Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions (Accrued Liabilities) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands | Sep. 30, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 |
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| Accrued employee compensation | $ 37,991 | $ 43,747 |
| Accrued employee benefits and other personnel | 5,005 | 6,988 |
| Accrued consulting, outsourcing and professional fees | 16,522 | 16,390 |
| Accrued brokerage fees | 9,075 | 11,942 |
| Accrued sub-advisory, distribution and other asset management fees | 14,149 | 16,778 |
| Accrued income taxes | 0 | 2,077 |
| Other accrued liabilities | 22,218 | 23,488 |
| Total accrued liabilities | $ 104,960 | $ 121,410 |
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- Definition Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions [Abstract]
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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the unpaid sum of the known and estimated amounts payable to satisfy all currently due domestic and foreign income tax obligations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for professional fees, such as for legal and accounting services received. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the obligations incurred through that date and payable for employees' services provided. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable arising from transactions not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for employer-related costs not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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