Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Revenues
Revenue from receivable portfolios, net	$ 267,452	$ 270,301	$ 537,546	$ 534,411
Other revenues	21,990	12,361	40,913	26,033
Total revenues	289,442	282,662	578,459	560,444
Operating expenses
Salaries and employee benefits	75,499	65,569	145,141	131,121
Cost of legal collections	46,807	57,076	101,115	112,074
Other operating expenses	24,946	21,735	51,289	46,061
Collection agency commissions	9,274	8,466	19,394	19,151
General and administrative expenses	32,934	37,638	68,173	68,835
Depreciation and amortization	8,235	7,878	18,096	16,015
Total operating expenses	197,695	198,362	403,208	393,257
Income from operations	91,747	84,300	175,251	167,187
Other (expense) income
Interest expense	(50,597)	(46,250)	(101,288)	(88,553)
Other income	3,134	395	10,258	2,512
Total other expense	(47,463)	(45,855)	(91,030)	(86,041)
Income before income taxes	44,284	38,445	84,221	81,146
Provision for income taxes	(13,451)	(14,921)	(23,599)	(29,535)
Income from continuing operations	30,833	23,524	60,622	51,611
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	1,661	(3,182)	3,541
Net income	30,833	25,185	57,440	55,152
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(1,245)	2,472	(2,158)	1,930
Net income attributable to Encore Capital Group, Inc. stockholders	29,588	27,657	55,282	57,082
Amounts attributable to Encore Capital Group, Inc.:
Income from continuing operations	29,588	25,996	58,464	53,541
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$ 0	$ 1,661	$ (3,182)	$ 3,541
Basic earnings (loss) per share from:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.15	$ 1.00	$ 2.28	$ 2.06
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.07	(0.12)	0.14
Basic (in dollars per share)	1.15	1.07	2.16	2.20
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	1.14	0.97	2.26	1.97
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.06	(0.12)	0.14
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.14	$ 1.03	$ 2.14	$ 2.11
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	25,742	25,885	25,646	25,978
Diluted (in shares)	25,874	26,919	25,871	27,117