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Business Combinations - Schedule of Goodwill Allocation by Segment (Details) - Baker Street Advisors, LLC and myCIO Wealth Partners, L.P. | Dec. 31, 2015
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Institutional |
Business Acquisition |
Goodwill allocation to business segments (percent) | 14.40%
Mutual Fund |
Business Acquisition |
Goodwill allocation to business segments (percent) | 0.00%
High Net Worth |
Business Acquisition |
Goodwill allocation to business segments (percent) | 85.60%

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