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Debt - Hedges and EPS Impact for Convertible Notes (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
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Feb. 28, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Nov. 27, 2012
Jun. 24, 2013
Mar. 05, 2014
Dec. 16, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                    
Reclassifications of equity to temporary equity, debt conversion $ 8,400,000ecpg_ReclassificationsofPermanenttoTemporaryEquityDebtConversion                  
Dilutive effect of convertible senior notes 874us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfDebtSecurities 1,461us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfDebtSecurities                
2017 Convertible Senior Notes [Member]                    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                    
Cost of the hedge transaction(s) 50,595,000us-gaap_DerivativeCostOfHedge
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Conversion price (in dollars per share) $ 31.56us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
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          $ 31.56us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
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Convertible debt, threshold of stock price trigger (percent)     130.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleThresholdPercentageOfStockPriceTrigger
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Convertible debt, threshold trading days     20us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleThresholdTradingDays
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Convertible debt, threshold consecutive trading days     30 days              
Convertible notes, fair value 157,000,000us-gaap_NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure
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Dilutive effect of convertible senior notes 900us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfDebtSecurities
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1,300us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfDebtSecurities
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= ecpg_TwoThousandSeventeenConvertibleSeniorNotesMember
               
2020 Convertible Senior Notes [Member]                    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                    
Cost of the hedge transaction(s) 18,113,000us-gaap_DerivativeCostOfHedge
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Conversion price (in dollars per share) $ 45.72us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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            $ 45.72us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ecpg_TwoThousandTwentyConvertibleSeniorNotesMember
   
2021 Convertible Senior Notes [Member]                    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                    
Cost of the hedge transaction(s) 19,545,000us-gaap_DerivativeCostOfHedge
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Conversion price (in dollars per share) $ 59.39us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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              $ 59.39us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
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Hedging of Convertible Debt Instrument [Member] | 2017 Convertible Senior Notes [Member]                    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                    
Cost of the hedge transaction(s)       $ 27,900,000us-gaap_DerivativeCostOfHedge
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$ 25,200,000us-gaap_DerivativeCostOfHedge
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$ 2,700,000us-gaap_DerivativeCostOfHedge
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Conversion price (in dollars per share) $ 60.00us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
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          $ 44.19us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
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    $ 60.00us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
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Hedging of Convertible Debt Instrument [Member] | 2020 Convertible Senior Notes [Member]                    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                    
Conversion price (in dollars per share) $ 61.55us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Hedging of Convertible Debt Instrument [Member] | 2021 Convertible Senior Notes [Member]                    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                    
Conversion price (in dollars per share) $ 83.14us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
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