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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss), from the firm's direct investment activity, conducted separately from customer trading activities, and includes, but is not limited to, investments in private equity, alternative investment products, real estate, and exchanges and memberships.

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Cash received from the sale of real estate that is held for investment, that is, it is part of an investing activity during the period.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 09, 2016
Subsequent Event
Common stock dividends, declared (in dollars per share)			$ 1.60	$ 1.51	$ 1.36
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member] \| Frisco Hospital [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Forest Park Medical Center At Frisco, LLC [Member] \| Financial Guarantee [Member]
Subsequent Event
Guarantees		$ 21,300
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member] \| Frisco Hospital [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Subsequent Event
Expected net proceeds in connect with sale		89,100
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member] \| Frisco Hospital [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Frisco Hospital and Debtor-In-Possession Loan [Member]
Subsequent Event
Expected loss on investments		30,000
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member] \| Frisco Hospital [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event
Expected net proceeds in connect with sale		94,100
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member] \| Frisco Hospital [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Frisco Hospital and Debtor-In-Possession Loan [Member]
Subsequent Event
Expected loss on investments		$ 35,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member] \| Frisco Hospital [Member]
Subsequent Event
Disposal, total cash purchase price						$ 96,250
Less assumption of certain capital lease obligations						$ 7,300
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Dividend Declared [Member]
Subsequent Event
Common stock dividends, declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.41
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Dividend Declared [Member] \| Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Subsequent Event
Preferred stock dividends, declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.4453125