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Finance Receivables - Assessment of credit quality by creditworthiness (Details 4) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Contracts
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total	$ 439,828	$ 499,549
Chapter 13 bankruptcy accounts	3,843	4,220
Finance receivables, gross contract	443,671	503,769
Contracts | Performing accounts
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total	412,775	462,569
Contracts | Non-performing accounts
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total	27,053	36,980
Direct Loans
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total	10,566	11,511
Chapter 13 bankruptcy accounts	40	36
Finance receivables, gross contract	10,606	11,547
Direct Loans | Performing accounts
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total	10,349	11,231
Direct Loans | Non-performing accounts
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total	$ 217	$ 280

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