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Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions (Deferred Contract Costs) (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018
Items Included in Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred contract costs | $ 28,506,000 |  | $ 28,506,000 |  | $ 24,007,000
Capitalized contract cost, amount capitalized during period | $ 4,575,000 | $ 1,400,000 | 7,673,000 | $ 5,483,000 |
Amortization of deferred contract costs |  |  | 3,174,000 | $ 2,020,000 |
Capitalized contract cost impairment |  |  | $ 0 |  |

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