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Investments of Operating Entities and Consolidated Funds - Lehman Claims (Details) (Lehman claims, at fair value, USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 15, 2008
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Initial value   $ 1.0cown_OtherInvestmentsInitialClaim
Total Dividend Amount Received 1.0cown_TotalDividendAmountReceived  
Total Dividend percent received 100.00%cown_TotalDividendpercentreceived  
Enterprise Master    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Initial value   24.3cown_OtherInvestmentsInitialClaim
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= cown_LehmanClaimMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= cown_EnterpriseMasterMember
Total Dividend Amount Received 36.2cown_TotalDividendAmountReceived
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= cown_LehmanClaimMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= cown_EnterpriseMasterMember
 
Other Investments, initial claim current value 0.7cown_OtherInvestmentsInitialClaimCurrentValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= cown_LehmanClaimMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= cown_EnterpriseMasterMember
 
Enterprise LP    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Other Investments, initial claim current value $ 0.5cown_OtherInvestmentsInitialClaimCurrentValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= cown_LehmanClaimMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= cown_EnterpriseLpMember