Allowance for Credit Losses - Allowance for Credit Losses Rollforward (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Net Investment in Lease, Allowance for Credit Loss
Beginning balance	$ 553,879	$ 0
Initial allowance from current period investments	0	22,158
Current period change in credit allowance	(4,380)	127,350
Charge-offs	0	0
Recoveries	0	0
Ending balance	549,499	458,870
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Net Investment in Lease, Allowance for Credit Loss
Beginning balance	$ 0	$ 309,362

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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