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INVESTMENTS - Narrative (Details)
6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Aug. 27, 2025
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2026
USD ($)
shares
Jun. 30, 2025
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2025
USD ($)
shares
Apr. 23, 2025
USD ($)
Jan. 02, 2025
USD ($)
representative
shares
Jul. 23, 2024
USD ($)
Jan. 28, 2022
USD ($)
May 20, 2019
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]                  
Convertible shares issuable (in shares) | shares           1      
Fair Value   $ (1,970,000) $ (96,000)            
Number of representatives | representative           1      
Accrued interest receivable on available-for-sale securities   0   $ 0          
Class A Notes                  
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]                  
Notes sold         $ 155,900,000   $ 137,200,000    
Class B Notes                  
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]                  
Notes sold         $ 23,800,000   17,200,000    
TSO Notes                  
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]                  
Collateral             $ 190,500,000    
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Biller Genie Software, LLC                  
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]                  
Fair Value   0   1,983,000          
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: EMCAP Loan Holdings, LLC                  
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]                  
Fair Value   306,000   306,000          
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Intelligent Protection Management Corp., Earnout                  
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]                  
Fair Value   0   1,300,000          
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Intelligent Protection Management Corp., Stock                  
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]                  
Fair Value   6,960,000   6,880,000          
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: TSO JV                  
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]                  
Fair Value   $ 36,500,000   $ 37,250,000          
Conventional Lending TCP Holding                  
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]                  
Ownership interest, percentage 50.00%                
Ownership interest, consideration $ 15,750,000                
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Newtek Technology Solutions, Inc.                  
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]                  
Consideration           $ 4,000,000.0      
Consideration (in shares) | shares   4,000,000   4,000,000   4,000,000.0      
Earn-out receivable           $ 5,000,000.0      
Newtek Conventional Lending, LLC                  
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]                  
Investment sale               $ 56,300,000  
Yield percentage               3.209%  
Newtek ALP Holdings | Conventional Lending TCP Holding                  
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]                  
Ownership interest, percentage 100.00%                
Newtek Conventional Lending, LLC | Newtek Commercial Lending                  
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]                  
Joint venture ownership percentage                 50.00%
Newtek Conventional Lending, LLC | Conventional Lending TCP Holding                  
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]                  
Joint venture ownership percentage                 50.00%