Other Assets - Retained Interest Investments (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) installment	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Investments
Number of installment notes matured \| installment	2
Retained interest investments	$ 7,832	$ 13,826
Retained interest investments
Investments
Expected amount to receive upon maturity of note after payment of note and any other liabilities	$ 10,100
Promissory notes maturity period	15 years
Principal received upon maturity of installment note	$ 6,900
Retained interest investments	$ 7,800	$ 13,800
Minimum \| Retained interest investments
Investments
Notes maturity year	2023
Maximum \| Retained interest investments
Investments
Notes maturity year	2024

Amount of principal received upon maturity of installment note.

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

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Number of installment notes matured.

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The expected net interest payment and principal amount of promissory note.

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

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The carrying value of interest investment continued to be held by a transferor after transferring financial assets to a third party.

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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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