Revolving Bank Loan Facility	12 Months Ended
Revolving Bank Loan Facility	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Revolving Bank Loan Facility	Revolving Bank Loan Facility At December 31, 2012, the Company had a $45.0 million revolving loan facility from a U.S. banking institution to provide for working capital needs and for other general corporate purposes. The revolving loan facility has historically been renewed annually. In conjunction with the renewal in April 2012, the loan facility was reduced by $5.0 million to $45.0 million, with a maturity date of April 30, 2013, and the interest rate was reduced to the higher of 3.25% or the U.S. Prime Rate, which resulted in a reduction of 75 basis points. Interest is paid monthly. The revolving loan facility is secured by any cash distributed in respect of the Company’s investment in the U.S. based merchant banking funds and cash distributions from G&Co. In addition, the revolving loan facility has a prohibition on the incurrence of additional indebtedness without the prior approval of the lenders and the Company is required to comply with certain financial and liquidity covenants. The weighted average daily borrowings outstanding under the revolving loan facility were approximately $28.4 million and $45.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The weighted average interest rate was 3.5% for the year ended December 31, 2012 and 4.0% for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010. At December 31, 2012, the Company was compliant with all loan covenants.

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