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Regulatory Requirements (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Regulatory Requirements [Abstract] |
Summary Of Capital, Capital Requirements And Excess Capital |
|  | Net Capital/ |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Eligible Equity |  | Requirement |  | Excess
IB LLC |  | $ | 2,262.1 |  | $ | 332.6 |  | $ | 1,929.5
TH LLC |  |  | 436.0 |  |  | 60.3 |  |  | 375.7
THE |  |  | 706.8 |  |  | 197.2 |  |  | 509.6
Other regulated Operating Companies |  |  | 465.3 |  |  | 47.1 |  |  | 418.2
|  | $ | 3,870.2 |  | $ | 637.2 |  | $ | 3,233.0

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