Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 39,112	$ 44,856
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities:
Share-based compensation expense	4,934	4,561
Depreciation and amortization	9,295	9,454
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs	11,403	10,866
Deferred income taxes	(25,287)	(32,805)
Net unrealized foreign currency transactions	(7,437)	455
Fair value in earnings for equity securities	(1,448)	(2,781)
Net allowance charges	7,291	3,759
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other assets	1,863	(1,685)
Other receivables, net	2,978	1,073
Accounts payable	(2,956)	145
Income taxes payable, net	(8,766)	(857)
Accrued expenses	(1,979)	(5,767)
Other liabilities	1,799	(438)
Other, net	146	0
Net cash provided by operating activities	30,948	30,836
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(5,646)	(11,303)
Acquisition of finance receivables	(549,377)	(385,823)
Collections applied to principal on finance receivables	443,390	395,572
Business acquisition, net of cash acquired	(57,610)	0
Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries, net	31,177	0
Purchase of investments	(82,648)	(15,171)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments	43,011	3,519
Net cash used in investing activities	(177,703)	(13,206)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from lines of credit	769,021	236,015
Principal payments on lines of credit	(324,103)	(258,857)
Tax withholdings related to share-based payments	(1,443)	(2,020)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interest	(6,877)	(13,392)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	(1,166)	0
Principal payments on notes payable and long-term debt	(308,165)	(5,000)
Payments of origination costs and fees	0	(404)
Net increase/(decrease) in interest-bearing deposits	28,429	(8,314)
Other	1,141	0
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities	156,837	(51,972)
Effect of exchange rate on cash	(3,281)	(14,604)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	6,801	(48,946)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	98,695	120,516
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	105,496	71,570
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	54,973	46,897
Cash paid for income taxes	$ 42,172	$ 48,522