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Investment Company, Fee Reimbursement To Gross Assets

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Management And Service Fees, Incentive Rate, Number Of Components

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Management And Service Fees, Number Of Components

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Amount of payable due to an entity that is affiliated with the reporting entity by means of direct or indirect ownership.

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Amount that would have been incurred for brokerage service had service been paid for directly in arm's-length transaction.

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Amount of fee voluntarily waived by investment company.

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Agreements - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended
Agreements - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 24, 2023	Nov. 01, 2021	Oct. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) component shares	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fees waived				$ 1,063	$ 1,092
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares) \| shares				0		0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares) \| shares				0
Fees waived by the administrator				$ 0	238
Payable to affiliates				$ 0		$ 78
Investment Management Agreement \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Agreement term	12 months
Number of fee components \| component				2
Base management fee percentage		1.40%	1.75%
Reduced base management fee percentage				1.25%
Number of incentive fee components \| component				2
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage		20.00%
Quarterly hurdle rate \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage		2.00%
Annualized hurdle rate \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage		8.00%
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income below catch-up threshold \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage		100.00%
Quarterly catch-up threshold \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage		2.50%
Annualized catch-up threshold \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage		10.00%
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income exceeds catch-up threshold \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage		20.00%
Realized capital gains \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage		20.00%
Administration Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Indirect administrative expenses				$ 595	791
Fees waived by the administrator				0	$ 238
Payable to affiliates				$ 595		$ 605
Reimbursements to administrators as a percentage of gross assets				0.02%	0.02%
Administration Agreement \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Agreement term	12 months