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Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral at Fair Value, Securities Purchased Under Agreements to Resell and Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase - Additional Information (Detail) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
Banking and Thrift [Abstract] |
Securities average estimated maturity period (in years) | 7 months 27 days
Confidence Level Value At Risk | 98.00%
Value At Risk Threshold | 0.10%

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