Collateralized Transactions (Collateral Pledged) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 31, 2020	Nov. 30, 2019
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Securities lending arrangements	$ 1,929,737	$ 1,525,140
Repurchase agreements	19,837,038	18,756,917
Obligation to return securities received as collateral, at fair value	4,413	9,500
Total	21,771,188	20,291,557
Corporate equity securities
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Securities lending arrangements	1,317,023	1,314,395
Repurchase agreements	176,221	129,558
Obligation to return securities received as collateral, at fair value	4,413	0
Total	1,497,657	1,443,953
Corporate debt securities
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Securities lending arrangements	605,527	191,311
Repurchase agreements	1,661,854	1,730,526
Obligation to return securities received as collateral, at fair value	0	0
Total	2,267,381	1,921,837
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Securities lending arrangements	0	0
Repurchase agreements	1,680,052	1,745,145
Obligation to return securities received as collateral, at fair value	0	0
Total	1,680,052	1,745,145
U.S. government and federal agency securities
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Securities lending arrangements	7,187	19,434
Repurchase agreements	12,187,529	10,863,997
Obligation to return securities received as collateral, at fair value	0	9,500
Total	12,194,716	10,892,931
Municipal securities
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Securities lending arrangements	0	0
Repurchase agreements	180,837	498,202
Obligation to return securities received as collateral, at fair value	0	0
Total	180,837	498,202
Sovereign obligations
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Securities lending arrangements	0	0
Repurchase agreements	2,636,878	3,016,563
Obligation to return securities received as collateral, at fair value	0	0
Total	2,636,878	3,016,563
Loans and other receivables
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Securities lending arrangements	0	0
Repurchase agreements	1,313,667	772,926
Obligation to return securities received as collateral, at fair value	0	0
Total	$ 1,313,667	$ 772,926

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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The fair value of collateral received by the entity associated with securities borrowed that must be returned if the counterparty fulfills its obligations. It appears on the balance sheet as a liability and has a corresponding asset that appears on the balance sheet called Securities Received as Collateral.

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