Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block] | 2. Significant Accounting Policies and Consolidated Financial Statement Components The following is a summary of significant accounting policies we follow in preparing our consolidated financial statements, as well as a description of significant components of our consolidated financial statements. Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of our consolidated financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during each reporting period. We base these estimates on information available to us as of the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates. Certain estimates, such as credit losses, payment rates, costs of funds, discount rates and the yields earned on credit card receivables, significantly affect the reported amount (and changes thereon) of our Loans, interest and fees receivables, at fair value and Notes payable associated with structured financings recorded at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of income. Additionally, estimates of credit losses have a significant effect on loans, interest and fees receivable, net, as shown on our consolidated balance sheets, as well as on the provision for losses on loans, interest and fees receivable within our consolidated statements of income. We have eliminated all significant intercompany balances and transactions for financial reporting purposes. Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents consist of cash, money market investments and overnight deposits. We consider all highly liquid cash investments with low interest rate risk and original maturities of three $4.5 Restricted Cash Restricted cash as of December 31, 2022 2021 Loans, Interest and Fees Receivable We maintain two 90 180 180 30 not We adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016 13, January 1, 2022. one Loans, Interest and Fees Receivable, at Fair Value. January 1, 2022 Under the fair value option, direct loan origination fees (such as annual and merchant fees) are taken into income when billed to the consumer or upon loan acquisition and direct loan origination costs are expensed in the period incurred. The Company estimates the fair value of the loans using a discounted cash flow model, which considers various unobservable inputs such as remaining cumulative charge-offs, remaining cumulative prepayments, average life and discount rate. The Company re-evaluates the fair value of loans receivable at the close of each measurement period. Changes in the fair value of loans, interest and fees receivable are recorded as a component of "Changes in fair value of loans, interest and fees receivable and notes payable associated with structured financings recorded at fair value" in the consolidated statements of income in the period of the fair value changes. Changes in the fair value of loans, interest and fees receivable recorded at fair value include the impact of current period charge-offs associated with these receivables. Further details concerning our loans, interest and fees receivable held at fair value are presented within Note 6, Loans, Interest and Fees Receivable, Gross. January 1, 2022 not December 31, 2022 2021, We show both an allowance for uncollectible loans, interest and fees receivable and unearned fees (or “deferred revenue”) for our loans, interest and fees receivable that are not not may may A considerable amount of judgment is required to assess the ultimate amount of uncollectible loans, interest and fees receivable, and we continuously evaluate and update our methodologies to determine the most appropriate allowance necessary. We may may Certain of our loans, interest and fees receivable (including those receivables associated with our private label credit and general purpose credit card receivables prior to their adoption of fair value accounting) also contain components of deferred revenue including merchant fees on the purchases of receivables for our private label credit receivables, loan discounts on the purchase of our auto finance receivables and annual fee billings for our general purpose credit card receivables. Our private label credit, general purpose credit card and auto finance loans, interest and fees receivable include principal balances and associated fees and interest due from customers which are earned each period a loan is outstanding, net of the unearned portion of merchant fees, annual fees and loan discounts. As of December 31, 2022 December 31, 2021, December 31, 2022 December 31, 2021. As a result of the COVID- 19 March 2020 March 2020, 19 19 may 19. 