Consolidated Income Statements - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Revenues:
Portfolio income	$ 248,284	$ 0	$ 510,306	$ 0
Changes in expected recoveries	19,801	0	6,985	0
Income recognized on finance receivables	0	249,219	0	488,055
Fee income	2,639	2,707	4,848	9,081
Other revenue	1,186	131	1,555	798
Total revenues	271,910	252,057	523,694	497,934
Net allowance charges	0	(1,196)	0	(7,291)
Operating expenses:
Compensation and employee services	70,472	79,808	145,643	159,453
Legal collection fees	13,742	14,297	28,314	27,356
Legal collection costs	19,507	33,121	53,954	68,350
Agency fees	10,343	13,013	23,719	27,045
Outside fees and services	18,683	16,293	38,077	31,541
Communication	8,812	10,824	22,323	24,025
Rent and occupancy	4,471	4,491	8,955	8,854
Depreciation and amortization	4,109	4,723	8,193	9,295
Other operating expenses	10,491	10,926	22,696	22,511
Total operating expenses	160,630	187,496	351,874	378,430
Income from operations	111,280	63,365	171,820	112,213
Other income and (expense):
Interest expense, net	(35,416)	(36,027)	(72,627)	(70,008)
Foreign exchange gain/(loss)	683	(311)	2,966	5,953
Other	(1,582)	248	(1,658)	(104)
Income before income taxes	74,965	27,275	100,501	48,054
Income tax expense	14,137	5,075	17,237	8,942
Net income	60,828	22,200	83,264	39,112
Adjustment for net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	2,914	3,581	6,215	5,266
Net income attributable to PRA Group, Inc.	$ 57,914	$ 18,619	$ 77,049	$ 33,846
Net income per common share attributable to PRA Group, Inc.:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.27	$ 0.41	$ 1.69	$ 0.75
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.26	$ 0.41	$ 1.68	$ 0.74
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic (shares)	45,548	45,387	45,500	45,363
Diluted (shares)	45,987	45,495	45,886	45,457