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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
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Declaration of Distributions - Narrative (Details) - $ / shares			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 13, 2019	May 09, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Distributions declared, daily accrual (usd per share)		$ 0.0015068493	$ 0.14	$ 0.14
Class T
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends paid (in USD per share)			0.00150684932
Distributions declared, daily accrual (usd per share)	$ 0.00150684932
Class S
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends paid (in USD per share)			0.00150684932
Class D
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends paid (in USD per share)			0.0015068493
Distributions declared, daily accrual (usd per share)	0.0015068493
Class I
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends paid (in USD per share)			0.0015068493
Distributions declared, daily accrual (usd per share)	0.0015068493
Class A
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends paid (in USD per share)			0.0015068493
Distributions declared, daily accrual (usd per share)	0.0015068493
Class AA
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends paid (in USD per share)			0.0015068493
Distributions declared, daily accrual (usd per share)	0.0015068493
Class AAA
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends paid (in USD per share)			$ 0.0015068493
Distributions declared, daily accrual (usd per share)	$ 0.0015068493