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Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions (Deferred Contract Costs) (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020
Items Included in Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred contract costs | $ 33,352,000 |  | $ 33,352,000 |  | $ 33,781,000
Capitalized contract cost, amount capitalized during period | $ 1,674,000 | $ 1,752,000 | 4,046,000 | $ 4,749,000 |
Amortization of deferred contract costs |  |  | 4,475,000 | $ 2,632,000 |
Capitalized contract cost impairment |  |  | $ 0 |  |

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