19 19 not December 31, 2022 19 Our CaaS segment consists of two For the Year Ended December 31, 2022 Credit Cards Auto Finance Other Unsecured Lending Products Total Allowance for uncollectible loans, interest and fees receivable: Balance at beginning of period $ (43.4 ) $ (1.4 ) $ (12.4 ) $ (57.2 ) Cumulative effects from adoption of fair value under the CECL standard 43.4 — 12.4 55.8 Cumulative effects from adoption of the CECL standard — (0.2 ) — (0.2 ) Provision for credit losses — (1.3 ) — (1.3 ) Charge-offs — 2.6 — 2.6 Recoveries — (1.3 ) — (1.3 ) Balance at end of period $ — $ (1.6 ) $ — $ (1.6 ) As of December 31, 2022 Credit Cards Auto Finance Other Unsecured Lending Products Total Allowance for uncollectible loans, interest and fees receivable: Balance at end of period individually evaluated for impairment $ — $ — $ — $ — Balance at end of period collectively evaluated for impairment $ — $ (1.6 ) $ — $ (1.6 ) Loans, interest and fees receivable: Loans, interest and fees receivable, gross $ — $ 105.3 $ — $ 105.3 Loans, interest and fees receivable individually evaluated for impairment $ — $ — $ — $ — Loans, interest and fees receivable collectively evaluated for impairment $ — $ 105.3 $ — $ 105.3 For the Year Ended December 31, 2021 Credit Cards Auto Finance Other Unsecured Lending Products Total Allowance for uncollectible loans, interest and fees receivable: Balance at beginning of period $ (88.2 ) $ (1.7 ) $ (35.1 ) $ (125.0 ) Provision for credit losses (34.9 ) (0.2 ) (1.4 ) (36.5 ) Charge-offs 88.6 1.5 31.1 121.2 Recoveries (8.9 ) (1.0 ) (7.0 ) (16.9 ) Balance at end of period $ (43.4 ) $ (1.4 ) $ (12.4 ) $ (57.2 ) As of December 31, 2021 Credit Cards Auto Finance Other Unsecured Lending Products Total Allowance for uncollectible loans, interest and fees receivable: Balance at end of period individually evaluated for impairment $ — $ (0.1 ) $ — $ (0.1 ) Balance at end of period collectively evaluated for impairment $ (43.4 ) $ (1.3 ) $ (12.4 ) $ (57.1 ) Loans, interest and fees receivable: Loans, interest and fees receivable, gross $ 259.5 $ 94.6 $ 116.2 $ 470.3 Loans, interest and fees receivable individually evaluated for impairment $ — $ 0.4 $ — $ 0.4 Loans, interest and fees receivable collectively evaluated for impairment $ 259.5 $ 94.2 $ 116.2 $ 469.9 For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 Credit Cards Auto Finance Other Unsecured Lending Products Total Allowance for uncollectible loans, interest and fees receivable: Balance at beginning of period $ (121.3 ) $ (1.6 ) $ (63.4 ) $ (186.3 ) Provision for credit losses (112.1 ) (2.0 ) (28.6 ) (142.7 ) Charge-offs 155.1 3.0 72.1 230.2 Recoveries (9.9 ) (1.1 ) (15.2 ) (26.2 ) Balance at end of period $ (88.2 ) $ (1.7 ) $ (35.1 ) $ (125.0 ) As of December 31, 2020 Credit Cards Auto Finance Other Unsecured Lending Products Total Allowance for uncollectible loans, interest and fees receivable: Balance at end of period individually evaluated for impairment $ — $ (0.3 ) $ — $ (0.3 ) Balance at end of period collectively evaluated for impairment $ (88.2 ) $ (1.4 ) $ (35.1 ) $ (124.7 ) Loans, interest and fees receivable: Loans, interest and fees receivable, gross $ 364.2 $ 93.2 $ 210.2 $ 667.6 Loans, interest and fees receivable individually evaluated for impairment $ — $ 2.3 $ — $ 2.3 Loans, interest and fees receivable collectively evaluated for impairment $ 364.2 $ 90.9 $ 210.2 $ 665.3 Delinquent loans, interest and fees receivable reflect the principal, fee and interest components of loans we did not not Recoveries, noted above, consist of amounts received from the efforts of third third December 31, 2022, third third December 31, 2021, third third December 31, 2020, third third We consider loan delinquencies a key indicator of credit quality because this measure provides the best ongoing estimate of how a particular class of receivables is performing. An aging of our delinquent loans, interest and fees receivable, gross (in millions) by class of receivable is as follows: As of December 31, 2022 