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Fair Value Measurement - Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 289,307	$ 260,139
Accretion of discount		5,306
PIK dividends	36,311	19,307
Change in fair value		4,555
Cash received for tax liability	(11,627)
Ending balance	$ 313,991	$ 289,307

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Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Accretion Of Discount

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Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Cash Received For Tax Liability

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Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Paid-In-Kind Dividends

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Amount, measured using unobservable inputs, of increase (decrease) in plan assets of defined benefit plan.

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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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Fair value of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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