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Percentage of additional elective incentive compensation deferral.

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Percentage Of Earnings Deferred Into Company Stock Units

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Percentage Of Earnings Deferred Into Company Stock Units Company Match

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Percentage Of Earnings Deferred Into Company Stock Units Deferred In Mutual Funds

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Percentage Of Incentive Compensation Deferred Into Company Stock Units

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Restricted stock or unit expense.

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Fair value of awards issued to employees of Oriel at close

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for all deferred compensation arrangements. Represents currently earned compensation under compensation arrangements that is not actually paid until a later date.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The total recognized tax benefit related to compensation cost for equity-based payment arrangements recognized in income during the period.

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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all investments.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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Number of equity instruments other than options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested instruments.

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Employee Incentive, Deferred Compensation, And Retirement Plans (Details) (USD $) Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended						3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Incentive Stock Award Plans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Incentive Stock Award Plans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Incentive Stock Award Plans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Incentive Stock Award Plans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Stock Units [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 SWAP Plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Mutual Funds [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Mutual Funds [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Ouriel Securities [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Ouriel Securities [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] Incentive Stock Award Plans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] Stock Units [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] Deferred Compensation Plans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] SWAP Plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member] Incentive Stock Award Plans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member] Stock Units [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member] Deferred Compensation Plans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member] SWAP Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards vesting period in years														8 years	8 years	8 years	7 years	3 years	3 years	5 years	3 years
Shares authorized to grant	3.8
Stock-based compensation	$ 70,852,000	$ 124,835,000		$ 30,700,000	$ 39,200,000	$ 79,200,000	$ 109,500,000					$ 6,800,000	$ 6,800,000
Tax benefit related to stock-based compensation recognized in shareholders' equity				1,000,000	800,000	18,200,000	10,400,000
Fair value of awards issued as retention	30,600,000
Retention awards fair value Oriel	11,600,000
Unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested options								305,500,000
Weighted-average period, compensation cost expected to recognized, in years								2 years 7 months 6 days
Total number of stock units outstanding								18.4
Elective deferrals vested percentage									100.00%
Unvested stock units outstanding								11.8
Percentage of incentive compensation deferred into company stock units									15.00%
Percentage of earnings deferred into company stock units									4.00%
Percentage of earnings deferred into company stock units, Company match									25.00%
Percentage of earnings deferred into mutual funds										2.00%
Percentage of additional elective incentive compensation deferral									1.00%
Investments, at fair value	209,131,000		217,228,000							17,600,000	17,000,000
Deferred compensation liability	$ 14,700,000		$ 14,300,000