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The cash inflow from repayments of the balance excluding interest (principal) on loans receivable and leases held for investment purposes.

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Carrying amount of financial assets accounted for as secured borrowings recognized in the transferor's statement of financial position at the end of each period presented.

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RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Agreement with Oaktree Capital Management (Details)			4 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 06, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 07, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	May 05, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 07, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 26, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 16, 2015 shares	Nov. 08, 2014 Branch
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses from transactions with related parties	$ 263,000
Banco Popular North America (BPNA)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of branches \| Branch											20
Greater Than 5% Shareholder, Oaktree
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage		9.90%			5.00%
Greater Than 5% Shareholder, Oaktree \| The Palisades Group
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receipt of payments under management agreement			$ 1,000,000		$ 5,100,000	$ 5,300,000
Greater Than 5% Shareholder, Oaktree \| Equity Support Payment
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses from transactions with related parties		$ 1,600,000
Greater Than 5% Shareholder, Oaktree \| Common Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares) \| shares		3,288,947			671,702					3,288,947
Price per share issuable \| $ / shares		$ 9.78
Limited Liability Company Controlled By Affiliate Of Greater Than 5% Shareholder, Oaktree \| Loan Origination Commitments
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Committed revolving repurchase facility								$ 15,000,000
Amount outstanding				$ 11,400,000	$ 3,600,000
Largest aggregate amount of principal outstanding during period				12,200,000	3,600,000
Proceeds from principal				2,000,000	0
Proceeds from interest				300,000	14,000
Limited Liability Company Controlled By Affiliate Of Greater Than 5% Shareholder, Oaktree \| Loan Purchase Commitments
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Committed revolving repurchase facility									$ 35,000,000
Amount outstanding				37,300,000	26,300,000
Largest aggregate amount of principal outstanding during period				51,500,000	26,300,000
Proceeds from principal				327,000,000	105,000,000
Proceeds from interest				722,000	$ 252,000
Limited Liability Company Controlled By Affiliate Of Greater Than 5% Shareholder, Oaktree \| Loan Purchase Commitments \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Committed revolving repurchase facility				$ 55,000,000
Subsequent Event \| Limited Liability Company Controlled By Affiliate Of Greater Than 5% Shareholder, Oaktree \| Loan Purchase Commitments
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Committed revolving repurchase facility							$ 45,000,000