Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefit (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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Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Roll Forward] | |||
Beginning Balance | $ 71,273us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 1,784us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 1,230us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits |
Decreases related to prior year tax positions | (712)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromAcquisition | (361)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromAcquisition | |
Increases related to current and prior year tax positions | 915ecpg_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreaseResultingfromCurrentandPriorPeriodTaxPositions | ||
Increases related to prior year tax positions | 33,027us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions | 70,201us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions | |
Increases related to current year tax positions | 1,329us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions | ||
Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities | (67,204)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities | ||
Ending Balance | $ 38,425us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 71,273us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 1,784us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits |
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Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Increase Resulting from Current and Prior Period Tax Positions No definition available.
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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 decrease in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from acquisitions. No definition available.
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Amount of decrease in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from settlements with taxing authorities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of increase in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from tax positions that have been or will be taken in current period tax return. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of increase in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from tax positions taken in prior period tax returns. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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