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Lodged Tax Effect

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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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Amount of tax expense (benefit) of reclassification adjustment from accumulated other comprehensive income for unrealized gain (loss) realized upon the sale of available-for-sale securities.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2018 EUR (€)	May 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	May 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Recognition of accumulated other comprehensive income lodged taxes		$ 544,600		$ 544,583	$ 0
Lodged tax effect						$ 544,600
Unrealized tax benefit from sale of available for sale portfolio, realized during period		$ 544,677	$ (42)	$ 545,054	(37)
German Plan \| Pension Plan \| Jefferies Bache Limited
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Payment to transfer defined benefit obligation and insurance contracts \| €	€ 6.5
Reclassification adjustment from AOCI related to pension plan					$ 5,300