10-Q

SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

                QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015

or

☐      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___ to ___

Commission File No. 001-14761

GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	13-4007862
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Corporate Center, Rye, NY	10580-1422
(Address of principle executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(914) 921-3700

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes   No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer", and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer 	Accelerated filer 
Non-accelerated filer 	Smaller reporting company 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes   No 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant's classes of Common Stock, as of the latest practical date.

Class		Outstanding at October 31, 2015
Class A Common Stock, .001 par value	(Including 556,100 restricted stock awards)	6,247,452
Class B Common Stock, .001 par value		19,196,792

INDEX
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income:
	-    Three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
	-    Nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income:
	-    Three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
	-    Nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition:
	-    September 30, 2015
	-    December 31, 2014
	-    September 30, 2014
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity:
	-    Nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
	-    Nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014
	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk (Included in Item 2)
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 6.	Exhibits

SIGNATURES

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GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

UNAUDITED

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Revenues
Investment advisory and incentive fees	$	82,182		$	92,591		$	257,563		$	270,544
Distribution fees and other income		12,301			15,727			39,402			46,367
Institutional research services		2,063			2,540			6,130			6,720
Total revenues		96,546			110,858			303,095			323,631
Expenses
Compensation		39,731			43,316			127,627			131,258
Management fee		2,682			3,756			11,360			13,628
Distribution costs		12,344			15,101			39,747			44,087
Other operating expenses		5,593			5,099			19,271			17,036
Total expenses		60,350			67,272			198,005			206,009
Operating income		36,196			43,586			105,090			117,622
Other income (expense)
Net gain/(loss) from investments		(11,467	)		(9,086	)		(614	)		7,468
Interest and dividend income		884			1,084			3,227			3,557
Interest expense		(1,917	)		(1,987	)		(5,899	)		(6,000	)
Total other income/(expense), net		(12,500	)		(9,989	)		(3,286	)		5,025
Income before income taxes		23,696			33,597			101,804			122,647
Income tax provision		9,245			13,045			38,547			44,796
Net income		14,451			20,552			63,257			77,851
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(518	)		(3,113	)		(589	)		(2,718	)
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders	$	14,969		$	23,665		$	63,846		$	80,569
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders per share:
Basic	$	0.60		$	0.94		$	2.55		$	3.17
Diluted	$	0.59		$	0.93		$	2.52		$	3.15
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		24,947			25,296			25,047			25,385
Diluted		25,241			25,517			25,337			25,595
Dividends declared:	$	0.07		$	0.06		$	0.21		$	0.18

See accompanying notes.

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GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

UNAUDITED

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Net income	$	14,451		$	20,552		$	63,257		$	77,851
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation		(35	)		(45	)		(22	)		(15	)
Net unrealized losses on securities available for sale (a)		(6,696	)		(2,407	)		(7,417	)		(6,832	)
Other comprehensive income / (loss)		(6,731	)		(2,452	)		(7,439	)		(6,847	)
Comprehensive income		7,720			18,100			55,818			71,004
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(518	)		(3,113	)		(589	)		(2,718	)
Comprehensive income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.	$	8,238		$	21,213		$	56,407		$	73,722

(a) Net of income tax benefit of ($3,932), ($1,414), ($4,356) and ($4,013),respectively.

See accompanying notes.

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GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

UNAUDITED

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	September 30,			December 31,			September 30,
	2015			2014			2014
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	425,616		$	298,224		$	358,421
Investments in securities		126,917			259,537			254,630
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies		115,046			39,537			39,520
Investments in partnerships		101,025			107,637			107,434
Receivable from brokers		52,918			76,079			79,885
Investment advisory fees receivable		28,629			41,872			31,155
Income tax receivable		2,409			2,477			2,433
Other assets		20,109			41,067			25,282
Total assets	$	872,669		$	866,430		$	898,760
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Payable to brokers	$	49,074		$	43,409		$	46,790
Income taxes payable and deferred tax liabilities		10,529			27,939			27,412
Capital lease obligation		5,191			5,253			5,272
Compensation payable		88,747			39,983			93,535
Securities sold, not yet purchased		5,577			10,595			14,180
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests		1,257			1,302			1,304
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		34,246			29,657			31,007
Sub-total		194,621			158,138			219,500
5.875% Senior notes (due June 1, 2021)		100,000			100,000			100,000
Zero coupon subordinated debentures, Face value: $6.9 million at September 30, 2015, $13.1
million at December 31, 2014 and $13.1 million at September 30, 2014 (due December 31, 2015)		6,750			12,163			11,941
Total liabilities		301,371			270,301			331,441
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		6,018			68,334			56,086
Commitments and contingencies (Note J)
Equity
GAMCO Investors, Inc. stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, $.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized;
none issued and outstanding
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized;
15,387,701, 15,341,433 and 15,230,433 issued, respectively; 6,340,992,
6,616,212 and 6,599,982 outstanding, respectively		14			14			14
Class B Common Stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized;
24,000,000 shares issued; 19,196,792, 19,239,260 and 19,279,260 shares
outstanding, respectively		19			19			19
Additional paid-in capital		299,769			291,681			289,664
Retained earnings		661,415			602,950			582,357
Accumulated other comprehensive income		17,575			25,014			23,392
Treasury stock, at cost (9,046,709, 8,725,221 and 8,630,451 shares, respectively)		(416,147	)		(394,617	)		(386,952	)
Total GAMCO Investors, Inc. stockholders' equity		562,645			525,061			508,494
Noncontrolling interests		2,635			2,734			2,739
Total equity		565,280			527,795			511,233
Total liabilities and equity	$	872,669		$	866,430		$	898,760

See accompanying notes.

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GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

UNAUDITED

(In thousands)

For the Nine months ended September 30, 2015

				GAMCO Investors, Inc. stockholders
											Accumulated
						Additional					Other									Redeemable
	Noncontrolling			Common		Paid-in		Retained			Comprehensive			Treasury						Noncontrolling
	Interests			Stock		Capital		Earnings			Income			Stock			Total			Interests
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	2,734		$	33	$	291,681	$	602,950		$	25,014		$	(394,617	)	$	527,795		$	68,334
Redemptions of redeemable
noncontrolling interests		-			-		-		-			-			-			-			(602	)
Contributions from redeemable
noncontrolling
interests		-			-		-		-			-			-			-			1,036
Consolidation of a consolidated
feeder fund and a partnership		-			-		-		-			-			-			-			996
Deconsolidation of offshore
fund		-			-		-		-			-			-			-			(63,256	)
Net income (loss)		(99	)		-		-		63,846			-			-			63,747			(490	)
Net unrealized losses on
securities available for sale,
net of income tax benefit ($4,341)		-			-		-		-			(7,392	)		-			(7,392	)		-
Amounts reclassified from
accumulated other
comprehensive income,
net of income tax benefit ($15)		-			-		-		-			(25	)		-			(25	)		-
Foreign currency translation		-			-		-		-			(22	)		-			(22	)		-
Dividends declared ($0.21 per
share)		-			-		-		(5,381	)		-			-			(5,381	)		-
Stock based compensation
expense		-			-		6,819		-			-			-			6,819			-
Exercise of stock options
including tax benefit ($102)		-			-		1,269		-			-			-			1,269			-
Purchase of treasury stock		-			-		-		-			-			(21,530	)		(21,530	)		-
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	2,635		$	33	$	299,769	$	661,415		$	17,575		$	(416,147	)	$	565,280		$	6,018

See accompanying notes.

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GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

UNAUDITED

(In thousands)

For the NIne months ended September 30, 2014

				GAMCO Investors, Inc. stockholders
											Accumulated
						Additional					Other									Redeemable
	Noncontrolling			Common		Paid-in		Retained			Comprehensive			Treasury						Noncontrolling
	Interests			Stock		Capital		Earnings			Income			Stock			Total			Interests
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	2,851		$	33	$	282,496	$	506,441		$	30,239		$	(361,878	)	$	460,182		$	6,751
Redemptions of redeemable
noncontrollin interests		-			-		-		-			-			-			-			(1,666	)
Contributions from redeemable
noncontrolling
interests		-			-		-		-			-			-			-			53,607
Net income (loss)		(112	)		-		-		80,569			-			-			80,457			(2,606	)
Net unrealized losses on
securities available for sale,
net of income tax ($1,393)		-			-		-		-			(2,371	)		-			(2,371	)		-
Amount reclassed from
accumulated other
comprehensive income,
net of income tax benefit ($2,620)		-			-		-		-			(4,461	)		-			(4,461	)		-
Foreign currency translation		-			-		-		-			(15	)		-			(15	)		-
Dividends declared ($0.18 per
share)		-			-		-		(4,653	)		-			-			(4,653	)		-
Stock based compensation
expense		-			-		5,182		-			-			-			5,182			-
Exercise of stock options
including tax benefit ($349)		-			-		1,986		-			-			-			1,986			-
Purchase of treasury stock		-			-		-		-			-			(25,074	)		(25,074	)		-
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	2,739		$	33	$	289,664	$	582,357		$	23,392		$	(386,952	)	$	511,233		$	56,086

See accompanying notes.

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GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

UNAUDITED

(In thousands)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2015			2014
Operating activities
Net income	$	63,257		$	77,851
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Equity in net gains from partnerships		(681	)		(572	)
Depreciation and amortization		475			507
Stock based compensation expense		6,819			5,182
Deferred income taxes		(8,033	)		(3,472	)
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options		102			349
Foreign currency translation gain/(loss)		(22	)		(15	)
Other-than-temporary loss on available for sale securities		150			69
Cost basis of donated securities		104			1,502
Gains on sales of available for sale securities		(30	)		(3,511	)
Accretion of zero coupon debentures		502			661
Loss on extinguishment of debt		310			84
(Increase) decrease in assets:
Investments in trading securities		29,096			(22,376	)
Investments in partnerships:
Contributions to partnerships		(15,170	)		(15,698	)
Distributions from partnerships		22,800			4,828
Receivable from brokers		(24,745	)		(30,424	)
Investment advisory fees receivable		13,046			20,351
Income tax receivable and deferred tax assets		68			(1,988	)
Other assets		20,402			563
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
Payable to brokers		42,930			36,026
Income taxes payable and deferred tax liabilities		(5,019	)		(4,950	)
Compensation payable		48,768			58,873
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests		(45	)		(51	)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		5,092			(1,639	)
Total adjustments		136,919			44,299
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	200,176		$	122,150

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GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

UNAUDITED (continued)

(In thousands)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2015			2014
Investing activities
Purchases of available for sale securities	$	(43,030	)	$	(6,252	)
Proceeds from sales of available for sale securities		1,064			8,018
Return of capital on available for sale securities		554			827
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(41,412	)		2,593
Financing activities
Contributions from redeemable noncontrolling interests		1,036			53,607
Redemptions of redeemable noncontrolling interests		(602	)		(1,666	)
Redemptions of noncontrolling interests		-			-
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		1,169			1,637
Dividends paid		(5,252	)		(4,567	)
Repurchase of zero coupon subordinated debentures		(6,224	)		(715	)
Purchase of treasury stock		(21,530	)		(25,074	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(31,403	)		23,222
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents		8			5
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		127,369			147,970
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		298,224			210,451
Increase in cash from consolidation		10			-
Increase in cash from deconsolidation		13			-
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	425,616		$	358,421
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	3,897		$	3,847
Cash paid for taxes	$	49,590		$	52,956
Non-cash activity:
- For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, the Company accrued dividends on restricted stock awards of $129 and $86, respectively. - On January 1, 2015, GAMCO Investors, Inc. was no longer deemed to have control over a certain offshore fund and a certain consolidated feeder fund which resulted in the deconsolidation of that offshore fund and consolidated feeder fund and an increase of approximately $13 of cash and cash equivalents, a decrease of approximately $63,280 of net assets and a decrease of $63,267 of noncontrolling interests. - On April 1, 2015, GAMCO Investors, Inc. was deemed to have control over a certain offshore fund and a certain partnership which resulted in the consolidation of that one offshore fund and one partnership and an increase of approximately $10 of cash and cash equivalents, an increase of approximately $986 of other net assets and an increase of approximately $996 of redeemable noncontrolling interest.

See accompanying notes.

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GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2015

(Unaudited)

A.  Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

Unless we have indicated otherwise, or the context otherwise requires, references in this report to "GAMCO Investors, Inc.," "GAMCO," "the Company," "GBL," "we," "us" and "our" or similar terms are to GAMCO Investors, Inc., its predecessors and its subsidiaries.

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of GAMCO included herein have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP in the United States for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows of GAMCO for the interim periods presented and are not necessarily indicative of a full year's results.

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of GAMCO and its subsidiaries.  Intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated.

These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 from which the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements were derived.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported on the interim condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Recent Accounting Developments

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in the Accounting Standards Codification ("Codification") Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance throughout the industry topics of the Codification.  The core principle of the new ASU No. 2014-09 is for companies to recognize revenue from the transfer of goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.  The new standard provides a five-step approach to be applied to all contracts with customers and also requires expanded disclosures about revenue recognition.  The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods and is to be retrospectively applied.  Early adoption is not permitted.  The Company is currently evaluating this guidance and the impact it will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In June 2014, the FASB issued an accounting update clarifying that entities should treat performance targets that could be met after the requisite service period of a share-based payment award as performance conditions that affect vesting.  Therefore, an entity would not record compensation expense (measured as of the grant date) for an award where transfer to the employee is contingent upon satisfaction of the performance target until it becomes probable that the performance target will be met.  The guidance is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2016.  Early adoption is permitted.  This guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In February 2015, the FASB issued an accounting update amending the consolidation requirements under GAAP.  This guidance is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2016.  Early adoption is permitted.  The Company is continuing to analyze the impact, if any, that this update may have on its consolidated financial statements.

