Operating Expenses (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Salary and service costs	$ 2,579.2	$ 2,515.8	$ 7,711.5	$ 7,491.5
Office and general expenses	503.8	503.5	1,512.6	1,527.1
Merger expenses	28.1	0	28.1	0
Operating expenses	$ 3,111.1	$ 3,019.3	$ 9,252.2	$ 9,018.6

Office and general expenses are primarily comprised of rent and occupancy costs, technology related costs and depreciation and amortization.

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Salary and service costs are primarily comprised of employee compensation related costs.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 25

-Paragraph 23

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=21917927&loc=d3e1043-128460

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Generally recurring costs associated with normal operations except for the portion of these expenses which can be clearly related to production and included in cost of sales or services. Includes selling, general and administrative expense.

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