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Losses Identified By Third-Party Cryptocurrency Service Provider

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Percentage of unvested shares to be received by employees over the age of 59 who discontinue employment with the Company without cause and continue to meet the terms of the plans' post-employment provisions.

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Percentage of unvested shares forfeited by employees who discontinue employment with the Company without cause and continue to meet the terms of the plans' post-employment provisions.

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Percent of fair value of stock grant expensed during the first year of the grant for employees who are over fifty nine years old.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	May 03, 2007
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
SIP expense - Year of grant			50.00%
SIP expense - Remaining vesting period			50.00%
SIP expense - Employees over 59 in year of grant			100.00%
Percent of shares canceled post employment			50.00%
Over 59 percent of shares eligible			100.00%
Property and equipment useful lives, description	Computer equipment is depreciated over three to five years and office furniture and equipment are depreciated over five to seven years. Intangible assets with a finite life are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of three to five years, and tested for recoverability whenever events indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Qualifying costs for internally developed software are capitalized and amortized over the expected useful life of the developed software, not to exceed three years.
Fair value of crypto assets held in customers' name	$ 101,000,000	$ 134,000,000
Losses identified by third-party cryptocurrency service provider	0
Bitcoin [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Fair value of crypto assets held in customers' name	55,000,000
Ethereum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Fair value of crypto assets held in customers' name	44,000,000
Other Crypto-Assets [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Fair value of crypto assets held in customers' name	$ 2,000,000
Maximum [Member] \| Computer Equipment [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property and equipment useful lives	5 years
Maximum [Member] \| Office Furniture And Equipment [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property and equipment useful lives	7 years
Maximum [Member] \| Internally Developed Software [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Intangible assets useful lives	3 years
Maximum [Member] \| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Intangible assets useful lives	5 years
Minimum [Member] \| Computer Equipment [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property and equipment useful lives	3 years
Minimum [Member] \| Office Furniture And Equipment [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property and equipment useful lives	5 years
Minimum [Member] \| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Intangible assets useful lives	3 years