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Reserve for credit losses to notes receivable

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of expense related to credit loss from transactions other than loan and lease transactions.

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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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Equity Method Investments (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	May 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022	Nov. 14, 2018
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Provision for credit losses	$ 500
Reserve for credit losses	$ 0
CPFH LLC [Member] \| Investor Member
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage					25.00%
KNFH LLC [Member] \| Investor Member
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage				25.00%
DHC8 LLC [Member] \| Investor Member
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage			13.33%
HGC MPG Funding LLC [Member] \| Investor Member
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage		25.00%
KNFH II LLC [Member] \| Investor Member
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	25.00%
HGC Funding I LLC and Origination I LLC [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Provision for credit losses	$ 700
Reserve for credit losses	$ 900
Credit Losses Rate	0.043