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Equity And Earnings Per Share (IBG LLC Ownership of Member Interests) (Details)	Dec. 31, 2019 shares
Ownership Percentage	100.00%
Membership Interests	415,430,237
IBG Inc [Member]
Ownership Percentage	18.50%
Membership Interests	76,759,595
Holdings [Member]
Ownership Percentage	81.50%
Membership Interests	338,670,642

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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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