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Financing Receivable, Number of Loans Sold

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Term of the loans granted by the company, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of allowance for credit loss on accounts receivable.

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes financing receivable covered under loss sharing agreement.

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Represents the number of stores.

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of loans receivables arising from the financing of goods and services.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2021 USD ($) loan	May 03, 2021 USD ($) borrower loan	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) store borrower	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) loan store borrower	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of contracts modified in TDR \| loan					0	0
PPP loans, net				$ 7,166,998	$ 7,166,998		$ 7,650,633
Proceeds from sale of SBA PPP loans					169,778	$ 0
Allowance for credit losses				132	$ 132		$ 167
Subsequent Event \| Subordinated Notes, 5.0%
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Repayments of debt	$ 150,000
PPP loans
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)					1.00%
PPP loans, net			$ 378,400	$ 238,000	$ 238,000
Number of borrowers \| borrower			789,000	537	537
Number of PPP loans sold \| loan		16	849
Proceeds from sale of SBA PPP loans		$ 816	$ 169,000	$ 169,800
PPP loans \| Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Term of the loans granted					2 years
PPP loans \| Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Term of the loans granted					5 years
Small Business Administration
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
PPP loans, net				18,000	$ 18,000
Decrease for debt forgiveness				$ 180,000
90 Days or More Past Due
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of contracts modified in TDR \| loan					0
Banking Services
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of locations \| store				19	19
Lending Centers
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of locations \| store				5	5