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Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Assets Under Management Subject to Fees (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees |
Total AUM Subject to Incentive Fees | $ 551,090,995
Incentive Fees Under Method Two |
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees |
Performance Incentive Fees | 1,454,020
Incentive Fees Under Method Two | Quarter Ended June 30, 2017 |
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees |
Performance Incentive Fees | 618,134
Incentive Fees Under Method Two | Quarter Ended December 31, 2018 |
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees |
Performance Incentive Fees | 430,041
Incentive Fees Under Method Two | Quarter Ended September 30, 2019 |
Assets under management (AUM) subject to incentive fees and the incentive fees |
Performance Incentive Fees | $ 405,845

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- Definition Amount of revenue earned by the entity based on the investment results achieved. Excludes fees based upon a percentage of the assets under management not performance-related. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 225 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.13 (a)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879574&loc=d3e536633-122882 + Details
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