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Debt - Interest Expense (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Convertible Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Interest expense—stated coupon rate $ 3,292us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebtExcludingAmortization
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayableMember
$ 2,456us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebtExcludingAmortization
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayableMember
Interest expense—amortization of debt discount 2,278us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayableMember
1,755us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayableMember
Total interest expense—convertible notes 5,570us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayableMember
4,211us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayableMember
Cabot and Marlin Acquisitions [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Interest expense—stated coupon rate 23,850us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebtExcludingAmortization
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ecpg_CabotandMarlinAcquisitionsMember
19,255us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebtExcludingAmortization
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ecpg_CabotandMarlinAcquisitionsMember
Interest expense—amortization of debt discount (2,547)us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ecpg_CabotandMarlinAcquisitionsMember
(2,232)us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ecpg_CabotandMarlinAcquisitionsMember
Total interest expense—convertible notes $ 21,303us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ecpg_CabotandMarlinAcquisitionsMember
$ 17,023us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ecpg_CabotandMarlinAcquisitionsMember