Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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   September 30,						Nine Months Ended   September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Revenues:
Portfolio purchasing and recovery	$	278,914		$	264,800		$	839,358		$	775,476
Tax lien business	8,882			8,482			24,457			20,742
	$	287,796		$	273,282		$	863,815		$	796,218
Operating income:
Portfolio purchasing and recovery	$	43,929		$	91,470		$	239,234		$	256,756
Tax lien business	3,951			3,794			10,223			7,780
	47,880			95,264			249,457			264,536
Depreciation and amortization	(8,235		)	(6,933		)	(24,669		)	(19,879		)
Stock-based compensation	(5,156		)	(4,009		)	(17,259		)	(13,560		)
Other expense	(48,740		)	(44,030		)	(134,781		)	(124,870		)
(Loss) income before income taxes	$	(14,251	)	$	40,292		$	72,748		$	106,227

Schedule of Geographical Areas of Which Company Operates

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

	Three Months Ended   September 30,				Nine Months Ended   September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Revenues(1):
Domestic	$	179,059	$	189,857	$	560,376	$	560,982
International	108,737		83,425		303,439		235,236
	$	287,796	$	273,282	$	863,815	$	796,218

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