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Debt - Preferred Equity Certificates and Capital Lease Obligations (Details) $ in Thousands |  | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Jul. 01, 2013 USD ($) shares | Jul. 01, 2013 GBP (£) shares | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Jul. 01, 2013 GBP (£)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Preferred equity certificates | $ |  |  | $ 220,304 | $ 208,312 |
Capital lease obligations | $ |  |  | $ 10,574 | $ 15,331 |
Debt instrument, stated interest rate, minimum |  |  | 0.00% |  |
Debt instrument, stated interest rate, maximum |  |  | 11.00% |  |
Preferred Equity Certificate [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, stated interest rate |  |  | 12.00% |  |
Common Class A [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Business combination number of shares still held by minority interest | 100 | 100 |  |  |
Cabot Holdings [Member] | Common Class A [Member] | J C Flowers And Company Limited Liability Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, number of shares acquired | 100 | 100 |  |  |
Cabot Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, equity interest | 50.10% |  |  |  | 50.10%
Janus Holdings [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Business combination, consideration transferred | $ 175,000 | £ 115,100,000 |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage | 49.90% |  |  |  | 49.90%
Janus Holdings [Member] | Common Class E [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, number of shares acquired | 3,498,563 | 3,498,563 |  |  |
Janus Holdings [Member] | E Bridge Preferred Equity Certificates [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, face value | $ 15,500 |  |  |  | £ 10,218,574
Janus Holdings [Member] | E Preferred Equity Certificates [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, face value | $ 147,100 |  |  |  | 96,729,661
Janus Holdings [Member] | Cabot Holdings [Member] | Common Class J [Member] | J C Flowers And Company Limited Liability Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Business combination number of shares still held by minority interest | 3,484,597 | 3,484,597 |  |  |
Janus Holdings [Member] | Cabot Holdings [Member] | J Bridge PECs [Member] | J C Flowers And Company Limited Liability Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, face value | $ 15,500 |  |  |  | 10,177,781
Janus Holdings [Member] | Cabot Holdings [Member] | J Preferred Equity Certificates [Member] | J C Flowers And Company Limited Liability Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Equity certificates with a face value | $ 146,500 |  |  |  | £ 96,343,515
Janus Holdings [Member] | Cabot Credit Management [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, equity interest | 50.10% |  |  |  | 50.10%

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