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Fair Value Disclosures - Level 3 Rollforwards (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2025 | Aug. 31, 2024 | Aug. 31, 2025 | Aug. 31, 2024
Assets: |  |  |  |
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | $ (30,000) | $ 7,300 | $ (25,100) | $ 53,800
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held |  |  |  | 0
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | $ 65,500 | $ 16,500 | $ 6,400 | $ 23,300
Fair Value, Asset, Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Revenues | Revenues | Revenues | Revenues
Fair Value, Liability, Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Revenues | Revenues | Revenues | Revenues
Corporate equity securities |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ 231,160 | $ 178,755 | $ 239,364 | $ 181,294
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | (21,824) | (9,887) | (31,303) | 3,969
Purchases | (20,785) | (12,874) | (28,748) | (28,576)
Sales | (1,487) | (1,035) | (8,940) | (2,480)
Settlements | (788) | (198) | 494 | 0
Issuances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | 815 | 360 | (18,660) | (2,778)
Ending balance | 272,309 | 200,643 | 272,309 | 200,643
Changes in unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | 21,916 | 10,184 | 29,840 | (3,179)
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 161 | 708 | 208 | 676
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | (312) | 4 | (864) | 5
Purchases | (1) | 0 | (72,161) | 0
Sales | 426 | 2,264 | 73,148 | 2,289
Settlements | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Issuances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | 522 | (6) | 465 | 0
Ending balance | 796 | 2,970 | 796 | 2,970
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | 309 | (4) | 999 | (5)
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 44,682 | 38,717 | 24,931 | 26,112
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | (872) | (93) | (2,385) | (3,060)
Purchases | (1,221) | 0 | (12,455) | (14,894)
Sales | (788) | (1,753) | (1,168) | (6,735)
Settlements | 0 | 0 | (2,197) | (200)
Issuances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | (11,607) | (5,879) | (2,026) | (5,953)
Ending balance | 34,380 | 31,178 | 34,380 | 31,178
Changes in unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | 860 | 1,181 | 1,472 | 7,309
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 644 | 506 | 165 | 124
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | 126 | 0 | 60 | (23)
Purchases | (119) | (246) | (280) | 0
Sales | 0 | 0 | 351 | 0
Settlements | (270) | 0 | 192 | 0
Issuances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 159
Ending balance | 488 | 260 | 488 | 260
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | (117) | 0 | (90) | 23
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
CDOs and CLOs |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 70,948 | 68,626 | 63,976 | 64,862
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | 3,654 | (1,477) | 14,474 | (8,771)
Purchases | (20,718) | (17,704) | (69,479) | (41,690)
Sales | (17,731) | (1,147) | (39,811) | (22,797)
Settlements | (3,463) | (1,323) | (10,013) | (5,214)
Issuances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | (14,509) | (3,256) | (16,848) | (5,231)
Ending balance | 52,309 | 82,081 | 52,309 | 82,081
Changes in unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | (4,188) | 649 | (15,237) | 4,351
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Sovereign obligations |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 0 | 172 | 0
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) |  | 0 | (2) | 16
Purchases |  | 0 | 0 | (11,147)
Sales |  | 0 | (174) | (11,025)
Settlements |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Issuances |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 |  | 106 | 0 | 0
Ending balance | 0 | 106 | 0 | 106
Changes in unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings for instruments still held |  | 0 | 0 | 3
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held |  | 0 | 0 | 0
RMBS |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 7,947 | 644 | 7,714 | 20,871
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | (46) | (24) | (315) | 185
Purchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | (5,374)
Settlements | (15) | (12) | (51) | (63)
Issuances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | 0 | (32) | 0 | (14,625)
Ending balance | 7,978 | 624 | 7,978 | 624
Changes in unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | 50 | 34 | 331 | 33
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
CMBS |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 505 | 477 | 477 | 508
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | (1) | (15) | (29) | 16
Purchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Settlements | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Issuances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Ending balance | 506 | 492 | 506 | 492
