Annual rate of non-cumulative cash distributions.

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Investment company financial commitment to investee future amount upon occurrence of certain events.

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Mortgage Revenue Bonds advanced amount.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of financial support to be provided in future by investment company to investee.

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Amount to be paid per share that is classified as temporary equity by entity upon redemption. Temporary equity is a security with redemption features that are outside the control of the issuer, is not classified as an asset or liability in conformity with GAAP, and is not mandatorily redeemable. Includes any type of security that is redeemable at a fixed or determinable price or on a fixed or determinable date or dates, is redeemable at the option of the holder, or has conditions for redemption which are not solely within the control of the issuer. If convertible, the issuer does not control the actions or events necessary to issue the maximum number of shares that could be required to be delivered under the conversion option if the holder exercises the option to convert the stock to another class of equity. If the security is a warrant or a rights issue, the warrant or rights issue is considered to be temporary equity if the issuer cannot demonstrate that it would be able to deliver upon the exercise of the option by the holder in all cases. Includes stock with put option held by ESOP and stock redeemable by holder only in the event of a change in control of the issuer.

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The number of securities classified as temporary equity that have been issued and are held by the entity's shareholders. Securities outstanding equals securities issued minus securities held in treasury. Temporary equity is a security with redemption features that are outside the control of the issuer, is not classified as an asset or liability in conformity with GAAP, and is not mandatorily redeemable. Includes any type of security that is redeemable at a fixed or determinable price or on a fixed or determinable date or dates, is redeemable at the option of the holder, or has conditions for redemption which are not solely within the control of the issuer. If convertible, the issuer does not control the actions or events necessary to issue the maximum number of shares that could be required to be delivered under the conversion option if the holder exercises the option to convert the stock to another class of equity. If the security is a warrant or a rights issue, the warrant or rights issue is considered to be temporary equity if the issuer cannot demonstrate that it would be able to deliver upon the exercise of the option by the holder in all cases. Includes stock with put option held by ESOP and stock redeemable by holder only in the event of a change in control of the issuer.

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	May 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption Price per Unit				$ 10.00	$ 10.00	$ 10.00	$ 10.00	$ 10.00	$ 10.00	$ 10.00
Redeemable preferred units, outstanding		9,500,000	9,500,000
Subsequent Event \| Series A-1 Preferred Units [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption Price per Unit	$ 10.00
Annual rate of non-cumulative cash distributions	3.00%
Redeemable preferred units, registered for offering and issuance	9,450,000
Redeemable preferred units, outstanding	0
Jackson Manor Apartments [Member] \| Subsequent Event \| Jackson, MS [Member] \| Mortgage Revenue Bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
MRB Partnership advances	$ 4,150,000
Vantage at Loveland [Member] \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Equity commitment of fund construction	16,300,000
Equity commitment of fund construction upon occurrence of certain events	$ 18,200,000