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- Valuation Allowance for Investment in Receivable Portfolios (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2017
Valuation Allowance |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ 94,317 | $ 136,325 | $ 102,576 | $ 137,037
Provision for portfolio allowances | 1,720 | 682 | 2,660 | 682
Reversal of prior allowances | (19,352) | (9,511) | (30,103) | (11,643)
Effect of foreign currency translation | (1,556) | 3,179 | (4) | 4,599
Balance at end of period | $ 75,129 | $ 130,675 | $ 75,129 | $ 130,675

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- Definition Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities, Allowance for Loan Losses, Effect of Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss) + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Reserve for loans impairments recorded after acquisition as a result of current information and events which result in it being probable that estimated cash flows will be less than previously expected or because actual cash flows are less than cash flows previously expected. This relates to loans not accounted for as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that was 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://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 30 -Section 15 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82894507&loc=d3e13503-111538 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (b)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82894903&loc=d3e15032-111544 + Details
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- Definition Amount of reduction in the reserve for loans impairments as a result of current information and events which result in it being probable that estimated cash flows will be significantly higher than previously expected or because actual cash flows are significantly greater than cash flows previously expected for loans not accounted for as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that was 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 No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of expense related to loan loss not accounted for as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period. + References No definition available. + Details
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