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Amount of expense for administrative fee from service provided, including, but not limited to, salary, rent, or overhead cost.

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Amount of expense for incentive fee based on performance under arrangement to manage operations, including, but not limited to, investment.

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Amount of fee payable for management of operations based on performance under arrangement, including, but not limited to, investment.

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Amount of expense for investment management fee, including, but not limited to, expense in connection with research, selection, supervision, and custody of investment.

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Amount of fee payable for management of fund or trust.

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AGREEMENTS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details)					3 Months Ended
AGREEMENTS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details)	Aug. 02, 2022 qtr	Feb. 25, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 23, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 02, 2018	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) component	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Look-back period provision \| qtr	12
Management fee expenses					$ 8,279,000	$ 7,853,000
Base management fees payable					8,279,000		$ 8,347,000
Incentive fee expenses					8,167,000	9,604,000
Incentive management fees payable					8,167,000		7,737,000
Administrative fees expenses					600,000	700,000
Administrative fees payable					$ 582,000		$ 536,000
Original Advisory Agreement \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base management fee, percent	1.375%
Incentive fee, percent		2.00%
Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base management fee, percent			1.25%
New Barings BDC Advisory Agreement \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee, percent		2.0625%
Original Advisory Agreement - Annualized Incentive Fee Rate \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base management fee		8.00%
New Barings BDC Advisory Agreement - Annualized Incentive Fee Rate \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base management fee		8.25%
Investment Advisory Agreement \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base management fee					1.25%
Investment Management Agreement \| Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of components \| component					2
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Quarterly Hurdle Rate \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee, percent				2.0625%
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Annualized Hurdle Rate \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee, percent				8.25%
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Below Catch-Up Threshold \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee, percent				100.00%
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Quarterly Catch-Up Threshold \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee, percent				2.57813%
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Annual Catch-Up Threshold \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee, percent				10.3125%
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Exceeds Catch-Up Threshold \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee, percent				20.00%
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income For Trailing Twelve Quarters Exceeds Catch-Up Amount \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee, percent				20.00%
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Cumulative Pre-Incentive Fee Net Return \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee, percent				20.00%
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Realized Capital Gains \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee, percent				20.00%
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee expenses					$ 8,200,000	9,600,000
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Capital Gain Fee
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee expenses					$ 0	$ 0
MVC Credit Support Agreement \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction amount (up to)			$ 23,000,000
Related party transaction, term			10 years
MVC Credit Support Agreement - Covered Credit Losses Minimum \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction amount (up to)			$ 0.00
Sierra Credit Support Agreement \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction amount (up to)		$ 100,000,000
Related party transaction, term		10 years
Sierra Credit Support Agreement Covered Credit Losses Minimum \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction amount (up to)		$ 0.00