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Fair Value Disclosures - Level 3 Rollforwards (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2026 | Feb. 28, 2025
Assets: |  |
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | $ (53,000) | $ (5,400)
Liabilities: |  |
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | $ (30,200) | $ (72,900)
Fair Value, Asset, Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Revenues | Revenues
Fair Value, Liability, Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Revenues | Revenues
Corporate equity securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Beginning balance | $ 218,853 | $ 239,364
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | (6,089) | 2,864
Purchases | 12,452 | 1,703
Sales | (3,342) | (1,016)
Settlements | (397) | 0
Issuances | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | (2,994) | (30,506)
Ending balance | 218,483 | 212,409
Changes in unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | (6,456) | 5,300
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Beginning balance | 155 | 208
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | 12 | (72)
Purchases | 0 | 0
Sales | 0 | 454
Settlements | 0 | 0
Issuances | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | 0 | 0
Ending balance | 167 | 590
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | (12) | 72
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0
Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Beginning balance | 37,578 | 24,931
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | 1,716 | (1,002)
Purchases | 66,717 | 6,753
Sales | (66,617) | (895)
Settlements | (629) | 0
Issuances | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | 11,990 | (3,862)
Ending balance | 50,755 | 25,925
Changes in unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | (579) | (1,248)
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Beginning balance | 3,720 | 165
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | 192 | (40)
Purchases | 0 | (383)
Sales | 0 | 1,025
Settlements | 0 | 0
Issuances | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | (3,357) | 346
Ending balance | 555 | 1,113
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | (192) | 24
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0
CDOs and CLOs |  |
Assets: |  |
Beginning balance | 40,187 | 63,976
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | (7,026) | (4,646)
Purchases | 39,519 | 17,177
Sales | (11,654) | (9,981)
Settlements | 0 | 0
Issuances | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | 429 | 5,301
Ending balance | 61,455 | 71,827
Changes in unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | (5,505) | (4,664)
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Beginning balance | 0 |
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | 3 |
Purchases | 0 |
Sales | 0 |
Settlements | (3) |
Issuances | 0 |
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | 0 |
Ending balance | 0 |
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | 0 |
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 |
Sovereign obligations |  |
Assets: |  |
Beginning balance |  | 172
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) |  | 2
Purchases |  | 0
Sales |  | (174)
Settlements |  | 0
Issuances |  |
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 |  |
Ending balance |  | 0
Changes in unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings for instruments still held |  | (1)
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held |  | 0
RMBS |  |
Assets: |  |
Beginning balance | 6,663 | 7,714
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | (127) | (167)
Purchases | 0 | 0
Sales | 0 | 0
Settlements | (402) | (21)
Issuances | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | 0 | 0
Ending balance | 6,134 | 7,526
Changes in unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | (127) | (59)
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Beginning balance |  | 0
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) |  | 0
Purchases |  | 0
Sales |  | 15
Settlements |  | 0
Issuances |  | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 |  | 0
Ending balance |  | 15
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in earnings for instruments still held |  | 0
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held |  | 0
CMBS |  |
Assets: |  |
Beginning balance | 348 | 477
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | 7 | (6)
Purchases | 0 | 0
Sales | 0 | 0
Settlements | 0 | 0
Issuances | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | 0 | 0
Ending balance | 355 | 471
Changes in unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | 7 | 0
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Beginning balance |  | 1,153
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) |  | 1
Purchases |  | 0
Sales |  | 35
Settlements |  | 0
Issuances |  | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 |  | (35)
Ending balance |  | 1,154
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in earnings for instruments still held |  | (1)
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held |  | 0
Other ABS |  |
Assets: |  |
Beginning balance | 133,001 | 103,214
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | (45,135) | (1,889)
Purchases | 119,288 | 54,165
Sales | (7,909) | (4,709)
Settlements | (2,919) | (2,312)
Issuances | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | 48,388 | (1,150)
Ending balance | 244,714 | 147,319
Changes in unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | (45,257) | (1,318)
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0
Loans and other receivables |  |
Assets: |  |
Beginning balance | 127,720 | 152,586
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | (973) | (949)
Purchases | 214,243 | 78,763
Sales | (207,158) | (53,590)
Settlements | (790) | (9,170)
Issuances | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | (47,646) | (13,876)
Ending balance | 85,396 | 153,764
Changes in unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | 2,488 | (1,545)
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0
Investments at fair value |  |
Assets: |  |
Beginning balance | 163,107 | 137,865
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | 4,636 | 393
Purchases | 250 | 21,288
Sales | (23) | 0
Settlements | (775) | (1,665)
Issuances | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | 0 | 0
Ending balance | 167,195 | 157,881
Changes in unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | 3,895 | 393
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0
Loans |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Beginning balance | 9,757 | 16,864
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | (40) | 301
Purchases | (697) | (1,917)
Sales | 725 | 75
Settlements | 0 | 0
Issuances | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | (8,824) | (14,475)
Ending balance | 921 | 848
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | (1,687) | 89
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0
Net derivatives |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Beginning balance | 35,642 | 22,286
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | (11,191) | (16,020)
Purchases | (5,332) | 0
Sales | 0 | 22,588
Settlements | 1,484 | (279)
Issuances | 7,638 | 299
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | 321 | 13,202
Ending balance | 28,562 | 42,076
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | 7,430 | 14,559
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | 0 | 0
Other secured financings |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Beginning balance | 13,454 | 14,884
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | (144) | (1,938)
Purchases | 0 | 0
Sales | 120 | 0
Settlements | (1,745) | (241)
Issuances | 0 | 0
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | 0 | 0
Ending balance | 11,685 | 12,705
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | 134 | 1,938
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held |  | 0
Long-term debt |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Beginning balance | 1,063,358 | 821,903
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized) | (18,984) | (55,177)
Purchases | 0 | 0
Sales | 0 | 0
Settlements | (23,695) | 0
Issuances | 6,737 | 124,554
Net transfers into/ (out of) Level 3 | (3,349) | (30,596)
Ending balance | 1,024,067 | 860,684
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in earnings for instruments still held | (34,884) | 29,428
Changes in unrealized gains/ (losses) included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held | $ 53,868 | $ 25,749

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