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Financing Agreements - Counterparty for Repurchase Agreement (Details) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) counterparty | Dec. 31, 2025 counterparty
Disclosure of Repurchase Agreements [Abstract] |  |
Number of counterparties | counterparty | 17 | 16
Threshold of stockholders' equity at risk with single counterparty to financing agreements or linked transactions (greater than) (percent) | 5.00% |
Wells Fargo |  |
Repurchase agreements counterparty risk |  |
Amount at Risk | $ | $ 91,743 |
Weighted Average Months to Maturity | 1 month 13 days |
Percent of Stockholders’ Equity | 5.17% |

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- Definition The amount at risk under repurchase agreements is defined as the excess of carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount or if there is no carrying amount) of the securities or other assets sold under agreement to repurchase, including accrued interest plus any cash or other assets on deposit to secure the repurchase obligation, over the amount of the repurchase liability (adjusted for accrued interest). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 860 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section S50 -Paragraph 1 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480088/860-10-S50-1 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section S50 -Paragraph 1 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480738/235-10-S50-1 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 860 -SubTopic 30 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147481420/860-30-50-9 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08(m)(1)(iii)) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480678/235-10-S99-1 + Details
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