Business Combinations Business Combinations - Pro Forma Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Consolidated pro forma revenue	$ 1,110,872	$ 837,878
Consolidated pro forma income from continuing operations attributable to Encore	$ 110,016	$ 81,140

The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56956515&loc=d3e1392-128463

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