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Significant Accounting Policies - Assets under Management (AUM) Subject to Incentive Fees and Incentive Fees (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Quarter Ended December 31, 2018
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
AUM subject to variable fees	$ 107,864,155
Unearned variable fees	1,379,545
Quarter Ended September 30, 2019
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
AUM subject to variable fees	34,040,712
Unearned variable fees	495,418
Quarter Ended March 31, 2020
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
AUM subject to variable fees	11,680,413
Unearned variable fees	0
Quarter Ended September 30, 2021
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
AUM subject to variable fees	264,626,823
Unearned variable fees	1,971,752
Total
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
AUM subject to variable fees	418,212,103
Unearned variable fees	$ 3,846,715

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Assets under management (AUM) subject to variable performance fees and variable performance fees.

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