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Fair Value Disclosures - Quantitative Information about Significant Unobservable Inputs Used in Level 3 Fair Value Measurements (Details)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2022
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2021
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2022
$ / shares
Nov. 30, 2022
$ / Bond
Nov. 30, 2022
Nov. 30, 2022
€ / shares
Nov. 30, 2021
$ / shares
Nov. 30, 2021
$ / Bond
Nov. 30, 2021
Nov. 30, 2021
€ / shares
Nov. 30, 2021
€ / Bond
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value $ 17,372,332,000 $ 16,978,559,000                  
Derivative assets 349,166,000 570,472,000                  
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value 11,056,477,000 9,267,090,000 [1]                  
Derivative liabilities 1,512,697,000 1,412,176,000                  
Long term debt, at fair value 1,583,828,000 1,843,598,000                  
Corporate equity securities                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 3,497,831,000 3,113,062,000                  
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value 2,147,117,000 1,695,985,000                  
Corporate debt securities                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 4,002,385,000 3,848,144,000                  
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value 2,338,191,000 2,112,259,000                  
CDOs and CLOs                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 127,464,000 611,464,000                  
CMBS                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 443,310,000 198,752,000                  
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value 490,000 210,000                  
Other ABS                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 427,841,000 430,546,000                  
Loans and other receivables                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 1,237,916,000 1,693,731,000                  
RMBS                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 1,341,816,000 1,169,723,000                  
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value   719,000                  
Investments at fair value                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 165,742,000 165,742,000                  
Loans                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value 183,311,000 59,480,000                  
Level 3                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 791,455,000 602,610,000                  
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value 75,480,000 93,269,000                  
Long term debt, at fair value 661,123,000 881,732,000                  
Level 3 | Volatility benchmarking and market approach                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Derivative assets   6,501,000                  
Derivative liabilities 65,841,000 76,533,000                  
Level 3 | Scenario analysis                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Other secured financings 1,712,000 25,905,000                  
Level 3 | Corporate equity securities                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 240,347,000 118,489,000                  
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value 750,000 4,635,000                  
Level 3 | Corporate equity securities | Market approach                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value   4,635,000                  
Level 3 | Corporate equity securities | Market approach | Price                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, measurement input | $ / shares             1        
Level 3 | Non-exchange-traded securities | Market approach                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 240,347,000 117,803,000                  
Level 3 | Non-exchange-traded securities | Market approach | Price | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input     0       1     15  
Level 3 | Non-exchange-traded securities | Market approach | Price | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input     325       662     18  
Level 3 | Non-exchange-traded securities | Market approach | Price | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input     43       227     16  
Level 3 | Non-exchange-traded securities | Market approach | Volatility | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Investments in and advances to affiliates, measurement Iinput                 0.25    
Level 3 | Non-exchange-traded securities | Market approach | Volatility | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Investments in and advances to affiliates, measurement Iinput                 0.59    
Level 3 | Non-exchange-traded securities | Market approach | Volatility | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Investments in and advances to affiliates, measurement Iinput                 0.31    
Level 3 | Non-exchange-traded securities | Volatility | Volatility | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Investments in and advances to affiliates, measurement Iinput                 0.40    
Level 3 | Non-exchange-traded securities | Volatility | Volatility | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Investments in and advances to affiliates, measurement Iinput                 0.53    
Level 3 | Non-exchange-traded securities | Volatility | Volatility | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Investments in and advances to affiliates, measurement Iinput                 0.45    
Level 3 | Corporate debt securities                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 30,232,000 11,803,000                  
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value 500,000 482,000                  
Level 3 | Corporate debt securities | Market approach and scenario analysis                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value   11,803,000                  
Level 3 | Corporate debt securities | Market approach                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 30,232,000                    
Level 3 | Corporate debt securities | Market approach | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / shares     48                
Level 3 | Corporate debt securities | Market approach | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / shares     82                
Level 3 | Corporate debt securities | Market approach | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / shares     65                
Level 3 | Corporate debt securities | Market approach | Price | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / shares             13        
Level 3 | Corporate debt securities | Market approach | Price | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / shares             100        
Level 3 | Corporate debt securities | Market approach | Price | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / shares             86        
Level 3 | Corporate debt securities | Market approach | EBITDA multiple                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / Bond       4.2              
Level 3 | Corporate debt securities | Scenario analysis | Estimated recovery percentage                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.07            
Level 3 | CDOs and CLOs                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 55,824,000 31,946,000                  
Level 3 | CDOs and CLOs | Discounted cash flows and market approach                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 55,824,000                    
Level 3 | CDOs and CLOs | Market approach | Price | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input       67     86        
