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Investments - Schedule of Realized Gains and Losses and Changes in Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation on Control and Affiliate investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total investments, at fair value (cost of $2,869,469 and $2,390,984, respectively; fair value amounts related to a VIE $236,826 and $0, respectively) |  | $ 2,825,738 |  |  |  | $ 2,825,738 |  |  |  | $ 2,434,522 |  |
Interest Income |  | 81,408 |  | $ 63,312 |  | 212,391 |  | $ 188,400 |  |  |  |
Fee Income |  | 2,821 |  | 6,881 |  | 9,110 |  | 20,111 |  |  |  |
Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |  | (2,089) |  | (35,651) |  | (87,147) |  | 46,231 |  |  |  |
Total net realized gain (loss) |  | 5,289 |  | 21,111 |  | 775 |  | 14,599 |  |  |  |
Investment, Affiliated Issuer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total investments, at fair value (cost of $2,869,469 and $2,390,984, respectively; fair value amounts related to a VIE $236,826 and $0, respectively) |  | 80,325 | [1] | 75,547 |  | 80,325 | [1] | 75,547 |  | 82,962 | [2] | $ 65,740
Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |  |  |  |  |  | 7,700 |  | 56,893 |  |  |  |
Total net realized gain (loss) |  |  |  |  |  | 1,758 |  | (62,143) |  |  |  |
Investment, Affiliated Issuer [Member] | Control & Affiliate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total investments, at fair value (cost of $2,869,469 and $2,390,984, respectively; fair value amounts related to a VIE $236,826 and $0, respectively) | [3] | 80,325 |  | 75,547 |  | 80,325 |  | 75,547 |  |  |  |
Interest Income | [3] | 1,262 |  | 1,073 |  | 4,644 |  | 2,903 |  |  |  |
Fee Income | [3] | 18 |  | 20 |  | 51 |  | 43 |  |  |  |
Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | [3] | 2,060 |  | (3,892) |  | 7,700 |  | 56,893 |  |  |  |
Total net realized gain (loss) | [3] | (2,014) |  | 0 |  | 1,758 |  | (62,143) |  |  |  |
Investment, Affiliated Issuer, Controlled [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total investments, at fair value (cost of $2,869,469 and $2,390,984, respectively; fair value amounts related to a VIE $236,826 and $0, respectively) |  | 80,325 | [1] | 65,835 |  | 80,325 | [1] | 65,835 |  | 73,504 | [2] | 57,400
Interest Income |  | 1,181 |  | 1,072 |  | 3,440 |  | 2,900 |  |  |  |
Fee Income |  | 18 |  | 20 |  | 51 |  | 43 |  |  |  |
Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |  | (2,571) |  | (3,774) |  | 3,611 |  | (7,327) |  |  |  |
Total net realized gain (loss) |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Investment, Affiliated Issuer, Controlled [Member] | Control Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total investments, at fair value (cost of $2,869,469 and $2,390,984, respectively; fair value amounts related to a VIE $236,826 and $0, respectively) | [3] | 80,325 |  | 65,835 |  | 80,325 |  | 65,835 |  |  |  |
Interest Income | [3] | 1,181 |  | 1,072 |  | 3,440 |  | 2,900 |  |  |  |
Fee Income | [3] | 18 |  | 20 |  | 51 |  | 43 |  |  |  |
Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | [3] | (2,571) |  | (3,774) |  | 3,611 |  | (7,327) |  |  |  |
Total net realized gain (loss) | [3] | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Investment, Affiliated Issuer, Controlled [Member] | Coronado Aesthetics, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total investments, at fair value (cost of $2,869,469 and $2,390,984, respectively; fair value amounts related to a VIE $236,826 and $0, respectively) | [3] | 400 |  |  |  | 400 |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Income | [3] | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Fee Income | [3] | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | [3] | (22) |  |  |  | (165) |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net realized gain (loss) | [3] | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment, Affiliated Issuer, Controlled [Member] | Gibraltar Business Capital, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total investments, at fair value (cost of $2,869,469 and $2,390,984, respectively; fair value amounts related to a VIE $236,826 and $0, respectively) | [3] | 37,662 |  | 40,737 |  | 37,662 |  | 40,737 |  |  |  |
Interest Income | [3] | 853 |  | 853 |  | 2,531 |  | 2,325 |  |  |  |
Fee Income | [3] | 18 |  | 15 |  | 51 |  | 38 |  |  |  |
Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | [3] | (1,423) |  | (3,475) |  | (6,228) |  | (17,690) |  |  |  |
Total net realized gain (loss) | [3] | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Investment, Affiliated Issuer, Controlled [Member] | Hercules Adviser LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total investments, at fair value (cost of $2,869,469 and $2,390,984, respectively; fair value amounts related to a VIE $236,826 and $0, respectively) | [3] | 33,945 |  | 16,804 |  | 33,945 |  | 16,804 |  |  |  |
