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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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The net gain on trading activities (including both derivative and nonderivative instruments) recognized in the statement of financial performance.

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Derivative Financial Information (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2018
Ria Operations [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 222.1	$ 246.0
Corporate Operations [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	216.1	454.3
xe Operations [Member] [Domain] \| Trading Revenue [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Trading Activity, Gain	79.5	68.2	$ 71.1
HiFX Operations [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 1,000.0	$ 1,300.0
Maximum [Member] \| Ria Operations [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Foreign currency forward contract term	14 days