Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting

Schedule of summarized information by segment

	Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
	Portfolio Asset			Special
	Acquisition			Situations			Corporate
	and Resolution			Platform			and Other			Total
Revenues	$	11,862		$	2,332		$	100		$	14,294
Costs and expenses	(9,430		)	(2,556		)	(2,267		)	(14,253		)
Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries	1,790			291			—			2,081
Gain on business combinations	—			935			—			935
Income tax (expense) benefit	54			(9		)	(50		)	(5		)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,184		)	(381		)	—			(1,565		)
Net earnings (loss)	$	3,092		$	612		$	(2,217	)	$	1,487

	Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
	Portfolio Asset			Special
	Acquisition			Situations			Corporate
	and Resolution			Platform			and Other			Total
Revenues	$	14,547		$	2,323		$	48		$	16,918
Costs and expenses	(10,879		)	(1,836		)	(2,070		)	(14,785		)
Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries	1,661			1,622			—			3,283
Gain on business combinations	278			—			—			278
Income tax (expense) benefit	(1,216		)	(34		)	226			(1,024		)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,787		)	(455		)	—			(2,242		)
Net earnings (loss)	$	2,604		$	1,620		$	(1,796	)	$	2,428

	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
	Portfolio Asset			Special
	Acquisition			Situations			Corporate
	and Resolution			Platform			and Other			Total
Revenues	$	29,036		$	4,860		$	185		$	34,081
Costs and expenses	(18,592		)	(4,429		)	(5,180		)	(28,201		)
Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries	6,322			226			—			6,548
Gain on business combinations	—			935			—			935
Income tax expense	(708		)	(29		)	(101		)	(838		)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2,137		)	(536		)	—			(2,673		)
Net earnings (loss)	$	13,921		$	1,027		$	(5,096	)	$	9,852

	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
	Portfolio Asset			Special
	Acquisition			Situations			Corporate
	and Resolution			Platform			and Other			Total
Revenues	$	33,096		$	4,519		$	80		$	37,695
Costs and expenses	(21,568		)	(3,630		)	(3,798		)	(28,996		)
Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries	3,380			1,774			—			5,154
Gain on business combinations	278			—			—			278
Gain on sale of subsidiaries	5			—			—			5
Income tax (expense) benefit	(1,782		)	(33		)	189			(1,626		)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(5,820		)	(537		)	—			(6,357		)
Net earnings (loss)	$	7,589		$	2,093		$	(3,529	)	$	6,153

Schedule of revenues, equity income (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries and other income from the portfolio asset acquisition and resolution segment

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Domestic	$	10,605	$	9,836	$	27,520	$	20,288
Latin America	1,670		3,364		3,755		5,715
Europe	1,377		3,008		4,083		10,473
Total	$	13,652	$	16,208	$	35,358	$	36,476

Schedule of total assets for each segment and a reconciliation to total assets

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	33,039	$	34,802
Restricted cash	1,250		1,229
Portfolio acquisition and resolution assets:
Domestic	166,253		199,093
Latin America	17,130		17,048
Europe	32,479		41,447
Special situations platform assets	42,477		51,099
Other non-earning assets, net	10,764		11,628
Total assets	$	303,392	$	356,346