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Investment in Receivable Portfolios, Net (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Receivables [Abstract] |
Transition of Receivable Portfolios | The table below provides the detail on the establishment of negative allowance for expected recoveries of portfolios purchased during the periods presented (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2021 |  | 2020
Purchase price | $ | 170,178 |  |  | $ | 214,113 |
Allowance for credit losses | 374,575 |  |  | 521,194 |
Amortized cost | 544,753 |  |  | 735,307 |
Noncredit discount | 784,112 |  |  | 967,715 |
Face value | 1,328,865 |  |  | 1,703,022 |
Write-off of amortized cost | (544,753) |  |  | (735,307) |
Write-off of noncredit discount | (784,112) |  |  | (967,715) |
Negative allowance | 170,178 |  |  | 214,113 |
Negative allowance for expected recoveries - current period purchases | $ | 170,178 |  |  | $ | 214,113 |
Schedule of Investment in Receivable Portfolios | The following table summarizes the changes in the balance of the investment in receivable portfolios during the periods presented (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 3,291,918 |  | $ | 3,328,150 |  |  |  |
Purchases of receivable portfolios | 170,178 |  | 214,113 |  |  |  |
Put-backs and Recalls | (3,153) |  | (5,068) |  |  |  |
Disposals and transfers to assets held for sale | (1,665) |  | (1,531) |  |  |  |
Cash collections | (606,461) |  | (527,279) |  |  |  |
Revenue from receivable portfolios | 338,018 |  | 357,365 |  |  |  |
Changes in expected current period recoveries | 91,401 |  | 10,315 |  |  |  |
Changes in expected future period recoveries | (46,864) |  | (108,976) |  |  |  |
Foreign currency adjustments | (7,694) |  | (101,071) |  |  |  |
Balance, end of period | $ | 3,225,678 |  | $ | 3,166,018 |  |  |  |

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