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Related Party Transaction, Convertible Notes Sold between related parties

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Utility expense, Sublease income offset

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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The increase in the fair value of plan assets from contributions made by the employer.

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Amount before tax of gain (loss) recognized on the sale or disposal of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Fair value of the collateral, or portion thereof, that has been re-pledged, delivered, or otherwise used.

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Amount of interest expense incurred on a debt or other obligation to related party.

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Includes (1) underwriting revenue (the spread between the resale price received and the cost of the securities and related expenses) generated through the purchasing, distributing and reselling of new issues of securities (alternatively, could be a secondary offering of a large block of previously issued securities); and (2) fees earned for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, and other types of financial advisory services.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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The amount for notes payable (written promise to pay), due to related parties.

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The total amount of sublease rental income recognized during the period that reduces the entity's rent expense incurred under operating leases.

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The cash outflow associated with other investments held by the entity for investment purposes not otherwise defined in the taxonomy.

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The cash inflow from sale of machinery and equipment.

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Amount of transactions with related party during the financial reporting period.

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Amount, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of funds outstanding borrowed in the form of a security repurchase agreement between the entity and another party for the sale and repurchase of identical or substantially the same securities at a date certain for a specified price. Includes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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Number of new stock issued during the period.

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	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2014 $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) entity shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)
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Fair value of securities pledged as collateral under repurchase agreements	108,065			$ 137,232	$ 108,065
Issuance of shares \| shares				212,121	186,342	2,935,506
Investment Banking Revenue				$ 5,370	$ 5,219	$ 6,418
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 12,253			14,115	12,253	13,161	$ 14,500
Payments to Acquire Other Investments				11	25,290	2,035
Retirement of common stock \| shares	100,000	100,000
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share \| $ / shares	$ 1.77	$ 2.07
Sublease income, recorded as rent expense reduction				$ 731	784	304
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Percent of employees gross salary qualifying for matching contributions				3.00%
Company plan contributions				$ 214	261	461
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Value of shares issued						1,600
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction						$ 4,000
Star Asia Manager [Member]
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Ownership percentage of equity method affiliate							50.00%
Percentage of membership interests						100.00%
Star Asia Special Situations Fund [Member]
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Number of other parties involved in creation of new fund \| entity				2
Payments to Acquire Other Investments			$ 302
Investment fund, initial life				3 years
Investment fund, potential extension term				2 years
TBBK [Member]
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Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	$ 46,275			$ 0	46,275
Fair value of securities pledged as collateral under repurchase agreements	48,482			0	48,482
Investment Banking Revenue						$ 174
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 86			43	86
TBBK [Member] \| Net Trading [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest Expense, Related Party				$ 541	461
Mead Park Capital [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Notes Payable, Related Parties						5,848
Value of shares issued						$ 3,898
Issuance of shares \| shares						1,949,167
Shares sold \| shares				1,461,876
Convertible notes owned after transaction				$ 1,462
Interest Expense, Related Party				$ 340	547	$ 144
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction						$ 9,746
Shares transferred to entity \| shares				487,291
Edward E. Cohen IRA [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest Expense, Related Party				$ 210
Star Asia And Related Entities [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal					$ 78
Daniel G. Cohen [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cash from sale of car				9
Gain on sale of car				$ 9
Ricciardi Parties [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares transferred to entity \| shares				1,512,709
Ricciardi Parties And Mead Park Capital [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction				$ 4,000
Board of Directors Chairman [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sublease income, recorded as rent expense reduction				14
Utility expense, Sublease income offset				$ 8
Subordinated Debt [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stated interest rate				12.00%
Contingent Convertible Senior Notes [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stated interest rate						8.00%
Contingent Convertible Senior Notes [Member] \| EBC Family Trust [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Notes Payable, Related Parties						$ 2,400
Stated interest rate						8.00%
Contingent Convertible Senior Notes [Member] \| Mead Park Capital [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stated interest rate				8.00%
Convertible notes sold				$ 4,386
Contingent Convertible Senior Notes [Member] \| Edward E. Cohen IRA [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stated interest rate				8.00%
Convertible notes purchased				$ 4,386