Credit Cards Auto Finance Other Unsecured Lending Products Total 30-59 days past due $ — $ 8.5 $ — $ 8.5 60-89 days past due — 3.0 — 3.0 90 or more days past due — 2.1 — 2.1 Delinquent loans, interest and fees receivable, gross — 13.6 — 13.6 Current loans, interest and fees receivable, gross — 91.7 — 91.7 Total loans, interest and fees receivable, gross $ — $ 105.3 $ — $ 105.3 Balance of loans greater than 90-days delinquent still accruing interest and fees $ — $ 1.7 $ — $ 1.7 As of December 31, 2021 Credit Cards Auto Finance Other Unsecured Lending Products Total 30-59 days past due $ 7.3 $ 7.0 $ 3.3 $ 17.6 60-89 days past due 6.9 2.5 2.6 12.0 90 or more days past due 17.9 1.8 6.8 26.5 Delinquent loans, interest and fees receivable, gross 32.1 11.3 12.7 56.1 Current loans, interest and fees receivable, gross 227.4 83.3 103.5 414.2 Total loans, interest and fees receivable, gross $ 259.5 $ 94.6 $ 116.2 $ 470.3 Balance of loans greater than 90-days delinquent still accruing interest and fees $ — $ 1.5 $ — $ 1.5 As of December 31, 2020 Credit Cards Auto Finance Other Unsecured Lending Products Total 30-59 days past due $ 12.4 $ 7.6 $ 5.1 $ 25.1 60-89 days past due 8.0 2.8 3.8 14.6 90 or more days past due 19.9 2.1 9.5 31.5 Delinquent loans, interest and fees receivable, gross 40.3 12.5 18.4 71.2 Current loans, interest and fees receivable, gross 323.9 80.7 191.8 596.4 Total loans, interest and fees receivable, gross $ 364.2 $ 93.2 $ 210.2 $ 667.6 Balance of loans greater than 90-days delinquent still accruing interest and fees $ — $ 1.5 $ — $ 1.5 Troubled Debt Restructurings As part of ongoing collection efforts, once an account, the receivable of which is included in our CaaS segment, becomes 90 may no one 19 six 19 30 not not not 19 The following table details by class of receivable, the number and amount of modified loans, including TDRs that have been re-aged: As of December 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 Private label credit General purpose credit card Private label credit General purpose credit card Private label credit General purpose credit card Number of TDRs 24,594 171,729 14,919 39,322 12,394 37,784 Number of TDRs that have been re-aged 2,499 28,598 812 2,035 2,788 7,846 Amount of TDRs on non-accrual status (in thousands) $ 31,350 $ 119,785 $ 17,152 $ 25,154 $ 14,537 $ 26,989 Amount of TDRs on non-accrual status above that have been re-aged (in thousands) $ 4,606 $ 24,440 $ 1,205 $ 1,553 $ 4,662 $ 6,890 Carrying value of TDRs (in thousands) $ 18,827 $ 70,519 $ 11,173 $ 15,502 $ 9,583 $ 14,287 TDRs - Performing (carrying value, in thousands)* $ 15,001 $ 59,735 $ 8,797 $ 13,387 $ 7,420 $ 11,855 TDRs - Nonperforming (carrying value, in thousands)* $ 3,826 $ 10,784 $ 2,376 $ 2,115 $ 2,163 $ 2,432 We do not The Company modified 232,086, 65,125 and 60,908 accounts in the amount of $230.4 million, $70.0 million and $70.3 million during the twelve December 31, 2022, 2021 2020, twelve Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 Private label credit General purpose credit card Private label credit General purpose credit card Private label credit General purpose credit card Number of accounts 7,049 28,714 3,119 7,765 3,065 7,665 Loan balance at time of charge off (in thousands) $ 11,302 $ 22,679 $ 4,642 $ 6,455 $ 4,352 $ 6,745 Property at Cost, Net of Depreciation We capitalize costs related to internal development and implementation of software used in our operating activities in accordance with applicable accounting literature. These capitalized costs consist almost exclusively of fees paid to third We record our property at cost less accumulated depreciation or amortization. We compute depreciation expense using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of our assets, which are approximately 5 years for furniture, fixtures and equipment, and 3 years for computers and software. We amortize leasehold improvements over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the terms of their respective underlying leases. We periodically review our property to determine if it is impaired. We incurred no impairment costs in 2022 2021 Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets Prepaid expenses and other assets include amounts paid to third third 1 2 3 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses