Collateralized Transactions (Contractual Maturity) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2019	Nov. 30, 2018
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Securities lending arrangements	$ 2,327,805	$ 1,838,688
Repurchase agreements	21,093,190	17,193,486
Total	23,420,995	19,032,174
Overnight and Continuous
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Securities lending arrangements	1,382,312	807,347
Repurchase agreements	8,754,902	7,849,052
Total	10,137,214	8,656,399
Up to 30 Days
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Securities lending arrangements	0	0
Repurchase agreements	3,154,270	1,915,325
Total	3,154,270	1,915,325
30 to 90 Days
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Securities lending arrangements	644,948	560,417
Repurchase agreements	4,402,247	6,042,951
Total	5,047,195	6,603,368
Greater than 90 Days
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Securities lending arrangements	300,545	470,924
Repurchase agreements	4,781,771	1,386,158
Total	$ 5,082,316	$ 1,857,082

Amount, before effects of master netting arrangements, of funds outstanding borrowed in the form of a financial asset repurchase agreement between the entity and another party for the sale and repurchase of identical or substantially the same financial asset at a date certain for a specified price. Includes repurchase-to-maturity transactions and liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement.

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Amount, before effects of master netting arrangements, of financial assets loaned to entities in exchange for collateral and funds outstanding borrowed in the form of a financial asset repurchase agreement between the entity and another party for the sale and repurchase of identical or substantially the same financial assets at a date certain for a specified price. Includes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
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Amount, before effects of master netting arrangements, of financial assets loaned to entities in exchange for collateral. Includes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement and financial assets transferred other than securities that qualify as secured borrowings.

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