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9. Fair Value Measurements (Details - Level 3 Fair Value Measurements) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Finance receivables measured at fair value	$ 1,313,205	$ 821,066	$ 1,158,365	$ 614,807	$ 412,895	$ 0
Fair Value [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Finance receivables measured at fair value	$ 1,313,205	$ 821,066
Fair Value [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Discount Rate [Member]
Unobservable Inputs	8.9% - 11.1%	8.9% - 9.9%
Fair Value [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Cumulative Net Losses [Member]
Unobservable Inputs	15.0% - 16.1%	15.0% - 16.0%

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Finance receivables fair value inputs unobservable inputs

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Fair value portion of loan receivable, including, but not limited to, mortgage loans held for investment, finance receivables held for investment, policy loans on insurance contracts.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=2196772

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