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Related Party Transactions - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2020	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	May 21, 2021	Oct. 09, 2020
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment company, contractual fee waived			$ 1,904	$ 4,000	$ 0
Base management fee			73,866	61,858	59,243
Incentive fee			17,756	3,214	13,831
Affiliated Entity \| Revolving Credit Facility
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 100,000	100,000
Investment, Affiliated Issuer \| Unsecured Debt
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction, purchases from related party	$ 40,000
Related party transaction, due to related party						$ 25,000	$ 15,000
Investment Advisory Agreement \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management and service fees, base rate			1.375%
Based management fee, fee waived		$ (1,904)		(4,000)
Base management fee, net of waiver			$ 71,962	57,858
Base management fee			73,866	61,858
Incentive fee			17,756	3,214	13,831
Investment Advisory Agreement \| Investment, Administrator
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment company, excess expense reimbursable			$ 6,240	6,950	$ 6,378
Cumulative Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management and service fees, base rate			1.375%
Management and service fees, incentive rate			20.00%
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Quarterly Hurdle Rate \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management and service fees, incentive rate			2.00%
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Below Catch-Up \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management and service fees, incentive rate			100.00%
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Quarterly Catch-Up Threshold \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management and service fees, incentive rate			2.50%
Capital Gain Incentive Fee Base \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management and service fees, incentive rate			20.00%
Administration Agreement \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to affiliate			$ 1,976	1,769
Expenses Paid \| Investment, Administrator
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to affiliate			$ 2,049	$ 2,523