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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jul. 01, 2025 USD ($) | Feb. 27, 2025 USD ($) | Nov. 15, 2024 USD ($) | Sep. 20, 2024 USD ($) | Aug. 21, 2023 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2026 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) subsidiary | Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) subsidiary | Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) | Jan. 06, 2025 | Nov. 02, 2023 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 38,802,000 |  |  |  | $ 38,802,000 |  | $ 26,303,000 |  |
Debt instrument, variable interest rate, type [Extensible Enumeration] |  |  | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) |  |  |  |
Recognized revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 22,581,000 | $ 25,033,000 |  |  |
Professional and contract services expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,947,000 |  | $ 11,654,000 |  | 28,423,000 | 29,878,000 |  |  |
Related Party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,035,000 |  |  |  | 1,035,000 |  | 2,835,000 |  |
Underwriting and financial advisory and other fees |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000 |  | 1,964,000 |  | 400,000 | 2,621,000 |  |  |
Related Party | Whitehawk |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Related Party | Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of subsidiaries | subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Service agreement, termination period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days |  |  |  |
Services fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 750,000 |  |  |  |
Management consulting services, duration |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management consulting services, monthly payments |  |  |  | $ 250,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Underwriting and financial advisory fees |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,576,000 |  | 2,982,000 |  | 12,499,000 | 3,818,000 |  |  |
Related Party | Torticity, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,369,000
Loans receivable, fair value disclosure, drawn |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,690,000
Loans receivable, fair value disclosure, remaining |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,679,000
Loans receivable, basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00%
Related Party | GA Holdings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income, operating |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 394,000 |  |  | 701,000 |  |  |
Recognized revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 563,000 |  |  | 1,694,000 |  |  |
Professional and contract services expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,000 |  |  |  | 105,000 |  |  |  |
Related Party | GA Holdings | Revolving credit facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, average outstanding amount | $ 25,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 40,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 4.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party | GA Holdings | Revolving credit facilities | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity credit facility |  |  | $ 25,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,698,000 |  |
Related Party | GA Joann Retail Partnership, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income, operating |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,000 |  |  | 223,000 |  |  |
Related Party | GA Joann Retail Partnership, LLC | Retail Industry |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity credit facility |  | $ 52,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party | BR Financial | Retail Industry |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity credit facility |  | $ 24,653,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party | BRC Trust | BRC Partners Opportunity Fund, LP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership, percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58.20% |
Investor | BRC Trust | BRC Partners Opportunity Fund, LP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership, percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.30% |
Freedom VCM, Inc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in inventories |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,478,000 |  |  | 5,339,000 |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  | 12.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid, equal to the greater of net after-tax proceeds, percentage |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid, equal to the greater of gross proceeds, percentage |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Take-private transaction, price |  |  |  |  | $ 227,296,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans receivable, fair value adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | (866,000) |  | 20,000 | (589,000) |  |  |
Proceeds from collection of finance receivables |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,855,000 |  | $ 1,855,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freedom VCM, Inc | First Priority Security Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans receivable |  |  |  |  | $ 200,506,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freedom VCM, Inc | Related Party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,068,000 |  |  | 2,285,000 |  |  |
Interest income, operating |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Torticity, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Torticity, LLC | Related Party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  | $ 0 |  |
Interest income, operating |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |

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