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Fair Value Measurements - Financial Instruments Not Measured at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Carrying Value |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 1,308,218 | $ 971,316 | $ 1,234,773
Deposits with banks and short-term investments | 268,684 | 219,576 | 779,246
Restricted cash | 32,466 | 34,091 | $ 625,381
Financing receivables | 130,682 | 113,929 |
Other fees and customers and other receivables | 539,956 | 561,978 |
Carrying Value |  |  |
Deposits and other customer payables | 308,213 | 443,262 |
Senior debt | 1,687,052 | 1,690,200 |
Carrying Value |  |  |
Carrying Value |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,302,236 | 971,316 |
Deposits with banks and short-term investments | 244,018 | 219,576 |
Restricted cash | 32,466 | 34,091 |
Financing receivables | 130,682 | 113,929 |
Customer loans | 82,985 | 86,412 |
Other fees and customers and other receivables | 539,956 | 561,978 |
Carrying Value |  |  |
Deposits and other customer payables | 308,213 | 443,262 |
Senior debt | 1,687,052 | 1,690,200 |
Fair Value |  |  |
Fair Value |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,302,236 | 971,316 |
Deposits with banks and short-term investments | 244,018 | 219,576 |
Restricted cash | 32,466 | 34,091 |
Financing receivables | 131,272 | 113,694 |
Customer loans | 82,985 | 86,412 |
Other fees and customers and other receivables | 539,956 | 561,978 |
Fair Value |  |  |
Deposits and other customer payables | 308,213 | 443,262 |
Senior debt | 1,681,893 | 1,651,726 |
Fair Value | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Value |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,302,236 | 971,316 |
Deposits with banks and short-term investments | 244,018 | 219,576 |
Restricted cash | 32,466 | 34,091 |
Financing receivables | 0 | 0 |
Customer loans | 0 | 0 |
Other fees and customers and other receivables | 0 | 561,978 |
Fair Value |  |  |
Deposits and other customer payables | 0 | 443,262 |
Senior debt | 0 | 0 |
Fair Value | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Value |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0 |
Deposits with banks and short-term investments | 0 | 0 |
Restricted cash | 0 | 0 |
Financing receivables | 0 | 0 |
Customer loans | 0 | 0 |
Other fees and customers and other receivables | 539,956 | 0 |
Fair Value |  |  |
Deposits and other customer payables | 308,213 | 0 |
Senior debt | 1,681,893 | 1,651,726 |
Fair Value | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0 |
Deposits with banks and short-term investments | 0 | 0 |
Restricted cash | 0 | 0 |
Financing receivables | 131,272 | 113,694 |
Customer loans | 82,985 | 86,412 |
Other fees and customers and other receivables | 0 | 0 |
Fair Value |  |  |
Deposits and other customer payables | 0 | 0 |
Senior debt | $ 0 | $ 0 |

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