Net Capital Requirements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Brokers And Dealers [Abstract]

Partnership's Net Capital Figures for U.S. and Canada Broker-Dealers

The following table shows the Partnership’s net capital figures for its U.S. and Canada broker-dealers as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:

	2015			2014
U.S.:
Net capital	$	1,140		$	999
Net capital in excess of the minimum required	$	1,083		$	948
Net capital as a percentage of aggregate debit items		40.1	%		38.9	%
Net capital after anticipated capital withdrawals, as a    percentage of aggregate debit items		26.0	%		31.1	%
Canada:
Regulatory risk adjusted capital	$	24		$	31
Regulatory risk adjusted capital in excess of the    minimum required to be held by IIROC	$	19		$	27