XML 51 R41.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.22.2

Investment in Receivable Portfolios, Net - Establishment of Negative Allowance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Receivables [Abstract]
Purchase price	$ 173,007	$ 142,728	$ 342,512	$ 312,906
Allowance for credit losses	768,932	350,537	1,119,118	725,112
Amortized cost	941,939	493,265	1,461,630	1,038,018
Noncredit discount	907,249	658,358	1,564,307	1,442,470
Face value	1,849,188	1,151,623	3,025,937	2,480,488
Write-off of amortized cost	(941,939)	(493,265)	(1,461,630)	(1,038,018)
Write-off of noncredit discount	(907,249)	(658,358)	(1,564,307)	(1,442,470)
Negative allowance	173,007	142,728	342,512	312,906
Negative allowance for expected recoveries - current period purchases	$ 173,007	$ 142,728	$ 342,512	$ 312,906

X

- Definition

Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities, Amortized Cost

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	ecpg_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCost
Namespace Prefix:	ecpg_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Certain loans acquired in transfer not accounted for as debt securities, purchases of receivable portfolios.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	ecpg_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesPurchasesOfReceivablePortfolios
Namespace Prefix:	ecpg_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Financing Receivable, Purchased with Credit Deterioration, Allowance for Credit Loss at Acquisition Date, Reversals

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	ecpg_FinancingReceivablePurchasedWithCreditDeteriorationAllowanceForCreditLossAtAcquisitionDateReversals
Namespace Prefix:	ecpg_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Financing Receivable, Purchased with Credit Deterioration, Allowance for Credit Loss at Acquisition Date, Write-Offs

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	ecpg_FinancingReceivablePurchasedWithCreditDeteriorationAllowanceForCreditLossAtAcquisitionDateWriteOffs
Namespace Prefix:	ecpg_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Financing Receivable, Purchased With Credit Deterioration, Discount (Premium), Write-off

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	ecpg_FinancingReceivablePurchasedWithCreditDeteriorationDiscountPremiumWriteOff
Namespace Prefix:	ecpg_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- 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 https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124255953&loc=SL82919265-210447

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_FinancingReceivablePurchasedWithCreditDeteriorationAllowanceForCreditLossAtAcquisitionDate
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

X

- 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 https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124255953&loc=SL82919265-210447

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_FinancingReceivablePurchasedWithCreditDeteriorationAmountAtParValue
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Amount at purchase price 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 (a)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124255953&loc=SL82919265-210447

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_FinancingReceivablePurchasedWithCreditDeteriorationAmountAtPurchasePrice
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- 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 https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124255953&loc=SL82919265-210447

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_FinancingReceivablePurchasedWithCreditDeteriorationDiscountPremium
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

X

- References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_ReceivablesAbstract
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration