Consumer Loans, Credit Quality Information And Allowances And Liabilities For Estimated Losses On Consumer Loans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Consumer Loans, Credit Quality Information And Allowances And Liabilities For Estimated Losses On Consumer Loans [Abstract]

Schedule Of Consumer Loan Fee Revenue

		Year Ended December 31,
		2012		2011		2010
	Interest and fees on short-term loans	$	569,765	$	510,881	$	445,220
	Interest and fees on line of credit accounts		73,572		30,590		33,655	(a)
	Interest and fees on installment loans		138,183		57,175		12,077
	Total consumer loan revenue	$	781,520	$	598,646	$	490,952
(a)a a a	Includes MLOC receivables, which are participation interests in receivables acquired from a third-party lender in connection with the MLOC services the Company offered. The Company stopped providing MLOC services on behalf of a third-party lender in October 2010 when the lender discontinued offering MLOC advances.

Components Of Company-Owned Consumer Loans And Receivables

	As of December 31, 2012
		Short-term Loans		Line of Credit Accounts		Installment Loans		Total
Current loans	$	146,732	$	36,603	$	117,641	$	300,976
Delinquent loans		52,565		6,097		15,483		74,145
Total consumer loans, gross		199,297		42,700		133,124		375,121
Less: Allowance for losses		(45,982)		(11,107)		(28,614)		(85,703)
Consumer loans, net	$	153,315	$	31,593	$	104,510	$	289,418
	As of December 31, 2011
		Short-term Loans		Line of Credit Accounts		Installment Loans		Total
Current loans	$	137,672	$	19,384	$	59,146	$	216,202
Delinquent loans		56,884		2,264		10,500		69,648
Total consumer loans, gross		194,556		21,648		69,646		285,850
Less: Allowance for losses		(46,406)		(3,723)		(12,943)		(63,072)
Consumer loans, net	$	148,150	$	17,925	$	56,703	$	222,778

Changes In Allowance For Losses

	Year Ended December 31, 2012
	Short-term Loans		Line of Credit Accounts		Installment Loans		Total
Allowance for losses for Company-owned consumer loans:
Balance at beginning of period	$	46,406	$	3,723	$	12,943	$	63,072
Consumer loan loss provision		202,008		34,793		79,057		315,858
Charge-offs		(241,641)		(31,399)		(69,438)		(342,478)
Recoveries		39,209		3,990		6,052		49,251
Balance at end of period	$	45,982	$	11,107	$	28,614	$	85,703
Liability for third-party lender-owned consumer loans:
Balance at beginning of period	$	2,617	$	-	$	445	$	3,062
Increase in liability		317		-		119		436
Balance at end of period	$	2,934	$	-	$	564	$	3,498
	Year Ended December 31, 2011
	Short-term Loans		Line of Credit Accounts		Installment Loans		Total
Allowance for losses for Company-owned consumer loans:
Balance at beginning of period	$	32,942	$	3,023	$	2,988	$	38,953
Consumer loan loss provision		180,791		7,825		36,848		225,464
Charge-offs		(196,643)		(7,877)		(28,201)		(232,721)
Recoveries		29,316		752		1,308		31,376
Balance at end of period	$	46,406	$	3,723	$	12,943	$	63,072
Liability for third-party lender-owned consumer loans:
Balance at beginning of period	$	2,610	$	-	$	228	$	2,838
Increase in liability		7		-		217		224
Balance at end of period	$	2,617	$	-	$	445	$	3,062
	Year Ended December 31, 2010
	Short-term Loans		Line of Credit Accounts(a)		Installment Loans		Total
Allowance for losses for Company-owned consumer loans:
Balance at beginning of period	$	25,194	$	1,636	$	520	$	27,350
Consumer loan loss provision		161,155		14,787		6,558		182,500
Charge-offs		(178,774)		(14,462)		(4,375)		(197,611)
Recoveries		25,367		1,062		285		26,714
Balance at end of period	$	32,942	$	3,023	$	2,988	$	38,953
Liability for third-party lender-owned consumer loans:
Balance at beginning of period	$	2,944	$	-	$	-	$	2,944
(Decrease) increase in liability		(334)		-		228		(106)
Balance at end of period	$	2,610	$	-	$	228	$	2,838