| Line Item | Jun 30, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 |
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| Revenues | ||||||||||
| Asset management income/(loss) | ||||||||||
| Marketable securities income/(loss) and interest | ||||||||||
| Other income/(loss) | ||||||||||
| Total revenues | ||||||||||
| YoY growth | -42.1% | -1547.4% | -64.1% | -72.0% | ||||||
| Compensation and benefits | ||||||||||
| Salaries and benefits | ||||||||||
| Annual incentive compensation | ||||||||||
| Share-based and deferred compensation | ||||||||||
| Long-term incentive compensation including accruals | ||||||||||
| General, administrative and other | ||||||||||
| Case-related expenditures ineligible for inclusion in asset cost | ||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | ||||||||||
| % of revenue | 42.9% | 8.7% | 137.9% | 64.5% | ||||||
| Operating income/(loss) | ||||||||||
| % of revenue | 57.1% | 91.3% | -37.9% | 35.5% | ||||||
| Other expenses | ||||||||||
| Finance costs | ||||||||||
| Foreign currency transactions (gains)/losses and other expenses | ||||||||||
| Total other expenses | ||||||||||
| Income/(loss) before income taxes | ||||||||||
| Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes | ||||||||||
| Net income/(loss) | ||||||||||
| % of revenue | 8.6% | 94.9% | -148.5% | -29.0% | ||||||
| Net income/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interests | ||||||||||
| Net income/(loss) attributable to Burford Capital Limited shareholders | ||||||||||
| % of revenue | 2.0% | 94.9% | -112.2% | -27.4% | ||||||
| Net income/(loss) attributable to Burford Capital Limited shareholders per ordinary share | ||||||||||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | ||||||||||
| Diluted (in dollars per share) |