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Atlanticus Holdings Corporation
(NASDAQ:ATLC) 

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Atlanticus Holdings Corporation provides credit and related financial services and products to customers the United States. It operates in two segments, Credit and Other Investments, and Auto Finance. The Credit and Other Investments segment originates a range of consumer loan products, such as priv...

Founded: 1996
Full Time Employees: 314
Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Credit Services

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    Unit: USD2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 
                                                                       
      revenue and other income:
                                                                       
      consumer loans, including past due fees
    538,478,000 341,163,000 276,350,000 247,655,000 251,702,000 255,389,000 242,349,000 230,374,000 224,698,000 224,682,000 220,042,000 209,701,000 211,866,000 218,016,000 191,547,000 164,806,000 152,656,000 141,177,000 122,654,000 102,296,000 103,962,000 103,552,000 100,046,000 103,056,000 84,878,000 70,473,000 55,091,000 50,390,000 45,643,000 41,901,000 37,743,000 35,681,000 33,031,000 28,985,000 26,613,000 25,859,000 24,726,000 24,053,000 21,462,000 18,148,000 18,655,000 16,863,000 16,869,000 17,443,000 17,505,000 18,481,000 17,387,000 19,957,000 14,785,000 17,975,000 16,681,000 19,824,000 17,764,000 20,054,000 23,907,000 26,086,000 30,776,000 35,802,000 38,855,000 42,624,000 48,600,000 60,609,000 69,179,000 84,188,000 18,808,000 17,987,000 18,967,000 
      fees and related income on earning assets
    156,103,000 123,575,000 94,285,000 78,341,000 83,788,000 78,572,000 59,506,000 47,905,000 71,691,000 59,853,000 62,874,000 44,357,000 48,016,000 48,518,000 65,839,000 54,698,000 53,808,000 54,085,000 49,553,000 37,020,000 30,279,000 35,856,000 32,562,000 19,776,000 24,311,000 20,435,000 15,137,000 11,264,000 7,148,000 9,536,000 7,094,000 6,214,000 3,351,000 4,166,000 3,971,000 2,801,000 3,476,000 75,000 5,878,000 7,887,000 10,535,000 16,677,000 12,751,000 13,219,000 13,080,000 20,669,000 22,196,000 32,885,000 33,702,000 18,382,000 10,219,000 6,806,000 209,000 3,703,000 29,152,000 64,354,000 23,151,000 25,892,000 32,532,000 76,408,000 16,726,000 112,605,000 154,599,000 126,894,000    
      other revenue
    39,794,000 30,554,000 23,185,000 18,877,000 17,696,000 16,993,000 13,786,000 11,895,000 12,211,000 10,378,000 7,835,000 6,924,000 8,782,000 11,340,000 12,410,000 10,266,000 10,060,000 8,655,000 7,312,000 4,579,000                                                
      total operating revenue and other income
    734,375,000 495,292,000 393,820,000 344,873,000                                                                
      other non-operating income
    19,000 -616,000 343,000 293,000                                                                
      total revenue and other income
    734,394,000 494,676,000 394,163,000 345,166,000                                                                
      interest expense
    -125,225,000 -75,464,000 -53,684,000 -47,530,000 -44,670,000 -42,492,000 -37,948,000 -35,063,000 -32,619,000 -28,274,000 -24,215,000 -24,234,000 -24,002,000 -21,514,000 -18,925,000 -17,410,000 -15,669,000 -12,370,000 -13,790,000 -12,298,000 -13,034,000 -12,678,000 -12,252,000 -13,584,000 -14,471,000 -13,099,000 -12,014,000 -11,146,000 -10,655,000 -9,281,000 -8,807,000 -8,153,000 -8,196,000 -7,268,000 -6,419,000 -5,817,000 -5,514,000 -5,257,000 -4,792,000 -4,644,000 -4,591,000 -4,653,000 -4,529,000 -4,557,000 -5,601,000 -6,106,000 -6,158,000 -6,187,000 -6,235,000 -5,999,000 -5,866,000 -5,772,000 -5,542,000 -7,406,000 -7,429,000 -10,897,000 -10,525,000 -10,148,000 -11,355,000 -11,951,000 -13,197,000 -11,599,000 -16,202,000 -17,633,000 -12,391,000 -9,465,000 -10,018,000 
      provision for credit losses
    -2,236,000 -1,549,000 -1,382,000 -1,068,000 -7,045,000 -4,633,000 -1,746,000 -2,944,000                                                            
      changes in fair value of loans
    -431,082,000 -276,851,000 -216,777,000 -178,345,000 -184,310,000 -203,739,000 -186,251,000 -159,171,000                                                            
      net margin
    175,851,000 140,812,000 122,320,000 118,223,000 117,466,000 100,360,000 90,078,000 93,528,000 91,798,000 88,241,000 88,485,000 86,281,000 82,343,000 92,435,000 104,369,000 107,594,000 115,860,000 123,614,000 98,456,000 93,004,000                                                
      operating expenses:
                                                                       
      salaries and benefits
    -22,492,000 -18,196,000 -13,381,000 -15,503,000 -12,559,000 -12,299,000 -11,973,000 -13,312,000 11,313,000 11,360,000 10,629,000 10,604,000 11,175,000 10,363,000 10,099,000 11,426,000 9,447,000 8,455,000 7,883,000 8,239,000 8,437,000 6,624,000 6,508,000 7,510,000 6,774,000 6,429,000 6,435,000 6,591,000 5,692,000 5,838,000 5,602,000 6,298,000 6,437,000 5,296,000 5,486,000 5,532,000 5,784,000 6,329,000 6,181,000 5,732,000 6,683,000 4,700,000 4,322,000 4,120,000 5,471,000 4,544,000 4,664,000 5,098,000 4,631,000 4,421,000 4,371,000 4,409,000 4,327,000 2,523,000 4,844,000 5,877,000 4,738,000 4,785,000 6,277,000 6,562,000 6,676,000 7,568,000 8,522,000 10,838,000 11,628,000 12,182,000 13,843,000 
      card and loan servicing
    -55,585,000 -39,024,000 -34,085,000 -32,152,000 -35,811,000 -28,069,000 -27,698,000 -26,822,000 26,607,000 25,864,000 23,814,000 24,335,000 23,981,000 24,775,000 23,997,000 22,675,000 20,559,000 19,239,000 18,212,000 17,387,000 15,300,000 16,309,000 15,601,000 15,837,000 14,336,000 13,152,000 11,527,000 10,444,000 9,767,000 9,286,000 8,928,000 9,164,000 7,668,000 8,687,000 7,794,000 7,385,000 7,362,000 7,027,000 7,285,000 8,988,000 7,443,000 9,749,000 9,608,000 10,271,000 10,482,000 11,383,000 12,956,000 13,778,000 12,859,000 11,732,000 10,849,000 10,679,000 9,477,000 10,428,000 20,037,000 19,952,000 17,724,000 18,107,000 18,387,000 27,011,000 17,699,000 31,245,000 34,701,000 41,535,000 40,786,000 55,930,000 53,121,000 
      marketing and solicitation
    -32,681,000 -35,301,000 -24,949,000 -20,334,000 -17,338,000 -14,848,000 -13,572,000 -10,428,000 14,930,000 12,599,000 14,486,000 10,406,000 10,546,000 11,053,000 20,231,000 20,573,000 16,194,000 16,462,000 13,678,000 10,301,000 8,489,000 7,016,000 10,190,000 9,317,000 10,134,000 10,757,000 9,110,000 6,387,000 4,036,000 3,649,000 2,093,000 2,346,000 6,339,000 2,072,000 3,127,000 1,532,000 797,000 587,000 932,000 855,000 706,000 711,000 332,000 486,000 459,000 529,000 631,000 762,000 2,139,000 2,059,000 2,586,000 1,935,000 1,327,000 223,000 630,000 816,000 1,234,000 1,181,000 768,000 1,061,000 -11,023,000 6,545,000 5,780,000 5,363,000 4,227,000 4,418,000 3,908,000 
      depreciation and amortization
    -2,635,000 -1,491,000                                                                  
      other
    -16,238,000 -14,321,000 -8,874,000 -8,569,000 -11,139,000 -7,202,000 -7,579,000 -9,491,000 7,591,000 6,013,000 6,900,000 6,236,000 6,314,000 6,440,000 6,953,000 14,693,000 6,112,000 5,128,000 5,972,000 4,968,000 17,571,000 90,000 67,000 91,000 100,000 108,000 109,000 69,000 63,000 51,000 41,000 45,000 41,000 34,000 43,000 101,000 45,000 36,000 60,000 92,000 35,000 10,000 10,000 32,000 21,000 51,000 37,000 237,000 28,000 33,000 84,000 111,000 278,000 323,000 206,000 202,000 357,000 241,000 452,000 322,000 439,000 451,000 343,000 26,000 288,000 325,000 252,000 
      total operating expenses
    -129,631,000 -108,333,000 -82,174,000 -77,355,000 -77,599,000 -63,074,000 -61,475,000 -60,707,000 61,093,000 56,483,000 56,472,000 52,199,000                                                        
      income before income taxes
    46,220,000 32,479,000 40,146,000 40,868,000 39,867,000 37,286,000 28,603,000 32,821,000 30,705,000 31,758,000 32,013,000 34,082,000 29,782,000 39,316,000 42,540,000 37,634,000 62,955,000 57,878,000 46,943,000 51,797,000 31,389,000 48,263,000 28,092,000 6,647,000 1,940,000 16,498,000 7,432,000 5,893,000 23,529,000 -16,049,000 577,000 -4,575,000 -20,881,000 -14,490,000 -13,224,000 1,345,000 -4,305,000 -13,731,000 930,000 4,750,000 -175,000 -474,000 2,836,000 1,348,000 -2,853,000 -4,906,000 -10,505,000 -9,041,000                    
      income tax expense
    -11,611,000 -7,891,000 -9,856,000 -9,746,000 -8,896,000 -8,097,000 -4,476,000 -7,002,000 -4,432,000 -6,785,000 -7,199,000  -6,092,000 -6,946,000 -8,743,000  -13,116,000 -10,781,000 -10,117,000 -7,770,000 -4,758,000 -9,456,000 -4,975,000     -238,000    -144,000    -618,000   -657,000    -1,440,000  -898,750 -940,000 -673,000 -1,982,000     -3,972,000 -5,353,000 -589,000 -340,000 912,000 -42,000 -1,788,000 -2,312,000        
      net income
    34,609,000 24,588,000 30,290,000 31,122,000 30,971,000 29,189,000 24,127,000 25,819,000 26,273,000 24,973,000 24,814,000 25,894,000 23,690,000 32,370,000 33,797,000 44,755,000 49,839,000 47,097,000 36,826,000 44,027,000 26,631,000 38,807,000 23,117,000 5,362,000 2,353,000 13,020,000 5,182,000 5,655,000 22,926,000 -16,170,000 5,575,000 -4,719,000 -18,350,000 -14,468,000 -8,781,000 727,000 -2,101,000 -9,065,000 273,000 4,552,000 -2,085,000 429,000 1,396,000 1,966,000 35,374,000 -5,846,000 -11,178,000 -11,023,000 3,997,000 -8,885,000 -9,790,000 -2,987,000 1,670,000 32,924,000 -5,956,000 -4,506,000 3,131,000 1,422,000 100,758,000 29,753,000 -25,531,000 1,325,000 -29,609,000 -41,130,000 -51,420,000 -238,633,000 -146,191,000 
      yoy
    11.75% -15.76% 25.54% 20.54% 17.88% 16.88% -2.77% -0.29% 10.90% -22.85% -26.58% -42.14% -52.47% -31.27% -8.23% 1.65% 87.15% 21.36% 59.30% 721.09% 1031.79% 198.06% 346.10% -5.18% -89.74% -180.52% -7.05% -219.83% -224.94% 11.76% -163.49% -749.11% 773.39% 59.60% -3316.48% -84.03% 0.77% -2213.05% -80.44% 131.54% -105.89% -107.34% -112.49% -117.84% 785.01% -34.20% 14.18% 269.03% 139.34% -126.99% 64.37% -33.71% -46.66% 2215.33% -105.91% -115.14% -112.26% 7.32% -440.30% -172.34% -50.35% -100.56% -79.75%     
      qoq
    40.76% -18.82% -2.67% 0.49% 6.11% 20.98% -6.55% -1.73% 5.21% 0.64% -4.17% 9.30% -26.81% -4.22% -24.48% -10.20% 5.82% 27.89% -16.36% 65.32% -31.38% 67.87% 331.13% 127.88% -81.93% 151.25% -8.36% -75.33% -241.78% -390.04% -218.14% -74.28% 26.83% 64.76% -1307.84% -134.60% -76.82% -3420.51% -94.00% -318.32% -586.01% -69.27% -28.99% -94.44% -705.10% -47.70% 1.41% -375.78% -144.99% -9.24% 227.75% -278.86% -94.93% -652.79% 32.18% -243.92% 120.18% -98.59% 238.65% -216.54% -2026.87% -104.47% -28.01% -20.01% -78.45% 63.23%  
      net income margin %
    Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 12.93% 8.31% 7.63% 8.88% 8.50% 8.47% 8.53% 9.92% 8.80% 11.65% 12.52% 19.47% 22.94% 23.09% 20.22% 30.42% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% 
      net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
    525,000 389,000 283,000 398,000 332,000 354,000 153,000 351,000 31,000 267,000 275,000 318,000 301,000 201,000 228,000 255,000 138,000 -123,000 50,000 48,000 44,000 48,000 48,000 63,000                                            
      net income attributable to controlling interests
    35,134,000 24,977,000 30,573,000 31,520,000 31,303,000 29,543,000 24,280,000 26,170,000 26,304,000 25,240,000 25,089,000 26,212,000 23,991,000 32,571,000 34,025,000 45,010,000 49,977,000 46,974,000 36,876,000 44,075,000 26,675,000 38,855,000 23,165,000 5,425,000 2,409,000 13,077,000 5,244,000 5,713,000 22,988,000 -16,092,000 5,630,000 -4,670,000 -18,258,000 -14,467,000 -8,784,000 728,000 -2,100,000 -9,065,000 277,000 4,553,000 -2,084,000 433,000 1,397,000 1,967,000 35,375,000 -5,846,000 -11,178,000 -11,174,000 4,000,000 -8,884,000 -9,849,000 -3,008,000 1,417,000 33,211,000 -5,745,000 -4,432,000 3,097,000 1,699,000 100,766,000 28,455,000 -27,525,000 1,761,000 -28,959,000 -42,781,000 -54,617,000 -239,411,000 -134,344,000 
      preferred stock and preferred unit dividends and discount accretion
    -2,305,000 -2,307,000 -2,222,000 -3,574,000 -5,012,000 -6,316,000 -6,308,000 -6,292,000                                                            
      net income attributable to common shareholders
    32,829,000 22,670,000 28,351,000 27,946,000 26,291,000 23,227,000 17,972,000 19,878,000 19,963,000 18,899,000 18,800,000 19,985,000 17,674,000 26,275,000 27,768,000 38,804,000 43,668,000 40,345,000 32,138,000 39,388,000 21,888,000 34,067,000 18,429,000 2,666,000                                            
      net income attributable to common shareholders per common share—basic
    2,180 1,500 1,870 1,850 1,770 1,580 1,220 1,350 1,360 1,300 1,300 1,380 1,230 1,810 1,880 2,620 2,910 2,670 2,120 2,620 1,510 2,350 1,280 180                                            
      net income attributable to common shareholders per common share—diluted
    1,750 1,210 1,510 1,490 1,420 1,270 990 1,090 1,100 1,030 1,020 1,080 980 1,410 1,460 1,960 2,130 1,960 1,560 1,910 1,100 1,720 930 170                                            
      depreciation
      -885,000 -797,000 -752,000 -656,000 -653,000 -654,000 652,000 647,000 643,000 618,000 545,000 488,000 549,000 593,000 593,000 268,000 320,000 312,000 315,000 327,000 320,000 285,000 281,000 284,000 283,000 289,000 289,000 234,000 235,000 229,000 232,000 236,000 243,000 310,000         15,530,000 11,285,000 16,573,000 25,708,000 12,066,000 5,108,000 418,000 373,000 448,000 1,518,000 393,000 472,000 450,000 539,000 1,785,000 2,219,000 1,477,000 3,371,000 3,624,000 3,492,000 3,938,000 4,520,000 5,314,000 
      revenue:
                                                                       
