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Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Commitments to fund additional investments in nonmarketable equity securities $ 11,500,000sf_CommitmentsInvestmentsInAffiliatedAndUnaffiliatedPartnerships $ 12,400,000sf_CommitmentsInvestmentsInAffiliatedAndUnaffiliatedPartnerships
Fair Value Level Into Level 3 Transfers Amount 2,700,000sf_FairValueLevelIntoLevelThreeTransfersAmount  
Transfers of financial assets from level 2 to level 1 15,000,000sf_FairValueAssetsLevelTwoToLevelOneTransfersDuringPeriodAmount  
Fair Value Level One To Level Two Transfers Amount 11,500,000sf_FairValueLevelOneToLevelTwoTransfersAmount  
Transfers, Out of Level 3, Assets 6,262,000us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersOutOfLevel3  
General and limited partnership interests in investment partnerships 42,100,000sf_GeneralAndLimitedPartnershipInterestsInInvestmentPartnerships 56,000,000sf_GeneralAndLimitedPartnershipInterestsInInvestmentPartnerships
Direct investments in private equity companies held by private equity funds 21,200,000sf_DirectInvestmentsInPrivateEquityCompaniesHeldByPrivateEquityFunds 8,200,000sf_DirectInvestmentsInPrivateEquityCompaniesHeldByPrivateEquityFunds
Stated interest rate 5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage  
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Financial instruments owned and investments acquired as part of the merger $ 54,100,000us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAtFairValue
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