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In May 2015, the FASB issued new guidance amending the current disclosure requirements for investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value per share.  The guidance requires investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient be removed from the fair value hierarchy.  Instead, those investment amounts shall be provided as a separate item to permit reconciliation of the fair value of investments included in the fair value hierarchy to the line items presented in the statement of financial condition.  This new guidance will be effective for the Company's first quarter of 2016.  The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

B.  Investment in Securities

Investments in securities at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014 consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014				September 30, 2014
	Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Trading securities:
Government obligations	$	-	$	-	$	18,994	$	18,996	$	20,995	$	20,999
Common stocks		78,025		87,745		170,977		195,029		167,714		190,939
Mutual funds		2,504		3,180		2,432		3,498		2,416		3,373
Other investments		505		723		743		1,704		753		1,550
Total trading securities		81,034		91,648		193,146		219,227		191,878		216,861
Available for sale securities:
Common stocks		13,561		34,095		13,637		38,942		14,228		36,380
Mutual funds		627		1,174		681		1,368		681		1,389
Total available for sale securities		14,188		35,269		14,318		40,310		14,909		37,769
Total investments in securities	$	95,222	$	126,917	$	207,464	$	259,537	$	206,787	$	254,630

Securities sold, not yet purchased at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014 consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014				September 30, 2014
	Proceeds		Fair Value		Proceeds		Fair Value		Proceeds		Fair Value
Trading securities:	(In thousands)
Common stocks	$	6,123	$	5,482	$	9,835	$	9,960	$	11,699	$	13,514
Other investments		8		95		1		635		71		666
Total securities sold, not yet purchased	$	6,131	$	5,577	$	9,836	$	10,595	$	11,770	$	14,180

Investments in sponsored registered investment companies at September 30, 2015, December 31,2014 and September 30, 2014 consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014				September 30, 2014
	Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Trading securities:
Mutual funds	$	40,097	$	41,820	$	1	$	1	$	1	$	1
Total trading securities		40,097		41,820		1		1		1		1
Available for sale securities:
Closed-end funds		63,068		70,349		21,962		36,323		21,819		36,142
Mutual funds		1,883		2,877		1,898		3,213		1,922		3,377
Total available for sale securities		64,951		73,226		23,860		39,536		23,741		39,519
Total investments in sponsored
registered investment companies	$	105,048	$	115,046	$	23,861	$	39,537	$	23,742	$	39,520

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Management determines the appropriate classification of debt and equity securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such designation as of the date of each consolidated statement of financial condition.  Investments in United States Treasury Bills and Notes with maturities of greater than three months at the time of purchase are classified as investments in securities, and those with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase are classified as cash equivalents.  The portion of investments in securities held for resale in anticipation of short-term market movements are classified as trading securities.  Trading securities are stated at fair value, with any unrealized gains or losses reported in current period earnings.  Available for sale ("AFS") investments are stated at fair value, with any unrealized gains or losses, net of taxes, reported as a component of equity except for losses deemed to be other than temporary ("OTT") which are recorded as realized losses in the condensed consolidated statements of income.

The following table identifies all reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") into income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):

Amount							Affected Line Items	Reason for
Reclassified							in the Statements	Reclassification
from AOCI							Of Income	from AOCI
Three months ended September 30,
2015				2014
	$	-		$	348		Net gain/(loss) from investments	Realized gain on sale of AFS securities
		45			-		Other operating expenses/net gain from investments	Realized gain on donation of AFS securities
		(150	)		-		Net gain/(loss) from investments	OTT impairment of AFS securities
		(105	)		348		Income before income taxes
		39			(129	)	Income tax provision
	$	(66	)	$	219		Net income
Amount							Affected Line Items	Reason for
Reclassified							in the Statements	Reclassification
from AOCI							Of Income	from AOCI
Nine months ended September 30,
		2015			2014
	$	30		$	3,511		Net gain/(loss) from investments	Realized gain on sale of AFS securities
		80			3,639		Other operating expenses/net gain from investments	Realized gain on donation of AFS securities
		(150	)		(69	)	Net gain/(loss) from investments	OTT impairment of AFS securities
		(40	)		7,081		Income before income taxes
		15			(2,620	)	Income tax provision
	$	(25	)	$	4,461		Net income

The Company recognizes all derivatives as either assets or liabilities measured at fair value and includes them in either investments in securities or securities sold, not yet purchased on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.  From time to time, the Company and/or the partnerships and offshore funds that the Company consolidates will enter into hedging transactions to manage their exposure to foreign currencies and equity prices related to their proprietary investments.  At September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, we held derivative contracts on 170,000 equity shares, 3.8 million equity shares and 2.3 million equity shares, respectively, that are included in investments in securities or securities sold, not yet purchased on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.   We had two, one and one foreign exchange contracts outstanding at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, respectively, that are included in receivable from brokers or payable to brokers on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.  Aside from one foreign exchange contract, these transactions are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes, and therefore changes in fair values of these derivatives are included in net gain/(loss) from investments on the condensed consolidated statements of income.  The one foreign exchange contract that is designated as a hedge was for a short of British Pounds to hedge the long investment that we have in our London Stock Exchange listed Gabelli Value Plus+ Trust Ltd. closed-end fund which is denominated in British Pounds.  As the underlying investment that is being hedged is an available for sale security, the portion of the change in value of the closed-end fund that is currency related is recorded in net gain/(loss) from investments on the condensed consolidated statements of income and not in accumulated comprehensive income.

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The following tables identify the fair values and gains and losses of all derivatives held by the Company (in thousands):

		Asset Derivatives Fair Value							Liability Derivatives Fair Value
Balance Sheet Location		September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014		September 30, 2014		Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014		September 30, 2014
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under
FASB ASC 815-20
Foreign exchange contracts	Receivable from brokers	$	-	$	-	$	-	Payable to brokers	$	36,354	$	-	$	-
Sub total		$	-	$	-	$	-		$	36,354	$	-	$	-
Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Under Fasb Asc 815-20
	Investments in							Securities sold,
Equity contracts	securities	$	143	$	896	$	800	not yet purchased	$	95	$	635	$	666
Foreign exchange contracts	Receivable from brokers		-		-		-	Payable to brokers		5,172		5,470		6,343
Sub total		$	143	$	896	$	800		$	5,267	$	6,105	$	7,009
Total derivatives		$	143	$	896	$	800		$	41,621	$	6,105	$	7,009

Type of Derivative	Income Statement Location	Three Months ended September 30,						Nine Months ended September 30,
		2015			2014			2015			2014
Foreign exchange contracts	Net gain/(loss) from investments		$	1,985		$	482		$	1,885		$	541
Equity contracts	Net gain/(loss) from investments			27			758			199			591
Total			$	2,012		$	1,240		$	2,084		$	1,132

The Company is a party to enforceable master netting arrangements for swaps entered into as part of the investment strategy of the Company's proprietary portfolio.  They are typically not used as hedging instruments.  These swaps, while settled on a net basis with the counterparties, major U.S. financial institutions, are shown gross in assets and liabilities on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.  The swaps have a firm contract end date and are closed out and settled when each contract expires. 

							Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
							Statements of Financial Condition
	Gross		Gross Amounts		Net Amounts of
	Amounts of		Offset in the		Assets Presented
	Recognized		Statements of		in the Statements of		Financial			Cash Collateral
	Assets		Financial Condition		Financial Condition		Instruments			Received		Net Amount
Swaps:	(in thousands)
September 30, 2015	$	143	$	-	$	143	$	(89	)	$	-	$	54
December 31, 2014		896		-		896		(634	)		-		262
September 30, 2014	$	800	$	-	$	800	$	(657	)	$	-	$	143
							Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
							Statements of Financial Condition
	Gross		Gross Amounts		Net Amounts of
	Amounts of		Offset in the		Liabilities Presented
	Recognized		Statements of		in the Statements of		Financial			Cash Collateral
	Liabilities		Financial Condition		Financial Condition		Instruments			Pledged		Net Amount
Swaps:	(in thousands)
September 30, 2015	$	89	$	-	$	89	$	(89	)	$	-	$	-
December 31, 2014		634		-		634		(634	)		-		-
September 30, 2014	$	657	$	-	$	657	$	(657	)	$	-	$	-

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The following is a summary of the cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses and fair value of available for sale investments as of September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014:

	September 30, 2015
			Gross		Gross
			Unrealized		Unrealized
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Common stocks	$	13,561	$	20,534	$	-		$	34,095
Closed-end Funds		63,068		10,128		(2,847	)		70,349
Mutual funds		2,510		1,620		(79	)		4,051
Total available for sale securities	$	79,139	$	32,282	$	(2,926	)	$	108,495

	December 31, 2014
			Gross		Gross
			Unrealized		Unrealized
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Common stocks	$	13,637	$	25,305	$	-		$	38,942
Closed-end Funds		21,962		14,398		(37	)		36,323
Mutual funds		2,579		2,030		(28	)		4,581
Total available for sale securities	$	38,178	$	41,733	$	(65	)	$	79,846

	September 30, 2014
			Gross		Gross
			Unrealized		Unrealized
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Common stocks	$	14,228	$	22,152	$	-		$	36,380
Closed-end Funds		21,819		14,325		(2	)		36,142
Mutual funds		2,603		2,163		-			4,766
Total available for sale securities	$	38,650	$	38,640	$	(2	)	$	77,288

Changes in net unrealized losses, net of taxes, for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 of ($6.7) million in losses and ($2.4) million in losses, respectively, have been included in other comprehensive income, a component of equity, at September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014.  Return of capital on available for sale securities was $0.3 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively.  During the three months ended September 30, 2015, there were no proceeds from the sales of investments available for sale and no gross gains on the sale of investments available for sale.  Proceeds from sales of investments available for sale were approximately $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014.  For the three months ended September 30, 2014, gross gains on the sale of investments available for sale amounted to $0.3 million and were reclassified from other comprehensive income into net gain from investments in the condensed consolidated statements of income.  There were no losses on the sale of investments available for sale for the three months ended September 30, 2015 or September 30, 2014.  Changes in net unrealized losses, net of taxes, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 of $(7.4) million in losses and $(6.8) million in losses, respectively, have been included in other comprehensive income, a component of equity, at September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014.  Return of capital on available for sale securities was $0.6 million and $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively.  Proceeds from sales of investments available for sale were approximately $1.1 million and $8.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, gross gains on the sale of investments available for sale amounted to $30,000 and $3.5 million, respectively, and were reclassified from other comprehensive income into net gain from investments in the condensed consolidated statements of income.  There were no losses on the sale of investments available for sale for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 or September 30, 2014.  The basis on which the cost of a security sold is determined using specific identification.

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Investments classified as available for sale that are in an unrealized loss position for which other-than-temporary impairment has not been recognized consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2015							December 31, 2014							September 30, 2014
			Unrealized							Unrealized							Unrealized
	Cost		Losses			Fair Value		Cost		Losses			Fair Value		Cost		Losses			Fair Value
(in thousands)
Cosed-end funds	$	40,537	$	(2,847	)	$	37,690	$	812	$	(37	)	$	775	$	79	$	(2	)	$	77
Mutual Funds		303		(79	)		224		303		(28	)		275		-		-			-
Total available for sale securities	$	40,840	$	(2,926	)	$	37,914	$	1,115	$	(65	)	$	1,050	$	79	$	(2	)	$	77

At September 30, 2015, there were four holdings in loss positions which were not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired due to the length of time that they had been in a loss position and because they passed scrutiny in our evaluation of issuer-specific and industry-specific considerations.  In these specific instances, the investments at September 30, 2015 were mutual funds and closed-end funds with diversified holdings across multiple companies and across multiple industries.  One holding was impaired for two months, one holding was impaired for three months, one holding was impaired for seven months and one holding was impaired for eight months at September 30, 2015.  The value of these holdings at September 30, 2015 was $37.9 million.

At December 31, 2014, there were four holdings in loss positions which were not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired due to the length of time that they had been in a loss position and because they passed scrutiny in our evaluation of issuer-specific and industry-specific considerations.  In these specific instances, the investments at December 31, 2014 were mutual funds and closed-end funds with diversified holdings across multiple companies and across multiple industries.  One holding was impaired for one month, one for three months and two for four months at December 31, 2014. The value of these holdings at December 31, 2014 was $1.1 million.

At September 30, 2014, there was one holding in a loss position which was not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired due to the length of time that it had been in a loss position and because it passed scrutiny in our evaluation of issuer-specific and industry-specific considerations.  In this specific instance, the investment at September 30, 2014 was a closed-end fund with diversified holdings across multiple companies and across multiple industries.  The one holding was impaired for one month at September 30, 2014.  The value of this holding at September 30, 2014 was $0.1 million.

For the three months ended September 30, 2015 there were $150,000 of losses on available for sale securities deemed to be other than temporary and a loss has been recorded in net gain from investments.  There were no losses recognized on AFS securities for the three months ended September 30, 2014.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, there were $150,000 and $69,000, respectively, of losses on available for sale securities deemed to be other than temporary and a loss has been recorded in net gain from investments.

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C. Fair Value

The following tables present information about the Company's assets and liabilities by major categories measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value:

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis as of September 30, 2015 (in thousands)

	Quoted Prices in Active		Significant Other		Significant		Balance as of
	Markets for Identical		Observable		Unobservable		September 30,
Assets	Assets (Level 1)		Inputs (Level 2)		Inputs (Level 3)		2015
Cash equivalents	$	425,392	$	-	$	-	$	425,392
Investments in partnerships		-		14,319		-		14,319
Investments in securities:
AFS - Common stocks		34,095		-		-		34,095
AFS - Mutual funds		1,174		-		-		1,174
Trading - Common stocks		86,970		-		775		87,745
Trading - Mutual funds		3,180		-		-		3,180
Trading - Other		263		143		317		723
Total investments in securities		125,682		143		1,092		126,917
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies:
AFS - Closed-end Funds		70,349		-		-		70,349
AFS - Mutual Funds		2,877		-		-		2,877
Trading - Mutual funds		41,820		-		-		41,820
Total investments in sponsored
registered investment companies		115,046		-		-		115,046
Total investments		240,728		14,462		1,092		256,282
Total assets at fair value	$	666,120	$	14,462	$	1,092	$	681,674
Liabilities
Trading - Common stocks	$	5,482	$	-	$	-	$	5,482
Trading - Other		-		95		-		95
Securities sold, not yet purchased	$	5,482	$	95	$	-	$	5,577

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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis as of December 31, 2014 (in thousands)

	Quoted Prices in Active		Significant Other		Significant		Balance as of
	Markets for Identical		Observable		Unobservable		December 31,
Assets	Assets (Level 1)		Inputs (Level 2)		Inputs (Level 3)		2014
Cash equivalents	$	297,971	$	-	$	-	$	297,971
Investments in partnerships		-		23,803		-		23,803
Investments in securities:
AFS - Common stocks		38,942		-		-		38,942
AFS - Mutual funds		1,368		-		-		1,368
Trading - Gov't obligations		18,996		-		-		18,996
Trading - Common stocks		193,735		1		1,293		195,029
Trading - Mutual funds		3,498		-		-		3,498
Trading - Other		513		897		294		1,704
Total investments in securities		257,052		898		1,587		259,537
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies:
AFS - Closed-end Funds		36,323		-		-		36,323
AFS - Mutual Funds		3,213		-		-		3,213
Trading - Mutual funds		1		-		-		1
Total investments in sponsored
registered investment companies		39,537		-		-		39,537
Total investments		296,589		24,701		1,587		322,877
Total assets at fair value	$	594,560	$	24,701	$	1,587	$	620,848
Liabilities
Trading - Common stocks	$	9,960	$	-	$	-	$	9,960
Trading - Other		-		635		-		635
Securities sold, not yet purchased	$	9,960	$	635	$	-	$	10,595

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis as of September 30, 2014 (in thousands)

	Quoted Prices in Active		Significant Other		Significant		Balance as of
	Markets for Identical		Observable		Unobservable		September 30,
Assets	Assets (Level 1)		Inputs (Level 2)		Inputs (Level 3)		2014
Cash equivalents	$	358,210	$	-	$	-	$	358,210
Investments in partnerships		-		24,094		-		24,094
Investments in securities:
AFS - Common stocks		36,380		-		-		36,380
AFS - Mutual funds		1,389		-		-		1,389
Trading - Gov't obligations		20,999		-		-		20,999
Trading - Common stocks		190,215		-		724		190,939
Trading - Mutual funds		3,373		-		-		3,373
Trading - Other		453		803		294		1,550
Total investments in securities		252,809		803		1,018		254,630
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies:
AFS - Closed-end Funds		36,142		-		-		36,142
AFS - Mutual Funds		3,377		-		-		3,377
Trading - Mutual funds		1		-		-		1
Total investments in sponsored
registered investment companies		39,520		-		-		39,520
Total investments		292,329		24,897		1,018		318,244
Total assets at fair value	$	650,539	$	24,897	$	1,018	$	676,454
Liabilities
Trading - Common stocks	$	13,514	$	-	$	-	$	13,514
Trading - Other		-		666		-		666
Securities sold, not yet purchased	$	13,514	$	666	$	-	$	14,180

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The following tables present additional information about assets by major categories measured at fair value on a recurring basis and for which the Company has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value.

Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 (in thousands)

								Total
								Unrealized
								Gains or		Total
			Total Realized and					(Losses)		Realized
	June		Unrealized Gains or					Included in		and							Transfers
	30, 2015		(Losses) in Income					Other		Unrealized							In and/or
	Beginning					AFS		Comprehensive		Gains or							(Out) of		Ending
Asset	Balance		Trading			Investments		Income		(Losses)			Purchases		Sales		Level 3		Balance
Financial
instruments owned:
Trading - Common
stocks	$	920	$	(145	)	$	-	$	-	$	(145	)	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	775
Trading - Other		298		19			-		-		19			-		-		-		317
Total	$	1,218	$	(126	)	$	-	$	-	$	(126	)		-	$	-	$	-	$	1,092

There were no transfers between any Levels during the three months ended September 30, 2015.

Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 (in thousands)

							Total
							Unrealized
							Gains or		Total
			Total Realized and				(Losses)		Realized
	June		Unrealized Gains or				Included in		and						Transfers
	30, 2014		(Losses) in Income				Other		Unrealized						In and/or
	Beginning				AFS		Comprehensive		Gains or						(Out) of		Ending
Asset	Balance		Trading		Investments		Income		(Losses)		Purchases		Sales		Level 3		Balance
Financial
instruments owned:
Trading - Common
stocks	$	716	$	8	$	-	$	-	$	8	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	724
Trading - Other		294		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		294
Total	$	1,010	$	8	$	-	$	-	$	8	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	1,018

There were no transfers between any Levels during the three months ended September 30, 2014.

Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 (in thousands)

								Total
								Unrealized
								Gains or		Total
			Total Realized and					(Losses)		Realized
	December		Unrealized Gains or					Included in		and								Transfers
	31, 2014		(Losses) in Income					Other		Unrealized								In and/or
	Beginning					AFS		Comprehensive		Gains or								(Out) of		Ending
Asset	Balance		Trading			Investments		Income		(Losses)			Purchases		Sales			Level 3		Balance
Financial
instruments owned:
Trading - Common
stocks	$	1,293	$	(166	)	$	-	$	-	$	(166	)	$	6	$	(358	)	$	-	$	775
Trading - Other		294		102			-		-		102			5		(84	)		-		317
Total	$	1,587	$	(64	)	$	-	$	-	$	(64	)		11	$	(442	)	$	-	$	1,092

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There were securities with a value of $0.4 million that were transferred out of Level 3 as a result of the deconsolidation of an offshore fund during the first quarter of 2015 which are reflected in sales above.  There were no transfers between Levels 1 or 2 during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 (in thousands)

							Total
							Unrealized
							Gains or		Total
			Total Realized and				(Losses)		Realized
	December		Unrealized Gains or				Included in		and						Transfers
	31, 2013		(Losses) in Income				Other		Unrealized						In and/or
	Beginning				AFS		Comprehensive		Gains or						(Out) of		Ending
Asset	Balance		Trading		Investments		Income		(Losses)		Purchases		Sales		Level 3		Balance
Financial
instruments owned:
Trading - Common
stocks	$	700	$	24	$	-	$	-	$	24	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	724
Trading - Other		284		-		-		-		-		10		-		-		294
Total	$	984	$	24	$	-	$	-	$	24	$	10	$	-	$	-	$	1,018

There were no transfers between any Levels during the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

D. Investments in Partnerships, Offshore Funds and Variable Interest Entities ("VIEs")

The Company is general partner or co-general partner of various affiliated entities in which the Company has investments totaling $87.2 million, $94.2 million and $93.2 million at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, respectively, and whose underlying assets consist primarily of marketable securities (the "affiliated entities"). We also have investments in unaffiliated entities of $13.8 million, $13.4 million and $14.2 million at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, respectively (the "unaffiliated entities").  On a quarterly basis, we evaluate each entity for the appropriate accounting treatment and disclosure.  Certain of the affiliated entities, and none of the unaffiliated entities, are consolidated.

For those entities where consolidation is not deemed to be appropriate, we report them in our condensed consolidated statement of financial condition under the caption "Investments in partnerships".  This caption includes those investments, in both affiliated and unaffiliated entities, which the Company accounts for under the equity method of accounting, as well as certain investments that the feeder funds hold that are carried at fair value, as described in Note C.  The Company reflects the equity in earnings of these equity method investees and the change in fair value of the consolidated feeder funds ("CFFs") under the caption Net gain/(loss) from investments on the condensed consolidated statements of income.

The following table highlights the number of entities, including voting interest entities ("VOEs"), that we consolidate as well as under which accounting guidance they are consolidated, including CFFs, which retain their specialized investment company accounting in consolidation, partnerships and offshore funds.

Entities consolidated
	CFFs		Partnerships		Offshore Funds		Total
	VIEs	VOEs	VIEs	VOEs	VIEs	VOEs	VIEs	VOEs
Entities consolidated at December 31, 2013	1	2	-	1	-	1	1	4
Additional consolidated entities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Deconsolidated entities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Entities consolidated at September 30, 2014	1	2	-	1	-	1	1	4
Additional consolidated entities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Deconsolidated entities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Entities consolidated at December 31, 2014	1	2	-	1	-	1	1	4
Additional consolidated entities	-	1	-	1	1	-	1	2
Deconsolidated entities	-	(1)	-	-	-	(1)	-	(2)
Entities consolidated at September 30, 2015	1	2	-	2	1	-	2	4

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At and for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the one CFF VIE is consolidated, as the Company has been determined to be the primary beneficiary because it has an equity interest and absorbs the majority of the expected losses and/or expected gains.  At and for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the one CFF VOE and one Partnership VOE are consolidated because the unaffiliated partners or shareholders lack substantive kick-out rights, and the Company, as either the general partner or investment manager, is deemed to have control.  During the three months ended June 30, 2015, it was determined that an additional Partnership VOE should be consolidated when the Partnership was created on April 1, 2015 without unaffiliated capital and an Offshore Fund VIE should be consolidated as the last unaffiliated investor withdrew during the second quarter.  Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2015, an Offshore Fund VOE was deconsolidated as the Company's ownership percentage fell below 50%, a CFF VOE was deconsolidated when it was closed and a different CFF VOE was consolidated as the last unaffiliated investor withdrew on March 31, 2015.

At and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and at December 31, 2014, one CFF VIE is consolidated, as the Company has been determined to be the primary beneficiary because it has an equity interest and absorbs the majority of the expected losses and/or expected gains.  At and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and at December 31, 2014, two CFF VOEs, one Partnership VOE and one Offshore Fund VOE are consolidated because the unaffiliated partners or shareholders lack substantive rights, and the Company, as either the general partner or investment manager, is deemed to have control.

The following table breaks down the investments in partnerships line by accounting method, either fair value or equity method, and investment type (in thousands):

	September 30, 2015
	Investment Type
	Affiliated			Unaffiliated
	Consolidated
Accounting method	Feeder Funds	Partnerships	Offshore Funds	Partnerships	Offshore Funds	Total
Fair Value	$               14,317	$               -	$               -	$               -	$               -	$               14,317
Equity Method	-	38,318	34,552	6,286	7,552	86,708
Total	$               14,317	$               38,318	$               34,552	$               6,286	$               7,552	$              101,025

	December 31, 2014
	Investment Type
	Affiliated			Unaffiliated
	Consolidated
Accounting method	Feeder Funds	Partnerships	Offshore Funds	Partnerships	Offshore Funds	Total
Fair Value	$               23,803	$               -	$               -	$               -	$               -	$               23,803
Equity Method	-	34,385	36,033	6,552	6,864	83,834
Total	$               23,803	$               34,385	$               36,033	$               6,552	$               6,864	$               107,637

	September 30, 2014
	Investment Type
	Affiliated			Unaffiliated
	Consolidated
Accounting method	Feeder Funds	Partnerships	Offshore Funds	Partnerships	Offshore Funds	Total
Fair Value	$               24,094	$               -	$               -	$               -	$               -	$               24,094
Equity Method	-	34,967	34,185	6,611	7,577	83,340
Total	$               24,094	$               34,967	$               34,185	$               6,611	$               7,577	$               107,434

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The following table includes the net impact by line item on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition for each category of entity consolidated (in thousands):

	September 30, 2015
	Prior to			Offshore
	Consolidation	CFFs	Partnerships	Funds	As Reported
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$    425,549	$    2	$    52	$    13	$    425,616
Investments in securities	118,401	-	7,807	709	126,917
Investments in sponsored investment companies	115,046	-	-	-	115,046
Investments in partnerships	105,097	4,817	(8,504)	(385)	101,025
Receivable from brokers	50,960	-	1,933	25	52,918
Investment advisory fees receivable	28,615	5	9	-	28,629
Other assets	22,363	16	137	2	22,518
Total assets	$    866,031	$    4,840	$    1,434	$    364	$    872,669
Liabilities and equity
Securities sold, not yet purchased	$    5,231	$    -	$    140	$    206	$    5,577
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	188,770	38	155	81	189,044
Total debt	106,750	-	-	-	106,750
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	-	4,802	1,139	77	6,018
Total equity	565,280	-	-	-	565,280
Total liabilities and equity	$    866,031	$    4,840	$    1,434	$    364	$    872,669

	December 31, 2014
	Prior to			Offshore
	Consolidation	CFFs	Partnerships	Funds	As Reported
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$    298,149	$    (11)	$    86	$    -	$    298,224
Investments in securities	200,443	-	7,801	51,293	259,537
Investments in sponsored investment companies	39,537	-	-	-	39,537
Investments in partnerships	111,380	4,438	(8,181)	-	107,637
Receivable from brokers	24,301	-	623	51,155	76,079
Investment advisory fees receivable	42,102	(6)	(2)	(222)	41,872
Other assets	43,393	-	-	151	43,544
Total assets	$    759,305	$    4,421	$    327	$    102,377	$    866,430
Liabilities and equity
Securities sold, not yet purchased	$    9,991	$    -	$    -	$    604	$    10,595
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	109,356	22	24	38,141	147,543
Total debt	112,163	-	-	-	112,163
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	-	4,399	303	63,632	68,334
Total equity	527,795	-	-	-	527,795
Total liabilities and equity	$    759,305	$    4,421	$    327	$    102,377	$    866,430

	September 30, 2014
	Prior to			Offshore
	Consolidation	CFFs	Partnerships	Funds	As Reported
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$    358,316	$    7	$    98	$    -	$    358,421
Investments in securities	203,280	-	8,836	42,514	254,630
Investments in sponsored investment companies	39,520	-	-	-	39,520
Investments in partnerships	110,679	4,684	(7,929)	-	107,434
Receivable from brokers	31,388	-	306	48,191	79,885
Investment advisory fees receivable	31,221	17	(1)	(82)	31,155
Other assets	28,528	24	(1,000)	163	27,715
Total assets	$    802,932	$    4,732	$    310	$    90,786	$    898,760
Liabilities and equity
Securities sold, not yet purchased	$    13,549	$    -	$    -	$    631	$    14,180
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	166,209	71	31	39,009	205,320
Total debt	111,941	-	-	-	111,941
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	-	4,661	279	51,146	56,086
Total equity	511,233	-	-	-	511,233
Total liabilities and equity	$    802,932	$    4,732	$    310	$    90,786	$898,760

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The following table includes the net impact by line item on the condensed consolidated statements of income for each category of entity consolidated (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
	Prior to			Offshore
	Consolidation	CFFs	Partnerships	Funds	As Reported
Total revenues	$     96,558	$     (10)	$     (2)	$     -	$     96,546
Total expenses	60,304	23	20	3	60,350
Operating income	36,254	(33)	(22)	(3)	36,196
Total other income/(expense), net	(12,093)	(268)	(120)	(19)	(12,500)
Income before income taxes	24,161	(301)	(142)	(22)	23,696
Income tax provision	9,245	-	-	-	9,245
Net income	14,916	(301)	(142)	(22)	14,451
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(53)	(301)	(142)	(22)	(518)
Net income attributable to GAMCO	$     14,969	$     -	$     -	$     -	$     14,969

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Prior to			Offshore
	Consolidation	CFFs	Partnerships	Funds	As Reported
Total revenues	$     111,073	$     (7)	$     -	$     (208)	$     110,858
Total expenses	66,980	20	12	260	67,272
Operating income	44,093	(27)	(12)	(468)	43,586
Total other income, net	(7,462)	(186)	(18)	(2,323)	(9,989)
Income before income taxes	36,631	(213)	(30)	(2,791)	33,597
Income tax provision	13,045	-	-	-	13,045
Net income	23,586	(213)	(30)	(2,791)	20,552
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(79)	(213)	(30)	(2,791)	(3,113)
Net income attributable to GAMCO	$     23,665	$     -	$     -	$     -	$     23,665

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
	Prior to			Offshore
	Consolidation	CFFs	Partnerships	Funds	As Reported
Total revenues	$     303,139	$     (26)	$     (4)	$     (14)	$     303,095
Total expenses	197,828	95	50	32	198,005
Operating income	105,311	(121)	(54)	(46)	105,090
Total other income/(expense), net	(3,016)	(177)	(102)	9	(3,286)
Income before income taxes	102,295	(298)	(156)	(37)	101,804
Income tax provision	38,547	-	-	-	38,547
Net income	63,748	(298)	(156)	(37)	63,257
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(98)	(298)	(156)	(37)	(589)
Net income attributable to GAMCO	$     63,846	$     -	$     -	$     -	$     63,846

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Prior to			Offshore
	Consolidation	CFFs	Partnerships	Funds	As Reported
Total revenues	$     324,287	$     (21)	$     (2)	$     (633)	$     323,631
Total expenses	205,207	34	38	730	206,009
Operating income	119,080	(55)	(40)	(1,363)	117,622
Total other income, net	6,172	20	19	(1,186)	5,025
Income before income taxes	125,252	(35)	(21)	(2,549)	122,647
Income tax provision	44,796	-	-	-	44,796
Net income	80,456	(35)	(21)	(2,549)	77,851
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(113)	(35)	(21)	(2,549)	(2,718)
Net income attributable to GAMCO	$     80,569	$     -	$     -	$     -	$     80,569

Variable Interest Entities

We sponsor a number of investment vehicles where we are the general partner or investment manager.  Certain of these vehicles are VIEs, but we are not the primary beneficiary, in all but two cases, because we do not absorb a majority of the entities' expected losses and/or expected returns, and they are, therefore, not consolidated.  We consolidate the two VIEs where we are the primary beneficiary.  The Company has not provided any financial or other support to those VIEs where we are not the primary beneficiary.  The total net assets of these non-consolidated VIEs at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014 were $65.8 million, $71.6 million and $59.8 million, respectively.  On September 30, 2015, the maximum exposure to loss as a result of our involvement with the non-consolidated VIEs is limited to the investment in one VIE of $9.6 million and the deferred carried interest that we have in another of $38,000 which was included in investments in partnerships on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.  On December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, our maximum exposure to loss as a result of our involvement with the non-consolidated VIEs is limited to the investment in two VIEs of $10.6 million and $8.6 million, respectively, and the deferred carried interest that we have in another of $43,000 and $44,000, respectively, which was included in investments in partnerships on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.   Additionally, as the general partner or investment manager to these VIEs the Company earns fees in relation to these roles, which given a decline in AUMs of the VIEs would result in lower fee revenues earned by the Company which would be reflected on the condensed consolidated statement of income, condensed consolidated statement of financial condition and condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.

