Assets Segregated or Held in Separate Accounts Under Federal or Other Regulations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Regulated Operations [Abstract]

Cash and Securities Segregated Under U.S. Federal and Other Regulation

Cash and securities segregated under U.S. federal and other regulations ("Segregated assets") primarily relate to the Company’s regulated businesses and consist of the following (in thousands):

	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
Cash and cash equivalents segregated under federal or other regulations	$	3,361	$	183,082
Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations(1)	—		304,294
Total assets segregated or held in separate accounts under federal or other regulations	$	3,361	$	487,376

⁽¹⁾ Segregated assets included within Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations comprise cash and cash equivalents and U.S. government obligations primarily held as deposits with exchange clearing organizations.