      total operating revenue
        239,192,250 350,954,000 315,641,000 290,174,000 308,600,000 294,913,000 290,751,000 260,982,000 268,664,000 277,874,000 269,796,000 229,770,000 216,524,000 203,917,000 179,519,000 143,895,000                                                
      other non-operating revenue
        296,000 270,000 382,000 532,000 490,000 -6,000 87,000 59,000 429,000 80,000 239,000 61,000 743,000 32,000 2,586,000 840,000                                                
      total revenue
        239,488,250 351,224,000 316,023,000 290,706,000 309,090,000 294,907,000 290,838,000 261,041,000 269,093,000 277,954,000 270,035,000 229,831,000 217,267,000 203,949,000 182,105,000 144,735,000                                                
      yoy
        -22.52% 19.10% 8.66% 11.36% 14.86% 6.10% 7.70% 13.58% 23.85% 36.29% 48.29% 58.79%                                                    
      qoq
        -31.81% 11.14% 8.71% -5.95% 4.81% 1.40% 11.41% -2.99% -3.19% 2.93% 17.49% 5.78% 6.53% 12.00% 25.82%                                                 
      provision for losses on loans, interest and fees receivable recorded at amortized cost
            -387,750 -538,000 -309,000 -704,000                                                        
      changes in fair value of loans, interest and fees receivable recorded at fair value
            -126,376,250 -177,854,000 -177,829,000 -149,822,000         -17,444,750 -29,081,000 -25,211,000                                             
      preferred dividends and discount accretion
            -4,714,250 -6,341,000 -6,289,000 -6,227,000 -6,317,000 -6,296,000 -6,257,000 -6,206,000 -6,309,000 -6,629,000 -4,738,000 -4,687,000                                                
      income tax benefit
               -8,188,000    7,121,000        -1,285,000 413,000 -3,478,000 -2,250,000  -603,000 -121,000 4,998,000  2,531,000 22,000 4,443,000  2,204,000 4,666,000  -198,000 -1,910,000 903,000  618,000     7,465,000 -1,443,000 -462,000 -446,000 5,218,000 3,936,000   2,020,000 -619,000 -850,000 -274,000 3,624,000 -600,000 -41,000 -1,059,000 54,725,000 2,791,000 59,951,000 
      provision for losses on loans, interest and fees receivable recorded at net realizable value
                -177,500 -381,000 -182,000 -147,000 -11,986,000 -9,238,000 -11,096,000 -4,135,000 -25,825,000 -17,028,000 -32,530,000 -67,336,000                                            
      changes in fair value of loans, interest and fees receivable and notes payable associated with structured financings recorded at fair value
                -162,206,000 -163,624,000 -146,559,000 -104,680,000 -73,752,000 -58,727,000 -58,763,000 -27,491,000                                                
      operating expense:
                                                                       
      total operating expense
                52,561,000 53,119,000 61,829,000 69,960,000 52,905,000 49,552,000 46,065,000 41,207,000                                                
      loss on repurchase and redemption of convertible senior notes
                     16,184,000                                                  
      loss on repurchase of convertible senior notes
                      5,448,000 -7,807,000                                                
      interest income:
                                                                       
      total interest income
                        76,725,500 103,642,000 100,113,000 103,147,000 84,978,000 70,581,000 55,200,000 50,459,000 45,706,000 41,952,000 37,784,000 35,726,000 33,072,000 29,019,000 26,656,000 25,960,000 24,771,000 24,089,000 21,522,000 18,240,000 18,690,000 16,873,000 16,879,000 17,475,000 17,526,000 18,532,000 17,424,000 20,194,000 14,813,000 18,008,000 16,765,000 19,935,000 18,042,000 20,377,000 24,113,000 26,288,000 31,133,000 36,043,000 39,307,000 42,946,000 49,039,000 61,060,000 69,522,000 84,214,000 19,096,000 18,312,000 19,219,000 
      net interest income before fees and related income on earning assets and provision for losses on loans, interest and fees receivable
                        67,097,000 90,964,000 87,861,000 89,563,000                                            
      net losses upon impairment of loans, interest and fees receivable recorded at fair value
                        -982,750 -3,291,000 -374,000 -266,000                                            
      net interest income, fees and related income on earning assets
                        45,366,250 77,420,000 62,308,000 41,737,000 -5,208,000 12,200,000 9,638,000 15,725,000 8,973,000 7,452,000 20,947,000 16,005,000 -204,000 4,223,000 8,983,000 20,142,000 11,513,000 2,993,000 17,937,000 21,663,000 26,171,000 28,396,000 29,131,000 33,341,000 23,440,000 25,125,000 26,781,000 37,132,000 32,153,000 16,381,000 10,097,000 11,889,000 1,332,000 2,511,000 21,378,000 21,236,000 18,817,000 22,534,000 24,224,000 50,592,000 -13,780,000 57,573,000 40,706,000 20,061,000    
      other operating income:
                                                                       
      servicing income
                        404,750 527,000 488,000 604,000 369,000 356,000 375,000 686,000 323,000 382,000 632,000 632,000 870,000 1,034,000 861,000 1,089,000 774,000 885,000 981,000 1,447,000 930,000 1,124,000 1,390,000 1,560,000 1,378,000 1,058,000 1,234,000 1,240,000 1,300,000 1,713,000 2,604,000 2,601,000 12,999,000 1,002,000 968,000 1,264,000 688,000 767,000 860,000 966,000 1,433,000 1,621,000 1,807,000 2,019,000 12,108,000 21,999,000 31,470,000 
      other income
                        2,184,750 4,195,000 2,422,000 2,122,000 42,003,000 30,486,000 28,570,000 16,844,000 37,635,000 898,000 771,000 516,000 480,000 590,000 240,000 109,000 106,000 69,000 75,000 70,000 118,000 76,000 92,000 267,000 74,000 689,000 254,000 1,067,000 -127,000 1,069,000 316,000 2,136,000                
      gain on repurchase of convertible senior notes
                             5,127,000           114,000  1,037,000                  38,000 138,000 201,000 268,000 413,000 5,681,000 8,797,000 13,896,000 1,261,000   
      equity in income of equity-method investee
                        88,750 342,000 79,000 -66,000 265,000 284,000     531,000 9,000 256,000 164,000 404,000 334,000 194,000 629,000 325,000 1,002,000                            
      total other operating income
                        2,678,250 5,064,000 2,989,000 2,660,000 42,637,000 36,253,000 29,170,000 17,757,000 38,048,000 1,231,000 1,934,000 1,157,000 1,606,000 1,788,000 1,505,000 1,532,000 1,188,000 1,583,000 2,418,000 2,519,000 1,615,000 1,631,000 2,189,000 2,902,000 15,320,000 3,683,000 2,329,000 4,713,000 2,266,000 4,862,000 3,877,000 9,044,000 12,841,000 1,928,000 5,920,000 9,225,000 6,587,000 9,894,000 7,347,000 22,659,000 5,538,000 8,658,000 3,976,000 18,866,000 -4,601,000 -192,559,000 -111,832,000 
      other operating expense:
                                                                       
      total other operating expense
                        27,294,000 34,221,000 37,205,000 37,750,000 35,489,000 31,955,000 31,376,000 27,589,000 23,492,000 24,732,000 22,304,000 21,737,000 22,283,000 20,501,000 23,712,000 20,329,000 17,006,000 18,307,000 19,425,000 19,432,000 27,961,000 30,501,000 28,484,000 34,895,000 41,613,000 33,714,000 39,615,000 50,886,000 37,887,000 28,685,000 23,302,000 23,474,000 21,511,000 20,249,000 32,665,000 34,627,000 30,269,000 32,397,000 34,389,000 48,256,000 40,178,000 64,306,000 74,250,000 78,998,000 110,277,000 99,890,000 121,495,000 
      preferred dividends
                        -3,070,750 -4,788,000 -4,736,000 -2,759,000                                            
      net interest income before fees and related income on earning assets and benefit from losses on loans, interest and fees receivable
                            34,995,250 57,482,000 43,186,000 39,313,000                                        
      net incomees upon impairment of loans, interest and fees receivable recorded at fair value
                            -178,750 -190,000  -254,000                                        
      benefit from losses on loans, interest and fees receivable recorded at net realizable value
                            -37,134,750 -65,527,000 -48,414,000 -34,598,000                                        
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                            44,250 57,000 62,000 58,000    49,000    1,000 1,000  4,000 1,000        -151,000            -1,298,000        
      net income attributable to controlling interests per common share—basic
                            412.5 900 360 400 1,650 -1,160 410 -340 -1,320 -1,040 -630 50 -150 -650 20 330 -150 30 100 140 2,520 -420 -800 -790 290 -650 -710 -220 180 1,720 -260 -200 360 80 4,450 800 -750 50 -730 -890 -1,140 -5,020 -2,810 
      net income attributable to controlling interests per common share—diluted
                            397.5 830 350 390 1,650 -1,160 410 -340 -1,320 -1,040 -630 50 -150 -650 20 330 -150 30 100 140 2,520 -420 -800 -790 290 -650 -710 -220 170 1,720 -260 -200 360 80 4,430 790 -750 50 -730 -890 -1,140 -5,020 -2,810 
      net (losses upon) recovery of impairment of loans, interest and fees receivable recorded at fair value
                              -271,000                                         
      equity in income of equity-method investees
                              225,000 227,000 90,000 -49,000           567,000 431,000 707,000 1,075,000 1,800,000 1,936,000 841,000 2,406,000 1,093,000 2,080,000 957,000 4,307,000 -624,000 356,000 3,539,000 6,017,000 3,900,000 6,630,000 3,823,000 18,304,000     -4,696,000 -2,170,000 -7,833,000 
      net interest income before fees and related income on earning assets and benefit from losses on loans and fees receivable
                                22,305,250 32,671,000 28,977,000 27,573,000 24,876,000 21,751,000 20,237,000 20,143,000 19,257,000 18,832,000 16,730,000 13,596,000 14,099,000 12,220,000 12,350,000 12,918,000 11,925,000 12,426,000 11,266,000 14,007,000 8,578,000 12,009,000 10,899,000 14,163,000 12,500,000 12,971,000 16,684,000 15,391,000 20,608,000 25,895,000 27,952,000 30,995,000 35,842,000 49,461,000 53,320,000     
      net recovery of (losses upon) charge off of loans and fees receivable recorded at fair value
                                -599,000 -1,957,000 1,352,000                                     
      benefit from losses on loans and fees receivable recorded at net realizable value
                                -16,316,250 -32,798,000 -16,476,000 -15,991,000 -27,128,000 -24,087,000 -15,744,000 -10,653,000 -20,709,000 -17,470,000 -10,811,000 -4,731,000 -8,603,000 -8,876,000 -5,961,000 -3,168,000 -8,102,000 -8,120,000 -6,731,000 -7,875,000 -9,045,000 -10,681,000 -6,670,000 -3,282,000 -2,942,000 -5,373,000 -7,437,000 -2,881,000 -2,671,000 -1,234,000 82,000 -3,963,000 6,846,000 -17,522,000      
      net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                45,500 78,000   -250 1,000 -3,000                             -1,651,000 3,414,500 -778,000  
      net income (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                  55,000          1,000 4,000 1,000 1,000 -37,750                -141,250 436,000 650,000    11,847,000 
      (losses upon) net recovery of charge off of loans and fees receivable recorded at fair value
                                   -1,791,000                                    
      net recovery of charge off of loans and fees receivable recorded at fair value
                                    -1,303,000 2,393,000 519,000 7,851,000 9,489,000 1,556,000 6,140,000 4,911,000                            
      depreciation, primarily related to rental merchandise
                                        428,000 794,000 2,099,000 4,156,000 7,599,000 10,372,000 9,961,000 12,846,000                        
      net recovery of (losses upon) charge off of loans and fees receivable recorded at fair value, net of recoveries
                                            10,140,000 8,375,000 9,991,000                         
      losses upon charge off of loans and fees receivable recorded at fair value, net of recoveries
                                               10,372,000 6,537,000 150,000 50,000 -1,885,000 -1,082,000 -3,329,000 -4,351,000 -5,798,000                
      loss on continuing operations before income taxes
                                                    -3,468,000 -7,442,000 -9,328,000 -2,541,000                
      loss on continuing operations
                                                    3,997,000 -8,885,000 -9,790,000 -2,987,000                
      discontinued operations:
                                                                       
