Amount of increase (decrease) in the fair value of derivatives recognized in the income statement.

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Derivatives - Summary of Amounts Recognized on Consolidated Statements of Operations Related to Company's Derivatives (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments - unrealized interest rate swap	$ 10,859,000	$ 26,888,000
Gain (loss) on sale of derivatives	357,000	(35,548,000)
Foreign currency forward, net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments - unrealized interest rate swap	10,502,000	62,436,000
Gain (loss) on sale of derivatives	9,800,000	70,491,000
Foreign currency forward, net \| Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments - interest rate swap realized	(702,000)	8,055,000
Interest rate cap and swaps
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of derivatives	357,000	(35,548,000)
Interest rate cap
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount				$ 1,100,000
Interest rate cap \| Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments - interest rate swap realized	357,000	0
Derivative notional amount	500,000,000.0	0
Interest Rate Swap, Instrument One \| Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments - unrealized interest rate swap	0	(35,548,000)
Interest Rate Swap
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of derivatives			$ (53,900,000)
Interest Rate Swap \| Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount	$ 0	$ 500,000,000.0