Collateralized Transactions - Collateral Pledged (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015
Transfer Of Certain Financial Assets Accounted For As Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Securities Lending Arrangements	$ 2,819,132	$ 2,979,300
Repurchase Agreements	17,012,332	20,195,982
Total	19,831,464	23,175,282
Corporate equity securities [Member]
Transfer Of Certain Financial Assets Accounted For As Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Securities Lending Arrangements	2,046,243	2,195,912
Repurchase Agreements	66,291	275,880
Total	2,112,534	2,471,792
Corporate debt securities [Member]
Transfer Of Certain Financial Assets Accounted For As Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Securities Lending Arrangements	731,276	748,405
Repurchase Agreements	1,907,888	1,752,222
Total	2,639,164	2,500,627
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities [Member]
Transfer Of Certain Financial Assets Accounted For As Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Securities Lending Arrangements	0	0
Repurchase Agreements	2,171,480	3,537,812
Total	2,171,480	3,537,812
U.S. government and federal agency securities [Member]
Transfer Of Certain Financial Assets Accounted For As Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Securities Lending Arrangements	41,613	34,983
Repurchase Agreements	9,232,624	12,006,081
Total	9,274,237	12,041,064
Municipal securities [Member]
Transfer Of Certain Financial Assets Accounted For As Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Securities Lending Arrangements	0	0
Repurchase Agreements	553,010	357,350
Total	553,010	357,350
Sovereign obligations [Member]
Transfer Of Certain Financial Assets Accounted For As Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Securities Lending Arrangements	0	0
Repurchase Agreements	2,625,079	1,804,103
Total	2,625,079	1,804,103
Loans and other receivables [Member]
Transfer Of Certain Financial Assets Accounted For As Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Securities Lending Arrangements	0	0
Repurchase Agreements	455,960	462,534
Total	$ 455,960	$ 462,534

Amount, before effects of master netting arrangements, of funds outstanding borrowed in the form of a financial asset repurchase agreement between the entity and another party for the sale and repurchase of identical or substantially the same financial asset at a date certain for a specified price. Includes repurchase-to-maturity transactions and liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement.

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Amount, before effects of master netting arrangements, of financial assets loaned to entities in exchange for collateral and funds outstanding borrowed in the form of a financial asset repurchase agreement between the entity and another party for the sale and repurchase of identical or substantially the same financial assets at a date certain for a specified price. Includes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64858031&loc=SL34722452-111729

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64858031&loc=SL34722452-111729

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Amount, before effects of master netting arrangements, of financial assets loaned to entities in exchange for collateral. Includes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement and financial assets transferred other than securities that qualify as secured borrowings.

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