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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Interest Coverage Ratio, Minimum

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Liquidity Ratio Required, Minimum

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Liquidity Required, Minimum, Amount

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Net Cash Proceeds Of Additional Equity Issuances, Amount

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Tangible Net Worth, Percentage

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Debt Instrument, Extension Term

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Debt Instrument, Waiving Of Debt Service Payments, Term

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Debt Instrument, Weighted Average Haircut Under Repurchase Agreements

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Line of Credit Facility, Qualifying Commercial Loan Borrowings, Term

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Line of Credit Facility, Real Property Owned Asset Borrowings, Term

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Number Of Loans

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of the fee for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Period remaining on line of credit facility before it terminates, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of the credit facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of the required periodic payment applied to interest.

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Secured Debt Arrangements, Net - Additional Information (Details)		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 03, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) loan	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Feb. 08, 2023 loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Weighted average haircut under repurchase agreements		31.90%		31.60%
Debt instrument, covenant, interest coverage ratio, minimum		1.4		1.5
Maximum interest coverage ratio		3.75
Debt instrument, extension term		2 years
Barclays Securitization \| Line of Credit \| VIE
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Deferring or waiving debt service payments, term		18 months
Two Existing Credit Facilities \| Atlas Facility \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, increase (decrease), net		$ 113,500,000
Atlas Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Number of loans \| loan		5			1
Debt interest rate cap		2 years
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum interest coverage ratio		4.00
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term line of credit		$ 94,000,000		$ 147,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2023 Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Recourse, percentage		5.00%
Minimum unrestricted cash		$ 30,000,000
Net cash proceeds of additional equity issuances, amount		$ 1,250,000,000
Tangible net worth, percentage		75.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2023 Revolving Credit Facility \| Bank of America, N.A. \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum amount of borrowings	$ 170,000,000
Maturity term	3 years
Line of credit facility, qualifying commercial loan borrowings, term	2 years
Line of credit facility, real property owned asset borrowings, term	6 months
Line of credit facility, commitment fee amount		$ 33,600,000	$ 27,400
Line of credit facility, periodic payment, interest		1,900,000
Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum amount of borrowings		6,943,566,000		6,998,758,000
Line of Credit \| Barclays Securitization \| VIE
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum amount of borrowings		2,056,364,000		$ 2,369,125,000
Line of Credit \| Goldman Sachs Repurchase Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum amount of borrowings		$ 158,600,000
Line of Credit \| Credit Suisse Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt interest rate cap		2 years		6 months
Debt instrument, extension term		1 year
Secured Debt \| Atlas Facility \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, increase (decrease), other, net		$ 115,500,000