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Financial Assets And Financial Liabilities (Trading Gains from Market Making Transactions) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013
Financial Assets And Financial Liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Equities | $ 56,564 | $ 92,992 | $ 151,709 | $ 161,516
Fixed Income | 6,361 | 6,703 | 12,091 | 14,471
Foreign Exchange | 21,095 | (40,677) | 47,732 | (98,002)
Commodities |  | 88 |  | 115
Trading gains | $ 84,020 | $ 59,106 | $ 211,532 | $ 78,100

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- Definition Amount of gain (loss) resulting from the difference between the acquisition price and the selling price or fair value of trading assets and trading liabilities, conducted separately from customer trading activities. Includes, but is not limited to, changes in fair value of trading assets and trading liabilities. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 940 -SubTopic 320 -Section 45 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=29643736&loc=d3e42567-110969 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 225 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.13(e)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879574&loc=d3e536633-122882 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 940 -SubTopic 320 -Section 35 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=29643654&loc=d3e42454-110968 + Details
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