Business Combinations, Percentage of the Return Proceeds Received Payable

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Amount before accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 10, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 24, 2016
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Rental Expense Relating to Operating Leases		$ 9,905,000	$ 9,311,000	$ 29,793,000	$ 25,065,000
Unfunded Commitments for Capital Contributions		3,529,000		$ 3,529,000
Inter-Bank Balance Interest Rate [Member]
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				0.10%
PNC Bank [Member]
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Maximum Borrowing Capacity						$ 30,000,000
Amount Outstanding During Period	$ 30,000,000
BBVA Bancomer [Member]
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Maximum Borrowing Capacity		10,994,000		$ 10,994,000
Protego [Member]
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of the Return Proceeds Received Payable				90.00%
Protego [Member] \| Private Equity Funds [Member] \| Discovery Fund [Member]
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Goodwill, Gross		$ 13,558,000		$ 13,558,000