Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Revenues
Revenue from receivable portfolios, net	$ 237,568	$ 140,683
Other revenues	11,349	301
Net interest income	4,824	3,602
Total revenues	253,741	144,586
Operating expenses
Salaries and employee benefits	58,137	28,832
Cost of legal collections	49,825	42,258
Other operating expenses	26,423	13,265
Collection agency commissions	8,276	3,329
General and administrative expenses	36,694	16,342
Depreciation and amortization	6,117	1,846
Total operating expenses	185,472	105,872
Income from operations	68,269	38,714
Other (expense) income
Interest expense	(37,962)	(6,854)
Other income	265	159
Total other expense	(37,697)	(6,695)
Income before income taxes	30,572	32,019
Provision for income taxes	(11,742)	(12,571)
Net income	18,830	19,448
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	4,350	0
Net income attributable to Encore Capital Group, Inc. stockholders	$ 23,180	$ 19,448
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Encore Capital Group, Inc.:
Basic	$ 0.90	$ 0.83
Diluted	$ 0.82	$ 0.80
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	25,749	23,446
Diluted	28,196	24,414