EQUITY - Dividends Declared (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended
		Apr. 15, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Dividends [Line Items]
Dividend Amount	[1]		$ 4,134,717		$ 3,242,809
Dividends declared per share of common stock (in dollars per share)			$ 0.06	$ 0.09
Common Stock
Dividends [Line Items]
Dividend Amount			$ 3,133,509
Common Stock | Distribution One
Dividends [Line Items]
Dividend Amount			3,133,509
Common Stock | Distribution One | Subsequent Event
Dividends [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share of common stock (in dollars per share)		$ 0.086
Cash Dividend Per Weighted Average Share (in dollars per share)		0.086
Preferred Stock | Distribution Two
Dividends [Line Items]
Dividend Amount			$ 1,181,250
Preferred Stock | Distribution Two | Subsequent Event
Dividends [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share of common stock (in dollars per share)		0.49219
Cash Dividend Per Weighted Average Share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.49219

[1] Our consolidated balance sheets include assets and liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities ("VIEs") as the Company was the primary beneficiary of these VIEs. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, assets of consolidated VIEs totaled $1,002,685,982 and $1,003,896,995, respectively and the liabilities of consolidated VIEs totaled $828,126,768 and $827,390,435 respectively. See Note 4 for further discussion.