Percentage of assumed growth rate in projected cash flows, used as an input to measure fair value, average

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Percentage of assumed growth rate in projected cash flows, used as an input to measure fair value, high end of range

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Percentage of assumed growth rate in projected cash flows, used as an input to measure fair value, low end of range

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Percentage of assumed royalties earned, used as an input to measure fair value.

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Amount used to represent the attrition when calculating the fair value of amortizable asset management contracts

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Percentage of assumed long-term growth in AUM, used as an input to measure fair value.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
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-Section 50
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Total loss recognized during the period from the impairment of goodwill plus the loss recognized in the period resulting from the impairment of the carrying amount of intangible assets, other than goodwill.

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Amount of impairment loss resulting from write-down of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit to fair value.

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Percentage of fair value of reporting unit in excess of carrying amount.

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Intangible Assets and Goodwill Intangible Fair Value Assumptions (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)		$ 371,000
Assets Under Management [Member] \| RARE Infrastructure, Ltd [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Value Input, Projected Cash Flow Growth Rate, Average			7.00%
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate			6.50%
Asset Management Contracts \| RARE Infrastructure, Ltd [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Long-term AUM Growth Rate	7.00%		7.00%
Fair Value Inputs, Attrition Rate	13.00%		8.00%
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	15.50%		16.50%
Permal funds-of-hedge fund management contracts [Member] \| Permal [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Value Input, Projected Cash Flow Growth Rate, Low End of Range		(6.00%)
Fair Value Input, Projected Cash Flow Growth Rate, High End of Range		6.00%
Fair Value Input, Projected Cash Flow Growth Rate, Average		5.00%
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate		16.50%
Trade Names \| RARE Infrastructure, Ltd [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Value Input, Projected Cash Flow Growth Rate, High End of Range		10.00%
Fair Value Input, Projected Cash Flow Growth Rate, Average		7.00%
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate		16.50%
Trade Names \| Permal [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Value Input, Projected Cash Flow Growth Rate, Low End of Range	3.00%
Fair Value Input, Projected Cash Flow Growth Rate, High End of Range	9.00%
Fair Value Input, Projected Cash Flow Growth Rate, Average	7.00%
Fair Value Input, Royalty Rate	1.50%
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	16.00%
Permal funds-of-hedge fund management contracts [Member] \| Permal [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount	4.00%			4.00%
Consolidated Legg Mason, Inc.
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)	$ 35,000	$ 371,000		$ 35,000	$ 371,000
Permal [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment	17,000
RARE Infrastructure, Ltd [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment	$ 18,000
Trade Names \| Consolidated Legg Mason, Inc.
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)		7,000
Permal funds-of-hedge fund management contracts [Member] \| Consolidated Legg Mason, Inc.
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)		$ 364,000