Consolidated Income Statements - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Revenues:
Income recognized on finance receivables	$ 249,219	$ 219,018	$ 488,055	$ 437,642
Fee income	2,707	2,342	9,081	7,669
Other revenue	131	158	798	315
Total revenues	252,057	221,518	497,934	445,626
Net allowance charges	(1,196)	(2,834)	(7,291)	(3,759)
Operating expenses:
Compensation and employee services	79,808	80,690	159,453	161,927
Legal collection fees	14,297	10,343	27,356	21,012
Legal collection costs	33,121	18,695	68,350	40,938
Agency fees	13,013	8,138	27,045	16,416
Outside fees and services	16,293	14,565	31,541	28,723
Communication	10,824	10,782	24,025	22,339
Rent and occupancy	4,491	4,003	8,854	8,317
Depreciation and amortization	4,723	4,525	9,295	9,454
Other operating expenses	10,926	11,628	22,511	23,812
Total operating expenses	187,496	163,369	378,430	332,938
Income from operations	63,365	55,315	112,213	108,929
Other income and (expense):
Interest expense, net	(36,027)	(31,124)	(70,008)	(56,905)
Foreign exchange	(311)	1,690	5,953	2,983
Other	248	(400)	(104)	(157)
Income before income taxes	27,275	25,481	48,054	54,850
Income tax expense	5,075	3,857	8,942	9,994
Net income	22,200	21,624	39,112	44,856
Adjustment for net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	3,581	2,036	5,266	4,162
Net income attributable to PRA Group, Inc.	$ 18,619	$ 19,588	$ 33,846	$ 40,694
Net income per common share attributable to PRA Group, Inc.:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.41	$ 0.43	$ 0.75	$ 0.90
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.41	$ 0.43	$ 0.74	$ 0.90
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic (shares)	45,387	45,283	45,363	45,257
Diluted (shares)	45,495	45,449	45,457	45,410