CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Restricted cash	$ 17,656	$ 12,117
Gross loans receivable	389,838	432,837
Allowance for loan losses	60,886	69,568
Other intangibles accumulated amortization	42,540	41,156
Accrued interest	6,384	25,467
Long-term debt (excluding current maturities)	$ 622,644	$ 706,225
Preferred stock par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	25,000,000	25,000,000
Preferred shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Class A common stock, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Class A common stock, authorized (in shares)	225,000,000	225,000,000
Class A common stock, issued (in shares)	45,561,419	44,561,419
Class A common stock, outstanding (in shares)	45,561,419	44,561,419
Variable Interest Entity
Restricted cash	$ 12,268	$ 6,871
Gross loans receivable	186,492	213,846
Allowance for loan losses	36,619	46,140
Accrued interest	1,263	1,266
Long-term debt (excluding current maturities)	115,071	124,590
Issuance costs	$ 3,921	$ 4,188