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Allowance for credit losses (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022
Credit Loss [Abstract] |
Schedule of movements in the allowance for credit losses | Movements in the allowance for credit losses during the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
| Six Months Ended June 30, |  |
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  |
| Investment in finance leases |  | Notes receivable |  | Loans receivable |  | Total |  | Total |  |
Allowance for credit losses at beginning of period | $ | 71,292 |  |  | $ | 40,964 |  |  | $ | 5,291 |  |  | $ | 117,547 |  |  | $ | 67,153 |  |  |
Current period provision for expected credit losses | 26,586 |  |  | 51,287 |  |  | (2,102) |  |  | 75,771 |  |  | 16,954 |  |  |
Write-offs charged against the allowance | (31,949) |  |  | (36,222) |  |  | — |  |  | (68,171) |  |  | — |  |  |
Allowance for credit losses at end of period | $ | 65,929 |  |  | $ | 56,029 |  |  | $ | 3,189 |  |  | $ | 125,147 |  |  | $ | 84,107 |  |  |

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