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Financial Assets And Financial Liabilities (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers of financial instruments owned from level 1 to level 2 | $ 700,000 | $ 1,900,000 |
Transfers of financial instruments owned from level 2 to level 1 | 1,500,000 | 1,600,000 |
Transfers of financial instruments sold, but not yet purchased from level 1 to level 2 | 1,400,000 | 800,000 |
Transfers of financial instruments sold, but not yet purchased from level 2 to level 1 | 4,500,000 | 900,000 |
Total financial assets, at fair value | 6,700,933,000 |  | 5,879,610,000
Financial instruments sold but not yet purchased, at fair value | 2,630,785,000 |  | 3,153,673,000
Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Total financial assets, at fair value | 366,000 | 0 | 158,000
Financial instruments sold but not yet purchased, at fair value | $ 77,000 | $ 0 | $ 3,000

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