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Fair Value Measurement and Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Quantitative Information for Significant Unobservable Inputs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jun. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Quantitative information |  |
Derivative assets - Fair value | $ 765,161 | $ 755,328
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Derivative assets - Fair value | 765,161 | 755,328
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | 35,721 | 72,614
Level 3 | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Derivative assets - Fair value | 263 | 323
Level 3 | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | 35,721 | 72,614
Level 3 | Discounted cash flows | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | 4,989 | 23,322
Level 3 | Fair value of collateral | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | 17,501 | 17,912
Level 3 | Fair value of collateral | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | 6,134 |
Level 3 | Individual analysis of each investment | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | 868 |
Level 3 | Fair value of property | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Loans held-for-investment, fair value disclosure | $ 7,097 | $ 31,380
Discount | Level 3 | Discounted cash flows | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Loans held-for-investment, measurement input | 15.00% |
Discount | Level 3 | Discounted cash flows | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Minimum |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Loans held-for-investment, measurement input |  | 4.00%
Discount | Level 3 | Discounted cash flows | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Maximum |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Loans held-for-investment, measurement input |  | 6.00%
Discount | Level 3 | Discounted cash flows | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Weighted Average |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Loans held-for-investment, measurement input | 15.00% | 4.00%
Discount | Level 3 | Fair value of collateral | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Minimum |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Loans held-for-investment, measurement input | 15.00% | 15.00%
Discount | Level 3 | Fair value of collateral | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Maximum |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Loans held-for-investment, measurement input | 81.00% | 75.00%
Discount | Level 3 | Fair value of collateral | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Weighted Average |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Loans held-for-investment, measurement input | 43.00% | 37.00%
Selling cost | Level 3 | Fair value of property | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Loans held-for-investment, measurement input | 8.00% | 8.00%
Selling cost | Level 3 | Fair value of property | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Weighted Average |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Loans held-for-investment, measurement input | 8.00% | 8.00%
Equity contracts | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Derivative assets - Fair value | $ 263 | $ 323
Equity contracts | Level 3 | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Derivative assets - Fair value | $ 263 | $ 323
Equity contracts | Equity volatility | Level 3 | Black-Scholes option pricing model | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Minimum |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Measurement input | 41.00% | 42.00%
Equity contracts | Equity volatility | Level 3 | Black-Scholes option pricing model | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Maximum |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Measurement input | 50.00% | 60.00%
Equity contracts | Equity volatility | Level 3 | Black-Scholes option pricing model | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Weighted Average |  |
Quantitative information |  |
Measurement input | 44.00% | 54.00%
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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