Loans Receivable, Net - Overall Statistics for Loans Receivable Portfolio (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) SecurityLoan	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) SecurityLoan	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of loans \| SecurityLoan	188	120
Principal balance	$ 22,156,437	$ 16,652,824	$ 16,277,343
Net book value	$ 21,878,338	$ 16,399,166
Weighted-average maximum maturity (years)	3 years 4 months 24 days	3 years 1 month 6 days
Percentage of portfolio	100.00%	100.00%
CECL reserve on unfunded loan commitments
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Unfunded loan commitments	$ 4,180,128	$ 3,160,084
LIBOR
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Weighted-average cash coupon	3.19%	3.18%
Weighted-average all-in yield	3.52%	3.53%

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Amount, before allowance for credit loss, fee, and loan in process, of financing receivable. Excludes financing receivable covered under loss sharing agreement.

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