Realized and Unrealized Gains and Losses on Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]
Change in fair value of financial instruments, Assets			$ 8,565
Change in fair value of financial instruments, Liabilities			44,480
Change in fair value of financial instruments	(10,223)	(24,659)	(59,433)	(200,436)
Trading securities and security-related receivables
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]
Change in fair value of financial instruments, Assets	2,386	(2,107)	10,960	16,059
Collateralized Debt Obligations Notes Payable and Trust Preferred Obligations
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]
Change in fair value of financial instruments, Liabilities	(23,961)	(17,524)	(73,294)	(203,149)
Derivative
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]
Change in fair value of financial instruments, Liabilities	(702)	(8,076)	(12,413)	(11,752)
Warrants and investor SARs
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]
Change in fair value of financial instruments, Liabilities	$ 12,054	$ 3,048	$ 15,314	$ (1,594)

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Amount of increase (decrease) of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)

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The net change in the difference between the fair value and the carrying value, or in the comparative fair values, of investments, not including unrealized gains or losses on securities separately or otherwise categorized as trading, available-for-sale, or held-to-maturity, held at each balance sheet date and included in earnings for the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

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