REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated

Revenue from contracts with customers from the Company's six reportable operating segments and the All Other category during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 is reported below.


	Capital Markets		Wealth Management		Auction and Liquidation		Financial Consulting		Communications		Consumer Products		All Other		Total
Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2023:
Corporate finance, consulting and investment banking fees	$	190,480	$	—	$	—	$	83,045	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	273,525
Wealth and asset management fees	4,060		177,283		—		—		—		—		—		181,343
Commissions, fees and reimbursed expenses	32,436		9,993		29,062		50,660		—		—		—		122,151
Subscription services	—		—		—		—		324,758		—		—		324,758
Sale of goods	—		—		74,203		—		6,737		233,202		364		314,506
Advertising, licensing and other	—		—		—		—		6,194		—		66,128		72,322
Total revenues from contracts with customers	226,976		187,276		103,265		133,705		337,689		233,202		66,492		1,288,605

Interest income - Loans and securities lending	284,896		—		—		—		—		—		—		284,896
Trading gains on investments	16,845		4,758		—		—		—		—		—		21,603
Fair value adjustment on loans	20,225		—		—		—		—		—		—		20,225
Other	22,060		6,211		—		—		—		—		—		28,271
Total revenues	$	571,002	$	198,245	$	103,265	$	133,705	$	337,689	$	233,202	$	66,492	$	1,643,600


	Capital Markets		Wealth Management		Auction and Liquidation		Financial Consulting		Communications		Consumer Products		All Other		Total

Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2022:
Corporate finance, consulting and investment banking fees	$	169,955	$	—	$	—	$	58,143	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	228,098
Wealth and asset management fees	12,547		204,805		—		—		—		—		—		217,352
Commissions, fees and reimbursed expenses	41,316		19,299		12,581		40,365		—		—		—		113,561
Subscription services	—		—		—		—		219,379		—		—		219,379

Sale of goods	—		—		56,928		—		7,526		77,821		—		142,275
Advertising, licensing and other	—		—		—		—		8,750		—		32,737		41,487
Total revenues from contracts with customers	223,818		224,104		69,509		98,508		235,655		77,821		32,737		962,152

Interest income - Loans and securities lending	240,813		—		4,587		—		—		—		—		245,400
Trading (losses) gains on investments	(151,816)		3,522		—		—		—		—		—		(148,294)
Fair value adjustment on loans	(54,334)		—		—		—		—		—		—		(54,334)
Other	69,115		6,631		—		—		—		—		—		75,746
Total revenues	$	327,596	$	234,257	$	74,096	$	98,508	$	235,655	$	77,821	$	32,737	$	1,080,670


	Capital Markets		Wealth Management		Auction and Liquidation		Financial Consulting		Communications		All Other		Total

Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2021:
Corporate finance, consulting and investment banking fees	$	484,247	$	—	$	—	$	56,439	$	—	$	—	$	540,686
Wealth and asset management fees	6,769		282,711		—		—		—		—		289,480
Commissions, fees and reimbursed expenses	48,382		75,776		19,079		37,873		—		—		181,110
Subscription services	—		—		—		—		79,149		—		79,149
Service contract revenues	—		—		1,090		—		—		—		1,090
Sale of goods	—		—		53,348		—		4,857		—		58,205
Advertising, licensing and other	—		—		—		—		9,341		20,308		29,649
Total revenues from contracts with customers	539,398		358,487		73,517		94,312		93,347		20,308		1,179,369

Interest income - Loans and securities lending	122,723		—		—		—		—		—		122,723
Trading gains on investments	203,287		7,623		—		—		—		—		210,910
Fair value adjustment on loans	9,635		—		—		—		—		—		9,635
Other	16,187		15,874		—		—		—		—		32,061
Total revenues	$	891,230	$	381,984	$	73,517	$	94,312	$	93,347	$	20,308	$	1,554,698