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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Securities Segregated For Regulatory Purposes |
|  | December 31,
|  | 2019 |  | 2018
|  | (in billions)
U.S. government securities |  | $ | 3.8 |  | $ | 4.2
Securities purchased under agreements to resell 1 |  |  | 14.0 |  |  | 11.4
|  | $ | 17.8 |  | $ | 15.6
___________________________ (1)These balances are collateralized by U.S. government securities.
Composition Of Investment |
|  | December 31,
|  | 2019 |  | 2018
|  | (in millions)
Equity method investments 1 |  | $ | 22 |  | $ | 23
Investments in equity securities at adjusted cost 2 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 25
Investments in equity securities at fair value 2 |  |  | 36 |  |  | -
Investments in exchange memberships and equity securities of certain exchanges 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 5
|  | $ | 66 |  | $ | 53
___________________________ (1)The Company’s share of income or losses is included in other income in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. (2)These investments do not qualify for equity method of accounting and the dividends received are included in other income in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

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