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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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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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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 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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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)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details)	Jun. 30, 2026	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) Rate	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) numberOfExtensionTerm Rate	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 05, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital \| Rate		667.00%	667.00%
DSCR less than 1.20x - Rapid Amortization Event \| Rate		120.00%	120.00%
Interest-only DSCR less than 1.20x - Manager Termination Event \| Rate		120.00%	120.00%
Interest-only DSCR less than 1.10x - Default Event \| Rate		110.00%	110.00%
Debt service coverage ratio \| Rate		320.00%	320.00%
Debt issuance costs, gross		$ 12,900,000	$ 12,900,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs		500,000	1,600,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs		12,500,000	$ 12,500,000	$ 11,800,000
Incurred cost		$ 200,000
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
DSCR less than 1.75x - Cash Flow Sweeping Event \| Rate		175.00%	175.00%
Letter of Credit \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Letter of Credit \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.15%
Letter of Credit \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.50%
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%	4.194%
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 700,000,000
Quarterly principal payment			$ 3,250,000
Make-whole premium		$ 41,000,000	$ 41,000,000
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 \| Rate		525.00%	525.00%
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 4.723% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-II
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate (percent)		4.723%	4.723%	4.723%
Debt instrument, face amount					600,000,000
Make-whole premium		$ 84,000,000	$ 84,000,000
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 2.44% at September 30, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate (percent)		2.44%	2.44%
Letters of credit outstanding, amount		$ 2,800,000	$ 2,800,000
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity		2,200,000	2,200,000
Series 2019-1 Variable Funding Senior Notes Class A-1, variable interest rate of 2.44% at September 30, 2020 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit		220,000,000.0	220,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 225,000,000	$ 225,000,000		$ 225,000,000
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate, over time		2.53%	3.31%
Number of additional extension terms \| numberOfExtensionTerm			2
Extension term			1 year
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 2,600,000	$ 2,600,000
Series 2019-1 Variable Funding Senior Notes Class A-1, variable interest rate of 2.44% at September 30, 2020 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Eurodollar
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 2.44% at September 30, 2020 \| Letter of Credit
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%	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		$ 100,000	400,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 2,800,000	$ 2,800,000