Business Segments (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 12, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 12, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Business segment
Number of operating segments | item			2
Total Assets	$ 237,222		$ 246,825	$ 237,222
Goodwill	11,288		11,288	11,288		$ 11,288	$ 113,290
Other Intangible Assets	3,136		2,650	3,136
Total revenues	$ 18,980	$ 327,258	$ 334,861		$ 364,067
Total Revenues, % of Revenue	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Provision for loan losses	$ 3,113	$ 97,098	$ 102,205		136,201
Provision for Loan Losses, % of Revenue	16.40%	29.60%	30.50%
Depreciation and Amortization	$ 334	$ 7,695	$ 24,004		9,461
Depreciation and Amortization, % of Revenue	1.80%	2.30%	7.20%
Other Operating Expenses	$ 6,964	$ 135,193	$ 139,471
Other Operating Expenses, % of Revenue	36.70%	41.40%	41.60%
Operating gross profit	$ 8,569	$ 87,272	$ 69,181		59,812
Operating Gross Profit, % of Revenue	45.10%	26.70%	20.70%
Interest Expense, net	$ 2,414	$ 50,760	$ 48,246
Interest Expense, net, % of Revenue	12.70%	15.50%	14.40%
Depreciation and amortization	$ 867	$ 4,318	$ 5,762		4,929
Depreciation and Amortization, % of Revenue	4.60	1.30	1.70
Transaction expenses		$ 6,941
Transaction expenses, % of Revenue		2.10
Loss on debt extinguishment		$ 10,832
Loss on debt extinguishment, % of Revenue		3.30%
Lease termination					1,226
Goodwill, Impairment			$ 0	0	113,753
Other Corporate Expenses	$ 3,650	$ 65,677	$ 67,891
Other Corporate Expenses, % of Revenue	19.20%	20.10%	20.30%
Income (loss) from continuing operations, before tax	$ 1,638	$ (51,256)	$ (52,718)		$ (190,516)
Income from Continuing Operations, before tax, % of Revenue	8.60%	(15.70%)	(15.70%)
Unallocated (Income) Expenses
Business segment
Transaction expenses		$ 6,941
Loss on debt extinguishment		10,832
Other Corporate Expenses	$ 3,650	65,677	$ 67,891
Income (loss) from continuing operations, before tax	(3,650)	(83,450)	(67,891)
Intersegment elimination
Business segment
Total revenues	0	0	0
Retail Financial Services
Business segment
Total Assets	212,772		207,823	212,772
Goodwill	11,288		11,288	11,288
Other Intangible Assets	2,921		2,588	2,921
Total revenues	$ 16,556	$ 278,659	$ 290,067
Total Revenues, % of Revenue	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Provision for loan losses	$ 2,659	$ 75,025	$ 78,401
Provision for Loan Losses, % of Revenue	16.10%	26.90%	27.00%
Depreciation and Amortization	$ 334	$ 7,695	$ 24,004
Depreciation and Amortization, % of Revenue	2.00%	2.80%	8.30%
Other Operating Expenses	$ 6,774	$ 129,174	$ 134,175
Other Operating Expenses, % of Revenue	40.90%	46.40%	46.30%
Operating gross profit	$ 6,789	$ 66,765	$ 53,487
Operating Gross Profit, % of Revenue	41.00%	24.00%	18.40%
Interest Expense, net	$ 1,288	$ 36,226	$ 32,320
Interest Expense, net, % of Revenue	7.80%	13.00%	11.10%
Depreciation and amortization	$ 849	$ 3,965	$ 5,572
Depreciation and Amortization, % of Revenue	5.10	1.40	1.90
Income (loss) from continuing operations, before tax	$ 4,652	$ 26,574	$ 15,595
Income from Continuing Operations, before tax, % of Revenue	28.10%	9.50%	5.40%
Internet Financial Services
Business segment
Total Assets	$ 24,450		$ 39,002	24,450
Other Intangible Assets	215		62	$ 215
Total revenues	$ 2,424	$ 48,599	$ 44,794
Total Revenues, % of Revenue	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Provision for loan losses	$ 454	$ 22,073	$ 23,804
Provision for Loan Losses, % of Revenue	18.70%	45.40%	53.10%
Other Operating Expenses	$ 190	$ 6,019	$ 5,296
Other Operating Expenses, % of Revenue	7.90%	12.40%	11.80%
Operating gross profit	$ 1,780	$ 20,507	$ 15,694
Operating Gross Profit, % of Revenue	73.40%	42.20%	35.10%
Interest Expense, net	$ 1,126	$ 14,534	$ 15,926
Interest Expense, net, % of Revenue	46.50%	29.90%	35.60%
Depreciation and amortization	$ 18	$ 353	$ 190
Depreciation and Amortization, % of Revenue	0.70	0.70	0.40
Income (loss) from continuing operations, before tax	$ 636	$ 5,620	$ (422)
Income from Continuing Operations, before tax, % of Revenue	26.20%	11.60%	(0.90%)