Level 3 | CDOs and CLOs | Market approach | Price | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input       102     103        
Level 3 | CDOs and CLOs | Market approach | Price | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input       89     93        
Level 3 | CDOs and CLOs | Discounted cash flows                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value   31,944,000                  
Level 3 | CDOs and CLOs | Discounted cash flows | Constant prepayment rate                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.20       0.20    
Level 3 | CDOs and CLOs | Discounted cash flows | Constant default rate                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input                 0.02    
Level 3 | CDOs and CLOs | Discounted cash flows | Constant default rate | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.02            
Level 3 | CDOs and CLOs | Discounted cash flows | Constant default rate | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.03            
Level 3 | CDOs and CLOs | Discounted cash flows | Constant default rate | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.02            
Level 3 | CDOs and CLOs | Discounted cash flows | Loss severity | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.30       0.25    
Level 3 | CDOs and CLOs | Discounted cash flows | Loss severity | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.40       0.30    
Level 3 | CDOs and CLOs | Discounted cash flows | Loss severity | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.32       0.26    
Level 3 | CDOs and CLOs | Discounted cash flows | Discount rate/yield | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.18       0.08    
Level 3 | CDOs and CLOs | Discounted cash flows | Discount rate/yield | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.23       0.19    
Level 3 | CDOs and CLOs | Discounted cash flows | Discount rate/yield | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.22       0.16    
Level 3 | CDOs and CLOs | Scenario analysis | Estimated recovery percentage                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.69            
Level 3 | CMBS                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 839,000 2,333,000                  
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value 490,000 210,000                  
Level 3 | CMBS | Discounted cash flows | Estimated recovery percentage                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input                 0.81    
Level 3 | CMBS | Scenario analysis                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 839,000                    
Level 3 | CMBS | Scenario analysis | Estimated recovery percentage                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.45            
Level 3 | CMBS | Discounted cash flows and scenario analysis                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value   2,333,000                  
Level 3 | Other ABS                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 94,677,000 $ 93,524,000                  
Level 3 | Other ABS | Discounted cash flows and market approach                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value $ 55,858,000                    
Level 3 | Other ABS | Market approach | Price | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / shares             37        
Level 3 | Other ABS | Market approach | Price | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / shares             100        
Level 3 | Other ABS | Discounted cash flows | Price                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input   94                  
Level 3 | Other ABS | Discounted cash flows | Constant prepayment rate | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input                 0    
Level 3 | Other ABS | Discounted cash flows | Constant prepayment rate | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input                 0.35    
Level 3 | Other ABS | Discounted cash flows | Constant prepayment rate | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input                 0.31    
Level 3 | Other ABS | Discounted cash flows | Constant default rate                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value   $ 86,099,000                  
Level 3 | Other ABS | Discounted cash flows | Constant default rate | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / shares             0.02        
Level 3 | Other ABS | Discounted cash flows | Constant default rate | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / shares             0.04        
Level 3 | Other ABS | Discounted cash flows | Constant default rate | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / shares             0.04        
Level 3 | Other ABS | Discounted cash flows | Loss severity | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input                 0.60    
Level 3 | Other ABS | Discounted cash flows | Loss severity | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input                 0.85    
Level 3 | Other ABS | Discounted cash flows | Loss severity | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input                 0.55    
Level 3 | Other ABS | Discounted cash flows | Discount rate/yield | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.06       0.03    
Level 3 | Other ABS | Discounted cash flows | Discount rate/yield | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.20       0.16    
Level 3 | Other ABS | Discounted cash flows | Discount rate/yield | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.17       0.10    
Level 3 | Other ABS | Discounted cash flows | Cumulative loss rate | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.08       0.07    
Level 3 | Other ABS | Discounted cash flows | Cumulative loss rate | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.22       0.20    
Level 3 | Other ABS | Discounted cash flows | Cumulative loss rate | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.19       0.14    
Level 3 | Other ABS | Discounted cash flows | Duration (years) | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input, term 9 months 18 days                    
Financial instruments owned, duration, measurement input   8 months 12 days                  
Level 3 | Other ABS | Discounted cash flows | Duration (years) | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input, term 1 year 7 months 6 days                    
Financial instruments owned, duration, measurement input   1 year 4 months 24 days                  
Level 3 | Other ABS | Discounted cash flows | Duration (years) | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input, term 1 year 2 months 12 days                    
Financial instruments owned, duration, measurement input   1 year 1 month 6 days                  
Level 3 | Loans and other receivables                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value $ 168,875,000 $ 178,417,000                  
Level 3 | Loans and other receivables | Market approach and scenario analysis                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 168,875,000 $ 177,193,000                  
Level 3 | Loans and other receivables | Market approach | Price | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / Bond       1       31      
Level 3 | Loans and other receivables | Market approach | Price | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / Bond       150       101      
Level 3 | Loans and other receivables | Market approach | Price | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / Bond       82       54      
Level 3 | Loans and other receivables | Discounted cash flows | Duration (years) | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, duration, measurement input   0 months                  
