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Segment Information
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information
Segment Information
In the first quarter of 2017, the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (the “CODM”) changed the manner in which he assesses the Company’s performance. In 2016, the CODM assessed the performance of the Company in three business segments representing three distribution channels. Given an increase in the number of the Company’s Affiliates accounted for under the equity method of accounting and changes in the way asset management services are delivered, during the first quarter of 2017, the CODM began to assess the performance of the Company as a single global active asset management company. As a result, the CODM now reviews information organized around one operating segment to evaluate and manage the Company’s business operations. Therefore, the Company has determined that it has one reportable segment. In connection with this change, the Company completed impairment assessments based on its former three distribution channels, as well as its single global active asset management reporting unit, and determined that there were no impairments under either approach.