Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 64,270	$ 267,682
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	32,768	35,134
Other non-cash interest expense, net	12,526	11,984
Stock-based compensation expense	11,017	12,231
Deferred income taxes	952	2,127
Changes in recoveries	30,054	(179,293)
Other, net	(1,958)	14,319
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Other assets	(21,820)	36,768
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities	(11,598)	(46,076)
Net cash provided by operating activities	116,211	154,876
Investing activities:
Purchases of receivable portfolios, net of put-backs	(772,101)	(569,032)
Collections applied to investment in receivable portfolios	504,672	567,775
Purchases of asset held for sale	(24,645)	(38,604)
Purchases of property and equipment	(16,765)	(21,068)
Other, net	38,113	20,257
Net cash used in investing activities	(270,726)	(40,672)
Financing activities:
Payment of loan and debt refinancing costs	(8,224)	(1,659)
Proceeds from credit facilities	630,079	637,342
Repayment of credit facilities	(446,724)	(432,424)
Repayment of senior secured notes	(29,310)	(29,310)
Proceeds from issuance of convertible senior notes	230,000	0
Repayment of convertible and exchangeable senior notes	(212,480)	(221,153)
Proceeds from convertible hedge instruments, net	12,421	0
Repurchase and retirement of common stock	0	(76,753)
Other, net	(16,890)	(16,735)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	158,872	(140,692)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	4,357	(26,488)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(3,558)	(16,122)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	143,912	189,645
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	144,711	147,035
Supplemental disclosure of cash information:
Cash paid for interest	120,113	94,828
Cash paid for taxes, net of refunds	$ 50,605	$ 63,710