Debt Instrument Revolving Repurchase Facilities Advance Rate

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Debt Instrument Revolving Repurchase Facilities Guarantee Rate

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Debt Instrument Revolving Repurchase Facilities Margin Call Description

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Description of the maturity date of the debt instrument including whether the debt matures serially and, if so, a brief description of the serial maturities.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Secured Debt Agreements, Net - Summary of Key Terms of Credit Facilities (Detail) € in Thousands, £ in Thousands, $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2019 GBP (£)	Mar. 31, 2019 AUD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 CAD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	100.00%
JP Morgan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings		$ 520,600
Deutsche Bank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 860,500
Wells Fargo [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee		25.00%
Term/Maturity	May 08, 2019
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 128,200	$ 474,400
Credit Facilities [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Potential Borrowings	9,444,814	9,210,325
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 9,093,821	$ 8,870,897
Spread	1.72%
Advance Rate	79.50%	79.50%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| USD LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Potential Borrowings	$ 7,356,109
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 7,047,922
Spread	1.70%
Advance Rate	79.60%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| EUR LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Potential Borrowings					$ 255,270
Outstanding Borrowings					$ 255,270
Spread	1.90%
Advance Rate	78.00%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| GBP LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Potential Borrowings \| €			€ 816,557
Outstanding Borrowings \| €			€ 779,119
Spread	1.51%
Advance Rate	80.00%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| BBSY
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Potential Borrowings \| £				£ 546,781
Outstanding Borrowings \| £				£ 546,781
Spread	2.06%
Advance Rate	77.80%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| CDOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Potential Borrowings						$ 371,131
Outstanding Borrowings						$ 371,122
Spread	1.80%
Advance Rate	82.10%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Bank of America - Multi. JV [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	43.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Jul. 19, 2021
Potential Borrowings	$ 97,002	$ 97,002
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 97,002	97,002
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Morgan Stanley [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Mar. 01, 2022
Potential Borrowings	$ 444,653	341,241
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 414,456	276,721
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Goldman Sachs - Multi. JV [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Jul. 12, 2020
Potential Borrowings	$ 169,506	170,060
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 169,506	170,060
Credit Facilities [Member] \| JP Morgan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	50.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Jan. 07, 2021
Potential Borrowings	$ 1,078,749	1,010,628
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 1,078,749	1,010,628
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Deutsche Bank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	60.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Aug. 09, 2021
Potential Borrowings	$ 1,865,813	1,839,698
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 1,865,813	1,839,698
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Barclays [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Mar. 29, 2023
Potential Borrowings	$ 890,620	890,620
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 890,620	890,620
Credit Facilities [Member] \| MetLife [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	50.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Apr. 22, 2023
Potential Borrowings	$ 675,329	675,329
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 675,329	675,329
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Bank of America [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	50.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	May 21, 2023
Potential Borrowings	$ 793,804	873,446
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 793,804	873,446
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Citibank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Term matched
Potential Borrowings	$ 878,104	852,470
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 801,474	663,917
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Societe Generale [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Term matched
Potential Borrowings	$ 321,182	321,182
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 321,182	321,182
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Wells Fargo [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Term matched
Potential Borrowings	$ 1,992,903	1,908,509
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 1,748,737	1,822,154
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Goldman Sachs [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Oct. 22, 2023
Potential Borrowings	$ 237,149	230,140
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 237,149	$ 230,140