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Regulatory Requirements - Net Capital and Net Capital Requirements (Details) - CS&Co - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Net capital	$ 11,977,000	$ 11,112,000
Minimum dollar requirement	250	250
2% of aggregate debit balances	2,567,000	2,049,000
Net capital in excess of required net capital	$ 9,410,000	$ 9,063,000

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Amount of net capital in excess of minimum required net capital, calculated under Alternative Standard.

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-Name Rule 15c3-1
-Number 240
-Section 15c3-1
-Publisher SEC

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Minimum amount of net capital of broker-dealer and its subsidiary, calculated under Alternative Standard.

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Minimum amount of net capital required to be maintained by broker-dealer and its subsidiary, calculated under Aggregate Indebtedness Standard.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 505
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147477270/942-505-50-1B

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