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Equity And Earnings Per Share (IBG LLC Ownership of Member Interests) (Details)	Dec. 31, 2017 shares
Ownership Percentage	100.00%
Membership Interests	411,709,048
IBG Inc [Member]
Ownership Percentage	17.40%
Membership Interests	71,479,604
Holdings [Member]
Ownership Percentage	82.60%
Membership Interests	340,229,444

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The amount of membership interests in IBG LLC

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The percent of ownership in IBG LLC membership interests

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