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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders Equity (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Total
Common Stock [Member]
Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss)/Income [Member]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 $ 902,215us-gaap_StockholdersEquity $ 496us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
$ 111,659us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
$ 906,010us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
$ (115,950)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Beginning Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2014 49,577us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding 49,577us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Net income 58,135us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss     58,135us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
 
Foreign currency translation adjustment (62,699)us-gaap_TemporaryEquityForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments       (62,699)us-gaap_TemporaryEquityForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Vesting of nonvested shares, shares   221us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensationGross
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Vesting of nonvested shares   2us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensationGross
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
(2)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensationGross
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Repurchase and cancellation of common stock, shares   1,478us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Repurchase and cancellation of common stock 77,802us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue 15us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
77,787us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Amortization of share-based compensation 3,636us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue   3,636us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Income tax benefit from share-based compensation 4,127us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation   4,127us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Employee stock relinquished for payment of taxes (10,294)praa_EmployeeStockRelinquishedForPaymentOfTaxes   (10,294)praa_EmployeeStockRelinquishedForPaymentOfTaxes
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2015 $ 817,318us-gaap_StockholdersEquity $ 483us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
$ 31,339us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
$ 964,145us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
$ (178,649)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Ending Balance, Shares at Mar. 31, 2015 48,320us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding 48,320us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember