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Agreements - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands				12 Months Ended
Agreements - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 24, 2023	Nov. 01, 2021	Oct. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) component shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fees waived				$ 4,117	$ 4,402	$ 13,104
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares) \| shares				0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares) \| shares				0
Fees waived by the administrator				$ 0	$ 238	244
Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Other liabilities				$ 0	78
Investment Management Agreement \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Agreement term	12 months
Number of fee components \| component				2
Management fee
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fees waived				$ 4,117	4,402	13,104
Management fee \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base management fee percentage		1.40%	1.75%
Reduced base management fee percentage				1.25%
Incentive fee \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of 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				$ 2,341	2,459	2,827
Fees waived by the administrator				$ 0	$ 238	$ 244
Reimbursements to administrators as a percentage of gross assets				0.07%	0.07%	0.08%
Administration Agreement \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Agreement term	12 months
Other liabilities				$ 682	$ 605