Related Party Agreements and Transactions (Details)	3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) component	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base management expense	$ 38,606,000	$ 39,289,000
Incentive fee expense	15,680,000	25,617,000
Allocation of overhead	5,708,000	2,113,000
Software fees incurred	104,000	24,000
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Realized Capital Gains
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee expense	0	0
Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Managerial assistance	$ 1,838,000	2,284,000
Affiliated Entity \| Investment Advisory Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base management fee rate	2.00%
Number of parts to incentive fee \| component	2
Affiliated Entity \| Investment Advisory And Management Agreement Incentive Rate Quarterly Hurdle Rate
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate	1.75%
Affiliated Entity \| Investment Advisory And Management Agreement Incentive Rate Annual Hurdle Rate
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate	7.00%
Affiliated Entity \| Investment Advisory And Management Agreement Incentive Rate Pre Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Below Catch Up Threshold
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate	100.00%
Affiliated Entity \| Investment Advisory And Management Agreement Incentive Rate Pre Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Below Catch Up Threshold \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate	125.00%
Affiliated Entity \| Investment Advisory And Management Agreement Incentive Rate Annual Catch Up Threshold Member
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate	8.75%
Affiliated Entity \| Investment Advisory And Management Agreement Incentive Rate Pre Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Exceeds Catch Up Threshold Member
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate	20.00%
Affiliated Entity \| Investment Advisory And Management Agreement Incentive Rate Pre Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Exceeds Catch Up Threshold Member \| Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate	125.00%
Affiliated Entity \| Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Realized Capital Gains
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate	20.00%
Affiliated Entity \| Administration Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Administration Agreement, termination period without penalties	60 days
Related party transaction, amounts of transaction	$ 186,000	3,468,000
Affiliated Entity \| Reimbursements
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction, amounts of transaction	20,000	21,000
Related Party \| Investment Advisory Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base management expense	$ 38,606,000	$ 39,289,000

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