Term Loan Payable (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 08, 2013	May 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014 Term Loan	Mar. 31, 2013 Term Loan	Dec. 06, 2013 New term loan	Mar. 31, 2014 New term loan	Mar. 31, 2013 New term loan	Dec. 06, 2013 New term loan	Dec. 31, 2013 New term loan	Feb. 08, 2013 New term loan	May 31, 2013 New term loan Eurodollar	Mar. 31, 2014 New term loan Eurodollar	May 31, 2013 New term loan Base rate	Mar. 31, 2014 New term loan Base rate	May 31, 2013 Credit Facility	Mar. 31, 2014 Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2013 Credit Facility	Feb. 08, 2013 Credit Facility	Feb. 08, 2013 Letters of credit	May 31, 2013 Additional term loan issued May 2013	May 31, 2013 JGWPT Holdings, LLC	Mar. 31, 2013 JGWPT Holdings, LLC	Jul. 12, 2011 OAC Merger Term Loan	Jul. 12, 2011 OAC Merger Term Loan Eurodollar	Dec. 31, 2012 OAC Merger Term Loan Eurodollar	Mar. 31, 2013 OAC Merger PGHI
Term loan payable
Loan amount												$ 425,000,000										$ 150,000,000			$ 176,500,000
Variable rate basis														Libor		Prime										eurodollar base rate
Interest rate (as a percent)								7.00%																			8.75%
Margin on variable rate (as a percent)													6.00%	7.50%	5.00%	6.50%
Principal payment at closing							123,000,000				123,000,000
Stockholders' equity free of limitations on payment of dividends			208,400,000	173,400,000
Member's capital			79,404,000	65,271,000
Interest expense					0	1,400,000		9,900,000	6,300,000
Revolving commitment																				20,000,000	10,000,000
Amendment, legal and other fees									15,000,000	13,100,000							2,900,000
Interest rate floor (as a percent)													1.00%	1.50%	2.00%	2.50%
Unused fee (as a percent)																		0.50%
Outstanding borrowings																		0	0
Cash distribution	$ 309,600,000	$ 150,000,000																					$ 150,000,000	$ 309,600,000				$ 16,300,000
Number of common interest shares issued for preferred interest																							1