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Loans Receivable (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Forecast changes | $ (206.5) | $ 16.7
Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Accounted For As Loans Accretable Yield Reclassifications From Nonaccretable Difference Forecast Changes, By Percentage | 2.30% |
Dealer Loans [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Forecast changes | $ (75.9) | 0.5
Purchased Loans [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Forecast changes | (130.6) | $ 16.2
Forecast Changes [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Forecast changes | (44.3) |
COVID-19 Adjustment [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Forecast changes | $ (162.2) |

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- Definition Change in the estimate of cash flows expected to be collected, after acquisition of a loan, which results in an increase in accretable yield (for example, if actual cash flows are significantly greater than previously expected). This relates to loans with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that was acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable. + References No definition available. + Details
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