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Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions (Deferred Contract Costs) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Items Included in Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition [Abstract]
Deferred contract costs	$ 37,790,000		$ 37,790,000		$ 36,236,000
Capitalized contract cost, amount capitalized during period	$ 4,648,000	$ 2,932,000	9,710,000	$ 6,978,000
Amortization of deferred contract costs			8,156,000	$ 6,496,000
Accelerated amortization of deferred contract costs			1,784,000
Capitalized contract cost impairment			$ 0

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