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The assets of these VIEs may only be used to satisfy obligations of the VIEs.  The following table presents the balances related to the VIEs that are consolidated and are included on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition as well as GAMCO's net interest in the VIEs.  There are two VIEs consolidated at  September 30, 2015 and one VIE consolidated at December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014:

	September 30, 2015	December 31, 2014	September 30, 2014
(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$       13	$              -	$              1
Investments in securities	709	-	-
Investments in partnerships	5,116	13,434	13,618
Receivable from brokers	25	-	-
Other assets	3	-	-
Payable to brokers	(62)	-	-
Securities sold, not yet purchased	(206)	-	-
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(27)	(12)	(15)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	(615)	(794)	(962)
GAMCO's net interests in consolidated VIE	$     4,956	$     12,628	$     12,642

E. Income Taxes

The effective tax rate ("ETR) for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 was 39.0% and 38.8%, respectively.  The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was 37.9% compared to 36.5% for the prior year nine month period.  During the nine month period ended September 30, 2014 we benefitted from the donation of appreciated securities used to fund our shareholder designated charitable contribution program.

F. Earnings Per Share

Thecomputations of basic and diluted net income per share are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Basic:
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders	$	14,969	$	23,665	$	63,846	$	80,569
Weighted average shares outstanding		24,947		25,296		25,047		25,385
Basic net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s
shareholders per share	$	0.60	$	0.94	$	2.55	$	3.17
Diluted:
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders	$	14,969	$	23,665	$	63,846	$	80,569
Weighted average share outstanding		24,947		25,296		25,047		25,385
Dilutive stock options and restricted stock awards		294		221		290		210
Total		25,241		25,517		25,337		25,595
Diluted net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s
shareholders per share	$	0.59	$	0.93	$	2.52	$	3.15

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G. Debt

Debt consists of the following:

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014				September 30, 2014
	Carrying		Fair Value		Carrying		Fair Value		Carrying		Fair Value
	Value		Level 2		Value		Level 2		Value		Level 2
(In thousands)
5.875% Senior notes	$	100,000	$	106,625	$	100,000	$	110,123	$	100,000	$	108,200
0% Subordinated debentures		6,750		6,800		12,163		13,000		11,941		12,775
Total	$	106,750	$	113,425	$	112,163	$	123,123	$	111,941	$	120,975

5.875% Senior notes

On May 31, 2011, the Company issued 10-year, $100 million senior notes.  The notes mature on June 1, 2021 and bear interest at 5.875% per annum, payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year and commenced on December 1, 2011.  Upon the occurrence of a change of control triggering event, as defined in the indenture, the Company would be required to offer to repurchase the notes at 101% of their principal amount.

Zero coupon Subordinated debentures due December 31, 2015

On December 31, 2010, the Company issued $86.4 million in par value of five year zero coupon subordinated debentures due December 31, 2015 ("Debentures") to its shareholders of record on December 15, 2010 through the declaration of a special dividend of $3.20 per share.  The Debentures have a par value of $100 and are callable at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Debentures to be redeemed.  During the three month period ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 the Company repurchased 16 Debentures and 1,032 Debentures, respectively, having a face value of $1,600 and $0.1 million, respectively.  The redemptions were accounted for as extinguishments of debt and resulted in losses of less than $1,000 and $10,000, respectively, which were included in net gain from investments on the condensed consolidated statements of income.  During the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, the Company repurchased 62,242 Debentures and 7,165 Debentures, respectively, having a face value of $6.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively.  The redemptions were accounted for as extinguishments of debt and resulted in losses of $310,000 and $84,000, respectively.  The debt is being accreted to its face value using the effective rate on the date of issuance of 7.45%.  At September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, the debt was recorded at its accreted value of $6.8 million, $12.2 million and $11.9 million, respectively.

The fair value of the Company's debt, which is a Level 2 valuation, is estimated based on either quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities or using market standard models.  Inputs in these standard models include credit rating, maturity and interest rate.

On May 4, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") declared effective the "shelf" registration statement filed by the Company.  The "shelf" provides the Company with the flexibility of issuing any combination of senior and subordinated debt securities, convertible securities and common and preferred securities up to a total amount of $500 million and replaced the existing shelf registration which expired in May 2015.  As of September 30, 2015, $500 million is available on the shelf.

H. Stockholders' Equity

Shares outstanding were 25.5 million, 25.9 million and 25.9 million on September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, respectively.

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Dividends

	Payment	Record
	Date	Date	Amount
Three months ended March 31, 2015	March 31, 2015	March 17, 2015	$	0.07
Three months ended June 30, 2015	June 30, 2015	June 16, 2015		0.07
Three months ended September 30, 2015	September 29, 2015	September 15, 2015		0.07
Nine months ended September 30, 2015			$	0.21
Three months ended March 31, 2014	March 25, 2014	March 11, 2014	$	0.06
Three months ended June 30, 2014	June 24, 2014	June 10, 2014		0.06
Three months ended September 30, 2014	September 30, 2014	September 16, 2014		0.06
Nine months ended September 30, 2014			$	0.18

Voting Rights

The holders of Class A Common stock ("Class A Stock") and Class B Common stock ("Class B Stock") have identical rights except that (i) holders of Class A Stock are entitled to one vote per share, while holders of Class B Stock are entitled to ten votes per share on all matters to be voted on by shareholders in general, and (ii) holders of Class A Stock are not eligible to vote on matters relating exclusively to Class B Stock and vice versa.

Stock Award and Incentive Plan

The Company maintains two Plans approved by the shareholders, which are designed to provide incentives which will attract and retain individuals key to the success of GBL through direct or indirect ownership of our common stock.  Benefits under the Plans may be granted in any one or a combination of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock awards, dividend equivalents and other stock or cash based awards.  A maximum of 3.5 million shares of Class A Stock have been reserved for issuance under the Plans by a committee of the Board of Directors responsible for administering the Plans ("Compensation Committee").  Under the Plans, the committee may grant RSAs and either incentive or nonqualified stock options with a term not to exceed ten years from the grant date and at an exercise price that the committee may determine.

On December 23, 2014, September 15, 2014 and January 9, 2014, the Company approved the granting of 73,000 RSA shares, 83,500 RSA shares and 2,100 RSA shares, respectively, at a grant date fair value of $87.99 per share, $73.41 per share and $81.99 per share, respectively.  As of September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, there were 688,550 RSA shares, 710,750 RSA shares and 639,750 RSA shares outstanding, respectively, that were previously issued at an average weighted grant price of $67.34, $67.45 and $65.12, respectively.  All grants of the RSA shares were recommended by the Company's Chairman, who did not receive a RSA, and approved by the Compensation Committee.  This expense, net of estimated forfeitures, is recognized over the vesting period for these awards which is either (1) 30% over three years from the date of grant and 70% over five years from the date of grant or (2) 30% over three years from the date of grant and 10% each year over years four through ten from the date of grant.  During the vesting period, dividends to RSA holders are held for them until the RSA vesting dates and are forfeited if the grantee is no longer employed by the Company on the vesting dates.  Dividends declared on these RSAs, less estimated forfeitures, are charged to retained earnings on the declaration date.

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For the three months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, we recognized stock-based compensation expense of $2.3 million and $1.8 million, respectively.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, we recognized stock-based compensation expense of $6.8 million and $5.2 million, respectively.  Actual and projected stock-based compensation expense for RSA shares and options for the years ended December 31, 2015 through December 31, 2024 (based on awards currently issued or granted) is as follows (in thousands):

		2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		2019
	Q1	$	1,700	$	2,277	$	1,681	$	1,143	$	770	$	612
	Q2		1,697		2,267		1,681		1,143		748		612
	Q3		1,785		2,275		1,327		1,013		669		547
	Q4		2,017		7,981		1,150		883		613		501
Full Year		$	7,199	$	14,800	$	5,839	$	4,182	$	2,800	$	2,272
			2020		2021		2022		2023		2024
	Q1	$	350	$	227	$	146	$	76	$	12
	Q2		319		227		146		76		12
	Q3		264		179		104		38		9
	Q4		227		145		76		11		-
Full Year		$	1,160	$	778	$	472	$	201	$	33

The total compensation cost related to non-vested options not yet recognized is approximately $25.7 million as of September 30, 2015.  There were no options exercised for the three months ended September 30, 2015 or September 30, 2014.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, proceeds from the exercise of 26,000 stock options and 40,000 stock options, respectively, were $1.2 million and $1.6 million, respectively, resulting in a tax benefit to GAMCO of $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

Stock Repurchase Program

In March 1999, GAMCO's Board of Directors established the Stock Repurchase Program to grant management the authority to repurchase shares of our Class A Common Stock.  On August 4, 2015, our Board of Directors authorized an incremental 500,000 shares to be added to the current buyback authorization.  For the three months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, the Company repurchased 172,007 shares and 94,942 shares, respectively, at an average price per share of $61.11 and $77.67, respectively.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, the Company repurchased 321,488 shares and 319,662 shares, respectively, at an average price per share of $66.96 and $78.43, respectively.  From the inception of the program through September 30, 2015, 9,447,513 shares have been repurchased at an average price of $44.70 per share.  At September 30, 2015, the total shares available under the program to be repurchased in the future were 687,295.

I. Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets

At September 30, 2015, $3.5 million of goodwill is reflected within other assets on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition with $3.3 million related to a 94%-owned subsidiary, Gabelli Securities, Inc. and $0.2 million related to G.distributors, LLC.  The Company assesses the recoverability of goodwill at least annually, or more often should events warrant, using a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that an impairment has occurred to determine if a quantitative analysis is required.  There were no indicators of impairment for the three months ended September 30, 2015 or September 30, 2014, and as such there was no impairment analysis performed or charge recorded.

As a result of becoming the advisor to the Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund and the associated consideration paid, the Company maintains an identifiable intangible asset of $1.9 million within other assets on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014.  The investment advisory agreement is subject to annual renewal by the fund's Board of Directors, which the Company expects to be renewed, and the Company does not expect to incur additional expense as a result, which is consistent with other investment advisory agreements entered into by the Company.  The advisory contract is next up for renewal in February 2016.  The Company assesses the recoverability of this intangible asset at least annually, or more often should events warrant.  There were no indicators of impairment for the three months ended September 30, 2015 or September 30, 2014, and as such there was no impairment analysis performed or charge recorded.

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J. Commitments and Contingencies

From time to time, the Company may be named in legal actions and proceedings.  These actions may seek substantial or indeterminate compensatory as well as punitive damages or injunctive relief.  The Company is also subject to governmental or regulatory examinations or investigations.  The examinations or investigations could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, injunctions, restitutions or other relief.  For any such matters, the condensed consolidated financial statements include the necessary provisions for losses that the Company believes are probable and estimable.  Furthermore, the Company evaluates whether there exist losses which may be reasonably possible and will, if material, make the necessary disclosures.  However, management believes such amounts, both those that are probable and those that are reasonably possible, are not material to the Company's financial condition, operations or cash flows at September 30, 2015.

The Company indemnifies the clearing brokers of G.research, Inc., our broker-dealer subsidiary, for losses they may sustain from the customer accounts that trade on margin introduced by it.  At September 30, 2015, the total amount of customer balances subject to indemnification (i.e. unsecured margin debits) was immaterial.  The Company also has entered into arrangements with various other third parties many of which provide for indemnification of the third parties against losses, costs, claims and liabilities arising from the performance of obligations under the agreements.  The Company has had no claims or payments pursuant to these or prior agreements and believes the likelihood of a claim being made is remote.  The Company's estimate of the value of such agreements is de minimis, and therefore an accrual has not been made on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

K. Subsequent Events

From October 1, 2015 to November 4, 2015, the Company repurchased 91,740 shares at $57.53 per share.

On October 12, 2015, the Board of Directors accelerated the lapse of restrictions on the November 2013 grant of restricted stock awards ("RSAs") effective on October 19, 2015. There were 130,650 RSAs outstanding relating to this grant. As a result of the acceleration, GAMCO will incur a fourth quarter non-cash charge of $5.7 million or $0.13 per diluted share (after management fee and tax benefit).  557,900 RSAs will still remain outstanding after the acceleration of the November 2013 grant.

On October 13, 2015 GAMCO announced that it had again adopted a Shareholder Designated Charitable Contribution program for all registered Class A and Class B shareholders. Based on the approximately 21 million shares currently registered in shareholders' names, the total contribution GAMCO is expected to make will be $5.3 million. If all shares outstanding are registered in their shareholders' name at the record date, the total contribution would increase to $6.4 million.

On November 2, 2015, GAMCO announced that its Board of Directors had approved the spin-off of Associated Capital Group, Inc. (“AC”), which will include GAMCO’s alternative investment management business, its institutional research services business and financial assets.  The distribution is expected to occur at 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2015 with GAMCO shareholders receiving one share of Associated Capital Group class A common stock for each share of GAMCO class A common stock held on November 12, 2015, the record date, and one share of Associated Capital Group class B common stock for each share of GAMCO class B common stock held on the record date.

On November 4, 2015, the Board of Directors declared its regular quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share to all of its shareholders, payable on December 29, 2015 to shareholders of record on December 15, 2015.

GAMCO has received a commitment from a related party whereby it will provide to GAMCO a single purpose $100 million line of credit to be drawn upon only to prepay any or all of the outstanding 5.875% Senior Notes (due June 1, 2021).  This line of credit will be available for drawdown during a 90 day period to commence on a date to be determined.

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ITEM 2:  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (INCLUDING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK)

Overview

GAMCO, through the Gabelli brand, well known for its Private Market Value (PMV) with a Catalyst^TM investment approach, is a widely-recognized provider of investment advisory services to open- and closed-end funds, institutional and private wealth management investors, and investment partnerships, principally in the United States.  Through G.research, LLC ("G.research"), we provide institutional research and brokerage services to institutional clients and investment partnerships.  Through G.distributors, LLC ("G.distributors"), we provide mutual fund distribution.  We generally manage assets on a fully discretionary basis and invest in a variety of U.S. and international securities through various investment styles.  Our revenues are based primarily on the Company's levels of assets under management and fees associated with our various investment products.

