $ | 11.1 |  |  | $ | 320.4 |
(In millions) | For the Year Ended December 31, 2015
| Dealer Loans |  | Purchased Loans |  | Total
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 198.1 |  |  | $ | 8.8 |  |  | $ | 206.9 |
Provision for credit losses | 41.8 |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  | 41.5 |
Write-offs | (6.4 | ) |  | (0.2 | ) |  | (6.6 | )
Recoveries (2) | 1.6 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 1.8 |
Balance, end of period | $ | 235.1 |  |  | $ | 8.5 |  |  | $ | 243.6 |
(1) | Under our Portfolio Program, certain events may result in Dealers forfeiting their rights to Dealer Holdback. We transfer the Dealer’s outstanding Dealer Loan balance to Purchased Loans in the period this forfeiture occurs. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2017, we also transfer the related allowance for credit losses balance to Purchased Loans in the period this forfeiture occurs.
(2) | Represents collections received on previously written off Loans

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