Segment and Geographic Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

The Company conducts business through several operating segments that have similar economic and other qualitative characteristics and have been aggregated in accordance with authoritative guidance into one reportable segment, portfolio purchasing and recovery. Since the Company operates in one reportable segment, all required segment information can be found in the consolidated financial statements.

The Company has operations in the United States, Europe and other foreign countries. The following table presents the Company’s total revenues by geographic area in which the Company operates (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019
Total revenues⁽¹⁾:
United States	$	208,218	$	189,372
International
Europe⁽²⁾	75,965		135,276
Other geographies	4,898		22,429
	80,863		157,705
Total	$	289,081	$	347,077

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(1)Total revenues for periods in 2019 are adjusted by net allowances. Total revenues are attributed to countries based on consumer location.

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