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Deferred Court Costs, Net (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Deferred Court Costs | Deferred Court Costs for the deferral period consist of the following as of the dates presented (in thousands):
| June 30, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
Court costs advanced | $ | 790,085 |  |  | $ | 743,584 |
Court costs recovered | (318,088 | ) |  | (299,606 | )
Court costs reserve | (381,125 | ) |  | (364,015 | )
Deferred court costs | $ | 90,872 |  |  | $ | 79,963 |
Schedule of Court Cost Reserve | A roll forward of the Company’s court cost reserve is as follows (in thousands):
| Court Cost Reserve
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Balance at beginning of period | $ | (378,190 | ) |  | $ | (334,639 | ) |  | $ | (364,015 | ) |  | $ | (327,926 | )
Provision for court costs | (19,161 | ) |  | (22,197 | ) |  | (44,234 | ) |  | (40,202 | )
Net down of reserve after deferral period | 12,435 |  |  | 12,488 |  |  | 25,387 |  |  | 24,511 |
Effect of foreign currency translation | 3,791 |  |  | (1,623 | ) |  | 1,737 |  |  | (2,354 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | (381,125 | ) |  | $ | (345,971 | ) |  | $ | (381,125 | ) |  | $ | (345,971 | )

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