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Investment Securities - Significant Unobservable Inputs (Details) $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |  |
Investments in trading securities | $ 81.6 | $ 0.0 |
Kudu investments | Discount rate | Standard Poors NR Rating |  |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |  |
Fair value, pretax discount rate |  |  | 0.21
Cash flow exit multiple, pretax |  |  | 11.8
Kudu investments | Discount rate | Standard Poors NR Rating | Minimum |  |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |  |
Fair value, discount rate | 17.00% |  | 18.00%
Kudu investments | Discount rate | Standard Poors NR Rating | Maximum |  |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |  |
Fair value, discount rate | 25.00% |  | 25.00%
Kudu investments | Terminal Multiple | Standard Poors NR Rating | Minimum |  |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |  |
Terminal cash flow exit multiple | 7 |  | 7
Kudu investments | Terminal Multiple | Standard Poors NR Rating | Maximum |  |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |  |
Terminal cash flow exit multiple | 22 |  | 16
Kudu Participation Contracts | Asset Management (Kudu) |  |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |  |
Investments in trading securities | $ 81.6 |  | $ 99.8
Kudu Participation Contracts | Discount rate | Standard Poors NR Rating |  |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |  |
Fair value, pretax discount rate | 0.20 |  |
Cash flow exit multiple, pretax | 13.0 |  |
Level 3 | Other long-term investments | Recent Transaction |  |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |  |
Assets, fair value | $ 91.8 |  | 41.1
Level 3 | Kudu investments | Standard Poors NR Rating | Discounted cash flow |  |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |  |
Assets, fair value | 737.1 |  | 695.9
Level 3 | Kudu investments | Standard Poors NR Rating | Probability weighted expected return method |  |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |  |
Assets, fair value |  |  | 189.0
Level 3 | PassportCard/DavidShield | Standard Poors NR Rating | Discounted cash flow |  |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |  |
Assets, fair value | $ 150.0 |  | $ 135.0
Level 3 | PassportCard/DavidShield | Discount rate | Standard Poors NR Rating |  |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |  |
Fair value, discount rate | 24.00% |  | 24.00%
Level 3 | PassportCard/DavidShield | Measurement Input, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate | Standard Poors NR Rating |  |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |  |
Terminal revenue growth rate | 4.00% |  | 4.00%
Level 3 | Elementum Holdings, L.P. | Standard Poors NR Rating | Discounted cash flow |  |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |  |
Assets, fair value | $ 30.0 |  | $ 30.0
Level 3 | Elementum Holdings, L.P. | Discount rate | Standard Poors NR Rating |  |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |  |
Fair value, discount rate | 24.00% |  | 21.00%
Level 3 | Elementum Holdings, L.P. | Measurement Input, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate | Standard Poors NR Rating |  |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |  |
Terminal revenue growth rate | 4.00% |  | 4.00%
Level 3 | Private debt instruments | Standard Poors NR Rating | Discounted cash flow |  |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |  |
Assets, fair value | $ 9.5 |  | $ 9.6
Level 3 | Private debt instruments | Discount rate | Standard Poors NR Rating |  |  |
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Assets |  |  |
Fair value, discount rate | 11.00% |  | 11.00%

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