XML 55 R13.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.0.6

Receivable from and Payable to Brokers and Clearing Organizations

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Receivable from and Payable to Brokers and Clearing Organizations and Regulatory Requirements [Abstract]

Receivable from and payable to brokers and clearing organizations

5. Receivable from and Payable to Brokers and Clearing Organizations

Expressed in thousands of dollars.

		June 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
Receivable from brokers and clearing organizations consist of:
Deposits paid for securities borrowed		$	207,252			$	217,353
Receivable from brokers			22,668				23,516
Securities failed to deliver			23,154				11,551
Clearing organizations			20,505				19,209
Omnibus accounts			19,864				15,907
Other			1,001				577
		$	294,444			$	288,113
Payable to brokers and clearing organizations consist of:
Deposits received for securities loaned		$	295,729			$	318,834
Securities failed to receive			24,188				15,236
Clearing organizations and other			58,783				1,540
		$	378,700			$	335,610

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_BrokersAndDealersAbstract
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

The entire disclosure for Due to and from Broker-Dealers and Clearing Organizations, including data and tables. This may include amounts receivable from and payable to broker-dealers and clearing organizations, including securities failed to receive, deposits received for securities loaned, amounts payable to clearing organizations related to open transactions, floor brokerage payables and payables for commodities futures accounts liquidating to an equity balance on a broker-dealer's records.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher AICPA

-Name Audit and Accounting Guide (AAG)

-Number AAG-BRD

-Paragraph 24

-IssueDate 2006-05-01

-Chapter 4

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_DueToAndFromBrokerDealersAndClearingOrganizationsDisclosure
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration