CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 187,693	$ 182,509	$ 384,244	$ 463,315
Provision for loan losses	45,165	50,693	81,310	164,229
Net revenue	142,528	131,816	302,934	299,086
Cost of providing services
Salaries and benefits	26,056	24,723	50,971	50,730
Occupancy and office	17,745	16,843	36,049	36,533
Other costs of providing services	7,033	8,001	14,124	17,656
Advertising	7,043	5,750	15,127	17,969
Total cost of providing services	57,877	55,317	116,271	122,888
Gross margin	84,651	76,499	186,663	176,198
Operating expense (income)
Corporate, district and other expenses	59,621	36,781	108,461	79,588
Interest expense	23,440	18,311	42,979	35,635
(Income) loss from equity method investment	(1,712)	(741)	(2,258)	877
Gain from equity method investment	(135,387)	0	(135,387)	0
Total operating (income) expense	(54,038)	54,351	13,795	116,100
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	138,689	22,148	172,868	60,098
Provision for income taxes	34,172	1,068	42,616	3,005
Net income from continuing operations	104,517	21,080	130,252	57,093
Net income from discontinued operations, before income tax	0	1,324	0	1,714
Income tax expense related to disposition	0	331	0	429
Net income from discontinued operations	0	993	0	1,285
Net income	$ 104,517	$ 22,073	$ 130,252	$ 58,378
Basic earnings per share:
Continuing operations (in usd per share)	$ 2.51	$ 0.52	$ 3.13	$ 1.40
Discontinued operations (in usd per share)	0	0.02	0	0.03
Basic earnings per share (in usd per share)	2.51	0.54	3.13	1.43
Diluted earnings per share:
Continuing operations (in usd per share)	2.39	0.51	2.99	1.37
Discontinued operations (in usd per share)	0	0.02	0	0.03
Diluted earnings per share (in usd per share)	$ 2.39	$ 0.53	$ 2.99	$ 1.40
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	41,655	40,810	41,580	40,814
Diluted (in shares)	43,672	41,545	43,556	41,686