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Amount of cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition of acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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The undiscounted sum of all amounts, including amounts deemed principal, interest, fees, penalties, and other under the loan, owed to the investor at the reporting date, whether or not currently due and whether or not any such amounts have been written or charged off by the investor. This relates to loans not accounted for as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of interest earned but not received. Also called accrued interest or accrued interest receivable.

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Rate of interest on investment.

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Reflects the amount of cash required to fully fund agreements to provide advances to borrowers and lessees at stated interest rates.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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Loans Receivable - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)					1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2020	Nov. 22, 2019	Jun. 03, 2019	May 31, 2019	May 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable outstanding principal balance						$ 444,900,000		$ 444,900,000		$ 425,900,000
Interest income paid-in-kind								185,000,000.0		154,700,000
Downward measurement period adjustment to PCI loans						26,100,000
Business combination, acquired receivables, gross contractual amount										772,200,000
Certain loans acquired in transfer not accounted for as debt securities, acquired during period, cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition										235,600,000
Allowance for loan losses						7,900,000		7,900,000
Provision expense						7,200,000	$ 0	7,900,000	$ 0
Charge-offs and other, net						$ 0		$ 0
LiquidTrust borrowers \| Affiliated Entity
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Term loan				$ 65,000,000.0
Concentration risk					16.70%
Advance, principal amount		$ 15,000,000.0	$ 50,000,000.0
Advance, interest rate						7.00%		7.00%
Interest receivable						$ 4,400,000		$ 4,400,000		$ 2,200,000
LiquidTrust borrowers \| Ben LP \| Affiliated Entity
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Minority interest ownership percentage by parent						96.00%		96.00%
Subsequent Event \| LiquidTrust borrowers \| Affiliated Entity \| Beneficient Company Holdings Preferred C Investment
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Conversion of note receivable to capital	$ 75,000,000.0