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Equity And Earnings Per Share (IBG LLC Ownership of Member Interests) (Details)	Sep. 30, 2020 shares
Ownership Percentage	100.00%
Membership Interests	416,728,264
IBG Inc [Member]
Ownership Percentage	19.00%
Membership Interests	79,057,622
Holdings [Member]
Ownership Percentage	81.00%
Membership Interests	337,670,642

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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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