Our revenues are highly correlated to the level of assets under management and fees associated with our various investment products, rather than our own corporate assets.  Assets under management, which are directly influenced by the level and changes of the overall equity markets, can also fluctuate through acquisitions, the creation of new products, the addition of new accounts or the loss of existing accounts.  Since various equity products have different fees, changes in our business mix may also affect revenues.  At times, the performance of our equity products may differ markedly from popular market indices, and this can also impact our revenues.  General stock market trends will have the greatest impact on our level of assets under management and hence, on revenues.

We conduct our investment advisory business principally through the following subsidiaries: GAMCO Asset Management Inc. (Institutional and Private Wealth Management), Gabelli Funds, LLC (Funds) and Gabelli Securities, Inc. (Investment Partnerships).  We also act as an underwriter and provide institutional research through G.research, one of our broker-dealer subsidiaries.  The distribution of our open-end funds is conducted through G.distributors, our other broker-dealer subsidiary.

Assets under management ("AUM") were $39.6 billion as of September 30, 2015, a decrease of 12.9% from AUM of $45.4 billion at June 30, 2015 and 15.7% from the September 30, 2014 AUM of $46.9 billion.  The third quarter 2015 decrease in AUM of $5.8 billion consisted of net cash outflows of $1.9 billion, $3.8 billion of market depreciation and recurring distributions, net of reinvestments, from open-end and closed-end funds of $0.1 million.  Average total AUM was $42.7 billion in the 2015 quarter versus $48.4 billion in the prior year period, a decrease of 11.8%.  Average AUM in our open-end equity funds, a key driver to our investment advisory fees, was $15.2 billion in the third quarter of 2015, falling 16.0% from the 2014 quarter average AUM of $18.1 billion.

In addition to management fees, we earn incentive fees for certain institutional client assets, certain assets attributable to preferred issues of our closed-end funds, to our GDL Fund (NYSE: GDL) and investment partnership assets.  As of September 30, 2015, assets under management with incentive based fees were $3.9 billion, a decrease of $1.0 billion, or 20.4%, from the $4.9 billion at June 30, 2015 and 13.3% lower than the $4.5 billion on September 30, 2014. 

On May 12, 2015, a Form 10 was filed for the potential restructuring that will enable the Company to further increase its market focus.  Subsequently, we filed subsequent amendments over the course of several months with the most recent amendment having been filed on October 30, 2015.  On November 2, 2015, GAMCO announced that its Board of Directors had approved the spin-off of Associated Capital Group, Inc. (“AC”), which will include GAMCO’s alternative investment management business, its institutional research services business and financial assets.  The distribution is expected to occur at 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2015 with GAMCO shareholders receiving one share of Associated Capital Group class A common stock for each share of GAMCO class A common stock held on November 12, 2015, the record date, and one share of Associated Capital Group class B common stock for each share of GAMCO class B common stock held on the record date.

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The Company reported Assets Under Management as follows (in millions):
Table I: Fund Flows - 3rd Quarter 2015
									Fund
			Market						distributions,
	June 30,		appreciation/			Net cash			net of			September 30,
	2015		(depreciation)			flows			reinvestments			2015
Equities:
Open-end Funds	$	15,984	$	(1,289	)	$	(606	)	$	(14	)	$	14,075
Closed-end Funds		6,981		(663	)		(5	)		(108	)		6,205
Institutional & PWM - direct		16,011		(1,497	)		(1,324	)		-			13,190
Institutional & PWM - sub-advisory		3,703		(345	)		(56	)		-			3,302
Investment Partnerships		937		(31	)		41			-			947
SICAV (a)		152		(5	)		27			-			174
Total Equities		43,768		(3,830	)		(1,923	)		(122	)		37,893
Fixed Income:
Money-Market Fund		1,600		-			37			-			1,637
Institutional & PWM		46		-			(1	)		-			45
Total Fixed Income		1,646		-			36			-			1,682
Total Assets Under Management	$	45,414	$	(3,830	)	$	(1,887	)	$	(122	)	$	39,575

(a)  Includes $45 million and $42 million of seed capital at June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2015, respectively.

Table II: Fund Flows - Year to date September 2015
									Fund
			Market						distributions,
	December 31,		appreciation/			Net cash			net of			September 30,
	2014		(depreciation)			flows			reinvestments			2015
Equities:
Open-end Funds	$	17,684	$	(1,210	)	$	(2,343	)	$	(56	)	$	14,075
Closed-end Funds		6,949		(541	)		138			(341	)		6,205
Institutional & PWM - direct		16,597		(1,372	)		(2,035	)		-			13,190
Institutional & PWM - sub-advisory		3,704		(202	)		(200	)		-			3,302
Investment Partnerships		905		(4	)		46			-			947
SICAV (a)		135		(8	)		47			-			174
Total Equities		45,974		(3,337	)		(4,347	)		(397	)		37,893
Fixed Income:
Money-Market Fund		1,455		-			182			-			1,637
Institutional & PWM		58		-			(13	)		-			45
Total Fixed Income		1,513		-			169			-			1,682
Total Assets Under Management	$	47,487	$	(3,337	)	$	(4,178	)	$	(397	)	$	39,575

(a)  Includes $71 million and $42 million of seed capital at December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2015, respectively.

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Table III: AUM Summary							% Change From
	September 30,		June 30,		September 30,		June 30,			September 30,
	2015		2015		2014		2015			2014
Equities:
Open-end Funds	$	14,075	$	15,984	$	17,458		(11.9	%)		(19.4	%)
Closed-end Funds		6,205		6,981		6,963		(11.1	)		(10.9	)
Institutional & PWM - direct		13,190		16,011		16,223		(17.6	)		(18.7	)
Institutional & PWM - sub-advisory		3,302		3,703		3,525		(10.8	)		(6.3	)
Investment Partnerships		947		937		899		1.1			5.3
SICAV (a)		174		152		121		14.5			43.8
Total Equities		37,893		43,768		45,189		(13.4	)		(16.1	)
Fixed Income:
Money-Market Fund		1,637		1,600		1,698		2.3			(3.6	)
Institutional & PWM		45		46		60		(2.2	)		(25.0	)
Total Fixed Income		1,682		1,646		1,758		2.2			(4.3	)
Total Assets Under Management	$	39,575	$	45,414	$	46,947		(12.9	)		(15.7	)

(a)  Includes $42 million, $45 million and $70 million of seed capital at September 30, 2015, June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively.

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The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto included in Item 1 to this report.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 Compared To Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

(Unaudited; in thousands, except per share data)
	2015			2014
Revenues
Investment advisory and incentive fees	$	82,182		$	92,591
Distribution fees and other income		12,301			15,727
Institutional research services		2,063			2,540
Total revenues		96,546			110,858
Expenses
Compensation		39,731			43,316
Management fee		2,682			3,756
Distribution costs		12,344			15,101
Other operating expenses		5,593			5,099
Total expenses		60,350			67,272
Operating income		36,196			43,586
Other income (expense)
Net gain from trading securities		(11,467	)		(9,086	)
Interest and dividend income		884			1,084
Interest expense		(1,917	)		(1,987	)
Total other income/(expense), net		(12,500	)		(9,989	)
Income before income taxes		23,696			33,597
Income tax provision		9,245			13,045
Net income		14,451			20,552
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(518	)		(3,113	)
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders	$	14,969		$	23,665
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders per share:
Basic	$	0.60		$	0.94
Diluted	$	0.59		$	0.93

Overview

Net income attributable to shareholders of GAMCO for the quarter was $15.0 million, or $0.59 per fully diluted share, versus $23.7 million, or $0.93 per fully diluted share, in the prior year's quarter.  The quarter to quarter comparison was impacted by lower revenues, lower income from firm investments and increased stock compensation costs.

Revenues

Investment advisory and incentive fees for the third quarter 2015 were $82.2 million, 11.2% lower than the 2014 comparative figure of $92.6 million.  Open-end fund revenues decreased by 16.7% to $36.8 million from $44.2 million in the third quarter of 2014 driven by a 16.0% decrease in average open-end equity AUM.  Our closed-end fund revenues decreased 8.9% to $14.3 million in the third quarter 2015 from $15.7 million in 2014 due to a 7.6% decrease in non-performance fee based average AUM.  Institutional and private wealth management account revenues, excluding incentive fees, which are generally based on beginning of quarter AUM, decreased $2.0 million to $28.8 million from $30.8 million in third quarter 2014.  There were no incentive fees earned during the third quarter 2015. Incentive fees earned during the third quarter 2014 were $0.1 million.  Investment partnership revenues were $2.3 million, an increase of 27.8% from $1.8 million in third quarter 2014 due to an increase in average AUM resulting from a combination of market performance and net inflows.

Open-end fund distribution fees and other income were $12.3 million for the third quarter 2015, a decrease of $3.4 million or 21.7% from $15.7 million in the prior year period, primarily due to lower average AUM in open-end equity funds that generate distribution fees and decreased level of sales of load shares of open-end funds.

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Our institutional research revenues were $2.1 million in the third quarter 2015 compared to $2.5 million reported in the prior year period.

Expenses

Compensation costs, which are largely variable, were $39.7 million or 8.3% lower than prior year compensation costs of $43.3 million.  The quarter over quarter decrease was comprised of a $3.1 million decrease in variable compensation related to the decreased levels of AUM partially offset by a $0.5 million increase in stock compensation expense recognized for RSAs issued in 2014 and a $1.0 million decrease in fixed compensation, primarily relating to reduced bonus accruals in the current quarter.

Management fee expense, which is wholly variable and based on pretax income, decreased to $2.7 million in the third quarter of 2015 from $3.8 million in the 2014 period.

Distribution costs were $12.3 million, a decrease of $2.8 million or 18.5% from $15.1 million in the prior year's period.  The decline in distribution costs was driven by lower AUM which resulted in reduced payments to third parties for distribution of $2.2 million and lower amortization of advanced commissions of $0.5 million.

Other operating expenses were $5.6 million in the third quarter of 2015, an increase of $0.5 million, or 9.8%, from $5.1 million in the third quarter of 2014.  The prior year quarter benefitted from insurance reimbursements of $0.8 million for legal and regulatory costs previously incurred and expensed.  Excluding these costs in the current quarter and reimbursements in the prior year quarter other operating expenses decreased $0.3, or 5.1% to $5.6 million in the third quarter of 2015 from $5.9 million in the prior year quarter.

Operating income for the third quarter of 2015 was $36.2 million, a decrease of $7.4 million, or 17.0%, from the $43.6 million in the third quarter of 2014.  Operating income, as a percentage of revenues, was 37.5% in the 2015 quarter as compared to 39.3% in the 2014 quarter.

Other

Total other expense was a net expense of $12.5 million for the third quarter 2015 versus a net expense of $10.0 million in the prior year's quarter.  Realized and unrealized losses in our trading portfolio were $11.5 million in the 2015 quarter versus $9.1 million in the 2014 quarter.  Interest and dividend income decreased to $0.9 million in the third quarter 2015 from $1.1 million in the third quarter 2014.  Interest expense decreased $0.1 million to $1.9 million in the third quarter 2015 from $2.0 million in the third quarter of 2014.

The effective tax rates ("ETR") for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 were 39.0% and 38.8%, respectively.  Excluding net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, the ETR was 38.2% and 35.5% for the third quarters of 2015 and 2014, respectively.  The ETR for the three months ended September 30, 2014 was reduced by 2.6% for a state refund.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 Compared To Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

(Unaudited; in thousands, except per share data)
	2015			2014
Revenues
Investment advisory and incentive fees	$	257,563		$	270,544
Distribution fees and other income		39,402			43,367
Institutional research services		6,130			6,720
Total revenues		303,095			323,631
Expenses
Compensation		127,627			131,258
Management fee		11,360			13,628
Distribution costs		39,747			44,087
Other operating expenses		19,271			17,036
Total expenses		198,005			206,009
Operating income		105,090			117,622
Other income
Net gain from trading securities		(614	)		7,468
Interest and dividend income		3,227			3,557
Interest expense		(5,899	)		(6,000	)
Total other income/(expense), net		(3,286	)		5,025
Income before income taxes		101,804			122,647
Income tax provision		38,547			44,796
Net income		63,257			77,851
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(589	)		(2,718	)
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders	$	63,846		$	80,569
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders per share:
Basic	$	2.55		$	3.17
Diluted	$	2.52		$	3.15

Overview

Net income attributable to shareholders of GAMCO for the first nine months of 2015 was $63.8 million or $2.52 per fully diluted share versus $80.6 million or $3.15 per fully diluted share in the prior year's first nine months.  The period to period comparison was impacted by lower revenues, lower income from firm investments and increased stock compensation costs.

Revenues

Investment advisory and incentive fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 were $257.6 million, 4.8% below the comparable 2014 figure of $270.5 million.  Open-end fund revenues decreased by 8.7% to $117.0 million from $128.1 million in first nine months 2014 driven by a 8.3% decrease in average open-end equity AUM.  Our closed-end fund revenues decreased 1.5% to $44.6 million in the first nine months of 2015 from $45.3 million in 2014 due to a 1.3% decrease in non-performance fee based average AUM.  Institutional and private wealth management account revenues, excluding incentive fees, which are generally based on beginning of quarter AUM, decreased $2.4 million, or 2.6%, to $88.8 million from $91.2 million in first nine months of 2014.  During the first nine months of 2015 we earned $0.8 million in incentive fees versus the $0.9 million earned in the first nine months of 2014.  Investment partnership revenues were $6.3 million, an increase of 26.0% from $5.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 due to an increase in average AUM resulting from net inflows.

Open-end fund distribution fees and other income were $39.4 million for the first nine months of 2015, a decrease of $7.0 million or 15.1% from $46.4 million in the prior year period, primarily due to lower average AUM in open-end equity funds that generate distribution fees and decreased level of sales of load shares of open-end funds.

Our institutional research revenues were $6.1 million in the first nine months of 2015 versus $6.7 million in the prior year period.

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Expenses

Compensation costs, which are largely variable, were $127.6 million, or 2.8% lower, than the prior year compensation costs of $131.3 million.  The $5.0 million decrease in variable compensation related to the decreased levels of AUM and a $0.3 million decrease in fixed compensation was partially offset by a $1.6 million increase in stock compensation expense recognized for RSAs issued in 2014.

Management fee expense, which is wholly variable and based on pretax income, decreased to $11.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 from $13.6 million in the 2014 period.

Distribution costs were $39.7 million, a decrease of $4.4 million or 10.0% from $44.1 million in the prior year's period.  The decline in distribution costs was driven by lower AUM which resulted in reduced payments to third parties for distribution of $2.7 million and lower amortization of advanced commissions of $1.6 million partially offset by $1.0 million of expenses in the current period for launching our first London stock exchange listed closed-end fund.

Other operating expenses were $19.3 million in the first nine months of 2015, an increase of $2.3 million, or 13.5%, from $17.0 million in the first nine months of 2014.  The current year period includes $1.5 million in costs associated with the possible restructuring that the Company is exploring while the prior year period benefitted from insurance reimbursements of $1.3 million for legal and regulatory costs previously incurred and expensed.  Excluding these costs in the current period and the reimbursements in the prior period other operating expenses decreased $0.5 million, or 2.7%, to $17.8 million in the first nine months of 2015 from $18.3 million in the first nine months of 2014.

