LOANS RECEIVABLE, AT FAIR VALUE - Schedule of loans receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	$ 24,927	$ 26,303
XBP Americas, LLC
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	21,825	21,415
Outstanding Principal Balance, Net of Discounts	22,235	21,731
Outstanding Principal Balance in Excess of Fair Value	410	316
Norlin EV Limited
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	0	10
Outstanding Principal Balance, Net of Discounts	1,202	1,233
Outstanding Principal Balance in Excess of Fair Value	1,202	1,223
Other loans receivable
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	2,149	2,043
Outstanding Principal Balance, Net of Discounts	7,975	7,845
Outstanding Principal Balance in Excess of Fair Value	5,826	5,802
Freedom VCM Receivables, Inc.
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	24,927	26,303
Outstanding Principal Balance, Net of Discounts	48,909	343,699
Outstanding Principal Balance in Excess of Fair Value	23,982	317,396
Related Party
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	953	2,835
Outstanding Principal Balance, Net of Discounts	17,497	312,890
Outstanding Principal Balance in Excess of Fair Value	16,544	310,055
Related Party \| Vintage Capital Management, LLC
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	0	1,835
Outstanding Principal Balance, Net of Discounts	0	224,968
Outstanding Principal Balance in Excess of Fair Value	0	223,133
Related Party \| Conn’s, Inc.
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value		0
Outstanding Principal Balance, Net of Discounts		70,425
Outstanding Principal Balance in Excess of Fair Value		70,425
Related Party \| Torticity, LLC
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	0	0
Outstanding Principal Balance, Net of Discounts	16,333	16,333
Outstanding Principal Balance in Excess of Fair Value	16,333	16,333
Related Party \| Other related party loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	953	1,000
Outstanding Principal Balance, Net of Discounts	1,164	1,164
Outstanding Principal Balance in Excess of Fair Value	$ 211	$ 164

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