This element represents the aggregate carrying amount of all cost-method investments held by the Company. Generally, such investments do not have readily determinable fair values and are not required to be accounted for by the equity method. The carrying amount of such securities equates to cost, adjusted for other-than-temporary impairment. The cost method and lower-of-cost or market, an adaptation of the cost method, is generally followed for most investments in noncontrolled corporations, in some corporate joint ventures, and to a lesser extent in unconsolidated subsidiaries, particularly foreign.

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This item represents an other than temporary decline in value that has been recognized against an investment accounted for under the cost method of accounting. The excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the investment represents the amount of the write down which is or was reflected in earnings. The written down value is a new cost basis with the adjusted value of the investment becoming its new carrying value. Evidence of a loss in value might include, but would not necessarily be limited to, absence of an ability to recover the carrying amount of the investment or inability of the investee to sustain an earnings capacity which would justify the carrying amount of the investment.

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Other Investments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Other Investments (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco and Federal Reserve Bank Stock
Investment in FRB and FHLB stock	$ 96,100,000		$ 96,100,000		$ 107,400,000
Private Equity and Alternative Investments
Investments carried at cost	36,492,000		36,492,000		39,919,000
Recognized impairment on cost method investments	2,500,000	32,000	2,900,000	200,000
Alternative Investments Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Fair Value	5,982,000		5,982,000
Unfunded Commitments	1,524,000		1,524,000
Private equity and venture capital
Private Equity and Alternative Investments
Investments carried at cost	21,399,000		21,399,000		23,093,000
Alternative Investments Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Fair Value	1,909,000		1,909,000
Unfunded Commitments	143,000		143,000
Real estate
Private Equity and Alternative Investments
Investments carried at cost	8,895,000		8,895,000		10,541,000
Alternative Investments Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Fair Value	4,073,000		4,073,000
Unfunded Commitments	1,381,000		1,381,000
Hedge
Private Equity and Alternative Investments
Investments carried at cost	2,866,000		2,866,000		2,883,000
Other
Private Equity and Alternative Investments
Investments carried at cost	$ 3,332,000		$ 3,332,000		$ 3,402,000