Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Revenues
Revenue from receivable portfolios, net	$ 264,110	$ 237,568
Other revenues	14,410	11,349
Net interest income	7,143	4,824
Total revenues	285,663	253,741
Operating expenses
Salaries and employee benefits	67,748	58,137
Cost of legal collections	54,998	49,825
Other operating expenses	25,234	26,423
Collection agency commissions	10,685	8,276
General and administrative expenses	32,612	36,694
Depreciation and amortization	8,350	6,117
Total operating expenses	199,627	185,472
Income from operations	86,036	68,269
Other (income) expense
Interest expense	(42,303)	(37,962)
Other income	2,117	265
Total other expense	(40,186)	(37,697)
Income before income taxes	45,850	30,572
Provision for income taxes	(15,883)	(11,742)
Net income	29,967	18,830
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(542)	4,350
Net income attributable to Encore Capital Group, Inc. stockholders	$ 29,425	$ 23,180
Earnings per share attributable to Encore Capital Group, Inc.:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.13	$ 0.90
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.08	$ 0.82
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	26,072	25,749
Diluted (in shares)	27,315	28,196