10. Fair Value Measurements (Details - Fair Value Financial Assets) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 16,191	$ 19,322
Restricted cash and equivalents	126,011	106,054
Finance receivables, net	1,956,634	1,879,510
Finance receivables measured at fair value	23	61
Accrued interest receivable	30,617	31,547
Liabilities:
Warehouse lines of credit	172,252	196,461
Accrued interest payable	3,545	3,260
Residual interest financing	8,336	9,042
Securitization trust debt	1,854,242	1,718,418
Subordinated renewable notes	15,348	15,138
Level 1 [Member]
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	16,191	19,322
Restricted cash and equivalents	126,011	106,054
Finance receivables, net	0	0
Finance receivables measured at fair value	0	0
Accrued interest receivable	0	0
Liabilities:
Warehouse lines of credit	0	0
Accrued interest payable	0	0
Residual interest financing	0	0
Securitization trust debt	0	0
Subordinated renewable notes	0	0
Level 2 [Member]
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash and equivalents	0	0
Finance receivables, net	0	0
Finance receivables measured at fair value	0	0
Accrued interest receivable	0	0
Liabilities:
Warehouse lines of credit	0	0
Accrued interest payable	0	0
Residual interest financing	0	0
Securitization trust debt	0	0
Subordinated renewable notes	0	0
Level 3 [Member]
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash and equivalents	0	0
Finance receivables, net	1,956,634	1,879,510
Finance receivables measured at fair value	23	61
Accrued interest receivable	30,617	31,547
Liabilities:
Warehouse lines of credit	172,252	196,461
Accrued interest payable	3,545	3,260
Residual interest financing	8,336	9,042
Securitization trust debt	1,854,242	1,718,418
Subordinated renewable notes	15,348	15,138
Total Amount [Member]
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	16,191	19,322
Restricted cash and equivalents	126,011	106,054
Finance receivables, net	2,018,376	1,909,490
Finance receivables measured at fair value	23	61
Accrued interest receivable	30,617	31,547
Liabilities:
Warehouse lines of credit	172,252	196,461
Accrued interest payable	3,545	3,260
Residual interest financing	8,336	9,042
Securitization trust debt	1,868,451	1,731,598
Subordinated renewable notes	$ 15,348	$ 15,138