Represents the funding swap agreement contingent conversion rate.

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The number of shares of an investment sold during the period.

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Amount of realized gain (loss) on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (trading).

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Cost of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI). Excludes equity method investment and investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value.

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Balance held at close of period in number of shares.

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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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Derivative Financial Instruments - Visa Class B Restricted Shares (Details) - Class B restricted shares $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Sep. 27, 2019	Jul. 05, 2018	Jun. 28, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Visa
Visa Class B Restricted Shares
Net realized gain related to the sale of stock \| $	$ 22,700
Number of shares sold \| shares	274,000
Shares held \| shares		120,000	120,000
Cost basis \| $		$ 0	$ 0
Visa Derivative
Visa Class B Restricted Shares
Conversion rate				1.6228	1.6228	1.6483	1.6483