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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details)	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) reporting_unit	Jul. 09, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Number of operating segments \| segment			1
Number of reportable segments \| segment			1
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Participation interest in loan pool	5.00%		5.00%
Nonaccrual loans, threshold for impairment evaluation	$ 50,000		$ 50,000
Troubled debt restructuring receivables, threshold for impairment evaluation	$ 50,000		50,000
Number of reporting units \| reporting_unit	1
Goodwill impairment	$ (224,701,000)	$ 0		$ 0
Funding commitments	$ 22,749,000		$ 22,749,000	18,386,000
Distributions				$ 7,522,000
Sunlight Financial LLC
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest percent	35.00%	34.90%	35.00%
Residential solar loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Participation interest in loan pool	5.00%		5.00%	5.00%