      income from discontinued operations before income taxes
                                                        7,762,000 50,151,000   5,064,000 2,052,000 106,214,000 7,344,000       -6,750,000 
      income from discontinued operations
                                                        3,790,000 44,798,000   5,976,000 2,010,000 104,426,000 5,032,000       -4,387,000 
      net income (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in continuing operations
                                                    3,000 1,000                  
      loss on continuing operations attributable to controlling interests per common share—basic
                                                    290 -650 -710 -220                
      loss on continuing operations attributable to controlling interests per common share—diluted
                                                    290 -650 -710 -220                
      income from discontinued operations attributable to controlling interests per common share—basic
                                                        420 2,320   430 90 4,610 110       -90 
      income from discontinued operations attributable to controlling interests per common share—diluted
                                                        410 2,320   440 90 4,590 110       -90 
      net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in continuing operations
                                                      -59,000 -21,000                
      losses upon charge off of loans and fees receivable recorded at fair value
                                                        -8,435,000 -8,790,000 -17,021,000 -55,628,000 -22,271,000 -28,019,000 -36,342,000 -52,848,000 -73,194,000 -86,971,000      
      ancillary and interchange revenues
                                                        505,250 570,000 1,413,000 1,944,000 1,957,000 2,359,000 2,463,000 2,502,000 2,233,000 2,728,000 2,763,000 3,231,000 2,662,000 4,028,000 5,229,000 
      gain on buy-out of equity-method investee members
                                                            4,000   619,000       20,990,000 
      (loss on) income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                                        -9,123,250 -15,810,000 -5,367,000 -4,166,000            
      (loss on) income from continuing operations
                                                        -6,525,500 -11,874,000 -5,956,000 -4,506,000 4,721,500 -588,000          
      (loss on) income from continuing operations attributable to controlling interests per common share—basic
                                                        -302.5 -600 -260 -200 175 -10          
      (loss on) income from continuing operations attributable to controlling interests per common share—diluted
                                                        -302.5 -600 -260 -200 175 -10          
      income from (loss on) continuing operations before income taxes
                                                            -4,865,000 31,000          
      net
                                                            -253,250 277,000          
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                                              -2,818,000 24,995,000 -48,420,000 1,925,000 -29,568,000 -40,071,000 -106,145,000 -241,424,000 -201,755,000 
      income from continuing operations
                                                              -3,668,000 24,721,000 -44,796,000 1,325,000 -29,609,000 -41,130,000 -51,420,000 -238,633,000 -141,804,000 
      income from continuing operations attributable to controlling interests per common share—basic
                                                              -160 690 -1,150 50 -730 -890 -1,140 -5,020 -2,720 
      income from continuing operations attributable to controlling interests per common share—diluted
                                                              -160 680 -1,150 50 -730 -890 -1,140 -5,020 -2,720 
      loss on securitized earning assets
                                                                      -161,688,000 
      equity in loss of equity-method investees
                                                                1,459,000 -1,372,000 -9,391,000 -280,000    
      goodwill impairment
                                                                      20,000,000 
      loss on discontinued operations before income taxes
                                                                       
      loss on discontinued operations
                                                                       
      loss on discontinued operations attributable to controlling interests per common share—basic
                                                                       
      loss on discontinued operations attributable to controlling interests per common share—diluted
                                                                       
      benefit from losses on loans and fees receivable
                                                                  -167,213,000     
      net interest income before fees and related income on earning assets and benefit from loan losses
                                                                   66,581,000    
      benefit from loan losses
                                                                   -173,414,000 -46,829,000 -16,712,000 -18,555,000 
      net interest income before fees and related income on non-securitized earning assets and benefit from loan losses
                                                                    6,705,000 8,847,000 9,201,000 
      fees and related income on non-securitized earning assets
                                                                    48,857,000 58,890,000 40,926,000 
      net interest income, fees and related income on non-securitized earning assets
                                                                    8,733,000 51,025,000 31,572,000 
      gain on securitized earning assets
                                                                    -132,532,500 -216,416,000  
    Balance Sheets:
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        assets
                                                                         
        unrestricted cash and cash equivalents
      621,093,000 425,023,000 329,421,000 350,390,000 375,416,000 308,651,000 350,907,000 444,809,000 339,338,000 355,707,000 342,616,000 389,835,000 384,984,000 352,908,000 316,331,000 373,468,000 409,660,000 166,966,000 265,869,000 203,050,000 178,102,000 149,194,000 139,179,000 177,311,000 135,379,000 42,589,000 63,197,000 101,049,000 60,968,000 29,296,000 49,604,000 35,414,000 41,484,000 68,582,000 74,475,000 78,309,000 76,052,000 58,720,000 30,446,000 48,855,000 51,033,000 38,236,000 46,328,000 31,395,000 39,925,000 38,187,000 32,921,000 47,133,000 50,873,000 59,834,000 60,957,000 71,308,000 67,915,000 47,925,000 51,282,000 145,305,000 144,913,000 105,996,000 126,555,000 106,521,000        
        restricted cash and cash equivalents
      146,314,000 100,914,000 153,814,000 111,059,000 124,220,000 76,058,000 56,256,000 37,494,000 44,315,000 44,315,000 51,791,000 44,677,000 48,208,000 33,783,000 49,989,000 32,009,000 96,968,000 47,808,000 67,884,000 40,477,000 80,859,000 27,681,000 38,864,000 25,590,000 41,015,000 69,524,000 81,897,000 65,184,000 80,786,000 30,109,000 28,869,000 31,240,000 29,174,000 28,659,000 28,851,000 16,234,000 16,589,000 17,229,000 16,883,000 18,180,000 20,547,000 21,470,000 16,859,000 17,682,000 22,741,000 22,875,000 19,093,000 23,454,000 18,871,000 18,951,000 15,017,000 13,969,000 12,921,000 12,930,000 17,954,000 21,756,000 23,759,000 25,161,000 29,240,000 40,276,000        
        loans at fair value
      6,647,882,000 6,350,009,000 3,004,724,000 2,668,503,000 2,630,274,000 2,511,619,000 2,277,379,000 2,150,636,000 2,173,759,000                                                           
        loans at amortized cost
      82,884,000 85,004,000 82,011,000 81,238,000 84,332,000 89,109,000 97,469,000 100,144,000 118,045,000                                                           
        property at cost, net of depreciation
      12,589,000 13,458,000 13,659,000 12,401,000 10,519,000 9,676,000 10,269,000 10,855,000 11,445,000 12,014,000 12,549,000 12,160,000 10,013,000 7,004,000 6,794,000 6,819,000 7,335,000 984,000 1,704,000 2,002,000 2,240,000 2,551,000 2,848,000 2,552,000 2,738,000 2,964,000 3,147,000 3,385,000 3,625,000 2,724,000 2,908,000 3,021,000 3,229,000 3,296,000 3,382,000 3,568,000 3,829,000 4,049,000 4,319,000 4,948,000 5,686,000 6,143,000 6,472,000 6,799,000 7,036,000 10,050,000 10,636,000 10,232,000 8,937,000 8,017,000 7,725,000 7,054,000 7,192,000 7,363,000 8,375,000 8,343,000 8,098,000 7,561,000 7,869,000 10,431,000 15,893,000 23,397,000 25,532,000 28,242,000 32,263,000 35,439,000 39,292,000 
        intangible assets
      30,268,000 31,889,000                                                                  
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      15,104,000 15,564,000 13,696,000 13,844,000 13,878,000 11,040,000 11,111,000 11,313,000 11,310,000 11,344,000 11,373,000 11,614,000 11,782,000 12,047,000 12,264,000 2,592,000 4,016,000 5,447,000 6,970,000 8,011,000 9,181,000 10,376,000 11,742,000 12,999,000 14,091,000 15,137,000 16,275,000 17,013,000                                        
        prepaid expenses and other assets
      66,954,000 57,871,000 45,850,000 34,730,000 32,068,000 33,811,000 33,870,000 31,964,000 27,853,000 25,640,000 25,818,000 27,997,000 27,417,000 29,414,000 28,019,000 18,558,000 15,649,000 14,292,000 10,824,000 10,219,000 15,180,000 11,125,000 11,675,000 14,964,000 15,023,000 14,785,000 12,824,000 11,922,000 10,087,000 16,113,000 15,615,000 43,684,000 42,149,000 39,636,000 23,065,000 20,129,000 20,831,000 20,578,000 20,475,000 19,958,000 19,194,000 19,593,000 17,324,000 16,391,000 7,997,000 10,135,000 14,099,000 15,035,000 10,243,000 14,533,000 13,560,000 12,457,000 14,647,000 18,273,000 10,135,000 11,402,000 11,317,000 10,218,000 8,575,000 19,082,000 16,591,000 26,097,000 25,107,000 24,374,000 32,554,000 41,420,000 43,870,000 
        total assets
      7,623,088,000 7,079,732,000 3,643,175,000 3,272,165,000 3,270,707,000 3,039,964,000 2,837,261,000 2,787,215,000 2,706,445,000 2,596,901,000 2,454,702,000 2,375,295,000 2,387,814,000 2,252,331,000 2,116,454,000 1,921,637,000 1,943,863,000 1,482,944,000 1,419,851,000 1,199,495,000 1,207,214,000 1,040,575,000 944,249,000 971,884,000 936,266,000 791,947,000 710,358,000 636,234,000 582,608,000 461,009,000 458,744,000 432,912,000 425,613,000 429,067,000 399,647,000 371,123,000 363,989,000 335,830,000 300,308,000 279,315,000 280,729,000 271,016,000 271,932,000 249,769,000 268,355,000 302,395,000 299,252,000 337,930,000 352,235,000 356,940,000 351,430,000 369,109,000 380,426,000 406,612,000 495,293,000 595,360,000 647,907,000 710,838,000 755,884,000 907,387,000 880,909,000 1,011,927,000 1,116,866,000 1,407,903,000 748,832,000 729,472,000 1,106,355,000 
        liabilities
                                                                         
