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Income Taxes - Schedule of Effective Tax Rates (Detail)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Federal (benefit) provision	(35.00%)	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State (benefit) provision	(4.40%)	3.80%	4.40%	3.80%
International benefit	(23.40%)	(8.70%)	(8.80%)	(5.00%)
Permanent items	1.70%	5.70%	1.00%	4.10%
Tax effect of CFPB / regulatory charges	27.60%	0.00%	5.40%	0.00%
Other	(0.80%)	(10.60%)	0.10%	(4.00%)
Effective rate	(34.30%)	25.20%	37.10%	33.90%

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