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Number of mortgage loans within investment in mortgage loan on real estate by entity with substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate or interest in real estate.

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Commercial Real Estate Loans - Schedule of Loan Risk Ratings (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Loans (in loans) \| loan	37	53
Carrying Value	$ 3,137,554	$ 5,347,756
Outstanding Principal	$ 3,151,502	$ 5,361,863
Outstanding Principal %	100.00%	100.00%
Allowance for credit losses	$ (187,436)	$ (201,924)	$ (157,344)	$ (117,103)
Commercial real estate loans, held-for-investment, net	2,950,118	5,145,832
Consolidated Entity, Excluding VIE
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value	3,137,554	5,347,756
Allowance for credit losses	(187,436)	(201,924)
Commercial real estate loans, held-for-investment, net	$ 2,950,118	$ 5,145,832
Very Low Risk
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Loans (in loans) \| loan	0	0
Carrying Value	$ 0	$ 0
Outstanding Principal	$ 0	$ 0
Outstanding Principal %	0.00%	0.00%
Low Risk
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Loans (in loans) \| loan	0	2
Carrying Value	$ 0	$ 283,816
Outstanding Principal	$ 0	$ 283,906
Outstanding Principal %	0.00%	5.00%
Average Risk
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Loans (in loans) \| loan	34	46
Carrying Value	$ 2,813,066	$ 4,405,274
Outstanding Principal	$ 2,822,759	$ 4,415,095
Outstanding Principal %	90.00%	82.00%
High Risk/Potential for Loss
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Loans (in loans) \| loan	0	1
Carrying Value	$ 0	$ 90,671
Outstanding Principal	$ 0	$ 90,671
Outstanding Principal %	0.00%	2.00%
Impaired/Loss Likely
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Loans (in loans) \| loan	3	4
Carrying Value	$ 324,488	$ 567,995
Outstanding Principal	$ 328,743	$ 572,191
Outstanding Principal %	10.00%	11.00%