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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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Agreements - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended
Agreements - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 24, 2023	Nov. 01, 2021	Oct. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) component shares	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Preferred stock, issued (in shares) \| shares				0		0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares) \| shares				0
Investment Management Agreement \| Affiliates
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 \| Affiliates
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage		20.00%
Quarterly hurdle rate \| Affiliates
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage		2.00%
Annualized hurdle rate \| Affiliates
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage		8.00%
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income below catch-up threshold \| Affiliates
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage		100.00%
Quarterly catch-up threshold \| Affiliates
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage		2.50%
Annualized catch-up threshold \| Affiliates
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage		10.00%
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income exceeds catch-up threshold \| Affiliates
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage		20.00%
Realized capital gains \| Affiliates
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage		20.00%
Administration Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Indirect administrative expenses				$ 578	$ 595
Fees waived by the administrator				$ 0	$ 0
Reimbursements to administrators as a percentage of gross assets				0.02%	0.02%
Administration Agreement \| Affiliates
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Agreement term	12 months
Due to affiliates				$ 578		$ 682