Operating income for the first nine months of 2015 was $105.1 million, a decrease of $12.5 million, or 10.6%, from the $117.6 million in the first nine months of 2014.  Operating income, as a percentage of revenues, was 34.7% in the 2015 period as compared to 36.3% in the 2014 period.

Other

Total other income/(expense), net of interest expense, was $3.3 million for the first nine months of 2015 versus income of $5.0 million in the prior year's quarter.  Realized and unrealized gains in our trading portfolio were $614,000 in the 2015 period versus $7.6 million in the 2014 period.  The 2014 period included $4.1 million in gains related to sales and donations of one AFS security.  There are no similar gains in the 2015 period.  Interest and dividend income were $3.2 million in the 2015 period versus $3.6 million in the 2014 period.  Interest expense decreased to $5.9 million in the 2015 period compared to $6.0 million in the 2014 period.

The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was 37.9% as compared to the prior year period's effective rate of 36.5%.  Excluding net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, the ETR was 37.6% and 35.7% for the first nine months of 2015 and 2014, respectively.  The primary contributor to the lower ETR in the 2014 period was the donation of appreciated securities used to fund our shareholder designated charitable contribution program.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our principal assets are highly liquid in nature and consist of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, securities held for investment purposes, investments in funds, and investment partnerships.  Cash and cash equivalents are comprised primarily of 100% U.S. Treasury money market funds managed by GAMCO.  Although investments in partnerships and offshore funds are subject to restrictions as to the timing of distributions, the underlying investments of such partnerships or funds are, for the most part, liquid, and the valuations of these products reflect that underlying liquidity.

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Summary cash flow data is as follows:

	Nine months ended
	September 30,
	2015			2014
Cash flows provided by (used in):	(in thousands)
Operating activities	$	200,176		$	122,150
Investing activities		(41,412	)		2,593
Financing activities		(31,403	)		23,222
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents		8			5
Net increase		127,369			147,970
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		298,224			210,451
Increase in cash from consolidation		10			-
Increase in cash from deconsolidation		13			-
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	425,616		$	358,421

Cash and liquidity requirements have historically been met through cash generated by operating income and our borrowing capacity.  We filed a registration statement with the SEC in 2015 which, among other things, provides us opportunistic flexibility to sell any combination of senior and subordinate debt securities, convertible debt securities, equity securities (including common and preferred stock), and other securities up to a total amount of $500 million.  The shelf is available through May 4, 2018, at which time it may be renewed.

At September 30, 2015, we had total cash and cash equivalents of $425.6 million, an increase of $127.4 million from December 31, 2014.  Cash and cash equivalents of $0.1 million and investments in securities of $8.5 million held by consolidated investment partnerships and offshore funds may not be readily available for the Company to access.  Total debt outstanding at September 30, 2015 was $106.8 million, consisting of $6.8 million in Debentures (face value of $6.9 million) and $100 million of 5.875% senior notes due 2021.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, cash provided by operating activities was $200.2 million, an increase of $78.0 million from cash provided in the prior year period of $122.2 million.  Cash was provided through a decrease of $19.8 million in other assets, a $18.5 million decrease in net contributions and distributions to/from partnerships, a $6.7 million increase to accrued expenses and other liabilities, a decrease of $51.5 million in trading securities, a $6.9 million increase in payables to brokers, a decrease in receivable from brokers of $5.7, and $1.0 from other sources.  Reducing cash was an increase in investment advisory fees receivables collected of $7.3 million, a decrease in compensation payable of $10.1 million, a decrease in net income of $14.6 million and a decrease in income taxes payable and deferred tax liabilities of $0.1 million.  Cash used in investing activities, related to purchases and proceeds from sales of available for sale securities, was $41.4 million in the first nine months of 2015.  Cash used in financing activities in the first nine months of 2015 was $31.4 million including $5.3 million paid in dividends, $21.5 million paid for the purchase of treasury stock and $6.2 million for the repurchase of zero coupon subordinated debentures partially offset by $1.2 million in proceeds from the exercise of stock options.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, cash provided by operating activities was $122.2 million.  Cash provided by investing activities, related to purchases and proceeds from sales of available for sale securities, was $2.6 million in the first nine months of 2014.  Cash provided by financing activities in the first nine months of 2014 was $23.2 million.

Based upon our current level of operations and anticipated growth, we expect that our current cash balances plus cash flows from operating activities and our borrowing capacity will be sufficient to finance our working capital needs for the foreseeable future.  We have no material commitments for capital expenditures.

We have two broker-dealers, G.research and G.distributors, which are subject to certain net capital requirements.  Both broker-dealers compute their net capital under the alternative method permitted, which requires minimum net capital of the greater of $250,000 or 2% of the aggregate debit items in the reserve formula for those broker-dealers subject to Rule 15c3-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  The requirement was $250,000 for each broker-dealer at September 30, 2015.  At September 30, 2015, G.research had net capital, as defined, of approximately $8.3 million, exceeding the regulatory requirement by approximately $8.1 million, and G.distributors had net capital, as defined, of approximately $5.5 million, exceeding the regulatory requirement by approximately $5.2 million.  Net capital requirements for our affiliated broker-dealers may increase in accordance with rules and regulations to the extent they engage in other business activities.

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Market Risk

Our primary market risk exposure is to changes in equity prices and interest rates.  Since over 90% of our AUM are equities, our financial results are subject to equity-market risk as revenues from our investment management services are sensitive to stock market dynamics.  In addition, returns from our proprietary investment portfolio are exposed to interest rate and equity market risk.

The Company's Chief Investment Officer oversees the proprietary investment portfolios and allocations of proprietary capital among the various strategies.  The Chief Investment Officer and the Board of Directors review the proprietary investment portfolios throughout the year.  Additionally, the Company monitors its proprietary investment portfolios to ensure that they are in compliance with the Company's guidelines.

Equity Price Risk

The Company earns substantially all of its revenue as advisory and distribution fees from our affiliated open-end and closed-end funds, Institutional and Private Wealth Management assets, and Investment Partnership assets.  Such fees represent a percentage of AUM, and substantially all of these assets are in equity investments.  Accordingly, since revenues are proportionate to the value of those investments, a substantial increase or decrease in equity markets overall will have a corresponding effect on the Company's revenues.

With respect to our proprietary investment activities, included in investments in securities of $126.9 million and investments in sponsored registered investment companies of $115.0 million at September 30, 2015 were investments in open-end funds and closed-end funds, largely invested in equity products, of $119.4 million, a selection of common and preferred stocks totaling $121.8 million, and other investments of approximately $0.7 million.  In addition, we may alter our investment holdings from time to time in response to changes in market risks and other factors considered appropriate by management.  Of the approximately $121.8 million invested in common and preferred stocks at September 30, 2015, $34.1 million represented our investment in Westwood Holdings Group Inc., and $71.7 million was invested by the Company in risk arbitrage opportunities in connection with mergers, consolidations, acquisitions, tender offers or other similar transactions.  Risk arbitrage generally involves announced deals with agreed upon terms and conditions, including pricing, which typically involve less market risk than common stocks held in a trading portfolio.  The principal risk associated with risk arbitrage transactions is the inability of the companies involved to complete the transaction.  Securities sold, not yet purchased are stated at fair value and are subject to market risks resulting from changes in price and volatility.  At September 30, 2015, the fair value of securities sold, not yet purchased was $5.6 million.  Investments in partnerships totaled $101.0 million at September 30, 2015, $62.8 million of which consisted of investment partnerships and offshore funds which invest in risk arbitrage opportunities.

The following table provides a sensitivity analysis for our investments in equity securities and partnerships and affiliates which invest primarily in equity securities, excluding arbitrage products for which the principal exposure is to deal closure and not overall market conditions, as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.  The sensitivity analysis assumes a 10% increase or decrease in the value of these investments (in thousands):

			Fair Value		Fair Value
			assuming		assuming
			10% decrease in		10% increase in
(unaudited)	Fair Value		equity prices		equity prices
At September 30, 2015:
Equity price sensitive investments, at fair value	$	208,490	$	187,641	$	229,339
At December 31, 2014:
Equity price sensitive investments, at fair value	$	243,720	$	219,348	$	268,092

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Interest Rate Risk

Our exposure to interest rate risk results, principally, from our investment of excess cash in a sponsored money market fund that holds U.S. Government securities.  These investments are primarily short term in nature, and the carrying value of these investments generally approximates fair value.  Based on September 30, 2015, cash and cash equivalent balance of $425.6 million, a 1% increase in interest rates would increase our interest income by $4.3 million annually.  Given that our current return on these cash equivalent investments in this low interest rate environment is approximately 0.0% annually, an analysis of a 1% decrease is not meaningful.

Currency Risk

We operate offices outside the United States in London, Shanghai and Tokyo from which we perform sales, marketing and research activities.  In connection with these offices, we transact business in multiple currencies, primarily British Pounds and Japanese Yen.  We are a net payer of foreign currencies and therefore benefit from a strengthening U.S. dollar and are adversely affected when the U.S. dollar weakens relative to the foreign currencies.  We project our future currency needs on a net basis and may from time to time purchase foreign currencies or enter into foreign exchange forward contracts as a way to minimize our foreign exchange risk.  Historically these amounts have not been material.  In addition, we may use foreign exchange forward contracts to offset the foreign exchange risk on investments held in foreign denominated funds, including the Gabelli Value Plus+ Trust Ltd. which is denominated in British Pounds.  In May 2015, we entered into a foreign exchange forward contract to hedge the full value of our Gabelli Value Plus+ Trust Ltd. investment.  Absent such hedging strategies, a hypothetical 10% change in the U.S dollar to British Pound exchange rate would have increased or decreased the value of the investment we had in this fund on September 30, 2015 by $3.8 million.  Because this investment is classified as an AFS security, the net unrealized change on this investment due to currency fluctuation prior to the inception of the hedge would be included in other comprehensive income and after the inception would be included in net gain/(loss) from investments on the condensed consolidated statements of income.  Changes in fair value of the related designated hedge are also included in net gain/(loss) from investments on the condensed consolidated statements of income.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.  Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.  See Note A and the Company's Critical Accounting Policies in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in GAMCO's 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 6, 2015 for details on Critical Accounting Policies.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

In the normal course of its business, GAMCO is exposed to risk of loss due to fluctuations in the securities market and general economy. Management is responsible for identifying, assessing and managing market and other risks. 

Our exposure to pricing risk in equity securities is directly related to our role as financial intermediary and advisor for AUM in our affiliated open-end and closed-end funds, institutional and private wealth management accounts, and investment partnerships as well as our proprietary investment and trading activities.  At September 30, 2015, we had equity investments, including open-end funds largely invested in equity products, of $241.9 million.  Investments in open-end funds and closed-end funds, $119.4 million, usually generate lower market risk through the diversification of financial instruments within their portfolios.  In addition, we may alter our investment holdings from time to time in response to changes in market risks and other factors considered appropriate by management.  We also hold investments in partnerships which invest primarily in equity securities and which are subject to changes in equity prices.  Investments in partnerships totaled $101.0 million, of which $62.8 million were invested in partnerships which invest in risk arbitrage.  Risk arbitrage is primarily dependent upon deal closure rather than the overall market environment.  The equity investment portfolio is at fair value and will move in line with the equity markets.  The trading portfolio changes are recorded as net gain from investments in the condensed consolidated statements of income while the available for sale portfolio changes are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

We evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2015.  Disclosure controls and procedures as defined under the Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e), are designed to ensure that the information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in SEC rules and regulations.  Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Co-Chief Accounting Officers ("CAOs"), to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  Our CEO and CAOs participated in this evaluation and concluded that, as of the date of September 30, 2015, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

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There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting as defined by Rule 13a-15(f) that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Forward-Looking Information

Our disclosure and analysis in this report contain some forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements because they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They use words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," and other words and terms of similar meaning. They also appear in any discussion of future operating or financial performance. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, future performance of our products, expenses, the outcome of any legal proceedings, and financial results.  Although we believe that we are basing our expectations and beliefs on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of what we currently know about our business and operations, there can be no assurance that our actual results will not differ materially from what we expect or believe. Some of the factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our expectations or beliefs include, without limitation: the adverse effect from a decline in the securities markets; a decline in the performance of our products; a general downturn in the economy; changes in government policy or regulation; changes in our ability to attract or retain key employees; and unforeseen costs and other effects related to legal proceedings or investigations of governmental and self-regulatory organizations. We also direct your attention to any more specific discussions of risk contained in our Form 10-Q and other public filings.  We are providing these statements as permitted by the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We do not undertake to update publicly any forward-looking statements if we subsequently learn that we are unlikely to achieve our expectations or if we receive any additional information relating to the subject matters of our forward-looking statements.

Part II:  Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

From time to time, the Company may be named in legal actions and proceedings.  These actions may seek substantial or indeterminate compensatory as well as punitive damages or injunctive relief.  The Company is also subject to governmental or regulatory examinations or investigations.  The examinations or investigations could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, injunctions, restitutions or other relief.  For any such matters, the condensed consolidated financial statements include the necessary provisions for losses that the Company believes are probable and estimable.  Furthermore, the Company evaluates whether there exist losses which may be reasonably possible and will, if material, make the necessary disclosures.  However, management believes such amounts, both those that are probable and those that are reasonably possible, are not material to the Company's financial condition, operations or cash flows at September 30, 2015.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table provides information with respect to the repurchase of Class A Common Stock of GAMCO during the three months ended September 30, 2015:

					(c) Total Number of		(d) Maximum
	(a) Total		(b) Average		Shares Repurchased as		Number of Shares
	Number of		Price Paid Per		Part of Publicly		That May Yet Be
	Shares		Share, net of		Announced Plans		Purchased Under
Period	Repurchased		Commissions		or Programs		the Plans or Programs
7/01/15 - 7/31/15		39,400	$	68.59		39,400		319,902
8/01/15 - 8/31/15		63,348		62.64		63,348		756,554
9/01/15 - 9/30/15		69,259		55.46		69,259		687,295
Totals		172,007	$	61.11		172,007

In August 2015, the Board of Directors increased the buyback authorization by 500,000 shares of GBL Class A stock.  Our stock repurchase program is not subject to an expiration date.

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Item 6. (a) Exhibits

31.1 Certification of CEO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).

31.2	Certification of co-CAO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
31.3	Certification of co-CAO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).

32.1 Certification of CEO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2 Certification of CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.

