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Variable Interest Entities ("VIEs") - Variable Interest Entities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Jun. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total VIE Assets | $ 2,056,634 | [1] | $ 2,346,619 | [1]
Carrying Value of Variable Interest Assets | 1,400 | [2] | 767 | [2]
Capital Commitments | 3 |  | 5 |
Maximum Exposure to Loss in Non- consolidated VIEs | 1,403 |  | 772 |
Hedge Funds [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total VIE Assets | 1,984,234 | [1] | 2,282,144 | [1]
Carrying Value of Variable Interest Assets | 1,369 | [2] | 738 | [2]
Maximum Exposure to Loss in Non- consolidated VIEs | 1,369 |  | 738 |
Private Equity Funds [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total VIE Assets | 72,400 | [1] | 64,475 | [1]
Carrying Value of Variable Interest Assets | 31 | [2] | 29 | [2]
Capital Commitments | 3 |  | 5 |
Maximum Exposure to Loss in Non- consolidated VIEs | $ 34 |  | $ 34 |
[1] | Represents the total assets of the VIEs and does not represent the Company’s interests in the VIEs.
[2] | Represents the Company’s interests in the VIEs and is included in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

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- Definition Difference between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the reporting entity's statement of financial position that relate to the reporting entity's variable interest in the variable interest entity (VIE) and the reporting entity's maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with the VIE, where the reporting entity is not the VIE's primary beneficiary. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28200181&loc=d3e5728-111685 + Details
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- Definition Carrying amount of the assets in the reporting entity's statement of financial position that relate to the reporting entity's variable interest in the Variable Interest Entity (VIE), where the reporting entity is not the VIE's primary beneficiary. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph a -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28200181&loc=d3e5728-111685 + Details
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