Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 186,677	$ 157,418
Investment in receivable portfolios, net	3,188,167	3,137,893
Deferred court costs, net	94,011	95,918
Property and equipment, net	116,633	115,518
Other assets	291,018	257,002
Goodwill	831,549	868,126
Total assets	4,708,055	4,631,875
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	208,994	287,945
Other liabilities	145,721	33,609
Total liabilities	3,784,058	3,812,187
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 75,000 and 50,000 shares authorized, 31,059 and 30,884 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	311	309
Additional paid-in capital	221,814	208,498
Accumulated earnings	844,973	720,189
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(146,158)	(110,987)
Total Encore Capital Group, Inc. stockholders’ equity	920,940	818,009
Noncontrolling interest	3,057	1,679
Total equity	923,997	819,688
Total liabilities and equity	4,708,055	4,631,875
Borrowings	3,429,343	3,490,633
Variable Interest Entities
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	186	448
Investment in receivable portfolios, net	483,547	501,489
Other assets	4,601	9,563
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	0	4,556
Other liabilities	44	46
Equity:
Borrowings	$ 430,217	$ 445,837