(Registrant)

By: /s/ Kieran Caterina	By: /s/ Diane M. LaPointe
Name: Kieran Caterina	Name: Diane M. LaPointe
Title:   Co-Chief Accounting Officer	Title:   Co-Chief Accounting Officer
Date: Novermber 4, 2015	Date: November 4, 2015

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Certifications

I, Mario J. Gabelli, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of GAMCO Investors, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

By:	/s/Mario J. Gabelli
	Mario J. Gabelli
	Chief Executive Officer
Date:	November 4, 2015

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certifications

I, Kieran Caterina, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of GAMCO Investors, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

By:	/s/ Kieran Caterina
	Kieran Caterina
	co-Chief Accounting Officer
Date:	November 4, 2015

EX-31.3

Exhibit 31.3

Certifications

I, Diane M. LaPointe, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of GAMCO Investors, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

By:	/s/ Diane M. LaPointe
	Diane M. LaPointe
	Co-Chief Accounting Officer
Date:	November 4, 2015

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of CEO Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), Mario J. Gabelli, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:

(1)           The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)           The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/       Mario J. Gabelli

Name: Mario J. Gabelli

Title:   Chief Executive Officer

Date:   November 4, 2015

This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of §18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

Certification of co-CAOs Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), Kieran Caterina and Diane M. LaPointe, as Co-Chief Accounting Officers of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of their knowledge:

(1)           The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)           The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Kieran Caterina		/s/ Diane M. LaPointe
Name:	Kieran Caterina	Name:	Diane M. LaPointe
Title:	Co-Chief Accounting Officer	Title:	Co-Chief Accounting Officer
Date:	November 4, 2015	Date:	November 4, 2015

This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of §18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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Investments in Partnerships, Offshore Funds and Variable Interest Entities, Part II (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Assets [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 425,616	$ 358,421	$ 425,616	$ 358,421	$ 298,224	$ 210,451
Investment in Securities, Fair Value	126,917	254,630	126,917	254,630	259,537
Investments in sponsored investment companies	115,046	39,520	115,046	39,520	39,537
Investments in partnerships	101,025	107,434	101,025	107,434	107,637
Receivable from brokers	52,918	79,885	52,918	79,885	76,079
Investment advisory fees receivable	28,629	31,155	28,629	31,155	41,872
Other asset	22,518	27,715	22,518	27,715	43,544
Total assets	872,669	898,760	872,669	898,760	866,430
Liabilities and Equity [Abstract]
Payable to brokers	49,074	46,790	49,074	46,790	43,409
Securities sold, not yet purchased	5,577	14,180	5,577	14,180	10,595
Accrued expense and other liabilities	189,044	205,320	189,044	205,320	147,543
Total Debt	106,750	111,941	106,750	111,941	112,163
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	6,018	56,086	6,018	56,086	68,334
Total equity	565,280	511,233	565,280	511,233	527,795	$ 460,182
Total liabilities and equity	872,669	898,760	872,669	898,760	866,430
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income [Abstract]
Total revenues	96,546	110,858	303,095	323,631
Total expenses	60,350	67,272	198,005	206,009
Operating income	36,196	43,586	105,090	117,622
Total other income, net	(12,500)	(9,989)	(3,286)	5,025
Income before income taxes	23,696	33,597	101,804	122,647
Income tax provision	9,245	13,045	38,547	44,796
Net income	14,451	20,552	63,257	77,851
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(518)	(3,113)	(589)	(2,718)
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders	14,969	23,665	63,846	80,569
VIE [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	13	1	13	1	0
Investment in Securities, Fair Value	709	0	709	0	0
Investments in partnerships	5,116	13,618	5,116	13,618	13,434
Receivable from brokers	25	0	25	0	0
Other asset	3	0	3	0	0
Liabilities and Equity [Abstract]
Payable to brokers	(62)	0	(62)	0	0
Securities sold, not yet purchased	(206)	0	(206)	0	0
Accrued expense and other liabilities	(27)	(15)	(27)	(15)	(12)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	(615)	(962)	(615)	(962)	(794)
GAMCO's net interests in consolidated VIEs	4,956	12,642	4,956	12,642	12,628
Prior to Consolidations [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	425,549	358,316	425,549	358,316	298,149
Investment in Securities, Fair Value	118,401	203,280	118,401	203,280	200,443
Investments in sponsored investment companies	115,046	39,520	115,046	39,520	39,537
Investments in partnerships	105,097	110,679	105,097	110,679	111,380
Receivable from brokers	50,960	31,388	50,960	31,388	24,301
Investment advisory fees receivable	28,615	31,221	28,615	31,221	42,102
Other asset	22,363	28,528	22,363	28,528	43,393
Total assets	866,031	802,932	866,031	802,932	759,305
Liabilities and Equity [Abstract]
Securities sold, not yet purchased	5,231	13,549	5,231	13,549	9,991
Accrued expense and other liabilities	188,770	166,209	188,770	166,209	109,356
Total Debt	106,750	111,941	106,750	111,941	112,163
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0	0
Total equity	565,280	511,233	565,280	511,233	527,795
Total liabilities and equity	866,031	802,932	866,031	802,932	759,305
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income [Abstract]
Total revenues	96,558	111,073	303,139	324,287
Total expenses	60,304	66,980	197,828	205,207
Operating income	36,254	44,093	105,311	119,080
Total other income, net	(12,093)	(7,462)	(3,016)	6,172
Income before income taxes	24,161	36,631	102,295	125,252
Income tax provision	9,245	13,045	38,547	44,796
Net income	14,916	23,586	63,748	80,456
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(53)	(79)	(98)	(113)
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders	14,969	23,665	63,846	80,569
CFFs [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	2	7	2	7	(11)
Investment in Securities, Fair Value	0	0	0	0	0
Investments in sponsored investment companies	0	0	0	0	0
Investments in partnerships	4,817	4,684	4,817	4,684	4,438
Receivable from brokers	0	0	0	0	0
Investment advisory fees receivable	5	17	5	17	(6)
Other asset	16	24	16	24	0
Total assets	4,840	4,732	4,840	4,732	4,421
Liabilities and Equity [Abstract]
Securities sold, not yet purchased	0	0	0	0	0
Accrued expense and other liabilities	38	71	38	71	22
Total Debt	0	0	0	0	0
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	4,802	4,661	4,802	4,661	4,399
Total equity	0	0	0	0	0
Total liabilities and equity	4,840	4,732	4,840	4,732	4,421
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income [Abstract]
Total revenues	(10)	(7)	(26)	(21)
Total expenses	23	20	95	34
Operating income	(33)	(27)	(121)	(55)
Total other income, net	(268)	(186)	(177)	20
Income before income taxes	(301)	(213)	(298)	(35)
Income tax provision	0	0	0	0
Net income	(301)	(213)	(298)	(35)
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(301)	(213)	(298)	(35)
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders	0	0	0	0
Partnerships [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	52	98	52	98	86
Investment in Securities, Fair Value	7,807	8,836	7,807	8,836	7,801
Investments in sponsored investment companies	0	0	0	0	0
Investments in partnerships	(8,504)	(7,929)	(8,504)	(7,929)	(8,181)
Receivable from brokers	1,933	306	1,933	306	623
Investment advisory fees receivable	9	(1)	9	(1)	(2)
Other asset	137	(1,000)	137	(1,000)	0
Total assets	1,434	310	1,434	310	327
Liabilities and Equity [Abstract]
Securities sold, not yet purchased	140	0	140	0	0
Accrued expense and other liabilities	155	31	155	31	24
Total Debt	0	0	0	0	0
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	1,139	279	1,139	279	303
Total equity	0	0	0	0	0
Total liabilities and equity	1,434	310	1,434	310	327
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income [Abstract]
Total revenues	(2)	0	(4)	(2)
Total expenses	20	12	50	38
Operating income	(22)	(12)	(54)	(40)
Total other income, net	(120)	(18)	(102)	19
Income before income taxes	(142)	(30)	(156)	(21)
Income tax provision	0	0	0	0
Net income	(142)	(30)	(156)	(21)
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(142)	(30)	(156)	(21)
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders	0	0	0	0
Offshore Funds [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	13	0	13	0	0
Investment in Securities, Fair Value	709	42,514	709	42,514	51,293
Investments in sponsored investment companies	0	0	0	0	0
Investments in partnerships	(385)	0	(385)	0	0
Receivable from brokers	25	48,191	25	48,191	51,155
Investment advisory fees receivable	0	(82)	0	(82)	(222)
Other asset	2	163	2	163	151
Total assets	364	90,786	364	90,786	102,377
Liabilities and Equity [Abstract]
Securities sold, not yet purchased	206	631	206	631	604
Accrued expense and other liabilities	81	39,009	81	39,009	38,141
Total Debt	0	0	0	0	0
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	77	51,146	77	51,146	63,632
Total equity	0	0	0	0	0
Total liabilities and equity	364	90,786	364	90,786	$ 102,377
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income [Abstract]
Total revenues	0	(208)	(14)	(633)
Total expenses	3	260	32	730
Operating income	(3)	(468)	(46)	(1,363)
Total other income, net	(19)	(2,323)	9	(1,186)
Income before income taxes	(22)	(2,791)	(37)	(2,549)
Income tax provision	0	0	0	0
Net income	(22)	(2,791)	(37)	(2,549)
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(22)	(2,791)	(37)	(2,549)
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Investment in Securities, Fair Values and Gains and Losses of All Derivatives Held (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset derivatives fair values	$ 143	$ 800	$ 143	$ 800	$ 896
Liability derivatives fair value	41,621	7,009	41,621	7,009	6,105
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net gain/(loss) on derivative	2,012	1,240	2,084	1,132
Net Gain/(Loss) From Investments [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net gain/(loss) on derivative	1,985	482	1,885	541
Net Gain/(Loss) From Investments [Member] | Equity Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net gain/(loss) on derivative	27	758	199	591
Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments Under FASB ASC 815-20 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset derivatives fair values	0	0	0	0	0
Liability derivatives fair value	36,354	0	36,354	0	0
Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments Under FASB ASC 815-20 [Member] | Receivable From Brokers [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset derivatives fair values	0	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments Under FASB ASC 815-20 [Member] | Payable To Brokers [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Liability derivatives fair value	36,354	0	36,354	0	0
Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Under Fasb Asc 815-20 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset derivatives fair values	143	800	143	800	896
Liability derivatives fair value	5,267	7,009	5,267	7,009	6,105
Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Under Fasb Asc 815-20 [Member] | Receivable From Brokers [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset derivatives fair values	0	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Under Fasb Asc 815-20 [Member] | Payable To Brokers [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Liability derivatives fair value	5,172	6,343	5,172	6,343	5,470
Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Under Fasb Asc 815-20 [Member] | Investments In Securities [Member] | Equity Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset derivatives fair values	143	800	143	800	896
Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Under Fasb Asc 815-20 [Member] | Securities Sold, Not yet Purchased [Member] | Equity Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Liability derivatives fair value	$ 95	$ 666	$ 95	$ 666	$ 635

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Investments in Partnerships, Offshore Funds and Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Investments in Partnerships, Offshore Funds and Variable Interests [Abstract]

Schedule of Number of Entities Consolidated

The following table highlights the number of entities, including voting interest entities ("VOEs"), that we consolidate as well as under which accounting guidance they are consolidated, including CFFs, which retain their specialized investment company accounting in consolidation, partnerships and offshore funds.

Entities consolidated
	CFFs		Partnerships		Offshore Funds		Total
	VIEs	VOEs	VIEs	VOEs	VIEs	VOEs	VIEs	VOEs
Entities consolidated at December 31, 2013	1	2	-	1	-	1	1	4
Additional consolidated entities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Deconsolidated entities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Entities consolidated at September 30, 2014	1	2	-	1	-	1	1	4
Additional consolidated entities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Deconsolidated entities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Entities consolidated at December 31, 2014	1	2	-	1	-	1	1	4
Additional consolidated entities	-	1	-	1	1	-	1	2
Deconsolidated entities	-	(1)	-	-	-	(1)	-	(2)
Entities consolidated at September 30, 2015	1	2	-	2	1	-	2	4

Investments in Partnerships by Accounting Method

The following table breaks down the investments in partnerships line by accounting method, either fair value or equity method, and investment type (in thousands):

	September 30, 2015
	Investment Type
	Affiliated			Unaffiliated
	Consolidated
Accounting method	Feeder Funds	Partnerships	Offshore Funds	Partnerships	Offshore Funds	Total
Fair Value	$               14,317	$               -	$               -	$               -	$               -	$               14,317
Equity Method	-	38,318	34,552	6,286	7,552	86,708
Total	$               14,317	$               38,318	$               34,552	$               6,286	$               7,552	$              101,025

	December 31, 2014
	Investment Type
	Affiliated			Unaffiliated
	Consolidated
Accounting method	Feeder Funds	Partnerships	Offshore Funds	Partnerships	Offshore Funds	Total
Fair Value	$               23,803	$               -	$               -	$               -	$               -	$               23,803
Equity Method	-	34,385	36,033	6,552	6,864	83,834
Total	$               23,803	$               34,385	$               36,033	$               6,552	$               6,864	$               107,637

	September 30, 2014
	Investment Type
	Affiliated			Unaffiliated
	Consolidated
Accounting method	Feeder Funds	Partnerships	Offshore Funds	Partnerships	Offshore Funds	Total
Fair Value	$               24,094	$               -	$               -	$               -	$               -	$               24,094
Equity Method	-	34,967	34,185	6,611	7,577	83,340
Total	$               24,094	$               34,967	$               34,185	$               6,611	$               7,577	$               107,434

Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Financial Condition By Entity Consolidated

The following table includes the net impact by line item on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition for each category of entity consolidated (in thousands):

	September 30, 2015
	Prior to			Offshore
	Consolidation	CFFs	Partnerships	Funds	As Reported
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$    425,549	$    2	$    52	$    13	$    425,616
Investments in securities	118,401	-	7,807	709	126,917
Investments in sponsored investment companies	115,046	-	-	-	115,046
Investments in partnerships	105,097	4,817	(8,504)	(385)	101,025
Receivable from brokers	50,960	-	1,933	25	52,918
Investment advisory fees receivable	28,615	5	9	-	28,629
Other assets	22,363	16	137	2	22,518
Total assets	$    866,031	$    4,840	$    1,434	$    364	$    872,669
Liabilities and equity
Securities sold, not yet purchased	$    5,231	$    -	$    140	$    206	$    5,577
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	188,770	38	155	81	189,044
Total debt	106,750	-	-	-	106,750
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	-	4,802	1,139	77	6,018
Total equity	565,280	-	-	-	565,280
Total liabilities and equity	$    866,031	$    4,840	$    1,434	$    364	$    872,669

	December 31, 2014
	Prior to			Offshore
	Consolidation	CFFs	Partnerships	Funds	As Reported
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$    298,149	$    (11)	$    86	$    -	$    298,224
Investments in securities	200,443	-	7,801	51,293	259,537
Investments in sponsored investment companies	39,537	-	-	-	39,537
Investments in partnerships	111,380	4,438	(8,181)	-	107,637
Receivable from brokers	24,301	-	623	51,155	76,079
Investment advisory fees receivable	42,102	(6)	(2)	(222)	41,872
Other assets	43,393	-	-	151	43,544
Total assets	$    759,305	$    4,421	$    327	$    102,377	$    866,430
Liabilities and equity
Securities sold, not yet purchased	$    9,991	$    -	$    -	$    604	$    10,595
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	109,356	22	24	38,141	147,543
Total debt	112,163	-	-	-	112,163
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	-	4,399	303	63,632	68,334
Total equity	527,795	-	-	-	527,795
Total liabilities and equity	$    759,305	$    4,421	$    327	$    102,377	$    866,430

