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Loans Receivable (Write-Offs Segmented by Year of Assignment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2026 | Jun. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2026 | Jun. 30, 2025
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff, by Origination Year [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Write-offs | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0
Dealer Loans [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff, by Origination Year [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Write-offs | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Purchased Loans [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff, by Origination Year [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Write-offs | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Allowance for Credit Losses [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff, by Origination Year [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff | 113.4 | 99.3 | 230.2 | 200.0
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff | 86.1 | 52.8 | 169.4 | 104.1
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff | 70.1 | 82.4 | 138.1 | 164.1
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff | 57.7 | 53.8 | 111.4 | 106.0
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff | 36.7 | 41.8 | 72.5 | 83.3
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff | 12.5 | 13.4 | 15.2 | 15.4
Write-offs | 376.5 | 343.5 | 736.8 | 672.9
Allowance for Credit Losses [Member] | Dealer Loans [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff, by Origination Year [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff | 94.6 | 73.8 | 187.6 | 143.1
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff | 71.6 | 38.2 | 136.9 | 72.4
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff | 43.2 | 58.5 | 80.6 | 110.8
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff | 29.8 | 20.7 | 53.1 | 35.4
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff | 9.3 | 12.3 | 16.7 | 24.9
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.6
Write-offs | 251.6 | 207.6 | 478.5 | 391.2
Allowance for Credit Losses [Member] | Purchased Loans [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff, by Origination Year [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff | 18.8 | 25.5 | 42.6 | 56.9
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff | 14.5 | 14.6 | 32.5 | 31.7
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff | 26.9 | 23.9 | 57.5 | 53.3
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff | 27.9 | 33.1 | 58.3 | 70.6
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff | 27.4 | 29.5 | 55.8 | 58.4
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff | 9.4 | 9.3 | 11.6 | 10.8
Write-offs | $ 124.9 | $ 135.9 | $ 258.3 | $ 281.7

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