Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Revenue and Operating Income from Segments to Consolidated

The following table provides a reconciliation of revenue and segment operating income by reportable segment to consolidated results and was derived from the segments’ internal financial information as used for corporate management purposes (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2014
Revenues:
Portfolio purchasing and recovery	$	277,783		$	248,589
Tax lien business	7,880			5,152
	$	285,663		$	253,741
Operating income:
Portfolio purchasing and recovery	$	96,929		$	77,568
Tax lien business	3,362			1,654
	100,291			79,222
Depreciation and amortization	(8,350		)	(6,117		)
Stock-based compensation	(5,905		)	(4,836		)
Other expense	(40,186		)	(37,697		)
Income before income taxes	$	45,850		$	30,572

Schedule of Geographical Areas of Which Company Operates

The following presents information about geographic areas in which the Company operates (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015		2014
Revenues(1) :
Domestic	$	190,042	$	184,745
International	95,621		68,996
	$	285,663	$	253,741

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(1) Revenues are attributed to countries based on location of customer.