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SIGNIFICANT AGREEMENTS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 26, 2024	Jan. 24, 2024	Nov. 25, 2019	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2019
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fees, net of waiver				$ 5,132	$ 1,826
Management fees payable				5,132		$ 2,012
Income based incentive fees, net of waivers				10,126	9,381
Income based incentive fees				11,336	9,381
Reversal of capital gains incentive fees				0	0
Income based incentive fees payable				10,126		11,766
Capital call proceeds received in advance				0		0
Administrative service fees				25	$ 54
Payable to affiliates				$ 2,511		$ 2,870
MS Credit Partners Holdings \| Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage				10.90%		11.70%
MS Credit Partners Holdings
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Unfunded commitments							$ 200,000
Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base management fee rate				1.00%
Threshold minimum rate for waived portion				0.25%
Related party fees	$ 1,241
Related Party \| Investment Advisory Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Initial term			2 years
Related Party \| Quarterly hurdle rate
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate				1.50%
Related Party \| Annualized hurdle rate
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate				6.00%
Related Party \| Incentive Fee Rate Pre Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Below Catch Up Threshold
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate				100.00%
Related Party \| Incentive Fee Rate Quarterly Catch Up Threshold
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate				1.8182%
Related Party \| Incentive Fee Rate Annualized Catch Up Threshold
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate				7.2728%
Related Party \| Incentive Fee Rate Pre Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Exceeds Catch Up Threshold
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate				17.50%
Related Party \| Incentive Fee Rate Realized Capital Gains
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate				17.50%
Related Party \| Incentive Fee Rate Realized Capital Gains, Waiver Period
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate				15.00%
Related Party \| Administration Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Initial term				2 years
Payable to affiliates				$ 181		$ 178
Related Party \| Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cumulative lookback provision term		3 years
Threshold minimum rate for waived portion		0.75%
Related Party \| Pre-Incentive Fee Rate Quarterly Hurdle Rate
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate				1.50%
Related Party \| Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Below Catch Up Threshold
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate				100.00%
Related Party \| Pre-Incentive Fee Rate Quarterly Catch Up Threshold
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate				1.8182%
Related Party \| Pre-Incentive Fee Rate Annualized Catch Up Threshold
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate				7.2728%
Related Party \| Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Exceeds Catch Up Threshold
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate				17.50%
Related Party \| Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Catch Up Threshold
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate				17.50%
Related Party \| Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Incentive Fee Cap
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate				17.50%
Related Party \| Waiver Period, Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Exceeds Catch Up Threshold
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate				15.00%
Related Party \| Waiver Period, Pre-Incentive Fee Rate Quarterly Catch Up Threshold
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive rate				1.7647%
Related Party \| 2027 Notes
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party fees				$ 213
Related Party \| 2025 Notes
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party fees				$ 138