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5. Securitization Trust Debt (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Expected finance receivable payments 2018	$ 873,700
Expected finance receivable payments 2019	612,300
Expected finance receivable payments 2020	362,500
Expected finance receivable payments 2021	179,300
Expected finance receivable payments 2022	49,500
Expected finance receivable payments 2023	5,900
Restricted cash under various agreements	112,000
Securitization Trust Debt [Member]
Debt issuance costs	$ 12,500	$ 13,400

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930785&loc=d3e28555-108399

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