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Basis of Presentation and General Information and Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Policy) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2023
Basis of Presentation and General Information and Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
Equity method investments | Equity method investments Under this method, the Company records such an investment at cost (or fair value if a consequence of deconsolidation) and adjusts the carrying amount for its share of the earnings or losses of the entity subsequent to the date of investment and reports the recognized earnings or losses in income.
Accrued Interest Income | Accrued Interest Income As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, accrued interest income amounted to $ 1,546 and $ 591 , respectively and is included in Prepaid expenses and other assets in the accompanying interim consolidated balance sheets.

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- Definition Disclosure of accounting policy for equity method of accounting for investments and other interests. Investment includes, but is not limited to, unconsolidated subsidiary, corporate joint venture, noncontrolling interest in real estate venture, limited partnership, and limited liability company. Information includes, but is not limited to, ownership percentage, reason equity method is or is not considered appropriate, and accounting policy election for distribution received. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a)(2) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=114001798&loc=d3e33918-111571 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (f) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123596393&loc=d3e14064-108612 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 21D -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126954810&loc=SL94080555-108585 + Details
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