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Variable Interest Entities - Investment Products (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
SEI-Sponsored Open-Ended Money Market Mutual Funds [Member]
Financial Support for Nonconsolidated Legal Entity [Line Items]
Fees waived according to expense lmitation agreements	$ 9,891	$ 12,467	$ 22,368	$ 23,186

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
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-Section 15
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