Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting

Schedule of summarized information by segment

	Year Ended December 31, 2012
	Portfolio Asset Acquisition and Resolution			Special Situations Platform			Corporate and Other			Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues	$	55,577		$	14,117		$	887		$	70,581
Costs and expenses		(37,880	)		(17,926	)		(12,383	)		(68,189	)
Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries		8,958			6,286			—			15,244
Gain on business combinations		—			935			—			935
Gain on sale of subsidiaries		1,451			—			—			1,451
Income tax expense		(490	)		(326	)		(158	)		(974	)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(3,531	)		(1,179	)		—			(4,710	)
Net earnings (loss)	$	24,085		$	1,907		$	(11,654	)	$	14,338

	Year Ended December 31, 2011
	Portfolio Asset Acquisition and Resolution			Special Situations Platform			Corporate and Other			Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues	$	63,877		$	10,190		$	250		$	74,317
Costs and expenses		(52,481	)		(7,796	)		(8,322	)		(68,599	)
Equity income (loss) from unconsolidated subsidiaries		(624	)		2,855			—			2,231
Gain on business combinations		278			155			—			433
Gain on debt extinguishment		26,543			—			—			26,543
Gain on sale of subsidiaries		1,818			—			—			1,818
Income tax (expense) benefit		(3,807	)		(166	)		271			(3,702	)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(7,654	)		(1,170	)		—			(8,824	)
Net earnings (loss)	$	27,950		$	4,068		$	(7,801	)	$	24,217

Schedule of revenues, equity income (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries and other income from the portfolio asset acquisition and resolution segment

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Domestic	$	51,191	$	42,180
Latin America		7,255		2,230
Europe		6,089		18,843
Total	$	64,535	$	63,253

Schedule of total assets for each segment and a reconciliation to total assets

	December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	39,941	$	34,802
Restricted cash		1,154		1,229
Portfolio acquisition and resolution assets:
Domestic		132,487		199,093
Latin America		6,495		17,048
Europe		6,049		41,447
Special situations platform assets		45,158		51,099
Other non-earning assets, net		13,353		11,628
Total assets	$	244,637	$	356,346