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Investment Company, Contractual Fee Waived, Management Fee

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Investment Company, Management Fee Expense, After Reduction Of Fee Waiver

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Amount of liabilities incurred and payable to vendors for goods and services received, and accrued liabilities classified as other.

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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 carryover of excess expense potentially reimbursable to adviser but not recorded as liability by investment company.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Base rate for management and service fees under arrangement to manage operations, including, but not limited to, investment.

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Rate based on performance for management and service fees under arrangement to manage operations, 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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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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Related Party Transactions - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base management fee	$ 18,997	$ 19,025		$ 56,747	$ 54,545
Incentive fee	18,857	(4,096)		52,844	3,647
Accounts payable and other liabilities	4,796			4,796		$ 6,293
Related Party \| Revolving Credit Facility
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	100,000			$ 100,000		100,000
Investment Advisory Agreement \| Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management and service fees, base rate				1.375%
Investment company, contractual fee waived, management fee			$ 1,904
Base management fee					52,641
Base management fee, net of waiver					54,545
Investment Advisory Agreement \| Investment, Administrator
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment company, excess expense reimbursable	3,976	857		$ 7,192	5,245
Cumulative Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income \| Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management and service fees, base rate				1.375%
Management and service fees, incentive rate				20.00%
Investment Advisory Agreement, Income Incentive Fee \| Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee	18,857	718		$ 52,844	3,647
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Quarterly Hurdle Rate \| Related Party
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 \| Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management and service fees, incentive rate				100.00%
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Quarterly Catch-Up Threshold \| Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management and service fees, incentive rate				2.50%
Investment Advisory Agreement, Capital Gain Incentive Fee \| Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee	0	$ (4,814)		$ 0	$ 0
Capital Gain Incentive Fee Base \| Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management and service fees, incentive rate				20.00%
Administration Agreement \| Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts payable and other liabilities	2,048			$ 2,048		1,976
Expenses Paid \| Investment, Administrator
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts payable and other liabilities	$ 969			$ 969		$ 2,049