Debt Instrument, Redemption, Amount

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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- Definition

Cash outflow in the form of capital distributions and dividends to common shareholders, preferred shareholders and noncontrolling interests.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 07, 2018	Nov. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Apr. 05, 2018	Feb. 05, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Dividends paid to CURO Group Holdings Corp.			$ 0	$ 28,000,000
Long-term debt			$ 626,833,000				$ 706,225,000
12% Senior Secured Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as percent)			12.00%
Notice of redemption, amount					$ 37,700,000	$ 77,500,000
Redemption price, percentage (as percent)	112.00%
Long-term debt	$ 527,500,000		$ 512,136,000				$ 585,823,000
10.75% Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as percent)			10.75%
10.75% Senior Secured Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as percent)			10.75%
12% Senior Cash Pay Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as percent)			12.00%
CFTC \| 12% Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity								$ 470,000,000.0
CFTC \| 12% Senior Secured Notes \| Additional Notes Offering
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 135,000,000.0
Dividends paid to CURO Group Holdings Corp.		$ 140,000,000
CFTC \| 12% Senior Secured Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notice of redemption, amount	$ 77,500,000
Redemption price, percentage (as percent)	112.00%
Long-term debt	$ 527,500,000
CFTC \| 10.75% Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as percent)			10.75%
CFTC \| 12% Senior Cash Pay Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as percent)			12.00%