Consolidation - Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Cash equivalents	$ 121,552	$ 54,772
Total assets measured at fair value	207,216	101,578
Level 1 [Member]
Assets
Cash equivalents	121,552	54,772
Total assets measured at fair value	207,216	101,578
Level 2 [Member]
Assets
Cash equivalents	0	0
Total assets measured at fair value	0	0
Level 3 [Member]
Assets
Cash equivalents	0	0
Total assets measured at fair value	0	0
Consolidated Sponsored Investment Products [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Assets
Derivatives	0	771
Total assets measured at fair value	130,396	324,106
Liabilities
Derivatives	136	972
Short sales	715	5,409
Total liabilities measured at fair value	851	6,381
Consolidated Sponsored Investment Products [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Debt Securities [Member]
Assets
Investments	95,085	152,553
Consolidated Sponsored Investment Products [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member]
Assets
Investments	35,311	170,782
Consolidated Sponsored Investment Products [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Assets
Derivatives	0	33
Total assets measured at fair value	26,931	163,019
Liabilities
Derivatives	0	128
Short sales	715	5,334
Total liabilities measured at fair value	715	5,462
Consolidated Sponsored Investment Products [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member] \| Debt Securities [Member]
Assets
Investments	0	0
Consolidated Sponsored Investment Products [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member]
Assets
Investments	26,931	162,986
Consolidated Sponsored Investment Products [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Assets
Derivatives	0	738
Total assets measured at fair value	103,376	159,690
Liabilities
Derivatives	136	844
Short sales	0	75
Total liabilities measured at fair value	136	919
Consolidated Sponsored Investment Products [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Debt Securities [Member]
Assets
Investments	94,996	151,156
Consolidated Sponsored Investment Products [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member]
Assets
Investments	8,380	7,796
Consolidated Sponsored Investment Products [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Assets
Derivatives	0	0
Total assets measured at fair value	89	1,397
Liabilities
Derivatives	0	0
Short sales	0	0
Total liabilities measured at fair value	0	0
Consolidated Sponsored Investment Products [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member] \| Debt Securities [Member]
Assets
Investments	89	1,397
Consolidated Sponsored Investment Products [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member]
Assets
Investments	0	0
Consolidated Investment Product [Member]
Liabilities
Notes payable of consolidated investment product	319,716	0
Consolidated Investment Product [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Assets
Cash equivalents	91,044	8,297
Investments	344,886	199,485
Total assets measured at fair value	435,930	207,782
Liabilities
Notes payable	319,716
Total liabilities measured at fair value	319,716
Consolidated Investment Product [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Assets
Cash equivalents	91,044	8,297
Investments	0	0
Total assets measured at fair value	91,044	8,297
Liabilities
Notes payable	0
Total liabilities measured at fair value	0
Consolidated Investment Product [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Assets
Cash equivalents	0	0
Investments	344,886	199,485
Total assets measured at fair value	344,886	199,485
Liabilities
Total liabilities measured at fair value	319,716
Consolidated Investment Product [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Assets
Cash equivalents	0	0
Investments	0	0
Total assets measured at fair value	0	$ 0
Liabilities
Notes payable	0
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$ 0

Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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