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Variable Interest Entities Investments in VIEs That Are Consolidated (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 31, 2011
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Oct. 31, 2010
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| Investments In Variable Interest Entities That Are Consolidated Details [Abstract] |
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| Unpaid principal balance (Total CLO bank loan investments) |
$ 474,515,000 |
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| Excess unpaid principal balance over fair value (Total CLO bank loan investments) |
(17,820,000) |
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| Fair Value (Total CLO bank loan investments) |
456,695,000 |
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| Unpaid principal balance (90 days or more past due) |
1,192,000 |
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| Excess unpaid principal balance over fair value (90 days or more past due) |
(617,000) |
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| Fair Value (90 days or more past due) |
575,000 |
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| Unpaid principal balance (Senior and subordinated note obligations) |
500,066,000 |
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| Excess unpaid principal balance over fair value (Senior and subordinated note obligations) |
(22,367,000) |
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| Senior and subordinated note obligations |
477,699,000 |
0 |
| Clo Bank Loan Investments And Note Obligations Activity |
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| Net gains (losses) resulting from change in fair value of the CLO entitys investments |
4,600,000 |
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| Net loss resulting from an increase in the fair value of the CLOs note obligations. |
33,600,000 |
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| Minimum variable interest rate on the note obligations held by the CLO entitys (as a percent) |
0.21% |
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| Maximum variable interest rate on the note obligations held by the CLO entitys (as a percent) |
1.50% |
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| Maturity date |
Apr. 20,
2019 |
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| Assets of consolidated collateralized loan obligation entity: |
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
16,521,000 |
0 |
| Bank loans and other investments |
462,586,000 |
0 |
| Other assets |
2,715,000 |
0 |
| Liabilities of consolidated collateralized loan obligation entity: |
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| Senior and subordinated note obligations |
477,699,000 |
0 |
| Other liabilities |
5,193,000 |
0 |
| Appropriated deficit |
(3,867,000) |
0 |
| Total net interest in consolidated collateralized loan obligation entity |
2,797,000 |
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| The CLOs net losses recorded in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Income |
31,000,000 |
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| The third-party note holders of the CLO entities net loss recorded during the period included in net income attributable to non-controlling and other beneficial interests |
34,500,000 |
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| Other Entities VIEs That Are Consolidated |
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| Variable interest entity ownership percentage owned by the Company's subsidiary |
60.00% |
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| Carrying value of variable interest entity's assets (Parametric Risk Advisors) |
4,900,000 |
3,800,000 |
| Carrying value of variable interest entity's current liabilities (Parametric Risk Advisors) |
$ 2,500,000 |
$ 1,700,000 |