Interest Income and Interest Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Interest Income (Expense), Net [Abstract]
Loans held for investment, net	$ 295,052	$ 121,337
Investment securities	108,327	34,262
Margin balances	14,871	6,912
Financial instruments owned	3,721	5,420
Other	29,593	(2,496)
Total interest income	451,564	165,435
Bank deposits	137,288	929
Senior notes	12,506	11,425
Other	5,204	(2,897)
Total interest expense	$ 154,998	$ 9,457

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Interest income from financial instruments owned.

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Margin balances.

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Other interest and dividend income expense net.

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Interest and fee income generated by loans the Entity intends and has the ability to hold for the foreseeable future, or until maturity or payoff, including commercial and consumer loans, whether domestic or foreign, which may consist of: (1) industrial and agricultural; (2) real estate; and (3) real estate construction loans; (4) trade financing; (5) lease financing; (6) home equity lines-of-credit; (7) automobile and other vehicle loans; and (8) credit card and other revolving-type loans. Also includes interest income for leases held by the Entity.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense.

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