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Securities Owned and Securities Sold, but not yet Purchased (and Fair Value Measurement) - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) Securities | Dec. 31, 2016 Securities
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |  |
Liquid investments, original maturities | P90D |
Number of AFS securities determined to be other than temporarily impaired | Securities | 0 | 0
Proceeds from sale and maturity of available-for-sale securities | $ 21,000 |
Recognized gross realized losses | $ 200 |

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