Sale Of Stock, Maximum Issuance, Amount

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Sale Of Stock, Remaining Stock Available For Issuance, Amount

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash outflow for cost incurred directly with the issuance of an equity security.

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Cash received on stock transaction after deduction of issuance costs.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Net Assets - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Net Assets - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 27, 2024	May 18, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Investment Company, Changes in Net Assets [Line Items]
Offering expenses					$ 336	$ 306
Sale of stock, remaining amount available for issuance and sale			$ 257,991		$ 257,991
ATM Offering
Investment Company, Changes in Net Assets [Line Items]
Sale of stock, issuance amount	$ 400,000	$ 250,000
Sale of stock, number of shares issued (in shares)			0	502,623	5,292,556	502,623
Sale of stock, proceeds received				$ 6,625	$ 67,691	$ 6,625
Offering expenses				$ 0	$ 12	$ 0