Discontinued Operations Income Statement (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Nov. 13, 2014
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Consumer loan fees					$ 82,501	$ 97,674	$ 113,211
Other					7,246	7,648	10,037
Consumer loan loss provision					23,105	31,009	33,359
Interest income					100	7,647	19,862
Net income from discontinued operations	$ 14,522	$ 19,286	$ 32,717	$ 42,500	$ 0	$ 109,025	$ 83,346
Diluted income per share from discontinued operations	$ 0.50	$ 0.66	$ 1.12	$ 1.44	$ 0.00	$ 3.72	$ 2.72
Net Asset Distributed	$ 79,640				$ 0	$ 79,640	$ 0
Enova [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Total revenue						705,778	766,169
Total cost of revenue						229,816	317,896
Net revenue						475,962	448,273
Operating and administration						256,466	280,515
Depreciation and amortization						15,698	17,143
Total expense						272,164	297,658
Income from operations						203,798	150,615
Interest Expense						(31,301)	(19,788)
Foreign currency transaction gain (loss)						(539)	(1,222)
Income before income taxes						171,958	129,605
Provision for income taxes						62,933	46,259
Net income from discontinued operations						$ 109,025	$ 83,346
Diluted income per share from discontinued operations						$ 3.72	$ 2.72
Net Asset Distributed								$ 79,600