Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Assets
Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents		$ 329,421	$ 375,416
Restricted cash and cash equivalents		153,814	124,220
Loans, interest and fees receivable, at fair value		3,004,724	2,630,274
Loans at amortized cost, net (including $4.9 million and $4.9 million of allowance for credit losses at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively; and $19.7 million and $19.8 million of deferred revenue at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively)		82,011	84,332
Property at cost, net of depreciation		13,659	10,519
Operating lease right-of-use assets		13,696	13,878
Prepaid expenses and other assets		45,850	32,068
Total assets		3,643,175	3,270,707
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		112,791	72,088
Operating lease liabilities		23,981	24,188
Notes Payable, net held by VIEs		2,466,059	2,199,448
Senior notes, net		308,339	281,552
Income tax liability		132,827	114,068
Total liabilities		3,043,997	2,691,344
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, no par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized: 15,125,831 and 14,904,192 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively		0	0
Paid-in capital		112,399	98,278
Retained earnings		450,925	394,628
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to Atlanticus Holdings Corporation		563,324	492,906
Noncontrolling interests		(4,146)	(3,543)
Total equity		559,178	489,363
Total liabilities, shareholders' equity and temporary equity		3,643,175	3,270,707
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Liabilities
Series A preferred stock, 400,000 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference - $40.0 million) at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (Note 5) (1)	[1]	40,000	40,000
Class B preferred units issued to noncontrolling interests (Note 5)	[1]	40,000	40,000
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Liabilities
Series A preferred stock, 400,000 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference - $40.0 million) at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (Note 5) (1)		0	50,000
Class B preferred units issued to noncontrolling interests (Note 5)		0	50,000
Shareholders' Equity
Series B preferred stock, no par value, 3,457,443 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2025 (liquidation preference - $86.4 million); 3,301,179 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 (liquidation preference - $82.5 million) (1)	[1]	$ 0	$ 0

[1] Both the Series A preferred stock and the Series B preferred stock have no par value and are part of the same aggregate 10,000,000 shares authorized.