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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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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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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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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Secured Debt Agreements, Net - Summary of Key Terms of Credit Facilities (Detail) € in Thousands, £ in Thousands, $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 CAD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2019 GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 AUD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	100.00%
JP Morgan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term/Maturity	Jan. 07, 2021
Outstanding Borrowings					$ 520,600
Bank of America - Multi. JV [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term/Maturity	Dec. 16, 2021
Deutsche Bank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Term/Maturity	Aug. 09, 2021
Outstanding Borrowings					803,700
Morgan Stanley [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term/Maturity	Mar. 01, 2022
Goldman Sachs - Multi. JV [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term/Maturity	Jul. 12, 2022
Bank of America [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term/Maturity	May 21, 2023
Goldman Sachs [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term/Maturity	Oct. 22, 2023
Barclays [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term/Maturity	Jun. 18, 2024
MetLife [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term/Maturity	Sep. 23, 2025
Wells Fargo [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Outstanding Borrowings		$ 302,700			174,300
Credit Facilities [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Potential Borrowings		9,210,325			9,269,701
Outstanding Borrowings		$ 8,870,897			8,567,394
Spread	INDEX + 1.67%
Advance Rate	79.50%	79.50%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| USD LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Potential Borrowings					7,113,454
Outstanding Borrowings					6,465,833
Spread	L + 1.65%
Advance Rate	79.70%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| EUR LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Potential Borrowings \| €			€ 1,013,050
Outstanding Borrowings \| €			€ 963,636
Spread	E + 1.49%
Advance Rate	80.00%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| GBP LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Potential Borrowings \| £				£ 619,853
Outstanding Borrowings \| £				£ 619,170
Spread	L + 2.06%
Advance Rate	77.10%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| BBSY
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Potential Borrowings						$ 255,270
Outstanding Borrowings						$ 255,270
Spread	BBSY + 1.90%
Advance Rate	78.00%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| CDOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Potential Borrowings	$ 156,349
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 156,362
Spread	CDOR + 1.83%
Advance Rate	80.70%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| JP Morgan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	50.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Potential Borrowings		$ 1,010,628			1,016,689
Outstanding Borrowings		1,010,628			918,526
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Bank of America - Multi. JV [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	43.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Potential Borrowings		97,002			22,320
Outstanding Borrowings		97,002			22,320
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Deutsche Bank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	60.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Potential Borrowings		1,839,698			1,722,050
Outstanding Borrowings		1,839,698			1,722,050
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Morgan Stanley [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Potential Borrowings		341,241			490,213
Outstanding Borrowings		276,721			434,165
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Goldman Sachs - Multi. JV [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Potential Borrowings		170,060			217,601
Outstanding Borrowings		170,060			217,601
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Bank of America [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	50.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Potential Borrowings		873,446			658,724
Outstanding Borrowings		873,446			658,724
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Goldman Sachs [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Potential Borrowings		230,140			313,895
Outstanding Borrowings		230,140			268,895
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Barclays [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Potential Borrowings		890,620			996,648
Outstanding Borrowings		890,620			793,906
Credit Facilities [Member] \| MetLife [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	61.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Potential Borrowings		675,329			417,677
Outstanding Borrowings		675,329			417,677
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		852,470			1,090,739
Outstanding Borrowings		663,917			888,053
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			333,473
Outstanding Borrowings		321,182			333,473
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Santander [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	50.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Term matched
Potential Borrowings					143,852
Outstanding Borrowings					143,852
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		1,908,509			1,661,789
Outstanding Borrowings		$ 1,822,154			1,564,215
Credit Facilities [Member] \| US Bank - Multi. JV [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Term matched
Potential Borrowings					184,031
Outstanding Borrowings					$ 183,937