Collateralized Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 31, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Banking and Thrift [Abstract]
Fair value of securities received as collateral	$ 26,100,000	$ 25,800,000
Cash and securities segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes or deposited with clearing and depository organizations	$ 904,009	$ 3,444,674

Amount of cash subject to withdrawal restrictions, restricted deposits held as compensating balances, and cash and securities segregated in compliance with regulations (such as cash deposited in a special reserve account for the exclusive benefit of customers).

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 305

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6478312&loc=d3e61473-112792

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