Changes in unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | 1 | 0 | 29 | (64)
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 1,153 | 1,049 | 1,153 | 840
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Purchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | (245)
Sales | 35 | 0 | 105 | 0
Settlements | 0 | 70 | 0 | 525
Issuances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | 0 | 0 | (70) | (1)
Ending balance | 1,188 | 1,119 | 1,188 | 1,119
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2)
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Other ABS |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 153,681 | 168,736 | 103,214 | 117,661
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | 2,589 | 966 | 2,792 | 7,724
Purchases | (23,586) | (29,502) | (60,151) | (94,754)
Sales | (1,579) | (27,528) | (31,920) | (68,622)
Settlements | (2,888) | (3,608) | (8,089) | (19,929)
Issuances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | (44,036) | (20,733) | 5,611 | 29,263
Ending balance | 126,175 | 145,403 | 126,175 | 145,403
Changes in unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | (732) | (1,988) | (1,256) | (5,778)
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Loans and other receivables |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 92,168 | 92,546 | 152,586 | 130,101
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | (3,213) | 18,742 | 8,455 | 43,105
Purchases | (65,988) | (10,138) | (213,419) | (20,220)
Sales | (44,566) | (4,489) | (196,921) | (4,856)
Settlements | (16,129) | (2,258) | (38,621) | (19,523)
Issuances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | 39,248 | 9,929 | 17,914 | 4,287
Ending balance | 139,922 | 87,124 | 139,922 | 87,124
Changes in unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | 4,862 | (5,863) | 10,777 | (17,949)
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Investments at fair value |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 153,379 | 138,057 | 137,865 | 130,835
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | (10,308) | (952) | (16,742) | 10,626
Purchases | (1,000) | (371) | (22,549) | (19,725)
Sales | (2,446) | 0 | (2,446) | 0
Settlements | (741) | 0 | (3,210) | (547)
Issuances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | 0 | 0 | (10,000) | (7)
Ending balance | 161,500 | 139,380 | 161,500 | 139,380
Changes in unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | 9,502 | 952 | 13,540 | (10,626)
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Loans |  |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 313 | 1,584 | 16,864 | 1,521
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | 1,691 | (1,000) | (14,097) | 1,879
Purchases | 0 | 0 | (875) | (180)
Sales | 0 | 964 | 74 | 1,367
Settlements | 0 | 12 | 0 | 152
Issuances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | (38) | 0 | 0 | (3,179)
Ending balance | 1,966 | 1,560 | 1,966 | 1,560
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | (1,101) | 1 | (1,790) | (26)
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Net derivatives |  |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 33,288 | 34,877 | 22,286 | 50,955
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | 9,477 | (7,588) | (11,263) | (17,212)
Purchases | (533) | 0 | (533) | (3,236)
Sales | 719 | 0 | 23,307 | 2,471
Settlements | (748) | 734 | (1,166) | (9,504)
Issuances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | (5,307) | 477 | 4,265 | 5,026
Ending balance | 36,896 | 28,500 | 36,896 | 28,500
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | (9,313) | 4,363 | 2,447 | 5,659
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Other secured financings |  |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 18,876 | 3,965 | 14,884 | 3,898
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | 143 | 0 | 346 | 4,482
Purchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Settlements | (2,905) | 0 | (7,647) | (4,415)
Issuances | 0 | 0 | 8,531 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Ending balance | 16,114 | 3,965 | 16,114 | 3,965
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | (255) | 0 | (1,366) | (4,482)
Long-term debt |  |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 991,156 | 784,212 | 821,903 | 744,597
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | 54,332 | 25,080 | 32,255 | 34,157
Purchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Settlements | (2,050) | 0 | (4,849) | (2,109)
Issuances | 29,155 | 542 | 247,279 | 28,614
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | (1,429) | (20,688) | (25,424) | (16,113)
Ending balance | 1,071,164 | 789,146 | 1,071,164 | 789,146
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | (7,342) | (37,145) | (28,330) | (41,836)
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | $ (44,940) | $ 12,065 | $ (3,925) | $ 7,679

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