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Segment Information (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 segment channel | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |  |  |
Number of operating segments | segment | 3 |  |
Number of principal distribution channels | channel | 3 |  |
Revenue attributable to clients domiciled outside the United States (as a percent) | 40.00% | 37.00% | 38.00%

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- Definition Number of principal distribution channels. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Represents the percentage of total revenues from external customers attributed to foreign countries from which the entity derives revenues. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. + References No definition available. + Details
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