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Loans Receivable (Summary of Changes in Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2023
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ (6,955.3) | $ (6,297.7)
Finance Charges Revenue |  | (469.2) | (421.1)
Provision for credit losses |  | (186.0) | (137.4)
New Consumer Loan Assignments | [1] | 1,317.0 | 1,095.3
Proceeds from Collection of Loans Receivable | [2] | (1,293.7) | (1,247.0)
Accelerated Payments of Dealer Holdback |  | 15.1 | 10.8
Payments of Dealer Holdback |  | 64.9 | 57.2
Loans And Leases Receivable Transfers | [3] | 0.0 | 0.0
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Write-offs |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Recoveries | [4] | 0.0 | 0.0
Deferral of Loan Origination Costs |  | 3.8 | 2.6
Balance, end of period |  | (7,345.6) | (6,500.3)
Dealer Loans [Member] |  |  |
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | (4,709.8) | (4,074.8)
Finance Charges Revenue |  | (290.3) | (245.7)
Provision for credit losses |  | (121.7) | (74.7)
New Consumer Loan Assignments | [1] | 1,009.4 | 745.9
Proceeds from Collection of Loans Receivable | [2] | (864.9) | (808.6)
Accelerated Payments of Dealer Holdback |  | 15.1 | 10.8
Payments of Dealer Holdback |  | 64.9 | 57.2
Loans And Leases Receivable Transfers | [3] | (24.9) | (12.5)
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Write-offs |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Recoveries | [4] | 0.0 | 0.0
Deferral of Loan Origination Costs |  | 3.8 | 2.6
Balance, end of period |  | (5,081.8) | (4,241.2)
Purchased Loans [Member] |  |  |
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | (2,245.5) | (2,222.9)
Finance Charges Revenue |  | (178.9) | (175.4)
Provision for credit losses |  | (64.3) | (62.7)
New Consumer Loan Assignments | [1] | 307.6 | 349.4
Proceeds from Collection of Loans Receivable | [2] | (428.8) | (438.4)
Accelerated Payments of Dealer Holdback |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Payments of Dealer Holdback |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Loans And Leases Receivable Transfers | [3] | (24.9) | (12.5)
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Write-offs |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Recoveries | [4] | 0.0 | 0.0
Deferral of Loan Origination Costs |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Balance, end of period |  | (2,263.8) | (2,259.1)
Loans Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | (10,020.1) | (9,165.5)
Finance Charges Revenue |  | (666.5) | (599.4)
Provision for credit losses |  | 0.0 | 0.0
New Consumer Loan Assignments | [1] | 1,317.0 | 1,095.3
Proceeds from Collection of Loans Receivable | [2] | (1,293.7) | (1,247.0)
Accelerated Payments of Dealer Holdback |  | 15.1 | 10.8
Payments of Dealer Holdback |  | 64.9 | 57.2
Loans And Leases Receivable Transfers | [3] | 0.0 | 0.0
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Write-offs |  | (311.4) | (300.6)
Recoveries | [4] | (1.2) | (1.1)
Deferral of Loan Origination Costs |  | 3.8 | 2.6
Balance, end of period |  | (10,483.5) | (9,384.3)
Loans Receivable [Member] | Dealer Loans [Member] |  |  |
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | (7,065.5) | (6,074.8)
Finance Charges Revenue |  | (438.5) | (368.3)
Provision for credit losses |  | 0.0 | 0.0
New Consumer Loan Assignments | [1] | 1,009.4 | 745.9
Proceeds from Collection of Loans Receivable | [2] | (864.9) | (808.6)
Accelerated Payments of Dealer Holdback |  | 15.1 | 10.8
Payments of Dealer Holdback |  | 64.9 | 57.2
Loans And Leases Receivable Transfers | [3] | (36.9) | (19.2)
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Write-offs |  | (142.8) | (117.7)
Recoveries | [4] | (0.4) | (0.3)
Deferral of Loan Origination Costs |  | 3.8 | 2.6
Balance, end of period |  | (7,553.0) | (6,314.4)
Loans Receivable [Member] | Purchased Loans [Member] |  |  |
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | (2,954.6) | (3,090.7)
Finance Charges Revenue |  | (228.0) | (231.1)
Provision for credit losses |  | 0.0 | 0.0
New Consumer Loan Assignments | [1] | 307.6 | 349.4
Proceeds from Collection of Loans Receivable | [2] | (428.8) | (438.4)
Accelerated Payments of Dealer Holdback |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Payments of Dealer Holdback |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Loans And Leases Receivable Transfers | [3] | (36.9) | (19.2)
