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Description of Business (Percentage of Consumer Loans Assigned Based on Volumes) (Details) | 3 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022
Portfolio Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description Of Business [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of new consumer loans unit volume | 74.80% | 72.40% |  | 72.10% |  | 73.10% |  | 74.30% |  | 74.00% |  | 72.70% |
Percentage of new consumer loans dollar volume | 71.70% | 68.60% | [1] | 68.10% | [1] | 69.60% | [1] | 70.50% | [1] | 70.40% | [1] | 68.60% | [1]
Purchase Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description Of Business [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of new consumer loans unit volume | 25.20% | 27.60% |  | 27.90% |  | 26.90% |  | 25.70% |  | 26.00% |  | 27.30% |
Percentage of new consumer loans dollar volume | 28.30% | 31.40% | [1] | 31.90% | [1] | 30.40% | [1] | 29.50% | [1] | 29.60% | [1] | 31.40% | [1]
[1] | Represents advances paid to Dealers on Consumer Loans assigned under our Portfolio Program and one-time payments made to Dealers to purchase Consumer Loans assigned under our Purchase Program. Payments of Dealer Holdback (as defined below) and accelerated Dealer Holdback are not included.

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