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Amount of expense for administrative services provided to the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP) by the managing member or general partner, affiliate of managing member or general partner, or affiliate of LLC or LP, for example, but not limited to, salaries, rent, or overhead costs.

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Amount of expense for incentive rights held by the managing member or general partner, of limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Amount of expenses related to the managing member or general partner for management of the day-to-day business functions of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Carrying amount of the unpaid portion of the fee payable to the managing member or general partner for management of the fund or trust.

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Amount of transactions with related party during the financial reporting period.

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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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Agreements and Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)					12 Months Ended					17 Months Ended	29 Months Ended
	Aug. 02, 2022	Feb. 25, 2022	Dec. 23, 2020	Aug. 02, 2018	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base management fee								1.125%
Management fee expense					$ 29,501,000	$ 19,517,000	$ 14,318,000
Base management fees payable					7,981,000	5,422,000
Incentive fee expense					6,579,000	14,742,000	0
Incentive management fees payable					0	4,067,000
Administrative fees payable					3,400,000	2,500,000	$ 1,600,000
Administrative fees payable					677,000	$ 750,000
Original Advisory Agreement \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base management fee, percent	1.375%
Incentive fee, percent				2.00%
Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base management fee, percent			1.25%
New Barings BDC Advisory Agreement \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee, percent		2.0625%
Original Advisory Agreement - Annualized Incentive Fee Rate \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base management fee				8.00%
New Barings BDC Advisory Agreement - Annualized Incentive Fee Rate \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base management fee		8.25%
Investment Advisory Agreement \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base management fee						1.25%	1.375%
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Quarterly Hurdle Rate \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee, percent							2.0625%		2.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Annualized Hurdle Rate \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee, percent							8.25%		8.00%	8.00%	8.00%
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Below Catch-Up Threshold \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee, percent							100.00%		100.00%	100.00%
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Quarterly Catch-Up Threshold \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee, percent							2.57813%		2.50%	2.50%
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Annual Catch-Up Threshold \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee, percent							10.3125%		10.00%	10.00%
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Exceeds Catch-Up Threshold \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee, percent							20.00%		20.00%	20.00%
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income For Trailing Twelve Quarters Exceeds Catch-Up Amount \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee, percent							20.00%	20.00%		20.00%
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Cumulative Pre-Incentive Fee Net Return \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee, percent							20.00%				20.00%
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Realized Capital Gains
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee expense					0	$ 0	$ 0
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Realized Capital Gains \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee, percent							20.00%				20.00%
Investment Management Agreement - Incentive Rate, Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee expense					$ 6,600,000	$ 14,700,000
MVC Credit Support Agreement \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction amount (up to)			$ 23,000,000
Related party transaction, term			10 years
Sierra Credit Support Agreement \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction amount (up to)		$ 100,000,000
Related party transaction, term		10 years