Loans Portfolio - Schedule of Loans and Financing Receivable (Details) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Net of loan loss reserves	$ 6.0
Fixed Rate Loan
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Principal amount outstanding of contiguous loans	6.4	$ 33.5
Loan Commitment Amount	39.7	39.7
Floating Rate Loan
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Principal amount outstanding of contiguous loans	138.3	103.1
Loan Commitment Amount	$ 146.8	$ 104.4
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
One month LIBOR rate	0.14%	0.10%

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Net of loan loss reserves.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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This is the result of the principal amount outstanding of total loans managed or securitized less securitized loans and loans that are in the process of being securitized.

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