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Investment in Receivable Portfolios, Net - Investment in Receivable Portfolios (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Mar. 31, 2018
Jun. 30, 2017
Mar. 31, 2017
Jun. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2017
Investment in Receivables Portfolio [Roll Forward]            
Balance, beginning of period $ 3,024,141 $ 2,890,613 $ 2,436,018 $ 2,382,809 $ 2,890,613 $ 2,382,809
Purchases of receivable portfolios 359,580   246,415   636,342 465,142
Disposals or transfers to assets held for sale (2,295)   (2,697)   (5,367) (7,468)
Gross collections (496,093)   (446,182)   (985,195) (887,045)
Put-backs and Recalls (8,508)   (3,237)   (12,328) (5,027)
Foreign currency adjustments (102,498)   53,372   (40,558) 83,308
Revenue recognized, net 292,662 281,009 263,407 249,838 573,671 513,245
Reclassification adjustments 0       0  
Portfolio allowance reversals, net 17,632 (9,811) 8,829 (2,132) 27,443 10,961
Balance, end of period $ 3,084,621 3,024,141 $ 2,555,925 2,436,018 $ 3,084,621 $ 2,555,925
Revenue as a percentage of collections 59.00%   59.00%   58.20% 57.90%
Accrual Basis Portfolios            
Investment in Receivables Portfolio [Roll Forward]            
Balance, beginning of period $ 3,013,519 2,879,170 $ 2,422,299 2,368,366 $ 2,879,170 $ 2,368,366
Purchases of receivable portfolios 359,580   245,246   636,342 463,973
Disposals or transfers to assets held for sale (2,033)   (2,697)   (5,105) (7,468)
Gross collections (460,478)   (404,918)   (915,621) (804,922)
Put-backs and Recalls (8,484)   (3,237)   (12,175) (4,994)
Foreign currency adjustments (101,921)   53,466   (40,331) 83,486
Revenue recognized, net 258,698   224,310   508,519 435,415
Reclassification adjustments 0       0  
Portfolio allowance reversals, net 15,411   7,121   23,493 7,734
Balance, end of period $ 3,074,292 3,013,519 $ 2,541,590 2,422,299 $ 3,074,292 $ 2,541,590
Revenue as a percentage of collections 56.20%   55.40%   55.50% 54.10%
Cost Recovery Portfolios            
Investment in Receivables Portfolio [Roll Forward]            
Balance, beginning of period $ 10,622 11,443 $ 13,719 14,443 $ 11,443 $ 14,443
Purchases of receivable portfolios 0   1,169   0 1,169
Disposals or transfers to assets held for sale (262)   0   (262) 0
Gross collections (252)   (459)   (1,423) (1,099)
Put-backs and Recalls 0   0   0 0
Foreign currency adjustments (577)   (94)   (227) (178)
Revenue recognized, net 0   0   0 0
Reclassification adjustments 798       798  
Portfolio allowance reversals, net 0   0   0 0
Balance, end of period $ 10,329 10,622 $ 14,335 13,719 $ 10,329 $ 14,335
Revenue as a percentage of collections 0.00%   0.00%   0.00% 0.00%
Zero Basis Portfolios            
Investment in Receivables Portfolio [Roll Forward]            
Balance, beginning of period $ 0 0 $ 0 0 $ 0 $ 0
Purchases of receivable portfolios 0   0   0 0
Disposals or transfers to assets held for sale 0   0   0 0
Gross collections (35,363)   (40,805)   (68,151) (81,024)
Put-backs and Recalls (24)   0   (153) (33)
Foreign currency adjustments 0   0   0 0
Revenue recognized, net 33,964   39,097   65,152 77,830
Reclassification adjustments (798)       (798)  
Portfolio allowance reversals, net 2,221   1,708   3,950 3,227
Balance, end of period $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Revenue as a percentage of collections 96.00%   95.80%   95.60% 96.10%