BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - OPERATIONS - RPG (Details) - Republic Processing Group $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
TRS division | Easy Advances
Basis of Presentation
Fee charged	$ 0
EA's repayment term	21 days
Duration of unpaid EA's write off	81 days
Republic Credit Solutions
Basis of Presentation
Minimum maturity of unsecured, small dollar consumer loans	30 days