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Debt Instrument, Make-Whole Premium

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Debt Service Coverage Ratio

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Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Cash Sweeping Event

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Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Rapid Amortization Event

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Interest-Only Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Default Event

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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

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

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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The amount of debt issuance costs that were incurred during a noncash or partial noncash transaction.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Indebtedness divided by net capital.

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 05, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital		479.00%
DSCR less than 1.20x - Rapid Amortization Event		120.00%
Interest-only DSCR less than 1.20x - Manager Termination Event		120.00%
Interest-only DSCR less than 1.10x - Default Event		110.00%
Debt service coverage ratio		393.00%
Debt issuance costs, gross		$ 12,900,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs		500,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs		13,800,000	$ 11,800,000
Incurred cost		$ 200,000
Eurodollar \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Base Rate \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.15%
Federal Funds Rate \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.50%
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
DSCR less than 1.75x - Cash Flow Sweeping Event		175.00%
Series 2019-1 4.194% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-I
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate (percent)		4.194%	4.194%	4.194%
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 700,000,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal		$ 3,250,000
Make-whole premium		$ 32,000,000
Series 2019-1 4.194% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-I \| Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional interest on fixed rate	5.00%
Debt instrument, term	10 years
Series 2019-1 4.194% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-I \| Ten Year United States Treasury Bill Rate \| Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.15%
Series 2019-1 4.194% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-I \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital		525.00%
Series 2019-1 4.723% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-II
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate (percent)		4.723%	4.723%
Debt instrument, face amount				600,000,000
Make-whole premium		$ 88,000,000
Series 2019-1 4.723% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-II \| Ten Year United States Treasury Bill Rate \| Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.64%
Series 2019-1 Variable Funding Senior Notes Class A-1, variable interest rate of 3.39% at March 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate (percent)		3.39%
Letters of credit outstanding, amount		$ 2,800,000
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity		2,200,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs		13,800,000
Series 2019-1 Variable Funding Senior Notes Class A-1, variable interest rate of 3.39% at March 31, 2020 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit		220,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 225,000,000		$ 225,000,000
Debt, weighted average interest rate		3.39%
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 2,600,000
Series 2019-1 Variable Funding Senior Notes Class A-1, variable interest rate of 3.39% at March 31, 2020 \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.15%
Series 2019-1 Variable Funding Senior Notes Class A-1, variable interest rate of 3.39% at March 31, 2020 \| Eurodollar \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.15%
Series 2014-1 4.277% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate (percent)		4.277%
Repayments of debt		$ 1,280,000,000
Series 2018-1 Variable Funding Senior Notes Class A-1, variable interest rate of 4.93% at December 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amortization of debt issuance costs		200,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 2,800,000