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Impairments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Impairments	$ 3,080	$ 22,752	$ 572
Wisdom Tree Japan [Member]
Impairments			$ 572
AdvisorEngine – Financial Interests [Member] | Financial Interests [Member]
Impairments		19,672
Thesys – Series Y Preferred [Member]
Impairments	$ 3,080	$ 3,080

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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