Loans Receivable - Schedule of Reserve for Loan Losses (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021 loan	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) loan
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Reserve for loan losses, beginning of period		$ 1,813	$ 10,280
Provision for expected loan losses		3,353	1,689
Expected loan losses related to loans sold and repaid		(51)	(10,156)
Reserve for loan losses, end of period		$ 5,115	$ 1,813
Number of loans sold \| loan	1	1	6
Secured Loans
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Reserve for loan losses, beginning of period		$ 1,804	$ 3,152
Provision for expected loan losses		3,346	793
Expected loan losses related to loans sold and repaid		(51)	(2,141)
Reserve for loan losses, end of period		5,099	1,804
Mezzanine and Other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Reserve for loan losses, beginning of period		9	7,128
Provision for expected loan losses		7	896
Expected loan losses related to loans sold and repaid		0	(8,015)
Reserve for loan losses, end of period		$ 16	$ 9

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Amount excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
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Amount, excluding accrued interest, of credit loss expense (reversal of expense) on financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124255953&loc=SL82919249-210447

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Amount excluding accrued interest, of decrease from sale and reclassification to held-for-sale of financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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