Temporary Equity, Basis Spread on Variable Rate

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Temporary Equity, Percentage Below Issue Price

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Temporary Equity, Reset Rate

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Temporary Equity, Threshold Trading Days To Notify Holders

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of the embedded derivative or group of embedded derivatives classified as a liability.

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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in money or securities placed with a broker or counterparty as security for a trading or derivative position.

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The amount of cash or securities placed with a broker or counterparty as security for a trading or derivatives securities position which was partially obtained with funds provided by the broker dealer.

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Amount receivable from broker-dealers and clearing organizations, including, but not limited to, securities failed-to-deliver, certain deposits for securities borrowed, open transactions, good faith and margin deposits, commissions and floor brokerage receivables.

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Derivatives (Narrative) (Details)			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Derivatives (Narrative) (Details)	Sep. 01, 2022	Sep. 01, 2017	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2019
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net broker receivables				$ 10,900,000	$ 4,000,000
Margin deposit assets				5,700,000	$ 3,800,000
Increase in variation margin deposits outstanding			$ 200,000	$ 5,200,000
Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Embedded derivative liability						$ 101,800,000
Class A Convertible Preferred Units
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Threshold trading days to notify holders	30 days	30 days
Reset rate	10.75%			11.24%		11.24%
Basis spread							0.0200
Percentage below issue price	110.00%
Class A Convertible Preferred Units \| LIBOR Rate
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Reset rate						3.74%
Basis spread	0.0750					750