Secured Debt Agreements, Net - Schedule of Secured Debt Agreements (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt agreements borrowings outstanding	$ 518,864	$ 679,207
Secured debt agreements borrowings outstanding	5,290,536	5,731,626
Deferred financing costs	(16,681)	(15,272)
Net book value of secured debt	5,273,855	5,716,354
Credit Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt agreements borrowings outstanding	4,068,249	3,572,837
GE Portfolio Acquisition Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt agreements borrowings outstanding	703,423	1,479,582
Asset-Specific Financings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt agreements borrowings outstanding	$ 518,864	$ 679,207

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Secured Debt Repurchase Agreements Gross

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
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-SubTopic 10
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Carrying value, as of the balance sheet date, of securities sold under agreements to repurchase where the transferor maintains effective control over the assets, accounting for them as secured debt.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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