Accounts payable and accrued expenses reflect both the billed and unbilled amounts owed at the end of a period for services rendered. Revenue Recognition and Revenue from Contracts with Customers Consumer Loans, Including Past Due Fees Consumer loans, including past due fees reflect interest income, including finance charges, and late fees on loans in accordance with the terms of the related customer agreements. Discounts received associated with auto loans that are not Fees and Related Income on Earning Assets Fees and related income on earning assets primarily include fees associated with credit products, including the receivables underlying the private label and general purpose credit cards we service, and our legacy credit card receivables which include the recognition of annual fee billings and cash advance fees among others. Fees are assessed on credit card accounts underlying our credit card receivables according to the terms of the related cardholder agreements and we recognize these fees as income when they are charged to the customers’ accounts. Fees and related income on earning assets, net of amounts that we consider uncollectible, are included in loans, interest and fees receivable and revenue when the fees are earned based upon the contractual terms of the loans. The election of the fair value option to account for certain loans receivable resulted in increased fees recognized on credit products throughout the periods presented. Other revenue Other revenue includes revenues associated with interchange revenues, servicing income and ancillary product offerings (primarily associated with a credit protection program offered by our issuing bank partner). We recognize these fees as income in the period earned. Other non-operating revenue Other non-operating revenue includes revenues associated with investments in equity method investees and other revenues not Revenue from Contracts with Customers The majority of our revenue is earned from financial instruments and is not No. 2014 09, None For the Year Ended December 31, 2022 CaaS Auto Finance Total Interchange revenues, net (1) $ 24,926 $ — $ 24,926 Servicing income 3,259 888 4,147 Service charges and other customer related fees 13,658 67 13,725 Total revenue from contracts with customers $ 41,843 $ 955 $ 42,798 1 For the Year Ended December 31, 2021 CaaS Auto Finance Total Interchange revenues, net (1) $ 18,134 $ — $ 18,134 Servicing income 1,871 1,224 3,095 Service charges and other customer related fees 9,317 60 9,377 Total revenue from contracts with customers $ 29,322 $ 1,284 $ 30,606 1 For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 CaaS Auto Finance Total Interchange revenues, net (1) $ 9,500 $ — $ 9,500 Servicing income 1,187 994 2,181 Service charges and other customer related fees 3,685 65 3,750 Total revenue from contracts with customers $ 14,372 $ 1,059 $ 15,431 ( 1 Card and Loan Servicing Expenses Card and loan servicing costs primarily include collections and customer service expenses. Within this category of expenses are personnel, service bureau, cardholder correspondence and other direct costs associated with our collections and customer service efforts. Card and loan servicing costs also include outsourced collections and customer service expenses. We expense card and loan servicing costs as we incur them, with the exception of prepaid costs, which we expense over respective service periods. Marketing and Solicitation Expenses We expense product solicitation costs, including printing, credit bureaus, list processing, telemarketing, postage, and internet marketing fees, as we incur these costs or expend resources. Loss on repurchase and redemption of convertible senior notes In periods where we repurchased or redeemed outstanding 5.875% convertible senior notes (“convertible senior notes”), we recorded any discount or premium paid for the repurchase or redemption (including accrued interest) relative to the amortized book value of the notes. For the year ended December 31, 2021, Recent Accounting Pronouncements In June 2016, 2016 13, 2018 19, 2019 04, 2019 10 2019 11 May 2019, 2019 05, 326 20, 2016 13 January 1, 2022, 2016 13 In March 2020, No. 2020 04, 848 no December 1, 2022, January 2021, 2021 01, 848 848 not not On March 31, 2022, 2022 02, 326 December 15, 2022. not |