Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 44,931	$ 236,188
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	21,572	23,475
Other non-cash interest expense, net	8,660	8,149
Stock-based compensation expense	7,925	9,040
Deferred income taxes	2,785	3,699
Changes in recoveries	12,987	(192,373)
Other, net	985	9,267
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Other assets	(35,730)	39,037
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities	(1,492)	(37,952)
Net cash provided by operating activities	62,623	98,530
Investing activities:
Purchases of receivable portfolios, net of put-backs	(544,721)	(337,932)
Collections applied to investment in receivable portfolios	342,020	406,738
Purchases of asset held for sale	(24,645)	(35,178)
Purchases of property and equipment	(9,503)	(11,937)
Other, net	22,603	13,416
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(214,246)	35,107
Financing activities:
Payment of loan and debt refinancing costs	(8,151)	(1,659)
Proceeds from credit facilities	444,805	446,853
Repayment of credit facilities	(259,843)	(298,743)
Repayment of senior secured notes	(19,540)	(19,540)
Proceeds from issuance of convertible senior notes	230,000	0
Repayment of convertible and exchangeable senior notes	(192,457)	(221,153)
Proceeds from convertible hedge instruments, net	10,050	0
Repurchase and retirement of common stock	0	(50,835)
Other, net	(14,238)	(10,523)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	190,626	(155,600)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	39,003	(21,963)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	1,956	(13,387)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	143,912	189,645
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	184,871	154,295
Supplemental disclosure of cash information:
Cash paid for interest	79,167	64,366
Cash paid for taxes, net of refunds	$ 36,822	$ 44,671