Level 3 | Loans and other receivables | Discounted cash flows | Duration (years) | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, duration, measurement input   2 years 2 months 12 days                  
Level 3 | Loans and other receivables | Discounted cash flows | Duration (years) | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, duration, measurement input   2 years 2 months 12 days                  
Level 3 | Loans and other receivables | Scenario analysis | Estimated recovery percentage | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.06       0.09    
Level 3 | Loans and other receivables | Scenario analysis | Estimated recovery percentage | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.78       1    
Level 3 | Loans and other receivables | Scenario analysis | Estimated recovery percentage | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input         0.30       0.76    
Level 3 | Equity options | Volatility | Volatility                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Derivative asset, measurement input                 0.46    
Level 3 | Equity options | Volatility | Volatility | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Derivative liability, measurement input         0.26       0.26    
Level 3 | Equity options | Volatility | Volatility | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Derivative liability, measurement input         0.75       0.77    
Level 3 | Equity options | Volatility | Volatility | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Derivative liability, measurement input         0.51       0.40    
Level 3 | Interest rate swaps | Market approach | Basis points upfront | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Derivative asset, measurement input                 0.1    
Derivative liability, measurement input                 0.1    
Level 3 | Interest rate swaps | Market approach | Basis points upfront | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Derivative asset, measurement input                 8.1    
Derivative liability, measurement input                 8.7    
Level 3 | Interest rate swaps | Market approach | Basis points upfront | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Derivative asset, measurement input                 3.3    
Derivative liability, measurement input                 3.1    
Level 3 | Loans/Bonds total return swaps | Market approach | Price                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, measurement input | $ / shares             100        
Derivative liability, measurement input | $ / Bond               100      
Level 3 | RMBS                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 27,617,000 $ 1,477,000                  
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value   0                  
Level 3 | Investments at fair value                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 161,992,000 154,373,000                  
Level 3 | Investments at fair value | Market approach and scenario analysis                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 159,304,000                    
Level 3 | Private equity securities | Market approach and scenario analysis                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, at fair value   128,152,000                  
Level 3 | Private equity securities | Market approach | Price | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / shares     0       1        
Level 3 | Private equity securities | Market approach | Price | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / shares     14,919       152        
Level 3 | Private equity securities | Market approach | Price | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / shares     604       32        
Level 3 | Private equity securities | Market approach | Discount rate/yield | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / shares     0.23                
Level 3 | Private equity securities | Market approach | EBITDA multiple                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / shares             16.9        
Level 3 | Private equity securities | Market approach | Revenue multiple | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / shares             4.9        
Level 3 | Private equity securities | Market approach | Revenue multiple | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / shares             5.1        
Level 3 | Private equity securities | Market approach | Revenue multiple | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / shares             5.0        
Level 3 | Private equity securities | Market approach | Revenue growth | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | $ / shares     30,194,338                
Level 3 | Private equity securities | Scenario analysis | Discount rate/yield | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input                 0.13    
Level 3 | Private equity securities | Scenario analysis | Discount rate/yield | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input                 0.21    
Level 3 | Private equity securities | Scenario analysis | Discount rate/yield | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input                 0.17    
Level 3 | Private equity securities | Scenario analysis | Estimated recovery percentage                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input                 0.07    
Level 3 | Private equity securities | Scenario analysis | Revenue growth                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments owned, measurement input                 0    
Level 3 | Loans                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value 3,164,000 9,925,000                  
Level 3 | Loans | Market approach                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Debt instrument   9,925,000                  
Level 3 | Loans | Market approach | Price | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Loans | $ / Bond               31      
Level 3 | Loans | Market approach | Price | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Loans | $ / Bond               100      
Level 3 | Loans | Market approach | Price | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Loans | $ / Bond               43      
Level 3 | Loans | Scenario analysis | Estimated recovery percentage                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, measurement input                 0.50    
Level 3 | Other secured financings: | Scenario analysis | Estimated recovery percentage | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Other secured financings         0.09       0.13    
Level 3 | Other secured financings: | Scenario analysis | Estimated recovery percentage | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Other secured financings         0.30       0.98    
Level 3 | Other secured financings: | Scenario analysis | Estimated recovery percentage | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Other secured financings         0.23       0.92    
Level 3 | Long-term debt | Market approach                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value $ 661,123,000                    
Long term debt, at fair value   $ 881,732,000                  
Level 3 | Long-term debt | Market approach | Price | Minimum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Long-term debt       51   59   76     81
Level 3 | Long-term debt | Market approach | Price | Maximum                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Long-term debt       97   99   115     113
Level 3 | Long-term debt | Market approach | Price | Weighted Average                      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]                      
Long-term debt       64   77   94     103
[1] See Note 1 for a description of financial statement presentation changes made as a result of our Merger with Jefferies Group.