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Significant Accounting Policies and Consolidated Financial Statement Components (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |  |
Troubled Debt Restructurings on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block] | The following table details by class of receivable, the number and amount of TDRs, including TDRs that have been re-aged, as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:
|  | As of December 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016
|  | Point-of-sale |  | Direct-to-consumer |  | Point-of-sale |  | Direct-to-consumer
Number of accounts on non-accrual status |  | 11,432 |  |  | 6,681 |  |  | 7,350 |  | 1,449
Number of accounts on non-accrual status above that have been re-aged |  | 915 |  |  | 80 |  |  | 560 |  | 9
Amount of receivables on non-accrual status (in thousands) |  | $ | 17,169 |  |  | $ | 7,067 |  |  | $10,346 |  | $4,728
Amount of receivables on non-accrual status above that have been re-aged (in thousands) |  | $ | 1,570 |  |  | $ | 86 |  |  | $865 |  | $10
Carrying value of receivables on non-accrual status (in thousands) |  | $ | 4,247 |  |  | $ | 1,173 |  |  | $2,432 |  | $474
TDRs - Performing (carrying value, in thousands)* |  | $ | 2,368 |  |  | $ | 508 |  |  | $1,279 |  | $279
TDRs - Nonperforming (carrying value, in thousands)* |  | $ | 1,879 |  |  | $ | 666 |  |  | $1,153 |  | $195
Roll-forward of allowance for uncollectible loans and fees receivable, net | A roll-forward (in millions) of our allowance for uncollectible loans and fees receivable by class of receivable is as follows:
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 |  | Credit Cards |  | Auto Finance |  | Other Unsecured Lending Products |  | Total
Allowance for uncollectible loans and fees receivable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | (1.4 | ) |  | $ | (2.1 | ) |  | $ | (39.8 | ) |  | $ | (43.3 | )
Provision for loan losses |  | (19.2 | ) |  | (1.9 | ) |  | (56.5 | ) |  | (77.6 | )
Charge offs |  | 3.8 |  |  | 3.0 |  |  | 57.0 |  |  | 63.8 |
Recoveries |  | (1.4 | ) |  | (1.3 | ) |  | (3.2 | ) |  | (5.9 | )
Balance at end of period |  | $ | (18.2 | ) |  | $ | (2.3 | ) |  | $ | (42.5 | ) |  | $ | (63.0 | )
As of December 31, 2017 |  | Credit Cards |  | Auto Finance |  | Other Unsecured Lending Products |  | Total
Allowance for uncollectible loans and fees receivable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of period individually evaluated for impairment |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (0.2 | ) |  | $ | (0.2 | ) |  | $ | (0.4 | )
Balance at end of period collectively evaluated for impairment |  | $ | (18.2 | ) |  | $ | (2.1 | ) |  | $ | (42.3 | ) |  | $ | (62.6 | )
Loans and fees receivable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans and fees receivable, gross |  | $ | 87.2 |  |  | $ | 77.8 |  |  | $ | 228.9 |  |  | $ | 393.9 |
Loans and fees receivable individually evaluated for impairment |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.4 |  |  | $ | 0.2 |  |  | $ | 0.6 |
Loans and fees receivable collectively evaluated for impairment |  | $ | 87.2 |  |  | $ | 77.4 |  |  | $ | 228.7 |  |  | $ | 393.3 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2016 |  | Credit Cards |  | Auto Finance |  | Other Unsecured Lending Products |  | Total
Allowance for uncollectible loans and fees receivable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | (1.2 | ) |  | $ | (1.7 | ) |  | $ | (18.6 | ) |  | $ | (21.5 | )
Provision for loan losses |  | 0.7 |  |  | (2.6 | ) |  | (51.8 | ) |  | (53.7 | )
Charge offs |  | 1.8 |  |  | 3.3 |  |  | 32.6 |  |  | 37.7 |
Recoveries |  | (2.7 | ) |  | (1.1 | ) |  | (2.0 | ) |  | (5.8 | )
Balance at end of period |  | $ | (1.4 | ) |  | $ | (2.1 | ) |  | $ | (39.8 | ) |  | $ | (43.3 | )
As of December 31, 2016 |  | Credit Cards |  | Auto Finance |  | Other Unsecured Lending Products |  | Total
