Investments of Operating Entities and Consolidated Funds - Real Estate (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Other investments	$ 140,647	$ 167,464
Real Estate Equity Investment
Other investments	1,921	2,175
Real Estate Equity Investment \| RCG RE Manager, LLC
Other investments	1,900	2,200
Clawback Obligation
Other Commitment	6,200	6,200
Clawback Obligation \| RCG Longview Partners II, LLC
Other Commitment	$ 6,200	$ 6,200

Other investments not otherwise specified in the taxonomy.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.12)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.1(f,g))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

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