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Commitment and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands								1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Commitment and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands	May 07, 2026 USD ($)	Apr. 20, 2026 USD ($)	Oct. 10, 2025 USD ($) trust loan	Mar. 17, 2025 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2024	Apr. 23, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 16, 2022 USD ($) incentivePlan	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2026 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 18, 2022 cause	Feb. 18, 2022 advisor	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 22, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 12, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 03, 2019 USD ($) tranche	May 31, 2019 USD ($)
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Rental expense									$ 200	$ 600
Potential gross capital commitments									$ 30,400	41,600
Portfolio percentage of unfunded commitment									98.00%
Accrual (release) of loss contingency related to arbitration award									$ 62,831	(54,973)	$ 55,000
Loss contingency accrual									67,895	0
Arbitration Award
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Accrual (release) of loss contingency related to arbitration award										55,000
Loss contingency related to arbitration award, interest accrued									$ 5,100
Bayati Action
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Complaint filing period									20 days
HCLP Action
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Damages sought			$ 122,000
Loss contingency, number of custody trusts \| trust			25
Loss contingency, number of loans in default \| loan			2
BCH Action \| Forecast
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Loss contingency, payment sought by defendant	$ 3,800
Paul Capital Advisors Lawsuit
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Number of trust advisors \| advisor															2
Number of new causes of action \| cause														6
Maximum potential negative impact													$ 350,000
Private Arbitration
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Incentive plans terminated \| incentivePlan							2
Damages sought							$ 36,300
Loss contingency						$ 55,300
Legal fees						$ 100
Loss contingency, relief motion filing period					20 days
Private Arbitration \| Subsequent Event
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Loss contingency, amount posted to appeal bond, minimum		$ 25,000
Parent Purchase of Equity
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Amounts under litigation																			$ 10,000
Parent Loan Trust Commitment
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Amounts under litigation																					$ 65,000
Parent Loan Trust Commitment, Tranche One
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Amounts under litigation																				$ 50,000
Loss contingency, number of tranches \| tranche																				2
Parent Loan Trust Commitment, Tranche Two
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Amounts under litigation																		$ 15,000
Parent Capital Contribution
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Amounts under litigation																	$ 79,000
Parent Capital Contribution, Preferred Units
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Amounts under litigation																$ 145,000
Adversary Proceeding
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual										34,500
Loss contingency, receivable										$ 34,500
Adversary Proceeding \| Settled Litigation
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual												$ 34,500
Loss contingency, receivable												$ 34,500
Lazard Frères & Co. LLC
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Damages sought				$ 4,500
Settlement payment								$ 2,500
Additional settlement accrual									$ 2,000