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Loans Receivable (Schedule of Consumer Loans Forecasted Collection Percentage) (Details) | Mar. 31, 2026 | Dec. 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1] | 64.80% |  | 64.80% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 64.00%
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | 0.80% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1] | 65.60% |  | 65.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63.60% |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | 0.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1] | 67.30% |  | 67.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 64.00% |  |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | 0.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | 3.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1] | 68.10% |  | 68.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63.40% |  |  |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | 0.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | 4.70% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1] | 64.00% |  | 63.80% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66.30% |  |  |  |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | 0.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | (2.30%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1] | 59.30% |  | 59.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1] |  |  |  |  |  | 67.50% |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | (8.20%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1] | 63.10% |  | 63.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1] |  |  |  |  | 67.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | (0.20%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | (4.40%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1] | 65.30% |  | 65.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1] |  |  |  | 67.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | (1.90%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1] | 67.20% |  | 67.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1] |  |  | 67.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | 0.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1] | 66.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1] | 66.60% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | (0.30%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dealer Loans [Member] | 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] | 64.10% |  | 64.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63.80%
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | 0.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dealer Loans [Member] | 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] | 65.00% |  | 64.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63.60% |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | 0.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | 1.40% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dealer Loans [Member] | 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] | 66.90% |  | 66.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63.90% |  |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dealer Loans [Member] | 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] | 67.90% |  | 67.80% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63.30% |  |  |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | 0.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | 4.60% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dealer Loans [Member] | 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] | 63.70% |  | 63.60% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66.30% |  |  |  |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | 0.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | (2.60%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dealer Loans [Member] | 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] | 58.50% |  | 58.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] |  |  |  |  |  | 67.30% |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | (8.80%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dealer Loans [Member] | 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] | 61.90% |  | 62.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] |  |  |  |  | 66.80% |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | (0.20%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | (4.90%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dealer Loans [Member] | 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] | 64.00% |  | 64.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] |  |  |  | 66.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | (0.10%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | (2.30%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dealer Loans [Member] | 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] | 65.60% |  | 65.70% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] |  |  | 65.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | (0.10%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | 0.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dealer Loans [Member] | 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] | 65.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] | 65.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | (0.20%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased Loans [Member] | 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] | 66.40% |  | 66.40% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 64.60%
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | 1.80% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased Loans [Member] | 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] | 66.80% |  | 66.80% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63.50% |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | 3.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased Loans [Member] | 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] | 67.90% |  | 67.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 64.20% |  |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | 3.70% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased Loans [Member] | 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] | 68.40% |  | 68.40% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63.60% |  |  |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | 4.80% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased Loans [Member] | 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] | 64.60% |  | 64.40% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66.30% |  |  |  |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | 0.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | (1.70%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased Loans [Member] | 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] | 61.30% |  | 61.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] |  |  |  |  |  | 68.00% |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | (6.70%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased Loans [Member] | 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] | 66.60% |  | 66.80% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] |  |  |  |  | 69.40% |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | (0.20%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | (2.80%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased Loans [Member] | 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] | 69.80% |  | 69.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] |  |  |  | 70.70% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | (0.10%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | (0.90%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased Loans [Member] | 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | 71.70% | [1],[2] | 71.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] |  |  | 71.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Forecasted Collection Percentage From Prior Year End |  | (0.20%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | 0.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased Loans [Member] | 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] | 69.70% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage | [1],[2] | 69.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variance In Initial Forecasted Collection Percentage |  | (0.20%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[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, including both principal and interest. Forecasted collection rates are negatively impacted by canceled Consumer Loans because the contractual amount owed is not removed from the denominator used to calculate these rates. As a result, any declines in forecasted collection rates for Consumer Loans assigned in the most recent quarter primarily reflect the impact of cancellations rather than underlying Consumer Loan performance.
[2] | The forecasted collection rates presented for Dealer Loans and Purchased Loans reflect the Consumer Loan classification at the time of assignment.

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