DEBT OBLIGATIONS, NET - Committed Loan and Securities Repurchase Facilities (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) security agreement	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Obligations outstanding	$ 769,266	$ 847,863
Number of counterparties with repurchase agreements \| security	6
Number of counterparties with collateral exceeding borrowed amounts \| security	0
Amount of collateral exceeding borrowings	$ 152,900
Amount of collateral exceeding borrowings, as a percentage	10.00%
Weighted average haircut	26.00%
Committed Loan Repurchase Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of agreements \| agreement	6
Consolidated CLO debt obligations	$ 1,200,000	$ 1,300,000
Committed Securities Repurchase Facility \| Maturing on 23 December 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated CLO debt obligations	$ 100,000

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Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase, Amount Of Collateral Exceeding Borrowings

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Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase, Amount Of Collateral Exceeding Borrowings, As Percentage Of Equity

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Represents the committed amount as of the balance sheet date of securities that an institution sells and agrees to repurchase (the identical or substantially the same securities) as a seller-borrower at a specified date for a specified price, also known as a repurchase agreement, or repo.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of funds outstanding borrowed in the form of a security repurchase agreement between the entity and another party for the sale and repurchase of identical or substantially the same securities at a date certain for a specified price. Includes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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