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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions					12 Months Ended
	Jun. 13, 2022	May 04, 2022	Dec. 29, 2020	Feb. 26, 2020	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 18, 2020
Investment Management Agreement and Certain Other Assets for Monomoy Properties REIT L.L.C.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Asset purchase agreement date		May 04, 2022
Consideration		$ 11.1
Investment Management Expenses
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Costs incurred under agreement					$ 0.1
Convertible Notes
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Issuance of notes payable				$ 30.0
Seller Note \| Investment Management Agreement and Certain Other Assets for Monomoy Properties REIT L.L.C.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Promissory note and potential earnout payments		$ 6.3
Percentage of promissory note and potential earnout payments		6.50%
Interest accrued on the seller note					$ 0.1
GECC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest (as a percent)					35.40%
Number of sharers held in subsidiary					2,687,487
Equity method investment aggregate shares received	1,400,000
Equity method investment, share price	$ 12.50
Equity method investment, aggregate value	$ 17.5
J.P. Morgan Broker-Dealer Holdings Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co \| Ligado Networks, LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Business combination, common stock interest, percentage							21.00%
J.P. Morgan Broker-Dealer Holdings Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co \| Forest Merger Sub Inc
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of Forest common stock, gross			$ 35.0
Issuance of Forest preferred stock			$ 2.7
Imperial Capital, LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Retainer fee paid					$ 0.1
Consolidated Fund
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of investment in consolidated fund had fair value of greater than of consolidated assets					5.00%
Receivable for reimbursable expenses paid					$ 0.1	$ 0.1
Shared Personnel and Reimbursement Agreement \| Jason W. Reese \| Investment Management Expenses
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Costs incurred under agreement					1.1	$ 0.4
Shared Personnel and Reimbursement Agreement \| Employee \| Restricted Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Restricted stock awards, grant date fair value					$ 0.2