        accounts payable and accrued expenses
      284,514,000 253,081,000 112,791,000 81,108,000 72,088,000 59,563,000 70,579,000 59,173,000 61,634,000 48,170,000 47,468,000 42,006,000 44,332,000 43,490,000 46,971,000 50,905,000 42,287,000 38,627,000 38,656,000 41,153,000 41,731,000 33,987,000 34,169,000 36,198,000 41,617,000 73,614,000 86,309,000 108,837,000 105,765,000 107,254,000 109,668,000 114,709,000 115,737,000 114,883,000 112,400,000 91,027,000 86,768,000 76,309,000 60,544,000 57,621,000 51,722,000 44,688,000 40,401,000 36,348,000 39,968,000 32,730,000 36,369,000 41,595,000 48,625,000 43,131,000 34,726,000 31,718,000 38,596,000 37,173,000 42,793,000 42,275,000 46,135,000 58,246,000 40,004,000 46,419,000 50,861,000 62,594,000 69,268,000 70,642,000 67,295,000 83,601,000 96,900,000 
        operating lease liabilities
      25,283,000 25,924,000 23,981,000 24,145,000 24,188,000 19,446,000 19,679,000 20,034,000 20,180,000 20,363,000 20,543,000 20,363,000 20,112,000 19,959,000 19,764,000 2,457,000 4,842,000 7,231,000 9,712,000 11,697,000 13,776,000 15,881,000 18,159,000 20,304,000 22,259,000 24,169,000 26,171,000 27,742,000                                        
        notes payable
      5,818,761,000 5,332,680,000 2,466,059,000 2,174,632,000 2,199,448,000 2,016,655,000 1,879,071,000 1,862,518,000 1,861,685,000 1,788,098,000 1,665,246,000 1,614,575,000 1,653,306,000 1,544,108,000 1,429,340,000 1,268,821,000 1,278,864,000 995,322,000 966,566,000 839,251,000 882,610,000                                               
        senior notes
      698,562,000 702,376,000 308,339,000 299,656,000 281,552,000 269,649,000 199,496,000 199,028,000 144,453,000 144,352,000 144,316,000 144,743,000 144,385,000 144,027,000 143,668,000 143,310,000 142,951,000                                                   
        income tax liability
      152,138,000 140,862,000 132,827,000 123,775,000 114,068,000 105,214,000 97,128,000 92,870,000 85,826,000 81,176,000 75,640,000 68,845,000 60,689,000 54,603,000 47,694,000 43,100,000 47,770,000 38,016,000 37,211,000 33,566,000 25,932,000 21,690,000 11,769,000 6,991,000 5,785,000 5,981,000 2,504,000 300,000 252,000  4,454,000 9,465,000 9,132,000 11,059,000 11,729,000 16,207,000 15,769,000 17,819,000 22,490,000 22,276,000 22,303,000 20,614,000 21,594,000 20,736,000 20,933,000 58,700,000 57,788,000 57,122,000 55,255,000 62,706,000 61,036,000 60,607,000 60,434,000 61,683,000 60,239,000 59,687,000 59,368,000 62,955,000 62,884,000 60,787,000 60,411,000 63,804,000 63,123,000 66,980,000    
        total liabilities
      6,979,258,000 6,454,923,000 3,043,997,000 2,703,316,000 2,691,344,000 2,470,527,000 2,265,953,000 2,233,623,000 2,173,778,000 2,082,159,000 1,953,213,000 1,890,532,000 1,922,824,000 1,806,187,000 1,687,437,000 1,508,593,000 1,516,714,000 1,081,417,000 1,063,933,000 942,276,000 991,354,000 845,627,000 783,632,000 830,006,000 846,881,000 789,665,000 718,921,000 652,210,000 604,737,000 508,747,000 491,073,000 475,863,000 461,740,000 445,929,000 400,991,000 364,110,000 358,212,000 328,433,000 284,174,000 263,710,000 269,778,000 258,390,000 259,731,000 239,483,000 260,913,000 328,756,000 319,265,000 347,518,000 351,077,000 360,312,000 347,020,000 354,523,000 361,239,000 389,121,000 429,091,000 522,687,000 571,579,000 631,331,000 677,155,000 816,461,000 819,092,000 925,126,000 1,035,736,000 1,212,683,000 541,111,000 475,329,000 613,417,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                         
        preferred stock, no par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized:
                                                                         
        series a preferred stock, 400,000 shares issued and outstanding
      40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000                                                            
        class b preferred units issued to noncontrolling interests
          50,000,000 74,975,000 100,400,000 100,325,000 100,250,000 100,175,000 100,100,000 100,025,000 99,950,000 99,875,000 99,800,000 99,725,000 99,650,000 99,575,000 99,500,000 99,425,000 99,350,000 99,275,000 99,200,000 99,125,000 49,050,000                                           
        shareholders' equity
                                                                         
        series b preferred stock, no par value, 3,584,131 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2025
                                                                         
        common stock
                                                                         
        paid-in capital
      102,276,000 115,749,000 112,399,000 110,138,000 98,278,000 89,386,000 88,705,000 88,883,000 87,415,000 95,838,000 107,633,000 115,796,000 121,996,000 127,025,000 142,343,000 160,242,000 227,763,000 252,438,000 254,001,000 192,207,000 194,950,000 200,744,000 205,295,000 209,748,000 212,692,000 214,030,000 215,111,000 214,891,000 213,435,000                                       
        retained earnings
      506,424,000 473,595,000 450,925,000 422,574,000 394,628,000 368,337,000 345,110,000 327,138,000 307,260,000 280,956,000 255,716,000 230,627,000 204,415,000 180,424,000 147,853,000 113,828,000 60,236,000 10,259,000                                                 206,288,000 
        total shareholders’ equity attributable to atlanticus holdings corporation
      608,700,000 589,344,000 563,324,000 532,712,000 492,906,000 457,723,000                                                              
        noncontrolling interests
      -4,870,000 -4,535,000 -4,146,000 -3,863,000 -3,543,000 -3,261,000 -2,907,000 -2,754,000 -2,258,000 -2,227,000 -1,960,000 -1,685,000 -1,371,000 -1,180,000 -979,000 -751,000 -500,000 -745,000 -868,000 -822,000 -774,000 -730,000 -682,000 -634,000 -571,000 -515,000 -458,000 -396,000 -338,000 -276,000 -198,000 -143,000 -94,000 -2,000 -1,000 -11,000 -10,000 -9,000 -9,000 -5,000 -8,000 -7,000 -3,000 -2,000 1,000 2,000   -6,000 -3,000 -2,000 -61,000 -108,000 -361,000 -74,000 137,000 211,000 349,000 626,000 11,691,000 18,979,000 17,316,000 18,057,000 18,936,000 18,404,000 15,875,000 15,115,000 
        total equity
      603,830,000 584,809,000 559,178,000 528,849,000 489,363,000 454,462,000 430,908,000 413,267,000 392,417,000 374,567,000 361,389,000 344,738,000 325,040,000 306,269,000 289,217,000 273,319,000 287,499,000 261,952,000 216,418,000 117,794,000 76,510,000 55,673,000 21,417,000 2,753,000 335,000 2,282,000    -47,738,000 -32,329,000 -42,951,000 -36,127,000 -16,862,000 -1,344,000 7,013,000 5,777,000 7,397,000 16,134,000 15,605,000 10,951,000 12,626,000 12,201,000 10,286,000 7,442,000 -26,361,000 -20,013,000 -9,588,000 1,158,000 -3,372,000 4,410,000 14,586,000 19,187,000 17,491,000 66,202,000 72,673,000 76,328,000 79,507,000 78,729,000 90,926,000 61,817,000 86,801,000 81,130,000 195,220,000 207,721,000 254,143,000 492,938,000 
        total liabilities, shareholders' equity and temporary equity
      7,623,088,000 7,079,732,000 3,643,175,000 3,272,165,000 3,270,707,000 3,039,964,000 2,837,261,000 2,787,215,000 2,706,445,000                                                           
        series b preferred stock, no par value, 3,563,762 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2025
                                                                         
        series b preferred stock, no par value, 3,457,443 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2025
                                                                         
        series b preferred stock, no par value, 3,314,840 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2025
                                                                         
        series b preferred stock, no par value, 3,301,179 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2024
                                                                         
        series b preferred stock, no par value, 3,300,704 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2024
                                                                         
        series b preferred stock, no par value, 3,300,704 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2024
                                                                         
        total shareholders’ equity
            433,815,000 416,021,000 394,675,000 376,794,000 363,349,000 346,423,000 326,411,000 307,449,000 290,196,000 274,070,000 287,999,000 262,697,000 217,286,000 118,616,000 77,284,000 56,403,000 22,099,000 3,387,000 906,000 2,797,000    -47,462,000 -32,131,000 -42,808,000 -36,033,000 -16,860,000 -1,343,000 7,024,000 5,787,000 7,406,000 16,143,000 15,610,000 10,959,000 12,633,000 12,204,000 10,288,000 7,441,000 -26,363,000 -20,013,000 -9,588,000 1,164,000 -3,369,000 4,412,000 14,647,000 19,295,000 17,852,000 66,276,000 72,536,000 76,117,000 79,158,000 78,103,000 79,235,000 42,838,000 69,485,000 63,073,000 176,284,000 189,317,000 238,268,000 477,823,000 
        series b preferred stock, no par value, 3,300,704 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2024
                                                                         
        loans, interest and fees receivable:
                                                                         
        allowances for credit losses
              -1,759,000                                                           
        deferred revenue
              -17,861,000 -18,288,000 -18,863,000 -18,207,000 -16,190,000 -16,560,000 -16,738,000 -15,878,000 -29,281,000 -29,824,000 -31,344,000 -33,995,000 -39,456,000 -42,120,000 -50,610,000 -66,534,000 -90,307,000 -83,637,000 -65,662,000 -47,251,000 -43,897,000 -40,615,000 -36,839,000 -36,097,000 -36,956,000 -35,881,000 -31,352,000 -25,233,000 -23,639,000 -21,216,000                   1,005,000 1,073,000 1,140,000 1,298,000 1,413,000 1,529,000 1,644,000 1,760,000 1,875,000 1,991,000  
        net loans, interest and fees receivable
              2,272,184,000 2,147,881,000 2,010,555,000 1,889,012,000 1,905,410,000 1,817,175,000 1,703,057,000 1,488,191,000 1,410,235,000 1,247,447,000 1,065,567,000 934,492,000 920,237,000 838,068,000 738,415,000 736,760,000 725,959,000 644,819,000 530,861,000 435,296,000 424,542,000                                       
        series a preferred stock, 400,000 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2023
              40,000,000                                                           
        series b preferred stock, no par value, 3,256,561 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2023 (liquidation preference - 81.4 million); 3,204,640 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2022
                                                                         
        loans, interest and fees receivable, at fair value
               2,049,993,000 1,916,063,000 1,795,589,000 1,817,976,000 1,728,091,000 1,616,875,000 1,405,765,000 1,026,424,000 846,160,000 644,739,000 481,434,000 417,098,000 310,784,000 177,886,000 89,394,000 4,386,000 4,525,000 4,904,000                                         
        loans, interest and fees receivable, gross
               118,007,000 115,055,000 113,367,000 105,267,000 107,410,000 104,563,000 99,916,000 470,293,000 511,140,000 547,355,000 592,934,000 667,556,000 695,319,000 769,230,000 900,808,000 998,209,000 858,483,000 691,816,000 562,472,000 541,344,000                                       
        allowances for uncollectible loans, interest and fees receivable
               -1,831,000 -1,700,000 -1,737,000 -1,643,000 -1,766,000 -1,643,000 -1,612,000 -57,201,000 -80,029,000 -95,183,000 -105,881,000 -124,961,000 -125,915,000 -158,091,000 -186,908,000 -186,329,000 -134,552,000 -100,197,000 -85,319,000 -79,211,000                                       
        series a preferred stock, 400,000 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2023
               40,000,000                                                          
        series b preferred stock, no par value, 3,256,561 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2023 (liquidation preference - 81.4 million); 3,204,640 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2022
                                                                         
        total liabilities, preferred stock and equity
               2,596,901,000 2,454,702,000 2,375,295,000 2,387,814,000 2,252,331,000 2,116,454,000 1,921,637,000 1,943,863,000                                                   
        series a preferred stock, 400,000 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2023
                40,000,000                                                         
        series b preferred stock, no par value, 3,256,261 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2023 (liquidation preference - 81.4 million); 3,204,640 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2022
                                                                         
        series a preferred stock, 400,000 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2023
                 40,000,000                                                        
        series b preferred stock, no par value, 3,254,161 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2023 (liquidation preference - 81.4 million); 3,204,640 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2022
                                                                         
        series a preferred stock, 400,000 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2022
                  40,000,000                                                       
        series b preferred stock, no par value, 3,204,640 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2022 (liquidation preference - 80.1 million); 3,188,533 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2021
                                                                         
        series a preferred stock, 400,000 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2022
                   40,000,000                                                      
        series b preferred stock, no par value, 3,193,262 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2022 (liquidation preference - 79.8 million); 3,188,533 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2021
                                                                         
        series a preferred stock, 400,000 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2022
                    40,000,000                                                     
        series b preferred stock, no par value, 3,188,533 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2022 (liquidation preference - 79.7 million); 3,188,533 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2021
                                                                         
        series a preferred stock, 400,000 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2022
                     40,000,000                                                    
        series b preferred stock, no par value, 3,188,533 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2022 (liquidation preference - 79.7 million); 3,188,533 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2021
                                                                         
        investments in equity-method investee
                        1,033,000 1,244,000 1,415,000 1,521,000 1,424,000 1,606,000 1,957,000 2,025,000                                          
        notes payable associated with structured financings, at fair value
                       2,221,000 2,562,000 2,791,000 2,919,000 3,367,000 3,440,000 3,358,000 3,920,000 3,978,000 4,324,000 4,776,000 5,651,000 6,220,000 6,797,000 7,909,000 9,240,000 9,769,000 10,031,000 11,131,000 12,276,000 14,367,000 15,626,000 18,069,000 20,970,000 23,225,000 28,685,000 32,294,000 36,511,000 69,657,000 75,509,000 85,849,000 94,523,000 106,394,000 113,613,000 129,550,000 140,127,000 167,521,000 182,750,000 202,470,000 241,755,000 277,793,000 304,260,000 399,256,000 370,544,000 451,141,000 516,510,000 650,670,000    
        convertible senior notes
                        9,226,000 13,818,000 24,386,000 24,310,000 24,235,000 24,162,000 24,091,000 24,021,000 62,487,000 62,313,000 62,142,000 61,975,000 61,811,000 61,650,000 61,393,000 61,238,000 61,085,000 60,937,000 61,810,000 62,030,000 61,903,000 64,910,000 64,783,000 64,658,000 64,537,000 64,868,000 64,752,000 96,365,000 96,254,000 96,092,000 95,934,000 95,779,000 95,628,000 95,480,000 95,335,000 95,194,000 95,056,000 177,653,000 176,400,000 197,497,000 201,748,000 219,064,000 229,844,000 232,562,000 253,345,000 277,784,000 307,573,000 307,153,000 304,572,000 
        series a preferred stock, 400,000 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2021
                      40,000,000                                                   
        series b preferred stock, no par value, 3,188,533 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2021 and 0 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2020
                                                                         