Interest Income | [3] | 154 |  | 45 |  | 393 |  | 59 |  |  |  |
Fee Income | [3] | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | [3] | (1,236) |  | (219) |  | 9,955 |  | 10,669 |  |  |  |
Total net realized gain (loss) | [3] | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Investment, Affiliated Issuer, Controlled [Member] | Tectura Corporation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total investments, at fair value (cost of $2,869,469 and $2,390,984, respectively; fair value amounts related to a VIE $236,826 and $0, respectively) | [3] | 8,318 |  | 8,294 |  | 8,318 |  | 8,294 |  |  |  |
Interest Income | [3] | 174 |  | 174 |  | 516 |  | 516 |  |  |  |
Fee Income | [3] | 0 |  | 5 |  | 0 |  | 5 |  |  |  |
Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | [3] | 110 |  | (80) |  | 49 |  | (306) |  |  |  |
Total net realized gain (loss) | [3] | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Investment, Affiliated Issuer, Noncontrolled [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total investments, at fair value (cost of $2,869,469 and $2,390,984, respectively; fair value amounts related to a VIE $236,826 and $0, respectively) |  | 0 |  | 9,712 |  | 0 |  | 9,712 |  | 9,458 | [2] | $ 8,340
Interest Income |  | 81 |  | 1 |  | 1,204 |  | 3 |  |  |  |
Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |  | 4,631 |  | (118) |  | 4,089 |  | 64,220 |  |  |  |
Total net realized gain (loss) |  | (2,014) |  | 0 |  | 1,758 |  | (62,143) |  |  |  |
Investment, Affiliated Issuer, Noncontrolled [Member] | Affiliate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total investments, at fair value (cost of $2,869,469 and $2,390,984, respectively; fair value amounts related to a VIE $236,826 and $0, respectively) | [3] | 0 |  | 9,712 |  | 0 |  | 9,712 |  |  |  |
Interest Income | [3] | 81 |  | 1 |  | 1,204 |  | 3 |  |  |  |
Fee Income | [3] | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | [3] | 4,631 |  | (118) |  | 4,089 |  | 64,220 |  |  |  |
Total net realized gain (loss) | [3] | (2,014) |  | 0 |  | 1,758 |  | (62,143) |  |  |  |
Investment, Affiliated Issuer, Noncontrolled [Member] | Black Crow AI, Inc. affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total investments, at fair value (cost of $2,869,469 and $2,390,984, respectively; fair value amounts related to a VIE $236,826 and $0, respectively) | [3] | 0 | [4] | 1,243 |  | 0 | [4] | 1,243 |  |  |  |
Interest Income | [3] | 0 | [4] | 0 |  | 0 | [4] | 0 |  |  |  |
Fee Income | [3] | 0 | [4] | 0 |  | 0 | [4] | 0 |  |  |  |
Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | [3] | 0 | [4] | (66) |  | (120) | [4] | 2,028 |  |  |  |
Total net realized gain (loss) | [3] | 0 | [4] | 0 |  | 3,772 | [4] | 0 |  |  |  |
Investment, Affiliated Issuer, Noncontrolled [Member] | Pineapple Energy LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total investments, at fair value (cost of $2,869,469 and $2,390,984, respectively; fair value amounts related to a VIE $236,826 and $0, respectively) |  | 0 | [3],[4] | 8,469 | [3] | 0 | [3],[4] | 8,469 | [3] | $ 8,338 | [2] |
Interest Income | [3] | 81 | [4] | 1 |  | 1,204 | [4] | 3 |  |  |  |
Fee Income | [3] | 0 | [4] | 0 |  | 0 | [4] | 0 |  |  |  |
Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | [3] | 4,631 | [4] | (52) |  | 4,209 | [4] | 9 |  |  |  |
Total net realized gain (loss) | [3] | $ (2,014) | [4] | 0 |  | $ (2,014) | [4] | 0 |  |  |  |
Investment, Affiliated Issuer, Noncontrolled [Member] | Solar Spectrum Holdings LLC (p.k.a. Sungevity, Inc.) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total investments, at fair value (cost of $2,869,469 and $2,390,984, respectively; fair value amounts related to a VIE $236,826 and $0, respectively) | [3] |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Interest Income | [3] |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Fee Income | [3] |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | [3] |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 62,183 |  |  |  |
Total net realized gain (loss) | [3] |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ (62,143) |  |  |  |
[1] | All of the Company’s control and affiliate investments are Level 3 investments valued using significant unobservable inputs.
[2] | All of the Company’s control and affiliate investments are Level 3 investments valued using significant unobservable inputs.
[3] | In accordance with Rules 3-09, 4-08(g), and Rule 10-01(b)(1) of Regulation S-X, (“Rule 3-09”, “Rule 4-08(g)”, and “Rule 10-01(b)(1)”, respectively), the Company must determine if its unconsolidated subsidiaries are considered “significant subsidiaries”. As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, there were no unconsolidated subsidiaries that are considered “significant subsidiaries”.
[4] | As of September 30, 2022, Black Crow AI, Inc. and Pineapple Energy LLC are no longer affiliates as defined under the 1940 Act.

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