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	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 AUD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2020 GBP (£)	Mar. 31, 2020 CAD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	100.00%
Potential Borrowings		$ 2,037,795				$ 9,465,742
Outstanding Borrowings		1,971,860				9,019,652
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 - Multi. JV [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term/Maturity	Jul. 19, 2023
JP Morgan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term/Maturity	Jan. 07, 2024
Bank of America [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term/Maturity	May 21, 2024
Barclays [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term/Maturity	Jun. 18, 2024
Goldman Sachs [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term/Maturity	Oct. 22, 2024
MetLife [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term/Maturity	Sep. 23, 2025
Deutsche Bank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Outstanding Borrowings						914,200
Wells Fargo [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Outstanding Borrowings		194,900				146,200
Credit Facilities [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Potential Borrowings		10,310,189				9,465,742
Outstanding Borrowings		$ 9,753,059				9,019,652
Spread	INDEX + 1.60%
Average Rate	79.00%	79.40%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| USD LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Potential Borrowings						5,736,519
Outstanding Borrowings						5,322,859
Spread	L + 1.60%
Average Rate	78.80%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| EUR LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Potential Borrowings \| €			€ 2,204,821
Outstanding Borrowings \| €			€ 2,175,406
Spread	E + 1.41%
Average Rate	80.00%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| GBP LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Potential Borrowings \| £				£ 874,118
Outstanding Borrowings \| £				£ 874,118
Spread	L + 1.98%
Average Rate	77.90%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| BBSY
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Potential Borrowings	$ 255,270
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 255,270
Spread	BBSY + 1.90%
Average Rate	78.00%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| CDOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Potential Borrowings					$ 77,264
Outstanding Borrowings					$ 77,259
Spread	CDOR + 1.80%
Average Rate	78.30%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Morgan Stanley [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Potential Borrowings		$ 524,162				493,208
Outstanding Borrowings		468,048				438,202
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Goldman Sachs - Multi. JV [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Potential Borrowings		203,846				240,263
Outstanding Borrowings		203,846				240,263
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		46,572				58,172
Outstanding Borrowings		46,572				58,172
Credit Facilities [Member] \| JP Morgan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	42.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Potential Borrowings		303,288				401,865
Outstanding Borrowings		259,062				357,639
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Bank of America [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	50.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Potential Borrowings		603,660				538,473
Outstanding Borrowings		513,660				443,473
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Barclays [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Potential Borrowings		1,629,551				1,618,795
Outstanding Borrowings		1,442,083				1,529,553
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Goldman Sachs [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Potential Borrowings		474,338				555,612
Outstanding Borrowings		450,000				555,612
Credit Facilities [Member] \| MetLife [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	61.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Potential Borrowings		417,677				434,131
Outstanding Borrowings		417,677				434,131
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Deutsche Bank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	62.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Term matched
Potential Borrowings						1,958,510
Outstanding Borrowings						1,870,556
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		1,159,888				919,790
Outstanding Borrowings		1,109,837				875,416
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		333,473				236,698
Outstanding Borrowings		333,473				236,698
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		239,332				235,447
Outstanding Borrowings		239,332				235,447
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		2,056,769				1,492,906
Outstanding Borrowings		2,018,057				1,464,938
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		279,838				281,872
Outstanding Borrowings		$ 279,552				$ 279,552