        series a preferred stock, 400,000 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2021
                       40,000,000                                                  
        series b preferred stock, no par value, 3,188,533 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2021 and 0 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2020
                                                                         
        treasury stock
                                                              -187,615,000 -185,941,000 -186,337,000 -194,355,000 -208,696,000 -209,736,000 -209,852,000 -213,830,000 -219,714,000 -220,375,000 -220,429,000 
        total liabilities, preferred stock and shareholders' equity
                       1,482,944,000 1,419,851,000 1,199,495,000 1,207,214,000 1,040,575,000 944,249,000 971,884,000 936,266,000                                           
        series a preferred stock, 400,000 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2021
                        40,000,000                                                 
        series b preferred stock, no par value, 2,800,000 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2021 and 0 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2020
                                                                         
        retained deficit
                        -36,715,000 -73,591,000 -117,666,000 -144,341,000 -183,196,000 -206,361,000 -211,786,000 -214,195,000 -227,272,000 -232,516,000 -238,784,000 -261,772,000 -245,680,000 -251,310,000 -246,640,000 -228,382,000 -213,915,000 -205,131,000 -205,859,000 -203,759,000 -194,694,000 -194,971,000 -199,524,000 -197,440,000 -197,873,000 -199,270,000 -201,237,000 -236,612,000 -230,766,000 -219,588,000 -208,414,000 -212,414,000 -203,530,000 -193,681,000 -190,673,000 -192,090,000 -225,301,000 -219,556,000 -28,257,000 -31,354,000 -32,220,000 -134,885,000 -151,609,000 -123,504,000 -125,190,000 -96,072,000    
        series a preferred stock, 400,000 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2021
                         40,000,000                                                
        series a preferred stock, 400,000 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2020
                          40,000,000                                               
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                               2,962,000 4,056,000 2,045,000 3,558,000  348,000                                     
        deposits
                           59,000 102,000 102,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 125,000 124,000 488,000 283,000 272,000 252,000 306,000 305,000 305,000 505,000 530,000 538,000 620,000 825,000 987,000 981,000 1,026,000 1,589,000 2,014,000 2,402,000 1,923,000 1,908,000 6,311,000 16,197,000 16,410,000 16,397,000               
        notes payable, at face value
                           746,392,000 691,860,000 738,993,000 749,209,000 617,902,000 497,126,000 408,242,000 390,927,000 293,298,000 268,343,000 242,130,000 226,238,000 208,980,000 165,746,000 144,808,000 141,589,000 117,908,000 103,611,000 80,834,000 90,000,000 85,205,000 84,514,000 65,237,000 78,749,000 71,304,000 53,345,000 66,860,000 56,740,000 52,302,000 42,017,000 37,168,000 22,670,000 20,184,000 38,600,000 23,600,000 23,765,000           
        series a preferred stock, 400,000 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2020
                           40,000,000                                              
        series a preferred stock, 400,000 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2020
                            40,000,000                                             
        series a preferred stock, 400,000 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2020
                             40,000,000                                            
        notes payable to related parties
                               40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000                       
        series a preferred stock, 400,000 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2019
                              40,000,000                                           
        equity
                                                                         
        total liabilities and equity
                               791,947,000    461,009,000 458,744,000 432,912,000 425,613,000 429,067,000 399,647,000 371,123,000 363,989,000 335,830,000 300,308,000 279,315,000 280,729,000 271,016,000 271,932,000 249,769,000 268,355,000 302,395,000 299,252,000 337,930,000 352,235,000 356,940,000 351,430,000 369,109,000 380,426,000 406,612,000 495,293,000 595,360,000 647,907,000 710,838,000 755,884,000 907,387,000 880,909,000 1,011,927,000 1,116,866,000 1,407,903,000 748,832,000 729,472,000 1,106,355,000 
        investments in equity-method investees
                                2,053,000 2,260,000 2,476,000 2,852,000           10,123,000 11,317,000 12,901,000 14,437,000 15,833,000 31,402,000 32,397,000 35,182,000 35,134,000 36,282,000 38,636,000 36,584,000 37,756,000 41,914,000 45,189,000 46,919,000 49,862,000 53,189,000 53,253,000 56,287,000 8,279,000 8,099,000 11,092,000 22,137,000 13,517,000 19,152,000 22,002,000 
        total shareholders’ deficit
                                -8,105,000 -15,580,000 -21,791,000                                       
        total deficit
                                -8,563,000 -15,976,000 -22,129,000                                       
        total liabilities and deficit
                                710,358,000 636,234,000 582,608,000                                       
        loans, interest and fees receivable, at fair value (including 4.8 million and 5.7 million associated with variable interest entities at march 31, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                                 5,394,000                                        
        interest income:
                                                                         
        consumer loans, including past due fees
                                 50,390,000 160,968,000                                       
        other
                                 69,000 200,000                                       
        total interest income
                                 50,459,000 161,168,000                                       
        interest expense
                                 -11,146,000 -36,896,000                                       
        net interest income before fees and related income on earning assets and benefit from losses on loans, interest and fees receivable
                                 39,313,000 124,272,000                                       
        fees and related income on earning assets
                                 11,264,000 29,992,000                                       
        net incomees upon impairment of loans, interest and fees receivable recorded at fair value
                                 -254,000                                        
        benefit from losses on loans, interest and fees receivable recorded at net realizable value
                                 -34,598,000 -100,338,000                                       
        net interest income, fees and related income on earning assets
                                 15,725,000 53,377,000                                       
        other operating income:
                                                                         
        servicing income
                                 686,000 1,969,000                                       
        other income
                                 16,844,000 39,820,000                                       
        equity in income of equity-method investees
                                 227,000 581,000                                       
        total other operating income
                                 17,757,000 42,370,000                                       
        other operating expense:
                                                                         
        salaries and benefits
                                 6,591,000 23,430,000                                       
        card and loan servicing
                                 10,444,000 37,145,000                                       
        marketing and solicitation
                                 6,387,000 12,124,000                                       
        depreciation
                                 289,000 987,000                                       
        total other operating expense
                                 27,589,000 92,265,000                                       
        income before income taxes
                                 5,893,000 3,482,000                                       
        income tax expense
                                 -238,000                                        
        net income
                                 5,655,000 7,612,000                                       
        net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                 58,000 244,000                                       
        net income attributable to controlling interests
                                 5,713,000 7,856,000                                       
        net income attributable to controlling interests per common share—basic
                                 400 560                                       
        net income attributable to controlling interests per common share—diluted
                                 390 560                                       
        loans, interest and fees receivable, at fair value (including 5.6 million and 9.2 million associated with variable interest entities at december 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively
                                  6,306,000                                       
        net recovery of (losses upon) impairment of loans, interest and fees receivable recorded at fair value
                                  -549,000                                       
        income tax benefit
                                  4,130,000                                       
        loans and fees receivable:
                                                                         
        loans and fees receivable, at fair value
                                   7,125,000 8,286,000 9,413,000 11,109,000 12,019,000 12,770,000 13,591,000 15,648,000 18,445,000 5,255,000 6,275,000 6,353,000 8,825,000 11,512,000 13,147,000 18,255,000 9,007,000 9,489,000 11,691,000 12,080,000 14,403,000 15,662,000 17,606,000 20,378,000 19,285,000 20,846,000 23,510,000 28,226,000 35,000,000 12,052,000 8,953,000 12,437,000 12,227,000 19,277,000 24,702,000 42,299,000   
        loans and fees receivable, gross
                                   480,891,000 441,413,000 400,727,000 393,898,000 359,823,000 323,922,000 297,768,000 290,697,000 264,327,000                              
        allowances for uncollectible loans and fees receivable
                                   -68,258,000 -54,842,000 -58,323,000 -62,970,000 -52,118,000 -41,175,000 -39,541,000 -43,275,000 -34,643,000                              
        net loans and fees receivable
                                   379,143,000 358,018,000 315,720,000 305,081,000 283,843,000 264,165,000 246,585,000 239,431,000 226,913,000                              
        income tax asset
                                   284,000                                   32,695,000   
        additional paid-in capital
                                   212,808,000 213,201,000 213,025,000 212,785,000 212,618,000 212,572,000 212,155,000 211,646,000 211,165,000 210,837,000 210,881,000 211,083,000 210,944,000 210,762,000 210,626,000 210,519,000 211,339,000 211,020,000 210,642,000 210,315,000 210,307,000 210,468,000 210,768,000 211,122,000 211,037,000 293,472,000 293,407,000 294,246,000 297,636,000 297,620,000 412,223,000 408,751,000 406,626,000 405,084,000 491,824,000 500,064,000 524,338,000 522,053,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
                                   1,502,000  -4,523,000 -2,178,000 -1,096,000      -300,000 -600,000 -871,000 -685,000 -1,068,000 -1,841,000 -1,090,000 -267,000 -642,000 -737,000 -1,262,000 -2,526,000 -2,440,000 -1,154,000 -1,095,000 -1,895,000 -1,315,000 -2,257,000 -1,183,000 -960,000 -3,748,000 -5,608,000 -3,901,000 -6,969,000 -5,638,000 -3,293,000 -32,572,000 -30,089,000 
        investment in equity-method investee
                                    3,447,000 3,561,000 4,244,000 4,745,000 5,404,000 5,993,000 6,725,000 7,683,000 8,351,000 9,525,000                            
        rental merchandise, net of depreciation
                                          27,000 128,000 588,000 1,832,000 4,666,000 9,230,000 12,006,000 10,357,000 14,177,000 12,268,000 11,082,000 22,052,000 28,849,000                   
        loans and fees receivable
                                            198,188,000 151,661,000 141,949,000 132,932,000 120,085,000 107,792,000 105,897,000 101,486,000 95,445,000 92,078,000 97,208,000 84,250,000 76,418,000 70,745,000 59,952,000 56,569,000 68,772,000 66,420,000 64,721,000 61,989,000 16,752,000 42,804,000 50,805,000 79,069,000 71,663,000 64,413,000 70,928,000 307,109,000 309,231,000 
        loans and fees receivable pledged as collateral under structured financings, at fair value
                                            15,265,000 17,461,000 20,353,000 22,283,000 27,464,000 30,743,000 34,905,000 64,971,000 71,688,000 79,150,000 88,132,000 97,383,000 107,258,000 122,976,000 133,595,000 168,407,000 186,206,000 201,925,000 238,763,000 275,815,000 320,563,000 415,078,000 373,155,000 457,486,000 530,334,000 657,215,000    
        leased merchandise
                                                       16,976,000                  
        loans and fees receivable pledged as collateral under structured financings
                                                          9,673,000 12,598,000 18,232,000 24,138,000 31,902,000 38,719,000 91,166,000 99,047,000 118,801,000 139,146,000 163,698,000 185,263,000 214,439,000   
        investments in previously charged-off receivables
                                                            59,489,000 36,795,000 37,110,000 39,818,000 31,280,000 22,882,000 29,889,000 30,654,000 33,297,000 25,985,000 29,669,000 29,854,000 59,271,000 
        notes payable associated with structured financings, at face value
                                                          4,077,000 7,366,000 9,653,000 17,002,000 23,151,000 30,959,000 64,604,000 80,910,000 96,905,000 113,496,000 131,846,000 144,847,000    
        investments in securities
                                                           6,215,000 6,107,000 5,995,000 6,203,000 6,132,000 10,309,000 9,516,000 64,317,000 58,653,000 78,583,000 77,367,000 2,629,000 3,151,000 3,598,000 
        deferred costs
                                                           2,100,000 2,706,000 2,852,000 3,033,000 2,551,000 2,718,000 2,937,000 3,151,000 3,358,000 3,672,000 4,073,000 4,432,000 5,202,000 5,509,000 
        note receivable from sale of investments in previously charged-off receivables segment
                                                           13,033,000              
        intangibles
                                                               66,000 133,000 2,312,000 2,378,000 2,495,000 2,599,000 2,698,000 2,816,000 3,030,000 3,344,000 
        assets held for sale
                                                               48,623,000 45,419,000 71,261,000 80,259,000       
        liabilities related to assets held for sale
                                                               2,808,000 2,515,000 8,727,000 9,114,000       
        cash and cash equivalents
                                                                  104,954,000 128,001,000 109,865,000 249,286,000 190,655,000 119,595,000 102,639,000 
        securitized earning assets
                                                                      36,514,000 122,107,000 471,366,000 
        goodwill
                                                                   43,245,000 42,147,000 42,148,000 43,422,000 43,413,000 44,302,000 
        non-securitized earning assets, net:
                                                                         
        notes payable and other borrowings
                                                                      164,368,000 60,889,000 161,631,000 
        retained (deficit) earnings
                                                                      -87,740,000 -33,123,000  
        current and deferred income tax liabilities
                                                                       21,695,000 24,681,000 
        assets of discontinued operations
                                                                        1,931,000 
        deferred revenue primarily from forward flow agreement
                                                                        23,261,000 
        liabilities related to discontinued operations
                                                                        2,372,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 
                                                                          
