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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Revenue Recognition (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loan origination fees and direct loan origination costs amortization period	12 months
Credit Card
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loan origination fees and direct loan origination costs amortization period	12 months
Amortization term of annual membership fees	12 months

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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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