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Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions (Receivables) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Items Included in Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition [Abstract]
Trade receivables	$ 91,372	$ 76,362
Fees earned, not billed	241,340	226,001
Other receivables	17,931	13,691
Receivables, Gross, Current	350,643	316,054
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(1,311)	(718)
Receivables, net	$ 349,332	$ 315,336

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