          operating activities
                                                                          
          net income
        34,609,000 24,588,000 30,290,000 31,122,000 30,971,000 29,189,000 24,127,000 25,819,000 26,273,000 24,973,000 24,814,000 25,894,000 23,690,000 32,370,000 33,797,000 44,755,000 49,839,000 47,097,000 36,826,000 44,027,000 26,631,000 38,807,000 23,117,000 5,362,000 2,353,000 13,020,000 5,182,000 5,655,000 22,926,000 -16,170,000 5,575,000 -4,719,000 -18,350,000 -14,468,000 -8,781,000 727,000 -2,101,000 -9,065,000 273,000 4,552,000 -2,085,000 429,000 1,396,000 1,966,000 35,374,000 -5,846,000 -11,178,000 -11,023,000 3,997,000 -8,885,000 -9,790,000 -2,987,000 1,670,000 32,924,000 -5,956,000 -4,506,000 3,131,000 1,422,000 100,758,000 29,753,000 -25,531,000 1,325,000 -29,609,000 -41,130,000 -51,420,000 -238,633,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                          
          depreciation, amortization and accretion
        4,119,000 2,490,000 1,687,000 1,600,000 1,402,000 1,281,000 1,253,000 1,251,000 1,258,000 1,089,000 852,000 844,000 754,000 694,000 1,484,000 1,916,000 2,046,000 -1,279,000 883,000 844,000 1,993,000 2,004,000 1,993,000 1,962,000 1,957,000 1,961,000 2,006,000 1,769,000 289,000 234,000 235,000 229,000 232,000 236,000 243,000 283,000 327,000 336,000 764,000 777,000 483,000 461,000 527,000 529,000 3,382,000 902,000 774,000 -131,000 493,000 404,000 351,000 305,000 381,000   404,000  877,000 2,053,000 2,768,000       
          provision for credit losses
        2,236,000 1,549,000 1,382,000 1,068,000 7,045,000 4,633,000 1,746,000 2,944,000                                                           
          deferred income tax expense
        11,436,000 7,800,000 9,766,000 9,652,000 10,903,000                                                              
          income from accretion of discount associated with loans at amortized cost
        -6,988,000 -6,837,000 -6,729,000 -6,680,000 -6,447,000                                                              
          income from merchant fees associated with loans at fair value
        -46,433,000 -54,610,000 -62,546,000 -33,577,000 -31,374,000                                                              
          changes in fair value of loans
        431,082,000 276,851,000 216,777,000 178,345,000 184,310,000 203,739,000 186,251,000 159,171,000                                                           
          change in bank partner fees carried at fair value
        2,005,000 1,690,000 1,621,000 514,000                                                               
          amortization of debt issuance costs
        4,924,000 5,449,000 4,538,000 3,550,000 3,337,000 3,202,000 3,118,000 2,171,000                                                           
          stock-based compensation costs
        1,557,000 920,000 948,000 870,000 928,000 979,000 1,050,000 940,000 913,000 908,000 1,031,000 931,000                                                       
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                                                                          
          decrease in lease liability
        -1,219,000 -748,000 -768,000 -762,000                                                               
          increase in uncollected fees on earning assets
        -180,382,000 -121,922,000 -82,306,000 -62,324,000 -83,028,000 -76,329,000 -67,791,000 -42,766,000 -73,894,000 -60,191,000 -64,057,000 -49,211,000 -70,325,000 -68,593,000 -68,423,000 -45,363,000 -40,827,000 -34,344,000 -27,119,000 -9,517,000    -13,206,000    -165,000 -2,010,000 -3,779,000 -2,163,000 -802,000 -1,158,000 464,000 -1,011,000 -983,000 -1,905,000    -1,969,000 -599,000 -378,000 -16,000    -11,000 -579,000 -1,592,000                 
          increase in income tax liability
        -160,000 235,000 -714,000 55,000 -2,049,000 -11,504,000    5,536,000 6,795,000 8,156,000 6,086,000 6,909,000 4,594,000 -7,177,000 9,753,000 806,000 3,645,000 7,634,000 4,242,000 9,921,000 4,778,000 1,206,000 -196,000 3,477,000 2,204,000 48,000    333,000   -4,478,000 438,000     1,571,000 -942,000 764,000 -674,000  935,000 679,000 1,910,000 -7,473,000 1,456,000 459,000 281,000 -1,557,000 1,408,000 635,000 251,000      711,000 -3,368,000 97,879,000  -2,695,000 
          increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses
        20,231,000 -31,327,000 30,050,000 10,553,000 3,561,000 -10,022,000   13,457,000 1,007,000 5,816,000 -1,866,000 1,249,000 -3,106,000 -3,382,000 9,499,000 3,878,000   658,000    -6,605,000 -35,432,000 -10,826,000 -20,172,000 13,710,000 269,000 -1,311,000 -46,000 -4,323,000 1,309,000 -43,000 18,499,000 3,576,000 12,881,000 16,933,000 5,219,000 6,403,000 7,521,000 4,716,000   6,900,000    4,720,000         18,592,000 -3,952,000 -623,000   -1,506,000 1,900,000   
          other
        -10,766,000 1,324,000 -11,308,000 -2,414,000 2,356,000 561,000 161,000 -4,139,000 1,770,000 151,000 2,097,000 -836,000 1,968,000 -1,371,000 -2,121,000 -131,000 -993,000 -3,389,000 -606,000 4,952,000 -3,988,000 526,000 3,288,000 99,000 -913,000 -5,247,000 -495,000 -1,769,000 5,098,000 -341,000 27,465,000 19,000 -2,224,000 -15,634,000 2,122,000 117,000 -1,361,000 -176,000 -1,422,000 1,123,000 1,327,000 -1,495,000 -1,184,000 -5,720,000 1,626,000 1,887,000 2,301,000 -3,614,000 4,698,000 284,000 -371,000 3,554,000 4,465,000 -1,751,000 2,299,000 159,000 3,902,000 -2,576,000 4,507,000 -2,209,000 -5,608,000 3,330,000 1,179,000 3,782,000 12,320,000 39,000 
          net cash from operating activities
        266,251,000 107,452,000 132,688,000 131,572,000 122,602,000 112,364,000 115,643,000 118,796,000 132,667,000 116,863,000 108,089,000 101,698,000 100,490,000 93,034,000 71,857,000 80,749,000 72,371,000 15,474,000 71,741,000 52,780,000 64,960,000 63,815,000 49,012,000 34,947,000 29,730,000 30,504,000 9,744,000 29,985,000 44,507,000 -12,304,000 20,890,000 -10,237,000 -13,450,000 -22,427,000 8,015,000 2,397,000 14,310,000 11,978,000 3,957,000 8,770,000 8,034,000 3,037,000 -1,035,000 -9,172,000 -2,118,000 -4,049,000 -1,075,000 -13,492,000 -6,671,000 -5,973,000 -7,555,000 -6,657,000 6,318,000 -4,205,000 11,182,000 19,652,000 -9,431,000 35,063,000 29,786,000 28,355,000 41,195,000 62,284,000 66,241,000 165,791,000 -91,534,000 185,430,000 
          capital expenditures
          free cash flows
        266,251,000 107,452,000 132,688,000 131,572,000 122,602,000 112,364,000 115,643,000 118,796,000 132,667,000 116,863,000 108,089,000 101,698,000 100,490,000 93,034,000 71,857,000 80,749,000 72,371,000 15,474,000 71,741,000 52,780,000 64,960,000 63,815,000 49,012,000 34,947,000 29,730,000 30,504,000 9,744,000 29,985,000 44,507,000 -12,304,000 20,890,000 -10,237,000 -13,450,000 -22,427,000 8,015,000 2,397,000 14,310,000 11,978,000 3,957,000 8,770,000 8,034,000 3,037,000 -1,035,000 -9,172,000 -2,118,000 -4,049,000 -1,075,000 -13,492,000 -6,671,000 -5,973,000 -7,555,000 -6,657,000 6,318,000 -4,205,000 11,182,000 19,652,000 -9,431,000 35,063,000 29,786,000 28,355,000 41,195,000 62,284,000 66,241,000 165,791,000 -91,534,000 185,430,000 
          investing activities
                                                                          
          proceeds from recoveries on charged off receivables
        24,222,000 15,081,000 19,763,000 12,458,000 10,266,000 10,394,000 11,595,000 11,854,000 10,164,000 11,313,000 13,721,000 16,380,000 10,871,000 8,643,000 7,387,000 5,460,000 4,955,000 2,484,000 4,734,000 1,892,000                                               
          investments in earning assets
        -1,757,409,000 -1,129,044,000 -928,831,000 -620,899,000 -626,846,000 -763,990,000 -678,290,000 -559,768,000 -656,057,000 -668,089,000 -646,749,000 -545,464,000 -597,718,000 -653,233,000 -730,213,000 -563,313,000 -585,992,000 -537,481,000 -539,276,000 -356,011,000 -377,783,000 -382,546,000 -294,432,000 -276,219,000 -338,072,000 -327,415,000 -268,342,000 -164,935,000 -178,082,000 -150,508,000 -153,623,000 -125,768,000 -131,076,000 -124,141,000 -112,478,000 -99,045,000 -94,558,000 -95,631,000 -113,982,000 -77,041,000 -68,020,000 -75,623,000 -66,832,000 -60,586,000 -57,714,000 -60,027,000 -53,220,000 -47,695,000 -57,581,000 -52,232,000 -43,933,000 -43,157,000 -37,152,000 -52,051,000 -79,834,000 -58,256,000 -48,978,000 -174,165,000 -152,225,000 -235,863,000 -281,415,000 -266,105,000 -227,958,000 -292,600,000   
          proceeds from earning assets
        1,248,794,000 679,976,000 505,685,000 496,227,000 442,181,000 447,374,000 469,545,000 480,443,000 434,782,000 437,289,000 446,080,000 478,419,000 434,059,000 474,955,000 471,871,000 455,298,000 406,847,000 400,120,000 376,694,000 351,839,000 252,141,000 268,869,000 272,067,000 231,298,000 193,929,000 178,940,000 149,582,000 141,354,000 119,549,000 119,267,000 117,517,000 116,164,000 101,115,000 96,671,000 91,432,000 93,961,000 73,698,000 78,145,000 70,757,000 73,704,000 67,977,000 70,451,000 64,652,000 72,745,000 58,426,000 62,764,000 59,775,000 62,842,000 62,755,000 59,541,000 57,894,000 63,867,000 67,832,000 62,950,000 77,589,000 89,638,000 88,600,000 205,640,000 188,135,000 370,044,000 328,536,000 351,488,000 257,483,000 317,733,000   
          acquisition of mercury
                                                                          
          purchases and development of property
        -144,000 -58,000 -2,143,000 -2,679,000 -1,596,000 -62,000 -67,000 -64,000                                                           
          net cash from investing activities
        -484,537,000 -506,908,000 -405,526,000 -114,893,000 -175,995,000 -306,284,000 -197,217,000 -67,535,000 -211,194,000 -219,598,000 -187,981,000 -53,430,000 -156,341,000 -170,333,000 -251,480,000 -102,631,000 -180,536,000 -134,653,000 -157,670,000 -2,163,000 -111,658,000 -113,463,000 -22,719,000 -44,735,000 -143,864,000 -148,265,000 -118,374,000 -23,186,000 -59,257,000 -30,745,000 -35,583,000 -8,933,000 -29,885,000 -26,602,000 -32,715,000 -3,679,000 -19,196,000 -16,617,000 -40,602,000 575,000 2,578,000 -8,007,000 662,000 19,304,000 3,567,000 989,000 13,596,000 11,048,000 7,223,000 7,849,000 10,702,000 23,941,000 37,072,000 117,223,000 6,050,000 38,927,000 89,296,000 41,973,000 198,913,000 103,330,000 49,856,000 87,839,000 46,154,000 -10,428,000 81,391,000 -66,948,000 
          financing activities
                                                                          
