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Debt Instrument, Principal Proceeds Available For Reinvestment

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Investment Company, Number of Loans

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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For investments which are quantified by principal amount, the principle balance held at close of period.

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Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Amount of cumulative financial support provided to a nonconsolidated legal entity that is required to comply with or operate in accordance with requirements that are similar to those included in Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for registered money market funds.

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MIDDLE MARKET CREDIT FUND II, LLC - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) financial_institution	Dec. 29, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2020 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Credit Fund II Senior Notes \| Senior notes
Investment Company, Nonconsolidated Subsidiary [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 157,500
Number of tranches \| financial_institution	2
Principal proceeds available for reinvestment	$ 100,000	$ 50,000
Class A-1 Notes \| Senior notes
Investment Company, Nonconsolidated Subsidiary [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 147,500
Class A-1 Notes \| Senior notes \| SOFR
Investment Company, Nonconsolidated Subsidiary [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.85%
Class A-1 Notes \| Senior notes \| LIBOR
Investment Company, Nonconsolidated Subsidiary [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.70%
Class A-2 Notes \| Senior notes
Investment Company, Nonconsolidated Subsidiary [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 10,000
Class A-2 Notes \| Senior notes \| SOFR
Investment Company, Nonconsolidated Subsidiary [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.35%
Class A-2 Notes \| Senior notes \| LIBOR
Investment Company, Nonconsolidated Subsidiary [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		3.20%
Credit Fund II \| Debt securities
Investment Company, Nonconsolidated Subsidiary [Line Items]
Number of loans \| loan			45
Par/principal amount			$ 250,000	$ 244,688	$ 240,878
Credit Fund II \| Equity Investments \| Capital contribution
Investment Company, Nonconsolidated Subsidiary [Line Items]
Financial support, cumulative amount				78,096
CCLF \| Credit Fund II \| Equity Investments \| Capital contribution
Investment Company, Nonconsolidated Subsidiary [Line Items]
Financial support, cumulative amount				$ 12,709
Credit Fund II
Investment Company, Nonconsolidated Subsidiary [Line Items]
Ownership interest			84.13%
Credit Fund II \| CCLF
Investment Company, Nonconsolidated Subsidiary [Line Items]
Ownership interest			15.87%