LOANS RECEIVABLE, AT FAIR VALUE - Schedule of loans receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	$ 26,303	$ 90,103
Outstanding Principal Balance, Net of Discounts	343,699	446,004
Outstanding Principal Balance in Excess of Fair Value	317,396	355,901
Related Party
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	2,835	51,902
Outstanding Principal Balance, Net of Discounts	312,890	402,120
Outstanding Principal Balance in Excess of Fair Value	310,055	350,218
Vintage Capital Management, LLC \| Related Party
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	1,835	2,057
Outstanding Principal Balance, Net of Discounts	224,968	224,968
Outstanding Principal Balance in Excess of Fair Value	223,133	222,911
W.S. Badcock Corporation \| Related Party
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	0	2,169
Outstanding Principal Balance, Net of Discounts	0	28,038
Outstanding Principal Balance in Excess of Fair Value	0	25,869
Freedom VCM Receivables, Inc.
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	26,303	90,103
Freedom VCM Receivables, Inc. \| Related Party
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	0	3,913
Outstanding Principal Balance, Net of Discounts	0	17,788
Outstanding Principal Balance in Excess of Fair Value	0	13,875
Conn’s, Inc. \| Related Party
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	0	38,826
Outstanding Principal Balance, Net of Discounts	70,425	110,056
Outstanding Principal Balance in Excess of Fair Value	70,425	71,230
Torticity, LLC \| Related Party
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	0	0
Outstanding Principal Balance, Net of Discounts	16,333	16,333
Outstanding Principal Balance in Excess of Fair Value	16,333	16,333
Great American Holdings, LLC \| Related Party
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	0	1,698
Outstanding Principal Balance, Net of Discounts	0	1,698
Outstanding Principal Balance in Excess of Fair Value	0	0
Other related party loans \| Related Party
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	1,000	3,239
Outstanding Principal Balance, Net of Discounts	1,164	3,239
Outstanding Principal Balance in Excess of Fair Value	164	0
Exela Technologies, Inc.
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	21,415	32,136
Outstanding Principal Balance, Net of Discounts	21,731	33,396
Outstanding Principal Balance in Excess of Fair Value	316	1,260
Norlin EV Limited
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	10	6,065
Outstanding Principal Balance, Net of Discounts	1,233	6,913
Outstanding Principal Balance in Excess of Fair Value	1,223	848
Other loans receivable
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
At Fair Value	2,043	0
Outstanding Principal Balance, Net of Discounts	7,845	3,575
Outstanding Principal Balance in Excess of Fair Value	$ 5,802	$ 3,575

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