Income Taxes - Narrative (Detail) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Income Taxes [Line Items] | ||||
Provision for income taxes | $ 52,725,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 45,388,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 51,754,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | |
Effective tax rate (percent) | 34.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations | 37.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations | 39.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations | |
Net benefit for state taxes rate (percent) | 2.90%ecpg_BenefitForStateTaxes | 2.00%ecpg_BenefitForStateTaxes | 2.30%ecpg_BenefitForStateTaxes | |
Provision for state taxes rate (percent) | 8.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes | 5.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes | 6.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes | |
Net benefit (percent) | (6.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherReconcilingItemsPercent | (1.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherReconcilingItemsPercent | 0.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherReconcilingItemsPercent | |
Federal income tax rate (percent) | 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate | 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate | 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate | |
Undistributed earnings | 46,300,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries | |||
Unrecognized tax benefit | 38,425,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | 71,273,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | 1,784,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | 1,230,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits |
Unrecognized tax benefits, including penalties and interest | 83,000,000ecpg_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncludingPenaltiesandInterest | 2,600,000ecpg_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncludingPenaltiesandInterest | ||
Net tax benefit from unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized | 12,700,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate | 13,500,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate | 1,800,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate | |
Increase (decrease) in gross unrecognized tax benefit | 34,400,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodIncreaseDecrease | |||
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest expense | 7,500,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense | 1,300,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense | ||
Foreign Subsidiaries [Member] | ||||
Income Taxes [Line Items] | ||||
Net operating loss carry forward | 65,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ecpg_ForeignSubsidiaryMember |
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Domestic Subsidiaries [Member] | ||||
Income Taxes [Line Items] | ||||
Net operating loss carry forward | 1,600,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ecpg_DomesticSubsidiaryMember |
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Settlement with Taxing Authority [Member] | ||||
Income Taxes [Line Items] | ||||
Provision for income taxes | 6,600,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_ReasonablyPossibleSignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsByItemAxis = us-gaap_SettlementWithTaxingAuthorityMember |
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AACC Merger [Member] | ||||
Income Taxes [Line Items] | ||||
Unrecognized tax benefits, including penalties and interest | 44,400,000ecpg_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncludingPenaltiesandInterest / us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsAxis = ecpg_AaccMergerMember |
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Other Business Combinations [Member] | ||||
Income Taxes [Line Items] | ||||
Increase in gross unrecognized tax benefit, resulting from business combination | $ 30,300,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromAcquisition / us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsAxis = ecpg_OtherBusinessCombinationsMember |
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Tax Holiday Through December 31, 2018 [Member] | Costa Rica [Member] | ||||
Income Taxes [Line Items] | ||||
Holiday tax rate | 100.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxHolidays / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = ecpg_TaxHolidayThroughDecemberThirtyFirstAndTwoThousandEighteenMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CR |
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Subsequent Four Years [Member] | Costa Rica [Member] | ||||
Income Taxes [Line Items] | ||||
Holiday tax rate | 50.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxHolidays / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = ecpg_SubsequentFourYearsFromDecemberThirtyFirstAndTwoThousandEighteenMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CR |
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Income tax holiday, term | 4 years |
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Benefit For State Taxes No definition available.
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Income Tax Holiday, Term No definition available.
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Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Including Penalties and Interest No definition available.
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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Percentage of the difference, between reported income tax expense (benefit) and the expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations, that is attributable to tax exempt income, equity in earnings (loss) of an unconsolidated subsidiary, minority interest income (expense), tax holiday, disposition of a business, disposition of an asset, repatriation of foreign earnings, repatriation of foreign earnings jobs creation act of 2004, change in enacted tax rate, prior year income taxes, change in deferred tax asset valuation allowance, and other adjustments. No definition available.
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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations applicable to state and local income tax expense (benefit), net of federal tax expense (benefit). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to income exempt from income tax because of a tax holiday. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of operating loss carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries intended to be permanently reinvested outside the country of domicile. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of unrecognized tax benefits pertaining to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of expense for interest on an underpayment of income taxes and penalties related to a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed in the tax return. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of increase in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from acquisitions. No definition available.
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The net amount of all increases and decreases in unrecognized tax benefits for the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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