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Fair Value Disclosures - Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements (Details) $ in Millions	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			11 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($)	May 31, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2020 ft² Sites Taxlot
HomeFed
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Equity method investment impairment		$ 12.2
RedSky JZ Fulton Mall \| HomeFed
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Number of separate tax lots \| Taxlot						14
Number of premier development sites \| Sites						2
Area of real estate property (up to) \| ft²						540,000
Equity method investment impairment			$ 55.6
RedSky JZ Fulton Mall \| HomeFed \| Development site
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, ownership percentage						49.00%
JETX Energy
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment of oil and gas properties			33.0
JETX Energy \| Oil and gas properties
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other assets, fair value disclosure			$ 9.6
Investment in FXCM
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, ownership percentage						50.00%
Equity method investment impairment	$ 62.1				$ 62.1
Investment in FXCM \| Nonrecurring \| Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Equity method investments, fair value	$ 75.0				75.0
Vitesse Energy Finance
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment of oil and gas properties		13.2
Vitesse Energy Finance \| Oil and gas properties
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other assets, fair value disclosure		$ 26.8
Investment In Golden Queen
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Equity method investment impairment				$ 47.9	$ 47.9
Investment In Golden Queen \| Nonrecurring \| Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Equity method investments, fair value				$ 62.3
Measurement input, discount rate \| JETX Energy \| Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Servicing asset, measurement input			0.100
Measurement input, discount rate \| Investment in FXCM \| Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Equity method investment, measurement input	0.185				0.185
Measurement input, discount rate \| Vitesse Energy Finance \| Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Servicing asset, measurement input		0.100
Measurement input, discount rate \| Investment In Golden Queen \| Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Equity method investment, measurement input				0.12