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Accounts Receivable - Reserve For Uncollectible Overdrawn Accounts (Details) - Overdrawn account balances due from cardholders - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Uncollectible Overdrawn Accounts [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	$ 17,087	$ 13,619	$ 14,471	$ 11,932
Provision for uncollectible overdrawn accounts:
Fees	17,404	19,124	53,536	53,393
Purchase transactions	4,137	1,943	9,822	5,112
Charge-offs	(22,348)	(19,299)	(61,549)	(55,050)
Balance, end of period	$ 16,280	$ 15,387	$ 16,280	$ 15,387

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For an unclassified balance sheet, a valuation allowance for receivables due a company that are expected to be uncollectible.

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Amount of direct write-downs of accounts receivable charged against the allowance.

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