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Noncontrolling Interests (Details) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Noncontrolling Interests (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 05, 2020 USD ($) co-investment	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests			$ (5,418)	$ (2,569)	$ (7,310)	$ (2,222)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, investment entities			(8,107)	$ (880)	(7,584)	(1,178)
Proceeds from financing arrangement					200,001	$ 35
Number of co-investments \| co-investment		4
Noncontrolling interests in investment entities	$ 281,041		281,041		281,041		$ 31,631
Investment Entities
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Decrease in shareholder equity resulting from reallocation to noncontrolling interest	70,000
GS
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners (in percentage)		10.00%
Core
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Number of co-investments \| co-investment		3
Legacy, Non-Strategic
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Number of co-investments \| co-investment		1
GS
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Proceeds from financing arrangement		$ 200,000
GS \| Investment Entities
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interests in investment entities	$ 270,000		$ 270,000		$ 270,000