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Equity And Earnings Per Share (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 36 Months Ended 86 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
May 03, 2007
Equity And Earnings Per Share [Line Items]                    
IBG Inc. ownership % of IBG LLC 14.10%   14.10%         14.10% 14.10% 10.00%
IBG Holdings ownership % of IBG LLC 85.90%   85.90%         85.90% 85.90% 90.00%
IBG Holdings Redemption of IBG LLC                   10.00%
IBG Holdings LLC Ownership Percentage of Class B Common Stock                   100.00%
Common stock, par value $ 0.01   $ 0.01   $ 0.01     $ 0.01 $ 0.01  
Preferred stock shares authorized 10,000   10,000   10,000     10,000 10,000  
Preferred stock shares issued 0   0   0     0 0  
Preferred stock shares outstanding 0   0   0     0 0  
Unamortized deferred tax asset arising from equity offerings $ 283,500,000   $ 283,500,000   $ 294,700,000     $ 283,500,000 $ 283,500,000  
Deferred tax asset arising from equity offerings 420,400,000   420,400,000         420,400,000 420,400,000  
Percent of Tax Savings Owed to IBG Holdings LLC     85.00%              
Percentage of tax savings retained by IBG Inc.     15.00%              
Tax savings owed to IBG Holdings LLC 357,400,000   357,400,000         357,400,000 357,400,000  
Tax savings retained by IBG Inc. 63,100,000   63,100,000         63,100,000 63,100,000  
Tax savings paid to IBG Holdings LLC     15,700,000           86,200,000  
Exchange Agreement Future Redemption Schedule               12.5% annually for seven (7) years and 2.5% in the eighth year.    
Shares reserved for future issuance                   360,000,000
Shares redeemed by IBG Holdings from IBG LLC             5,013,259      
Cash Redemptions IBG Holdings             114,000,000      
Shares Issued         4,683,415 1,983,624        
Thomas Peterffy and Affiliates Ownership 87.60%   87.60%         87.60% 87.60% 84.60%
Dividends paid by IBG LLC     235,800,000              
Cash dividend paid to IBG, Inc.     32,300,000              
Dividends paid to common shareholders $ 5,700,000 $ 5,500,000 $ 11,176,000 $ 9,745,000            
Declaration Date     Jul. 15, 2014              
Dividend per share $ 0.10 $ 0.10 $ 0.10              
Payment Date     Sep. 12, 2014              
Record Date     Aug. 29, 2014              
Common Class A
                   
Equity And Earnings Per Share [Line Items]                    
Shares authorized 1,000,000,000   1,000,000,000   1,000,000,000     1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000  
Common stock, shares issued 57,220,459   57,220,459   54,788,049     57,220,459 57,220,459  
Common stock, shares outstanding 57,098,889   57,098,889   54,664,095     57,098,889 57,098,889  
Common Class B
                   
Equity And Earnings Per Share [Line Items]                    
Shares authorized 100   100   100     100 100  
Common stock, shares issued 100   100   100     100 100  
Common stock, shares outstanding 100   100   100     100 100