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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
	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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This item represents the gross loss realized on the sale of debt or equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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The cash inflow associated with the sale or maturity (principal being due) of securities not classified as either held-to-maturity securities or trading securities which are classified as available-for-sale securities.

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Cash equivalents maturity period.

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