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Fair Value Disclosures (Schedule Of Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | $ 117,618 |  | $ 176,139 |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 26,877 |  | 38,323 |
Trading securities sold, not yet purchased | 49,504 |  | 44,167 |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets (Level 1) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 3,804 |  | 6,185 |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 213 |  | 24 |
Trading securities sold, not yet purchased | 38,066 |  | 19,877 |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 113,628 |  | 169,659 |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 2,586 |  | 662 |
Trading securities sold, not yet purchased | 11,438 |  | 24,290 |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 186 |  | 295 |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 24,078 |  | 37,637 |
U.S. government agency MBS and CMOs [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 13,520 | [1] | 34,592 | [1]
Trading securities sold, not yet purchased | 121 |  | 13 |
U.S. government agency MBS and CMOs [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 13,520 |  | 34,592 |
Trading securities sold, not yet purchased | 121 |  | 13 |
U.S. government agency debt securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 32,213 |  | 21,066 |
U.S. government agency debt securities [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets (Level 1) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 45 |  |  |
U.S. government agency debt securities [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 32,168 |  | 21,066 |
RMBS [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 1,584 |  | 583 |
RMBS [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 1,584 |  | 583 |
CMBS [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading |  |  | 12 |
CMBS [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading |  |  | 12 |
U.S. Treasury securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 764 |  | 147 |
Trading securities sold, not yet purchased | 38,066 |  | 19,722 |
U.S. Treasury securities [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets (Level 1) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 764 |  | 147 |
Trading securities sold, not yet purchased | 38,066 |  | 19,722 |
Interests in securitizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 454 | [2] | 352 | [2]
Other investments, Carrying Value | 35 | [3] | 77 | [3]
Interests in securitizations [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 268 | [2] | 57 | [2]
Interests in securitizations [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 186 | [2] | 295 | [2]
SBA loans [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 27,719 |  | 15,705 |
SBA loans [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 27,719 |  | 15,705 |
Corporate bonds and redeemable preferred stock [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 23,562 |  | 56,022 |
Trading securities sold, not yet purchased | 10,679 |  | 21,976 |
Corporate bonds and redeemable preferred stock [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets (Level 1) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 2,973 |  | 5,643 |
Trading securities sold, not yet purchased |  |  | 152 |
Corporate bonds and redeemable preferred stock [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 20,589 |  | 50,379 |
Trading securities sold, not yet purchased | 10,679 |  | 21,824 |
Foreign government bonds [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 88 |  | 448 |
Trading securities sold, not yet purchased | 26 |  |  |
Foreign government bonds [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 88 |  | 448 |
Trading securities sold, not yet purchased | 26 |  |  |
Municipal bonds [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 16,024 |  | 37,745 |
Trading securities sold, not yet purchased | 88 |  | 128 |
Municipal bonds [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 16,024 |  | 37,745 |
Trading securities sold, not yet purchased | 88 |  | 128 |
Exchange Traded Funds [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 6 |  |  |
Exchange Traded Funds [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets (Level 1) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 6 |  |  |
Certificates of deposit [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 1,648 |  | 8,934 |
Trading securities sold, not yet purchased | 524 |  | 2,325 |
Certificates of deposit [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 1,648 |  | 8,934 |
Trading securities sold, not yet purchased | 524 |  | 2,325 |
Equity securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 36 |  | 533 |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 26,358 |  | 37,991 |
Trading securities sold, not yet purchased |  |  | 3 |
Equity securities [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets (Level 1) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 16 |  | 395 |
Trading securities sold, not yet purchased |  |  | 3 |
Equity securities [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total investments-trading | 20 |  | 138 |
Foreign currency forward contracts [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 190 |  |  |
Foreign currency forward contracts [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets (Level 1) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 190 |  |  |
EuroDekania [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 4,192 | [4] | 2,054 | [4]
EuroDekania [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 4,192 | [4] | 2,054 | [4]
EuroDekania [Member] | Equity securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 4,192 |  | 2,054 |
Star Asia [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 17,104 | [5],[6] | 30,169 | [5],[6]
Star Asia [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 17,104 | [5],[6] | 30,169 | [5],[6]
Star Asia [Member] | Equity securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 17,104 | [5] | 30,169 | [5]
Tiptree Financial Partners L.P. [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 2,282 | [7] | 2,834 | [7]
Tiptree Financial Partners L.P. [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 2,282 | [7] |  |
Tiptree Financial Partners L.P. [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value |  |  | 2,834 | [7]
Tiptree Financial Partners L.P. [Member] | Equity securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 2,282 |  | 2,834 |
Star Asia Special Situations Fund [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 2,747 | [5],[6] | 2,503 | [5],[6]
Star Asia Special Situations Fund [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 2,747 | [5],[6] | 2,503 | [5],[6]
Star Asia Special Situations Fund [Member] | Equity securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 2,747 | [5] | 2,503 | [5]
Other Equity Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 33 |  | 431 |
Other Equity Securities [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets (Level 1) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 23 |  | 24 |
Other Equity Securities [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 10 |  | 407 |
Other Equity Securities [Member] | Equity securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 33 |  | 431 |
Interests in securitizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 35 | [2] | 77 | [2]
Interests in securitizations [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 35 | [2] | 77 | [2]
Residential Loans [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | 294 |  | 255 |
Residential Loans [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other investments, Carrying Value | $ 294 |  | $ 255 |
[1] | Includes TBAs. See notes 3-G and 10.
[2] | Primarily comprised of CDOs, CLOs, and ABS.
[3] | Represents an interest in a CDO.
[4] | Hybrid Securities Fund—European.
[5] | On February 20, 2014, the Company announced the completion of the sale of the Company’s ownership interests in the Star Asia Group. See note 31.
[6] | Real Estate Fund—Asian.
[7] | Diversified Fund.

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