EQUITY - Dividends Declared (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended
		Apr. 15, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Apr. 01, 2024	Mar. 28, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Dividends [Line Items]
Dividend Amount	[1]		$ 4,659,261				$ 4,654,904
Dividends declared per share of common stock (in dollars per share)			$ 0.07	$ 0.06
Common Stock
Dividends [Line Items]
Dividend Amount			$ 3,658,012
Common Stock | Distribution One
Dividends [Line Items]
Dividend Amount						$ 3,658,012
Common Stock | Distribution One | Subsequent Event
Dividends [Line Items]
Cash Dividend Per Weighted Average Share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.070
Dividends declared per share of common stock (in dollars per share)		0.070
Preferred Stock | Distribution One | Subsequent Event
Dividends [Line Items]
Dividend Amount					$ 1,181,250
Cash Dividend Per Weighted Average Share (in dollars per share)		0.49219
Dividends declared per share of common stock (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, 2024 and December 31, 2023, assets of consolidated VIEs totaled $1,311,421,901 and $1,384,136,334, respectively and the liabilities of consolidated VIEs totaled $1,079,644,656 and $1,150,207,290 respectively. See Note 4 for further discussion.