Deferred Court Costs, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Deferred Court Costs

Deferred Court Costs for the deferral period consist of the following as of the dates presented (in thousands):

	December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Court costs advanced	$	743,584		$	654,356
Court costs recovered	(299,606		)	(261,243		)
Court costs reserve	(364,015		)	(327,926		)
Deferred court costs	$	79,963		$	65,187

Schedule of Court Cost Reserve

A roll forward of the Company’s court cost reserve is as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Balance at beginning of period	$	(327,926	)	$	(318,784	)	$	(279,572	)
Provision for court costs	(82,702		)	(67,850		)	(82,593		)
Net down of reserve after deferral period	50,743			53,527			42,745
Effect of foreign currency translation	(4,130		)	5,181			636
Balance at end of period	$	(364,015	)	$	(327,926	)	$	(318,784	)