Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

The Company conducts business through several operating segments that meet the aggregation criteria under authoritative guidance related to segment reporting. The Company’s management relies on internal management reporting processes that provide segment revenue, segment operating income, and segment asset information in order to make financial decisions and allocate resources. Prior to the first quarter 2016 the Company had determined that it had two reportable segments: portfolio purchasing and recovery and tax lien business. As discussed in Note 2, “Discontinued Operations,” on March 31, 2016, the Company completed the divestiture of its membership interests in Propel, which comprised the entire tax lien business segment. Propel’s operations are presented as discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated statements of income. Beginning in the first quarter 2016, the Company has one reportable segment, portfolio purchasing and recovery.

The following tables present information about geographic areas in which the Company operates (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Revenues(1):
United States	$	669,636	$	709,405	$	723,247
International
Europe(2)	270,411		376,055		295,173
Other geographies	89,211		44,507		25,009
Total	$	1,029,258	$	1,129,967	$	1,043,429

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

(2) Based on the financial information that is used to produce the general-purpose financial statements, providing further geographic information is impracticable.

	December 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Long-lived assets(1):
United States	$	39,126	$	38,921
International
United Kingdom	20,860		20,795
Other foreign countries	12,271		12,830
	33,131		33,625
Total	$	72,257	$	72,546

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(1) Long-lived assets consists of property and equipment, net.