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Investment Company, Committed Capital, Funded

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
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Number of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Amount of funds committed to investment company from investors.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 946
-SubTopic 205
-Section 50
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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 08, 2020
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Investment company, committed capital, funded	$ 140
Exercise percent of common stock (as a percent)		90.00%
Hains Point
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Capital commitment		$ 150
Warrant Shares \| Common Stock
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Class of warrant or right, outstanding (in shares)			20,300,000
Class of warrant or right, number of securities called by warrants or rights (in shares)			20,300,000