Receivables from and Payable to Brokers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Brokers and Dealers [Abstract]
Receivable from brokers	$ 115,279	$ 84,679
Payable to brokers	$ 328,902	$ 335,822

Amount receivable from broker-dealers and clearing organizations, including, but not limited to, securities failed-to-deliver, certain deposits for securities borrowed, open transactions, good faith and margin deposits, commissions and floor brokerage receivables.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 940

-SubTopic 20

-Section 45

-Paragraph 3

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35710130&loc=d3e41645-110958

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28367877&loc=d3e4428-111522

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