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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Secured Borrowings - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($) SpecialPurposeEntity	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) SpecialPurposeEntity	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 12, 2019 USD ($)	May 31, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of special purpose entities formed to hold assets and issue secured borrowings \| SpecialPurposeEntity			3	2
Principal outstanding					$ 175,200		$ 175,200		$ 239,100
Total deferred finance costs, net					2,500		2,500		$ 3,800
Interest expense recorded from amortization of deferred financing costs					200	$ 400	300	$ 1,000
Loss on repayment of secured borrowings					0	4,353	924	4,353
Interest expense					$ 1,800	5,500	$ 3,900	11,300
Series 2016-1 Class A Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment of debt		$ 53,200
Loss on repayment of secured borrowings						$ 4,300		$ 4,300
Series 2016-1 Class A Notes \| May 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average interest rates					4.19%		4.19%		4.17%
Series 2016-1 Class A Notes \| Eldridge Industries, LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes issued				$ 263,500
Debt instrument repurchased, face amount											$ 200,000
Debt instrument repurchased, amount											201,400
Series 2016-1 Class B Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment of debt		17,200
Series 2016-1 Class B Notes \| Eldridge Industries, LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes issued				$ 17,300
Series 2017-1 Class A Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes issued			$ 232,400
Prepayment of debt	$ 62,300						$ 62,300
Weighted-average interest rates					4.19%		4.19%
Series 2017-1 Class B Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes issued			$ 15,700
Series 2017-1 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum prepayment period			31 months
Series 2016-1 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument repurchased, face amount											200,000
Debt instrument repurchased, amount											$ 201,400
Debt instrument, cancel amount										$ 200,000
Prepayment of debt		$ 70,400