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Write-offs |  | (168.6) | (182.9)
Recoveries | [4] | (0.8) | (0.8)
Deferral of Loan Origination Costs |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Balance, end of period |  | (2,930.5) | (3,069.9)
Allowance for Credit Losses [Member] |  |  |
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | (3,064.8) | (2,867.8)
Finance Charges Revenue |  | (197.3) | (178.3)
Provision for credit losses |  | (186.0) | (137.4)
New Consumer Loan Assignments | [1] | 0.0 | 0.0
Proceeds from Collection of Loans Receivable | [2] | 0.0 | 0.0
Accelerated Payments of Dealer Holdback |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Payments of Dealer Holdback |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Loans And Leases Receivable Transfers | [3] | 0.0 | 0.0
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Write-offs |  | (311.4) | (300.6)
Recoveries | [4] | (1.2) | (1.1)
Deferral of Loan Origination Costs |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Balance, end of period |  | (3,137.9) | (2,884.0)
Allowance for Credit Losses [Member] | Dealer Loans [Member] |  |  |
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | (2,355.7) | (2,000.0)
Finance Charges Revenue |  | (148.2) | (122.6)
Provision for credit losses |  | (121.7) | (74.7)
New Consumer Loan Assignments | [1] | 0.0 | 0.0
Proceeds from Collection of Loans Receivable | [2] | 0.0 | 0.0
Accelerated Payments of Dealer Holdback |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Payments of Dealer Holdback |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Loans And Leases Receivable Transfers | [3] | (12.0) | (6.7)
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Write-offs |  | (142.8) | (117.7)
Recoveries | [4] | (0.4) | (0.3)
Deferral of Loan Origination Costs |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Balance, end of period |  | (2,471.2) | (2,073.2)
Allowance for Credit Losses [Member] | Purchased Loans [Member] |  |  |
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | (709.1) | (867.8)
Finance Charges Revenue |  | (49.1) | (55.7)
Provision for credit losses |  | (64.3) | (62.7)
New Consumer Loan Assignments | [1] | 0.0 | 0.0
Proceeds from Collection of Loans Receivable | [2] | 0.0 | 0.0
Accelerated Payments of Dealer Holdback |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Payments of Dealer Holdback |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Loans And Leases Receivable Transfers | [3] | (12.0) | (6.7)
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Write-offs |  | (168.6) | (182.9)
Recoveries | [4] | (0.8) | (0.8)
Deferral of Loan Origination Costs |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Balance, end of period |  | $ (666.7) | $ (810.8)
[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] | Represents repayments that we collected on Consumer Loans assigned under our programs.
[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 allowance for credit losses balance to Purchased Loans in the period this forfeiture occurs.
[4] | The Dealer Loans amount represents net cash flows received (collections less any related Dealer Holdback payments) on Dealer Loans that were previously written off in full. The Purchased Loans amount represents collections received on Purchased Loans that were previously written off in full.

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- Definition The cash outflow for payments made to dealers under our Portfolio Program at the time a pool of 100 or more consumer loans is closed by dealers with a single open pool or at the time 100 consumer loans have been collectively assigned by dealers with multiple open pools. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The cash outflow for payments made to dealers under our Portfolio Program from the portion of the collections on the underlying consumer loans that exceed amounts retained by us to recover the advance balance, certain collection costs, and our servicing fee. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of recovery of loans and lease receivables which had previously been fully or partially written-off as bad debts. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/otherTransitionRef -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 11B -Subparagraph (c)(4) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147481962/310-10-50-11B + Details
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