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Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (Details) (USD $) | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Abstract] |  |
Senior secured revolving credit facility maximum capacity | $ 100,000,000 |
Minimum consolidated shareholders' equity | 3,600,000,000 |
Quarterly Increases % of Positive Consolidated Net Income | 25.00% |
Maximum debt to capitalization ratio | 30.00% |
Minimum liquidity ratio | minimum liquidity ratio of 1.0 to 1.0 |
Maximum debt to net regulatory capital ratio | 35.00% |
Outstanding debt under credit facility | $ 0 | $ 0

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- Definition Percent of consolidated positive net income which increases minimum consolidated shareholders' equity under the senior secured revolving credit facility covenants. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Maximum debt to capitalization ratio under the covenants of the senior secured revolving credit facility + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Maximum debt to net regulatory capital under the senior revovlving credit agreement covenants. Maximum debt to net regulatory capital ratio is definied as Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated Regulatory Capital. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Minimum consolidated shareholders' equity allowable under the credit facility financial covenants + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Minimum liquidity ratio under the senior revolving credit agreement covenants. Minimum liquidity ratio is defined as unencumbered marketable securities (after taking into account financing haircuts) and other liquid financial assets (including excess exchange and clearing deposits) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to the sum of (i) unsecured liabilities of the Broker-Dealer Subsidiaries and (ii) unsecured liabilities of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries (other than Broker-Dealer Subsidiaries) with maturities of one year or less. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 22 -Article 5 + Details
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- Definition Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 22 -Article 5 + Details
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