Net Capital Requirements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

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:

	September 30,			December 31,
	2016			2015
U.S.:
Net capital	$	1,018		$	1,140
Net capital in excess of the minimum required	$	960		$	1,083
Net capital as a percentage of aggregate debit    items		35.0	%		40.1	%
Net capital after anticipated capital withdrawals,    as a percentage of aggregate debit items		23.3	%		26.0	%
Canada:
Regulatory risk adjusted capital	$	39		$	24
Regulatory risk adjusted capital in excess of the    minimum required to be held by IIROC	$	28		$	19