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Investment in Receivable Portfolios, Net - Establishment of Negative Allowance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020
Receivables [Abstract] |  |
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

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- Definition Certain loans acquired in transfer not accounted for as debt securities, purchases of receivable portfolios. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of allowance for credit loss at acquisition date of financing receivable purchased with credit deterioration. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 326 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 19 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121599337&loc=SL82919265-210447 + Details
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- Definition Amount at par value of financing receivable purchased with credit deterioration. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 326 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 19 -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121599337&loc=SL82919265-210447 + Details
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- Definition Amount of discount (premium) attributable to other factors on financing receivable purchased with credit deterioration. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 326 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 19 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121599337&loc=SL82919265-210447 + Details
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