Related Party Transactions - Revenue by Service (Details) - Leucadia [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2015	Aug. 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties	$ 5,100	$ 11,000	$ 19,600	$ 22,200
Investment banking and advisory [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties	0	0	1,786	21,200
Asset management [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties	10	102	155	405
Commissions and other fees [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties	$ 0	$ 1	$ 88	$ 38

Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(e))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Related Parties
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=16382449

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 946
-SubTopic 225
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.6-07.1(c))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6488393&loc=d3e606610-122999

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