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Related Party Transaction, Related Deferred Tax Liabilities Transferred

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($) segment	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment				2
Increase of commissions and other fee		$ 586,876	$ 633,210	$ 1,636,618	$ 1,903,938
Reduce of other revenues		22,286	6,420	79,354	58,678
Commissions and Other Fees
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Increase of commissions and other fee		$ 171,003	162,700	$ 493,843	482,194
Reclassified Presentation of Certain Other Fees \| Commissions and Other Fees
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Increase of commissions and other fee			7,200		20,600
Reduce of other revenues			$ (7,200)		$ (20,600)
Affiliated Entity \| Jefferies
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from contributions from parent	$ 598,200
Payment made in related party transaction	76,000
Related party transaction, related deferred tax liabilities transferred	$ 50,900
Berkadia Commercial Mortgage, LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	50.00%