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Interest-Only Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Default Event

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 05, 2021	Mar. 05, 2020	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Jun. 05, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital				494.00%		494.00%
DSCR less than 1.75x - Cash Flow Sweeping Event				175.00%		175.00%
DSCR less than 1.20x - Rapid Amortization Event				120.00%		120.00%
Interest-only DSCR less than 1.20x - Manager Termination Event				120.00%		120.00%
Interest-only DSCR less than 1.10x - Default Event				110.00%		110.00%
Debt service coverage ratio				460.00%		460.00%
Unamortized debt issuance costs				$ 8,500,000		$ 8,500,000		$ 11,800,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term lines of credit						$ 220,000,000.0
Letter of Credit \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						1.00%
Letter of Credit \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						1.15%
Letter of Credit \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						0.50%
2019 Class A-2 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly principal payment						$ 3,250,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs				600,000	$ 500,000	1,100,000	$ 1,000,000.0
Unamortized debt issuance costs				8,500,000		8,500,000
Annual principal payment				$ 13,000,000.0		$ 13,000,000.0
2019 Class A-2 Notes \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital				525.00%		525.00%
2019 Class A-2 Notes \| Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional interest on fixed rate			5.00%
Debt instrument, term			10 years
2019 Class A-2-I Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate (percent)				4.194%		4.194%		4.194%	4.194%
Debt instrument, face amount									$ 700,000,000
Make-whole premium				$ 22,000,000		$ 22,000,000
2019 Class A-2-I Notes \| Forecast \| Ten Year United States Treasury Bill Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.15%
2019 Class A-2-II Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate (percent)				4.723%		4.723%		4.723%	4.723%
Debt instrument, face amount									$ 600,000,000
Make-whole premium				$ 57,000,000		$ 57,000,000
2019 Class A-2-II Notes \| Forecast \| Ten Year United States Treasury Bill Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.64%
Revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate (percent)								2.42%
Letters of credit outstanding, amount				3,300,000		3,300,000
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity				221,700,000		221,700,000
Revolver \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity				225,000,000		$ 225,000,000			$ 225,000,000
Fee on unused portion of line of credit (percent)						0.50%
Proceeds from credit facility		$ 220,000,000.0
Maximum amount outstanding during period						$ 220,000,000.0
Repayments of long-term lines of credit	$ 220,000,000.0
Long-term Line of Credit				0		$ 0
Weighted average interest rate, over time						2.40%
Amortization of debt issuance costs				100,000	$ 100,000	$ 300,000	$ 300,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs				$ 1,800,000		$ 1,800,000
Revolver \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						2.15%
Revolver \| Revolving Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						2.15%
Line Of Credit Facility, Percentage Of Advances Drawn						60.00%
Revolver \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Commercial Paper Funding Rate Of Conduit Investor
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						2.15%
Line Of Credit Facility, Percentage Of Advances Drawn						40.00%
Revolver \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						2.15%