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Fair Value Measurement and Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Quantitative Information for Significant Unobservable Inputs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Derivative assets - Fair value | $ 881,404 | $ 484,184
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Derivative assets - Fair value | 881,404 | 484,184
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | 90,298 | 126,984
Level 3 | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Derivative assets - Fair value | 345 | 215
Level 3 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | 90,298 | 126,984
Level 3 | Discounted cash flows | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
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Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | 40,559 | 64,919
Level 3 | Fair value of collateral | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | 18,372 | 38,537
Level 3 | Fair value of property | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
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Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | $ 31,367 | $ 23,528
Discount | Level 3 | Discounted cash flows | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Minimum |  |
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Loans held-for-investment, measurement input | 4.00% | 4.00%
Discount | Level 3 | Discounted cash flows | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Maximum |  |
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Loans held-for-investment, measurement input | 6.00% | 15.00%
Discount | Level 3 | Discounted cash flows | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Weighted Average |  |
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Loans held-for-investment, measurement input | 4.00% | 7.00%
Discount | Level 3 | Fair value of collateral | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Minimum |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Loans held-for-investment, measurement input | 40.00% | 15.00%
Discount | Level 3 | Fair value of collateral | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Maximum |  |
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Loans held-for-investment, measurement input | 94.00% | 75.00%
Discount | Level 3 | Fair value of collateral | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Weighted Average |  |
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Loans held-for-investment, measurement input | 52.00% | 41.00%
Selling cost | Level 3 | Fair value of property | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
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Loans held-for-investment, measurement input | 8.00% | 8.00%
Selling cost | Level 3 | Fair value of property | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Weighted Average |  |
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Loans held-for-investment, measurement input | 8.00% | 8.00%
Equity contracts | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
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Derivative assets - Fair value | $ 346 | $ 220
Equity contracts | Level 3 | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Derivative assets - Fair value | $ 345 | $ 215
Equity contracts | Equity volatility | Level 3 | Black-Scholes option pricing model | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Minimum |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Measurement input | 49.00% | 44.00%
Equity contracts | Equity volatility | Level 3 | Black-Scholes option pricing model | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Maximum |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Measurement input | 70.00% | 54.00%
Equity contracts | Equity volatility | Level 3 | Black-Scholes option pricing model | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Weighted Average |  |
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Measurement input | 59.00% | 49.00%
Equity contracts | Liquidity discount | Level 3 | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Measurement input | 47.00% | 47.00%
Equity contracts | Liquidity discount | Level 3 | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Weighted Average |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Measurement input | 47.00% | 47.00%

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