          noncontrolling interests contributions
        190,000 78,000 50,000 3,000 4,000 110,000 4,000 383,000                             26,000               
          noncontrolling interests distributions
            -148,000                                 -2,000                 -340,000 -305,000 -229,000 -231,000  -18,000 
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
        1,000 11,588,000                                                               
          proceeds from issuance of series b preferred stock, net of issuance costs
        478,000 2,298,000 3,157,000 313,000 11,000 1,071,000 6,000 43,000 1,069,000 246,000    9,122,000                                                 
          preferred stock and preferred unit dividends
        -2,303,000 -2,299,000 -2,210,000 -5,621,000 -6,003,000 -7,238,000 -6,241,000 -6,259,000                                                           
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
        873,000 157,000 70,000 335,000 913,000 26,000   315,000 3,031,000 40,000 19,000 102,000 808,000 33,000 2,788,000 143,000 45,000 1,000 1,696,000 780,000 425,000 115,000 6,000 50,000 82,000 18,000 1,065,000 18,000            4,000                         
          purchase and retirement of outstanding stock and preferred units
        -16,381,000 -25,000 -1,915,000 -51,246,000 -25,034,000                                                              
          proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net of issuance costs
        7,265,000 393,059,000 7,926,000 17,356,000 11,176,000 69,517,000 -1,000 54,560,000                                                           
          proceeds from borrowings
        2,078,128,000 536,779,000 611,692,000 282,994,000 264,837,000 205,236,000 316,542,000 107,356,000 283,327,000 419,739,000 196,748,000 55,464,000 199,291,000 231,474,000 208,515,000 41,247,000 416,250,000 76,693,000 377,220,000 53,314,000 338,876,000 145,144,000 43,135,000 61,074,000 345,474,000 178,165,000 260,040,000 89,661,000 294,478,000 94,249,000 153,778,000 89,538,000 81,052,000 102,724,000 76,460,000 64,761,000 85,523,000 72,210,000 58,310,000 26,345,000 34,283,000 41,812,000 65,670,000 23,132,000 51,149,000 36,074,000 5,324,000 22,998,000 12,794,000 14,989,000 8,916,000 12,282,000 2,702,000 3,213,000 15,000,000 365,000 23,765,000 9,697,000 1,533,000 1,746,000 5,211,000 1,186,000 140,603,000 11,546,000 
          repayment of borrowings
        -1,608,494,000 -487,811,000 -324,097,000 -310,663,000 -84,704,000 -70,251,000 -302,638,000 -108,651,000 -211,913,000 -298,805,000 -147,881,000 -95,278,000 -91,188,000 -117,651,000 -48,846,000 -52,068,000 -133,941,000 -74,191,000 -262,294,000 -116,069,000 -204,016,000 -91,956,000 -91,597,000 -72,687,000 -255,486,000 -91,789,000 -171,938,000 -73,105,000 -197,908,000 -69,776,000 -127,943,000 -73,996,000 -63,559,000 -59,317,000 -55,852,000 -61,248,000 -62,739,000 -38,913,000 -39,083,000 -37,249,000 -31,834,000 -44,414,000 -50,986,000 -40,974,000 -49,981,000 -27,119,000 -32,345,000 -24,100,000 -22,486,000 -18,960,000 -21,878,000 -25,002,000 -26,069,000 -37,309,000 -126,022,000 -58,583,000 -74,161,000 -93,861,000 -102,446,000 -109,820,000     -35,471,000 -112,711,000 
          net cash from financing activities
        459,756,000 442,158,000 294,624,000 -54,866,000 168,320,000 171,466,000 6,434,000 47,389,000 62,159,000 108,351,000 39,786,000 -46,951,000 102,327,000 97,695,000 140,492,000 -79,259,000 400,015,000 219,000 176,151,000 -66,057,000 128,744,000 48,453,000 -51,149,000 36,337,000 178,371,000 84,867,000 87,882,000 17,600,000 96,582,000 23,829,000 25,808,000 15,528,000 17,390,000 43,139,000 20,615,000 3,495,000 22,700,000 33,173,000 18,857,000 -11,271,000 2,360,000 -2,653,000 14,619,000 -17,898,000 963,000 8,936,000 -27,025,000 -1,274,000 -9,925,000 -4,268,000 -13,384,000 -13,138,000 -23,367,000 -116,596,000 -111,022,000 -58,414,000 -52,007,000 -94,468,000 -207,802,000 -104,341,000 -93,384,000 -131,016,000 -237,116,000 -146,165,000 78,871,000 -101,187,000 
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
        241,470,000 42,702,000 21,786,000 -38,187,000                                                               
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of period
        499,636,000                                                               
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents at end of period
        241,470,000 42,702,000 21,786,000 461,449,000                                                               
          cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        241,470,000 42,702,000 21,786,000 461,449,000                                                               
          unrestricted cash and cash equivalents
        196,070,000 95,602,000 -20,969,000 350,390,000 66,765,000                                                              
          restricted cash and cash equivalents
        45,400,000 -52,900,000 42,755,000 111,059,000 48,162,000                                                              
          supplemental cash flow information
                                                                          
          cash paid for interest
        105,422,000 72,668,000 47,223,000 43,077,000 40,686,000 39,802,000 31,919,000 33,262,000 28,741,000 25,208,000 22,398,000 23,103,000 21,894,000 20,301,000 16,963,000 16,199,000 12,405,000 12,057,000 10,881,000 12,265,000 10,702,000 12,022,000 10,260,000 13,542,000 11,760,000 13,652,000 16,996,000 3,894,000 7,939,000 9,822,000 6,988,000 8,718,000 6,264,000 7,872,000 4,644,000 6,698,000 4,091,000 6,181,000 3,315,000 5,894,000 3,117,000 5,864,000 3,032,000 5,909,000  1,557,000 10,468,000 8,134,000 4,032,000 7,889,000 3,634,000 7,653,000 3,363,000 9,331,000 5,333,000 10,932,000 8,189,000 10,045,000 8,770,000 11,079,000 10,533,000 10,439,000 13,960,000 15,512,000 9,472,000 7,168,000 
          cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds
        335,000 -144,000 804,000 39,000                                                               
          accretion of discount associated with issuance of subsidiary equity
            25,000 75,000 75,000 75,000                                                           
          decrease in accrued and unpaid preferred stock and preferred unit dividends
        2,000 8,000 12,000 -2,047,000  -997,000 -8,000 -42,000                                                           
          noncash investing and financing
                                                                          
          cash assumed upon acquisition of mercury
                                                                         
          acquisition of new subsidiary
                                                                          
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
                                                                          
          increase in accrued and unpaid preferred stock and preferred unit dividends
                                                                          
          lease liability payments
             -754,000 -752,000 -747,000 -755,000 -755,000 -181,000 -180,000 -208,000 -210,000 -1,000,000 -2,635,000 -2,633,000 -2,635,000 -2,618,000 -2,584,000 -2,589,000 -2,588,000 -2,561,000 -2,540,000 -2,540,000 -2,541,000 -2,507,000 -2,492,000                                       
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
                 -1,000 1,000 3,000                                                       
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
             -22,454,000 -75,140,000 98,650,000    1,320,000                                                       
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
             383,653,000 433,192,000 506,628,000 258,961,000 176,394,000 141,754,000                                       
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
             -22,454,000 -75,140,000 482,303,000 -16,369,000 5,615,000 -40,105,000 434,512,000 46,501,000 20,371,000 -39,157,000 405,477,000 291,854,000 -118,979,000 90,226,000 243,527,000 82,086,000 -1,168,000 -24,858,000 202,901,000 64,281,000 -32,981,000 -21,139,000 166,233,000                                       
          cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period
                                                                          
          net cash income tax payments
             11,000   -218,000 1,249,000 404,000 32,000 6,000 37,000 4,149,000 56,000 3,362,000 9,976,000 6,472,000 136,000   197,000 79,000 -217,000 1,000 46,000 190,000 66,000    20,000 23,000 35,000 180,000 -273,000 5,000 443,000 262,000 340,000 40,000 675,000 62,000  5,000 -6,000 72,000 9,000 -14,000 3,000 165,000 -3,000 9,000 -46,000 89,000 588,000 508,000 551,000 4,832,000       
          income from accretion of merchant fees and discount associated with receivables purchases
              -49,191,000 -30,475,000 -27,971,000 -36,229,000 -48,678,000 -34,002,000 -27,867,000 -39,895,000 -42,228,000 -27,189,000 -36,100,000 -79,756,000 -16,197,000 -34,213,000 -19,026,000 -24,850,000 -30,763,000 -35,763,000                                           
          purchase and retirement of outstanding stock
              -1,273,000 -543,000     -10,933,000 -12,861,000 -65,214,000 -19,425,000 -5,193,000 -304,000 -297,000 -2,190,000 -492,000 -112,000 -559,000 -667,000 -1,591,000 -238,000 -21,000 -6,000 -676,000 -27,000 -14,000 -103,000 -268,000 -18,000 -80,000 -124,000 -374,000 -371,000 -81,000 -55,000 -69,000 -54,000 -205,000 -21,000 -4,000 -27,000 -233,000 -297,000 -422,000 -444,000               
          decrease in income tax liability
               7,044,000                     537,000 -4,739,000   -2,553,000       -64,000                           
          decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses
               -2,417,000             7,737,000 -228,000                      -3,344,000   -5,274,000 -6,228,000   3,085,000 -6,643,000   632,000 -1,478,000     -8,220,000    -19,104,000 -14,276,000 
          net cash income tax (refunds) payments
               -42,000                       13,000 -189,000                             -304,000 3,368,000 -96,824,000   
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                    25,000 -25,000 -26,000 -10,000 4,000 -19,000 4,000 6,000 40,000 27,000 -2,000 -42,000 44,000 -87,000 -391,000 80,000 517,000 152,000 704,000 -362,000 -148,000 -3,000 251,000 44,000 -482,000 -260,000 -621,000 -252,000 -175,000 -469,000 687,000 -764,000 -674,000 -610,000 292,000 -22,000 412,000 1,269,000 -114,000 -753,000 -33,000 221,000 -233,000 227,000 -90,000 -208,000 23,000 1,171,000 -646,000 937,000 67,000 -1,278,000 2,332,000 -339,000 
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
                -16,369,000 5,615,000      -101,151,000                                                   
          provision for losses on loans, interest and fees receivable
                 538,000 309,000 704,000 542,000 381,000 182,000 147,000 11,986,000 9,238,000 11,096,000 4,135,000 25,825,000 17,028,000 32,530,000 67,336,000                                           
          changes in fair value of loans, interest and fees receivable recorded at fair value
                 177,854,000 177,829,000 149,822,000                                                       
          amortization of deferred loan costs
                 1,982,000 1,462,000 1,442,000 1,455,000 1,301,000 1,209,000 1,136,000 1,353,000 827,000 2,046,000 888,000 1,284,000 1,270,000 1,257,000 1,326,000 1,247,000 854,000 721,000 696,000 997,000 422,000 319,000 390,000                                   
          purchases and development of property, net of disposals
                 -111,000 -1,033,000 -2,765,000 -3,553,000 -698,000 -525,000 -76,000 -7,446,000 452,000 -22,000 -73,000 -4,000 -31,000 -615,000 -99,000 -54,000 -102,000 -46,000 -48,000 -1,190,000 -50,000 -122,000 -21,000 -166,000 -150,000 -57,000 -22,000 -105,000 -67,000 -137,000 -40,000 -49,000 -219,000 -257,000 -359,000 -466,000 -419,000 -1,204,000 -1,979,000 -1,447,000 -678,000 -1,096,000 -266,000 -277,000 -770,000 -425,000 -714,000 -151,000 -274,000 -583,000 -533,000 -2,193,000 -1,073,000 -901,000 307,000   
          preferred dividends
                 -6,221,000 -6,176,000 -6,253,000 -6,234,000 -6,194,000 -6,349,000 -6,016,000 -6,227,000 -6,257,000 -4,624,000 -4,701,000 -4,706,000 -4,668,000 -2,690,000 -1,497,000                                           
          purchase and retirement of outstanding common and preferred stock
                 -9,399,000 -2,988,000 -1,976,000                                                       
          decrease in accrued and unpaid preferred dividends
                 45,000                                                         
          increase in accrued and unpaid preferred dividends
                   -85,000 8,000   115,000 7,000 297,000 39,000 -89,000                                               
          interest expense from accretion of discount on notes
                        18,000 303,000 132,000 149,000 148,000 145,000 143,000 141,000 207,000 237,000 233,000 229,000 224,000 221,000 216,000                                   
          changes in fair value of loans, interest and fees receivable and notes payable associated with structured financings recorded at fair value
                    162,206,000 163,624,000 146,559,000 104,680,000 73,752,000 58,727,000 58,763,000 27,491,000                                               
          income from equity-method investments
                        -8,000 11,000 -19,000 -101,000 -342,000   -265,000 -284,000 -225,000 -227,000 -90,000 49,000 -531,000 -9,000 -256,000 -164,000 -404,000 -334,000 -194,000 -629,000 -325,000 -1,002,000 -567,000 -431,000 -707,000 -1,075,000 -1,800,000 -1,936,000 -841,000 -2,406,000 -1,093,000 -2,080,000 -957,000 -4,307,000 624,000 -356,000 -3,539,000 -6,017,000           
          loss on repurchase and redemption of convertible senior notes
                                                                         
          gain on sale of property
                                                                          
          investments in equity-method investee
                                                                         
          proceeds from equity-method investee
                        170,000 200,000 190,000 207,000 245,000 261,000 285,000 333,000      645,000 692,000 757,000 823,000 993,000 1,066,000 1,152,000 1,297,000 1,499,000 1,600,000                           
          sale of property
                                                                          
          deferred stock-based compensation costs
                     930,000 1,186,000 1,111,000 916,000 1,092,000 687,000 545,000 403,000 303,000 281,000 368,000 432,000 840,000 28,000 412,000                                       
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                         -118,979,000 90,226,000 -15,434,000 82,086,000 -1,168,000 -24,858,000 26,507,000   -21,139,000 24,479,000 82,349,000 -19,068,000                                     
          loss on repurchase of convertible senior notes
                          5,448,000 7,807,000                                               
          unrealized losses on loans, interest and fees receivable and underlying notes payable held at fair value
                            39,322,000 29,008,000 25,293,000 14,925,000                                           
          gain on repurchase of convertible senior notes
                                           -114,000                   -38,000 -138,000 -201,000 -268,000 -413,000 -5,681,000 -8,797,000 -13,896,000 -1,261,000 
          decrease in uncollected fees on earning assets
                            -12,946,000 -10,526,000                              282,000               
          decrease in deposits
                             43,000 2,000         54,000 -1,000 200,000 25,000 8,000 82,000 205,000                           
          issuance costs for nonontrolling interests
                                                                          
