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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fluctuation in discount rate | 1.00% |  |  |
Investment in receivable portfolios, net | $ 2,440,669 | $ 2,143,560 | $ 1,590,249 | $ 873,119
Convertible senior notes, carrying value | 448,500 | 448,500 |  |
Unamortized debt discount | 41,867 | 51,202 |  |
Senior secured notes, carrying value | $ 28,750 | 43,750 |  |
United States [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Estimated market participant cost to collect | 50.30% |  |  |
Discount rate | 10.50% |  |  |
Increase or decrease of the fair value | $ 38,200 |  |  |
Europe [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Estimated market participant cost to collect | 30.00% |  |  |
Discount rate | 12.50% |  |  |
Increase or decrease of the fair value | $ 53,200 |  |  |
Other Geographies [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Estimated market participant cost to collect | 32.50% |  |  |
Discount rate | 11.00% |  |  |
Increase or decrease of the fair value | $ 5,800 |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Convertible senior notes, carrying value | 406,600 | 397,300 |  |
Level 2 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value estimate of convertible senior notes incorporates quoted market prices | 372,200 | 507,400 |  |
Cabot Senior Secured Notes [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior secured notes, carrying value | 1,400,000 | 1,144,200 |  |
Cabot Senior Secured Notes [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value of senior notes | $ 1,403,500 | $ 1,131,500 |  |

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- Definition The recorded balance, net of any applicable reductions (for example, unamortized accretable yield and allowance for loan losses). This relates to loans not accounted for debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6379141&loc=d3e15032-111544 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 30 -Section 15 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27045933&loc=d3e13503-111538 + Details
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