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Fair value portion of guarantee, including, but not limited to, financial standby letter of credit, fair value guarantee, guarantee of collection of scheduled contractual cash flows from financial assets, and contracts that contingently require the guarantor to make payments or perform services.

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Amount awarded to other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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Amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff in the legal matter.

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The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 07, 2021	Aug. 06, 2021	Aug. 10, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Damage awarded	$ 6,600,000
Guarantees, Fair Value Disclosure				$ 0
Trading Technologies Matter [Member]
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages sought		$ 962,400,000
FINRA [Member]
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement, penalties agreed to paid			$ 15,000,000
SEC [Member]
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement, penalties agreed to paid			11,500,000
CFTC [Member]
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement, penalties agreed to paid			11,500,000
Disgorgement [Member]
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement, penalties agreed to paid			$ 700,000