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Special Charges incurred related to the impairment of intangible assets, Special Charges incurred in connection with exiting facilities and Special Charges related to acquisitions, including the exiting of facilities for office space, introducing fees as well as other professional fees

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Special Charges, Including Business Realignment Costs, and Intangible Asset Amortization (Details) $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2020 MXN ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Special Charges, Including Business Realignment Costs		$ 8,558	$ 1,029	$ 32,234	$ 2,058
Headcount Reductions (as a percent)		6.00%		6.00%
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses	$ 35,000
Special Charges [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring Charges		$ 8,178		$ 30,305
Accelerated Depreciation For Leasehold Improvements		380		1,929
Investment Banking [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Special Charges, Including Business Realignment Costs		8,558	1,029	32,202	2,058
Amortization of Intangible Assets		507	2,190	1,014	4,380
Investment Management [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Special Charges, Including Business Realignment Costs		0	0	32	0
Amortization of Intangible Assets		$ 105	$ 109	$ 213	$ 219
Forecast [Member] \| Special Charges [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring Charges						$ 38,000