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Indicates line item in statement of financial position that includes accrued interest, after allowance for credit loss, on financing receivable.

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Amount excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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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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Amortized cost excluding accrued interest, after allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amount, excluding accrued interest, of increase (decrease) in allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amortized cost excluding accrued interest, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amount, excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss at acquisition date of financing receivable purchased with credit deterioration. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amount at purchase price of financing receivable purchased with credit deterioration.

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Fair value portion of loan receivable, including, but not limited to, mortgage loans held for investment, finance receivables held for investment, policy loans on insurance contracts.

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Investments in Loans (Details) $ in Thousands, £ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) property	Mar. 31, 2024 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) property state	Mar. 31, 2024 GBP (£) property
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		$ 258,160		$ 207,837
Allowance		(4,735)		(2,498)
Carrying Amount		253,426		205,339
Increase in allowance for credit losses		$ 2,200
Financing Receivable, Accrued Interest, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]		Other assets, net			Other assets, net
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Interest rate		11.00%			11.00%
Senior Secured Note
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Carrying Amount		$ 179,500			£ 142.0
Interest rate		6.75%			6.75%
Payments to acquire notes receivable \| £			£ 136.7
Senior Secured Note \| Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Carrying Amount		$ 9,900
Loan acquired in conjunction with acquisition, fair value		7,800
Loan acquired in conjunction with acquisition, initial expected credit loss		$ 1,000
Senior Secured Note \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) \| Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.00%			4.00%
Senior Secured Notes Receivable
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		$ 182,121		174,337
Allowance		(3,700)		(2,498)
Carrying Amount		178,421		171,839
Mortgage Loans
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		66,277		33,500
Allowance		0		0
Carrying Amount		66,277		33,500
Accrued interest		8,700		$ 3,400
Interest rate				8.25%
Automotive service properties used as collateral \| property				9
Number of states in service \| state				7
Mortgage Loans \| Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		$ 33,000
Interest rate		10.00%			10.00%
Automotive service properties used as collateral \| property		4			4
Loans receivable		$ 32,800
Mortgage Loans \| Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. \| Subsequent event
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amount of loan repayment	$ 33,000
Unsecured Loan
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		9,763
Allowance		(1,035)
Carrying Amount		8,728
Unsecured Loan \| Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Carrying Amount		11,000
Other assets, fair value disclosure		$ 9,800