Equity Method Investment, Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

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Equity Method Investment, Percent of Financial Information Presented

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment.

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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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Investments - Summary of Selected Financial Information for JCP Fund V (Details) - JCP Fund V - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	May 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	May 31, 2022	May 31, 2021
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Net gains from our investments in JCP Fund V	$ 2,300			$ 5,000			$ 3,200	$ 4,500
Percent of financial information presented							100.00%
Ownership percentage	35.20%						35.20%
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		$ 7,534	$ (3,159)		$ 14,315	$ (1,024)