Investments - JCP Fund V - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 28, 2021	Nov. 30, 2020
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Financial instruments owned, at fair value	$ 18,570,876	$ 17,686,052
JCP Fund V
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Financial instruments owned, at fair value	17,000	17,400
Equity investments	85,000	85,000
Unfunded portion of equity commitment to subsidiary	$ 8,900	$ 9,100

The aggregate fair value as of the balance sheet date of financial instruments and other positions owned by the entity including: (1) mortgages, mortgage-backed and asset backed securities; (2) US government and agency obligations; (3) state and municipal government obligations; (4) other sovereign government debt; (5) corporate obligations; (6) corporate equities; (7) principal investments; (8) derivative contracts; and (9) physical commodities. Includes both pledged and unpledged holdings.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 940
-SubTopic 320
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35711157&loc=d3e42546-110969

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