Finance Receivables - Direct Financing Leases and Loans Receivable (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Financing Receivables
Sale-leaseback transactions accounted for as loans receivable	$ 311,068,000	$ 236,611,000
Secured loans receivable	15,000,000	11,250,000
Net investment In lease and loans receivable	667,667,000	1,514,923,000
Loans receivable, allowance for credit losses		2,100,000
Financing receivable, allowance for credit loss	0
Loans Receivable
Financing Receivables
Allowance for credit loss	6,200,000	800,000
Direct Financing Lease
Financing Receivables
Net investments in direct financing leases	320,714,000	431,328,000
Sales-Type Leases
Financing Receivables
Net investments in direct financing leases	$ 20,885,000	$ 835,734,000

Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of net investment in direct financing lease.

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