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Variable Interest Entities - Investment Products (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Variable Interest Entities Disclosure [Abstract]
Percentage not approached by expected return on any VIE investment	50.00%

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Variable Interest Entities Disclosure [Abstract]

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Variable Interest Entities, Investment Objective Threshold Percentage

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