Allowance for uncollectible loans and fees receivable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of period individually evaluated for impairment |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (0.3 | ) |  | $ | (0.3 | ) |  | $ | (0.6 | )
Balance at end of period collectively evaluated for impairment |  | $ | (1.4 | ) |  | $ | (1.8 | ) |  | $ | (39.5 | ) |  | $ | (42.7 | )
Loans and fees receivable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans and fees receivable, gross |  | $ | 11.0 |  |  | $ | 77.1 |  |  | $ | 202.6 |  |  | $ | 290.7 |
Loans and fees receivable individually evaluated for impairment |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 0.3 |  |  | $ | 1.0 |
Loans and fees receivable collectively evaluated for impairment |  | $ | 11.0 |  |  | $ | 76.4 |  |  | $ | 202.3 |  |  | $ | 289.7 |
Delinquent loans and fees receivable, gross | An aging of our delinquent loans and fees receivable, gross (in millions) by class of receivable as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 is as follows:
Balance at December 31, 2017 |  | Credit Cards |  | Auto Finance |  | Other Unsecured Lending Products |  | Total
30-59 days past due |  | $ | 3.2 |  |  | $ | 6.4 |  |  | $ | 9.0 |  |  | $ | 18.6 |
60-89 days past due |  | 3.3 |  |  | 2.1 |  |  | 7.1 |  |  | 12.5 |
90 or more days past due |  | 4.9 |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | 15.7 |  |  | 22.5 |
Delinquent loans and fees receivable, gross |  | 11.4 |  |  | 10.4 |  |  | 31.8 |  |  | 53.6 |
Current loans and fees receivable, gross |  | 75.8 |  |  | 67.4 |  |  | 197.1 |  |  | 340.3 |
Total loans and fees receivable, gross |  | $ | 87.2 |  |  | $ | 77.8 |  |  | $ | 228.9 |  |  | $ | 393.9 |
Balance of loans 90 or more days past due and still accruing interest and fees |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1.6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1.6 |
Balance at December 31, 2016 | Credit Cards |  | Auto Finance |  | Other Unsecured Lending Products |  | Total
30-59 days past due | $ | 0.2 |  |  | $ | 7.0 |  |  | $ | 8.2 |  |  | $ | 15.4 |
60-89 days past due | 0.2 |  |  | 2.4 |  |  | 6.7 |  |  | 9.3 |
90 or more days past due | 0.4 |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | 11.4 |  |  | 13.7 |
Delinquent loans and fees receivable, gross | 0.8 |  |  | 11.3 |  |  | 26.3 |  |  | 38.4 |
Current loans and fees receivable, gross | 10.2 |  |  | 65.8 |  |  | 176.3 |  |  | 252.3 |
Total loans and fees receivable, gross | $ | 11.0 |  |  | $ | 77.1 |  |  | $ | 202.6 |  |  | $ | 290.7 |
Balance of loans 90 or more days past due and still accruing interest and fees | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1.5 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1.5 |
Components of fees and related income on earning assets | The components (in thousands) of our fees and related income on earning assets are as follows:
|  | Year ended December 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016
Fees on credit products |  | $ | 10,427 |  |  | $ | 3,526 |
Changes in fair value of loans and fees receivable recorded at fair value |  | 3,456 |  |  | 1,587 |
Changes in fair value of notes payable associated with structured financings recorded at fair value |  | 2,315 |  |  | 3,773 |
Rental revenue |  | 148 |  |  | 8,235 |
Other |  | (2,057 | ) |  | 195 |
Total fees and related income on earning assets |  | $ | 14,289 |  |  | $ | 17,316 |
Troubled Debt Restructurings Subsequent Chargeoff [Table Text Block] | The following table details by class of receivable, the number of accounts and carrying value of loans that completed a modification within the prior twelve months and subsequently charged off.
|  | 2017 |  | 2016
|  | Point-of-Sale |  | Direct-to-Consumer |  | Point-of-Sale |  | Direct-to-Consumer
Number of accounts |  | 1,720 |  |  | 870 |  |  | 1,645 |  | 381
Loan balance at time of charge off (in thousands) |  | $ | 2,675 |  |  | $ | 2,466 |  |  | $1,681 |  | $1,149

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