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Investment Securities (Significant Unobservable Inputs) (Details) - NR $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
MediaAlpha |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |
Assets, fair value | $ 114.7 |
DavidShield & PassportCard | Discounted cash flow |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |
Assets, fair value | 75.0 | $ 75.0
Compare.com | Discounted cash flow |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |
Assets, fair value | 16.9 | 16.9
durchblicker | Discounted cash flow |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |
Assets, fair value | 15.2 | 15.5
Captricity | Discounted cash flow |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |
Assets, fair value | 14.5 | 14.5
Galvanic | Multiple of EBITDA |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |
Assets, fair value | 2.7 | 3.1
Private Debt Instrument | Discounted cash flow |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |
Assets, fair value | 10.0 | $ 10.0
Private Debt Instrument | Discounted cash flow |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |
Assets, fair value | $ 10.9 |
Unit price | MediaAlpha |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |
Share Price | $ / shares | $ 208.98 |
Discount rate | DavidShield & PassportCard |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |
Fair value, discount rate | 18.00% | 18.00%
Discount rate | Compare.com |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |
Fair value, discount rate | 22.00% | 22.00%
Discount rate | durchblicker |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |
Fair value, discount rate | 23.00% | 23.00%
Discount rate | Captricity |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |
Fair value, discount rate | 23.00% | 23.00%
Discount rate | Private Debt Instrument |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |
Fair value, discount rate | 9.23% | 9.23%
Discount rate | Private Debt Instrument |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |
Fair value, discount rate | 7.00% |
Revenue exit multiple | DavidShield & PassportCard |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |
Measurement input | 1.00 | 1.00
Revenue exit multiple | Compare.com |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |
Measurement input | 2.75 | 2.75
Revenue exit multiple | durchblicker |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |
Measurement input | 2.25 | 2.25
Revenue exit multiple | Captricity |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |
Measurement input | 3.75 | 3.75
EBITDA multiple | Galvanic |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |
Measurement input | 6.00 | 6.00

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