          proceeds from issuance of preferred units
                             50,000,000                                           
          change in accrued and unpaid preferred dividends
                                                                          
          losses upon impairment of loans, interest and fees receivable recorded at fair value
                             3,291,000 374,000 266,000 182,000 190,000 271,000 254,000                                       
          losses (income) from equity-method investments
                               66,000                                           
          unrealized gain on loans, interest and fees receivable and underlying notes payable held at fair value
                                -584,000 -701,000 -823,000 -874,000                                       
          proceeds from issuance of preferred stock
                                                                          
          benefit from losses on loans, interest and fees receivable
                                 65,527,000 48,414,000 34,598,000                                       
          income from accretion of discount associated with receivables purchases
                                 -31,814,000 -26,454,000 -21,862,000 -20,072,000 -18,764,000 -18,661,000 -18,020,000 -17,158,000 -16,236,000 -13,462,000 -12,263,000 -11,291,000 -10,795,000 -10,257,000 -9,610,000 -11,127,000 -10,736,000 -9,539,000 -9,375,000 -8,821,000 -8,515,000 -8,229,000 -8,209,000 -8,186,000 -7,802,000 -7,107,000 -6,812,000               
          decrease (increase) in uncollected fees on earning assets
                                 968,000              76,000     2,417,000 594,000       -308,000 -363,000 1,119,000 15,149,000           
          decrease (increase) in deposits
                                                -6,000 45,000 563,000     4,404,000                  
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                          
          proceeds from equity-method investees
                                  432,000 443,000 466,000            1,761,000 2,015,000 2,243,000 2,471,000 3,202,000 2,475,000 3,873,000 2,459,000 3,407,000 5,128,000 2,666,000 4,545,000 3,498,000 4,268,000 4,918,000 11,124,000 5,830,000 6,693,000 6,858,000 4,002,000 1,279,000 1,621,000 2,763,000 761,000 5,634,000 2,850,000 
          increase in deposits
                                   -1,000  -205,000 -12,000 -20,000              388,000 -479,000 -15,000                   
          (net recovery of) losses upon impairment of loans, interest and fees receivable recorded at fair value
                                                                          
          (net recovery of) losses upon charge off of loans and fees receivable recorded at fair value
                                                                          
          benefit from losses on loans and fees receivable
                                     32,798,000 16,476,000 15,991,000 27,128,000 24,087,000 15,744,000 10,653,000 20,709,000 17,470,000 10,811,000 4,731,000 8,603,000 8,876,000 5,961,000 3,168,000 8,102,000 8,120,000 6,731,000 7,875,000 9,045,000 10,681,000 6,670,000 3,282,000 2,941,000 6,084,000 7,437,000 2,881,000 3,026,000 4,975,000 -2,781,000 15,356,000 18,531,000 -287,122,000     
          unrealized gain on loans and fees receivable and underlying notes payable held at fair value
                                     -2,679,000 -1,625,000 -1,313,000 -1,267,000 -1,412,000 -1,823,000 -1,269,000 -2,429,000 1,598,000 -1,466,000 -3,063,000 -1,649,000 -3,448,000 -1,561,000 -869,000 -119,000 -2,564,000 -824,000 -3,535,000 -10,927,000 -5,761,000 -7,372,000 -2,118,000 -1,598,000 -273,000 -10,869,000 -46,612,000 -7,321,000 -17,108,000 -17,890,000 -48,659,000 -45,329,000 -42,025,000 -102,351,000 -73,506,000   
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                     70,658,000                                  
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                     -19,068,000 11,819,000 66,654,000                                  16,956,000 
          supplemental non-cash information
                                                                          
          issuance of stock options and restricted stock
                                     503,000 6,000 169,000 222,000 137,000 1,005,000 600,000 161,000 1,549,000 23,000 228,000 47,000 234,000   931,000 990,000 217,000 305,000     303,000 1,127,000 227,000 
          notes payable associated with capital leases
                                                      1,000 158,000 3,000 4,000 4,000 144,000 -36,000 -50,000 -37,000 305,000     -237,000 -127,000 -45,000 856,000 56,000 -374,000 
          losses upon charge off of loans and fees receivable recorded at fair value
                                      -1,352,000 1,791,000 651,000 649,000 1,231,000 1,093,000 1,463,000 1,286,000 1,679,000 1,682,000 1,076,000 3,314,000 1,311,000 1,739,000 2,537,000 2,927,000 3,971,000 4,748,000 5,363,000 6,489,000 7,512,000 8,479,000 8,435,000 9,044,000 17,021,000 55,628,000 22,271,000 28,019,000 41,100,000 48,090,000 73,194,000      
          net increase in unrestricted cash
                                       -4,004,000 -26,093,000   2,257,000 17,332,000 28,274,000          -3,740,000    3,393,000 19,990,000 -3,357,000 -94,023,000 392,000 27,768,000 -17,640,000 20,920,000 28,515,000 -2,979,000 20,044,000 -124,654,000 7,920,000   
          depreciation of rental merchandise
                                        27,000 101,000 458,000 1,335,000 3,379,000 7,095,000 9,847,000 9,370,000 12,253,000 12,084,000 10,318,000 15,735,000 25,011,000                   
          interest expense from accretion of discount on convertible senior notes
                                        142,000 139,000 135,000 132,000 130,000 127,000 131,000 127,000 124,000 122,000 119,000 116,000 151,000 165,000 163,000 158,000 155,000 152,000 148,000 145,000               
          additions to rental merchandise
                                            2,000 -90,000 -546,000 -2,531,000 -7,071,000 -11,018,000 -8,433,000 -13,994,000 -11,504,000 -4,765,000 -18,210,000                   
          increase in restricted cash
                                        -515,000 195,000          5,033,000 119,000 -3,804,000 4,372,000 -4,579,000 89,000 -3,910,000 -1,079,000 -1,048,000        -2,765,000 3,649,000 1,908,000 14,767,000 -36,629,000   
          unrestricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                        76,052,000 51,033,000 39,925,000 50,873,000 67,915,000 144,913,000  85,350,000  185,019,000   
          unrestricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                        -26,093,000 -5,893,000 -3,834,000 78,309,000 17,332,000 28,274,000 -18,409,000 48,855,000 12,797,000 -8,092,000 14,933,000 31,395,000 1,738,000 5,266,000 -14,212,000 47,133,000 -8,961,000 -1,123,000 -10,351,000 71,308,000 19,990,000 -3,357,000 -94,023,000 145,305,000  -17,640,000 20,920,000 113,865,000  20,044,000 -124,654,000 192,939,000   
          net decrease in unrestricted cash
                                               -2,178,000    -8,530,000 1,738,000 5,266,000   -8,961,000 -1,123,000                 
          decrease in restricted cash
                                           361,000 617,000 -361,000 1,261,000 2,352,000             9,000 3,797,000             
          noncontrolling interests contributions (distributions)
                                            4,000                 63,000 600,000       
          decrease (increase) in restricted cash
                                                909,000 -4,631,000              2,003,000 1,403,000 4,079,000         
          net decrease (increase) in unrestricted cash
                                                                          
          other non-cash adjustments to income
                                                                          
          decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses
                                                    -85,000 385,000 29,000 188,000                 8,397,000 1,332,000 
          investment in equity-method investees
                                                          -1,354,000 -34,336,000       
          noncontrolling interests (distributions) contributions
                                                    2,000 -145,000                   
          net gain on sale of subsidiary operations
                                                            -7,762,000              
          changes in assets and liabilities, exclusive of business acquisitions:
                                                                          
          increase in prepaid expenses
                                                        427,000   -118,000               
          investments in subsidiaries
                                                            -3,514,000           
          proceeds from sale of subsidiary
                                                                         
          purchase of outstanding stock subject to tender offer
                                                                       
          depreciation of leased merchandise
                                                                          
          additions to leased merchandise
                                                                          
          decrease in prepaid expenses
                                                             602,000 -105,000 109,000 943,000 453,000 7,602,000 3,000 7,785,000 2,150,000 -620,000 4,933,000   
          other non cash adjustments to income
                                                                          
          accretion of discount on convertible senior notes
                                                            141,000 138,000 896,000 1,253,000 1,330,000 1,535,000 1,742,000 1,835,000 1,917,000 1,971,000 2,362,000 2,689,000   
          stock-based compensation expense
                                                            85,000 65,000 65,000 105,000 123,000 186,000 469,000 1,682,000 1,684,000 1,585,000 2,028,000 3,442,000 2,240,000 2,351,000 
          deferred taxes
                                                                          
          gain on buy-out of equity-method investee members
                                                                -619,000     
          decrease in jras auto loans receivable
                                                            320,000 550,000 1,083,000 1,848,000 2,103,000 2,867,000 3,286,000 4,549,000       
          net cash associated with newly acquired consolidated subsidiaries
                                                                 -1,756,000 2,781,000       
          proceeds from sale of subsidiary operations
                                                            3,162,000              
          purchase of treasury stock
                                                            -196,000 -1,674,000 -607,000 -331,000 -776,000     -23,000 -4,000 
          purchases of noncontrolling interests
                                                                -25,000 -4,042,000 -468,000 -2,000 -7,535,000   
          other-than-temporary declines in investments in non-marketable debt securities
                                                                          
          unrealized loss on securities
                                                                          
          decrease in deferred costs
                                                             80,000 142,000 187,000     179,000 180,000 212,000 292,000 732,000 306,000 
          unrestricted cash included in assets held for sale
                                                                 2,919,000 886,000 7,344,000       
          depreciation, anortization and accretion
                                                                          
          unrealized loss on trading securities
                                                              -4,000 291,000           
          net gain on sale of subsidiary
                                                                         
          depreciation expense
                                                                    3,094,000 3,371,000 3,624,000 3,492,000 3,937,000 4,520,000 
          impairment of goodwill
                                                                        
          unrealized gain on trading securities
                                                                26,000 103,000 63,000 192,000 261,000 -153,000 -88,000 -60,000   
          (income) loss on equity-method investments
                                                                -3,900,000          
          net gain on sale of subsidiaries
                                                                          
          increase in deferred costs
                                                                          
          increase in current income tax liability
                                                                          
          cash from consolidated subsidiary
                                                                          
          proceeds from sale of subsidiaries
                                                                          
          unrestricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                          
          unrestricted cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                          
          effect of adoption of accounting pronouncements on restricted cash
                                                                    -28,164,000 14,082,000   
          changes in assets and liabilities, exclusive of business acquisitions and dispositions:
                                                                          
          increase in uncollected fees on non-securitized earning assets
                                                                 -2,995,000 -3,882,000 -2,985,000       
          increase in tax liability
                                                                 151,000 2,094,000 -2,206,000       
          purchase of outstanding stock subject to tender offers
                                                                         
          income on equity-method investments
                                                                  -3,823,000 -18,304,000       
          amortization and impairment of intangibles
                                                                    117,000 104,000    315,000 
          accretion of deferred revenue
                                                                    -116,000 -115,000 -116,000 -115,000 -116,000 -21,270,000 
          retained interests adjustments
                                                                        -22,884,000 433,932,000 
          deferred tax benefit
                                                                          
          loss on equity-method investments
                                                                    -1,459,000 1,372,000 8,282,000 1,389,000   
          decrease (increase) in jras auto loans receivable
                                                                    5,650,000 9,097,000     
          purchase of third-party interest in equity-method investee
                                                                        
          investments in securitized earning assets
                                                                        -43,582,000 -107,726,000 
          proceeds from securitized earning assets
                                                                        90,828,000 22,851,000 
          acquisitions of assets
                                                                          
          dividends
                                                                          
          settlement of contingent earn-out
                                                                          
          increase in uncollected fees on loans receivable
                                                                          
          purchases of treasury stock
                                                                     -2,000 -231,000 -391,000   
          repayments of borrowings
                                                                     -132,455,000 -156,601,000 -139,194,000   
          decrease in uncollected fees on loans receivable
                                                                      5,627,000 1,167,000   
          benefit from loan losses
                                                                       173,414,000 46,829,000 16,712,000 
          amortization of intangibles
                                                                       119,000   
          unrealized (gain) loss on trading securities
                                                                          
          income in excess of distributions from equity-method investments
                                                                          
          net decrease in securities classified as trading securities
                                                                          
          increase in deferred revenue
                                                                          
          investments in non-securitized earning assets
                                                                        -246,928,000 -250,057,000 
          proceeds from non-securitized earning assets
                                                                        276,586,000 265,494,000 
          noncontrolling interests distribution
                                                                          
          purchase of noncontrolling interests
                                                                          
          net increase in cash
                                                                        71,060,000 16,956,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                          
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                          
          unrealized loss on debt and equity securities classified as trading securities
                                                                          
          interest expense accreted on convertible senior notes
                                                                         2,581,000 
          net increase in valuation of debt, equity and u.s. government securities classified as trading securities
                                                                         -146,000 
          decrease in uncollected fees on non-securitized earning assets
                                                                         362,000 
          acquisition of assets
                                                                         
          purchases and development of buildings, software, furniture, fixtures and equipment, net of disposals
                                                                         -360,000 
          purchase of noncontrolling interest
                                                                         
          net cash paid for (refunds of) income taxes
                                                                         -482,000 
          notes payable associated with investments in securities