Related Party Transactions - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023 component shares
Affiliates Of OFS Advisor \| OFS Capital Corporation
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Share of common stock owned (in shares) \| shares	3,020,992
Investment ownership percentage	22.50%
Investment Advisory Agreement \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of components	2
Base management fee percentage	1.75%
Incentive fee \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of components	2
Base management fee, quarterly \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base management fee percentage	0.25%
Base management fee, annualized \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base management fee percentage	1.00%
Incentive fee, pre-incentive fee net income \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage	20.00%
Incentive fee, quarterly hurdle rate \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage	2.00%
Incentive fee, annualized hurdle rate \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage	8.00%
Incentive fee, pre-incentive fee net investment income below catch-up threshold \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage	100.00%
Incentive fee, quarterly catch-up threshold \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage	2.50%
Incentive fee, pre-incentive fee net investment income exceeds catch-up threshold \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage	20.00%
Incentive fee, realized capital gains \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fee percentage	20.00%

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