	September 30, 2014
	Prior to			Offshore
	Consolidation	CFFs	Partnerships	Funds	As Reported
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$    358,316	$    7	$    98	$    -	$    358,421
Investments in securities	203,280	-	8,836	42,514	254,630
Investments in sponsored investment companies	39,520	-	-	-	39,520
Investments in partnerships	110,679	4,684	(7,929)	-	107,434
Receivable from brokers	31,388	-	306	48,191	79,885
Investment advisory fees receivable	31,221	17	(1)	(82)	31,155
Other assets	28,528	24	(1,000)	163	27,715
Total assets	$    802,932	$    4,732	$    310	$    90,786	$    898,760
Liabilities and equity
Securities sold, not yet purchased	$    13,549	$    -	$    -	$    631	$    14,180
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	166,209	71	31	39,009	205,320
Total debt	111,941	-	-	-	111,941
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	-	4,661	279	51,146	56,086
Total equity	511,233	-	-	-	511,233
Total liabilities and equity	$    802,932	$    4,732	$    310	$    90,786	$898,760

Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income By Entity Consolidated

The following table includes the net impact by line item on the condensed consolidated statements of income for each category of entity consolidated (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
	Prior to			Offshore
	Consolidation	CFFs	Partnerships	Funds	As Reported
Total revenues	$     96,558	$     (10)	$     (2)	$     -	$     96,546
Total expenses	60,304	23	20	3	60,350
Operating income	36,254	(33)	(22)	(3)	36,196
Total other income/(expense), net	(12,093)	(268)	(120)	(19)	(12,500)
Income before income taxes	24,161	(301)	(142)	(22)	23,696
Income tax provision	9,245	-	-	-	9,245
Net income	14,916	(301)	(142)	(22)	14,451
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(53)	(301)	(142)	(22)	(518)
Net income attributable to GAMCO	$     14,969	$     -	$     -	$     -	$     14,969

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Prior to			Offshore
	Consolidation	CFFs	Partnerships	Funds	As Reported
Total revenues	$     111,073	$     (7)	$     -	$     (208)	$     110,858
Total expenses	66,980	20	12	260	67,272
Operating income	44,093	(27)	(12)	(468)	43,586
Total other income, net	(7,462)	(186)	(18)	(2,323)	(9,989)
Income before income taxes	36,631	(213)	(30)	(2,791)	33,597
Income tax provision	13,045	-	-	-	13,045
Net income	23,586	(213)	(30)	(2,791)	20,552
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(79)	(213)	(30)	(2,791)	(3,113)
Net income attributable to GAMCO	$     23,665	$     -	$     -	$     -	$     23,665

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
	Prior to			Offshore
	Consolidation	CFFs	Partnerships	Funds	As Reported
Total revenues	$     303,139	$     (26)	$     (4)	$     (14)	$     303,095
Total expenses	197,828	95	50	32	198,005
Operating income	105,311	(121)	(54)	(46)	105,090
Total other income/(expense), net	(3,016)	(177)	(102)	9	(3,286)
Income before income taxes	102,295	(298)	(156)	(37)	101,804
Income tax provision	38,547	-	-	-	38,547
Net income	63,748	(298)	(156)	(37)	63,257
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(98)	(298)	(156)	(37)	(589)
Net income attributable to GAMCO	$     63,846	$     -	$     -	$     -	$     63,846

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Prior to			Offshore
	Consolidation	CFFs	Partnerships	Funds	As Reported
Total revenues	$     324,287	$     (21)	$     (2)	$     (633)	$     323,631
Total expenses	205,207	34	38	730	206,009
Operating income	119,080	(55)	(40)	(1,363)	117,622
Total other income, net	6,172	20	19	(1,186)	5,025
Income before income taxes	125,252	(35)	(21)	(2,549)	122,647
Income tax provision	44,796	-	-	-	44,796
Net income	80,456	(35)	(21)	(2,549)	77,851
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(113)	(35)	(21)	(2,549)	(2,718)
Net income attributable to GAMCO	$     80,569	$     -	$     -	$     -	$     80,569

GAMCO's Net Interest in Consolidated VIEs

The assets of these VIEs may only be used to satisfy obligations of the VIEs.  The following table presents the balances related to the VIEs that are consolidated and are included on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition as well as GAMCO's net interest in the VIEs.  There are two VIEs consolidated at  September 30, 2015 and one VIE consolidated at December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014:

	September 30, 2015	December 31, 2014	September 30, 2014
(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$       13	$              -	$              1
Investments in securities	709	-	-
Investments in partnerships	5,116	13,434	13,618
Receivable from brokers	25	-	-
Other assets	3	-	-
Payable to brokers	(62)	-	-
Securities sold, not yet purchased	(206)	-	-
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(27)	(12)	(15)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	(615)	(794)	(962)
GAMCO's net interests in consolidated VIE	$     4,956	$     12,628	$     12,642

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Debt (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) DebentureRepurchased $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) DebentureRepurchased	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) DebentureRepurchased $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) DebentureRepurchased	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Long-term debt [Abstract]
Carrying Value	$ 106,750,000	$ 111,941,000	$ 106,750,000	$ 111,941,000	$ 112,163,000
Fair Value Level 2	113,425,000	120,975,000	113,425,000	120,975,000	123,123,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(310,000)	(84,000)
5.875% Senior notes [Member]
Long-term debt [Abstract]
Carrying Value	$ 100,000,000	$ 100,000,000	$ 100,000,000	$ 100,000,000	$ 100,000,000
Debt maturity date	Jun. 01, 2021
Stated interest rate (in hundredths)	5.875%	5.875%	5.875%	5.875%	5.875%
Debt maturity period	10 years
Face value of debt	$ 100,000,000		$ 100,000,000
Percentage principal amount to offered to repurchase notes (in hundredths)	101.00%
5.875% Senior notes [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Long-term debt [Abstract]
Fair Value Level 2	$ 106,625,000	$ 108,200,000	106,625,000	$ 108,200,000	$ 110,123,000
0% Subordinated debentures [Member]
Long-term debt [Abstract]
Carrying Value	$ 6,750,000	$ 11,941,000	$ 6,750,000	$ 11,941,000	$ 12,163,000
Debt maturity date	Dec. 31, 2015
Stated interest rate (in hundredths)	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Effective interest rate (in hundredths)	7.45%	7.45%	7.45%	7.45%	7.45%
Debentures repurchased (face value)	$ 1,600	$ 100,000	$ 6,200,000	$ 700,000
Debentures repurchased (loss in dollars)	$ 1,000	$ 10,000	310,000	$ 84,000
Debt maturity period	5 years
Face value of debt	$ 86,400,000		$ 86,400,000
Dividends declared related to issuance of debt (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 3.20
Par value of debentures | $ / shares	$ 100		$ 100
Debt redemption price as percentage of principal amount (in hundredths)	100.00%		100.00%
Number of debentures repurchased | DebentureRepurchased	16	1,032	62,242	7,165
Maximum amount of debt and equity to be issued under Shelf Registration	$ 500,000,000		$ 500,000,000
Amount available for debt and equity issuance under Shelf Registration	500,000,000		500,000,000
0% Subordinated debentures [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Long-term debt [Abstract]
Fair Value Level 2	$ 6,800,000	$ 12,775,000	$ 6,800,000	$ 12,775,000	$ 13,000,000

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Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Investments in partnerships	$ 14,317	$ 24,094	$ 14,317	$ 24,094	$ 23,803
Liabilities
Securities sold, not yet purchased	5,577	14,180	5,577	14,180	10,595
Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	1,218	1,010	1,587	984
Total Realized and Unrealized Gains or (Losses) - Trading	(126)	8	(64)	24
Total Realized and Unrealized Gains or (Losses) in Income - AFS Investments	0	0	0	0
Total Unrealized Gains or (Losses) Included in Other Comprehensive Income	0	0	0	0
Total Realized and Unrealized Gains or (Losses)	(126)	8	(64)	24
Purchases	0	0	11	10
Sales	0	0	442	0
Transfers In and/or (Out) of Level 3	0	0	0	0
Ending Balance	1,092	1,018	1,092	1,018
Recurring Basis [Member]
Assets
Cash equivalents	425,392	358,210	425,392	358,210	297,971
Investments in partnerships	14,319	24,094	14,319	24,094	23,803
Investments in securities:
AFS-Common stocks	34,095	36,380	34,095	36,380	38,942
AFS-Mutual Funds	1,174	1,389	1,174	1,389	1,368
Trading-Government obligations	0	20,999	0	20,999	18,996
Trading-Common Stocks	87,745	190,939	87,745	190,939	195,029
Trading-Mutual Funds	3,180	3,373	3,180	3,373	3,498
Trading-Other	723	1,550	723	1,550	1,704
Total investments in securities	126,917	254,630	126,917	254,630	259,537
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies: [Abstract]
AFS - Closed-end Funds	70,349	36,142	70,349	36,142	36,323
AFS - Mutual Funds	2,877	3,377	2,877	3,377	3,213
Trading - Mutual Funds	41,820	1	41,820	1	1
Total investments in sponsored registered investment companies	115,046	39,520	115,046	39,520	39,537
Total investments	256,282	318,244	256,282	318,244	322,877
Total assets at fair value	681,674	676,454	681,674	676,454	620,848
Liabilities
Trading-Common Stocks	5,482	13,514	5,482	13,514	9,960
Trading-Other	95	666	95	666	635
Securities sold, not yet purchased	5,577	14,180	5,577	14,180	10,595
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Recurring Basis [Member]
Assets
Cash equivalents	425,392	358,210	425,392	358,210	297,971
Investments in partnerships	0	0	0	0	0
Investments in securities:
AFS-Common stocks	34,095	36,380	34,095	36,380	38,942
AFS-Mutual Funds	1,174	1,389	1,174	1,389	1,368
Trading-Government obligations	0	20,999	0	20,999	18,996
Trading-Common Stocks	86,970	190,215	86,970	190,215	193,735
Trading-Mutual Funds	3,180	3,373	3,180	3,373	3,498
Trading-Other	263	453	263	453	513
Total investments in securities	125,682	252,809	125,682	252,809	257,052
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies: [Abstract]
AFS - Closed-end Funds	70,349	36,142	70,349	36,142	36,323
AFS - Mutual Funds	2,877	3,377	2,877	3,377	3,213
Trading - Mutual Funds	41,820	1	41,820	1	1
Total investments in sponsored registered investment companies	115,046	39,520	115,046	39,520	39,537
Total investments	240,728	292,329	240,728	292,329	296,589
Total assets at fair value	666,120	650,539	666,120	650,539	594,560
Liabilities
Trading-Common Stocks	5,482	13,514	5,482	13,514	9,960
Trading-Other	0	0	0	0	0
Securities sold, not yet purchased	5,482	13,514	5,482	13,514	9,960
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Recurring Basis [Member]
Assets
Cash equivalents	0	0	0	0	0
Investments in partnerships	14,319	24,094	14,319	24,094	23,803
Investments in securities:
AFS-Common stocks	0	0	0	0	0
AFS-Mutual Funds	0	0	0	0	0
Trading-Government obligations	0	0	0	0	0
Trading-Common Stocks	0	0	0	0	1
Trading-Mutual Funds	0	0	0	0	0
Trading-Other	143	803	143	803	897
Total investments in securities	143	803	143	803	898
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies: [Abstract]
AFS - Closed-end Funds	0	0	0	0	0
AFS - Mutual Funds	0	0	0	0	0
Trading - Mutual Funds	0	0	0	0	0
Total investments in sponsored registered investment companies	0	0	0	0	0
Total investments	14,462	24,897	14,462	24,897	24,701
Total assets at fair value	14,462	24,897	14,462	24,897	24,701
Liabilities
Trading-Common Stocks	0	0	0	0	0
Trading-Other	95	666	95	666	635
Securities sold, not yet purchased	95	666	95	666	635
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Recurring Basis [Member]
Assets
Cash equivalents	0	0	0	0	0
Investments in partnerships	0	0	0	0	0
Investments in securities:
AFS-Common stocks	0	0	0	0	0
AFS-Mutual Funds	0	0	0	0	0
Trading-Government obligations	0	0	0	0	0
Trading-Common Stocks	775	724	775	724	1,293
Trading-Mutual Funds	0	0	0	0	0
Trading-Other	317	294	317	294	294
Total investments in securities	1,092	1,018	1,092	1,018	1,587
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies: [Abstract]
AFS - Closed-end Funds	0	0	0	0	0
AFS - Mutual Funds	0	0	0	0	0
Trading - Mutual Funds	0	0	0	0	0
Total investments in sponsored registered investment companies	0	0	0	0	0
Total investments	1,092	1,018	1,092	1,018	1,587
Total assets at fair value	1,092	1,018	1,092	1,018	1,587
Liabilities
Trading-Common Stocks	0	0	0	0	0
Trading-Other	0	0	0	0	0
Securities sold, not yet purchased	0	0	0	0	0
Investment in Sponsored Registered Investment Companies [Member]
Investments in securities:
Total investments in securities	105,048	23,742	105,048	23,742	$ 23,861
Trading - Common stocks [Member]
Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	920	716	1,293	700
Total Realized and Unrealized Gains or (Losses) - Trading	(145)	8	(166)	24
Total Realized and Unrealized Gains or (Losses) in Income - AFS Investments	0	0	0	0
Total Unrealized Gains or (Losses) Included in Other Comprehensive Income	0	0	0	0
Total Realized and Unrealized Gains or (Losses)	(145)	8	(166)	24
Purchases	0	0	6	0
Sales	0	0	358	0
Transfers In and/or (Out) of Level 3	0	0	0	0
Ending Balance	775	724	775	724
Trading - Other [Member]
Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	298	294	294	284
Total Realized and Unrealized Gains or (Losses) - Trading	19	0	102	0
Total Realized and Unrealized Gains or (Losses) in Income - AFS Investments	0	0	0	0
Total Unrealized Gains or (Losses) Included in Other Comprehensive Income	0	0	0	0
Total Realized and Unrealized Gains or (Losses)	19	0	102	0
Purchases	0	0	5	10
Sales	0	0	84	0
Transfers In and/or (Out) of Level 3	0	0	0	0
Ending Balance	$ 317	$ 294	$ 317	$ 294

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS UNAUDITED - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Operating activities
Net income	$ 63,257,000	$ 77,851,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Equity in net gains from partnerships	(681,000)	(572,000)
Depreciation and amortization	475,000	507,000
Stock based compensation expense	6,819,000	5,182,000
Deferred income taxes	(8,033,000)	(3,472,000)
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options	102,000	349,000
Foreign currency translation gain/(loss)	(22,000)	(15,000)
Other-than-temporary loss on available for sale securities	150,000	69,000
Fair value of donated securities	104,000	1,502,000
Gains on sales of available for sale securities	(30,000)	(3,511,000)
Accretion of zero coupon debentures	502,000	661,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt	310,000	84,000
(Increase) decrease in assets:
Investments in trading securities	29,096,000	(22,376,000)
Investments in partnerships:
Contributions to partnerships	(15,170,000)	(15,698,000)
Distributions from partnerships	22,800,000	4,828,000
Receivable from brokers	(24,745,000)	(30,424,000)
Investment advisory fees receivable	13,046,000	20,351,000
Income tax receivable and deferred tax assets	68,000	(1,988,000)
Other assets	20,402,000	563,000
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
Payable to brokers	42,930,000	36,026,000
Income taxes payable and deferred tax liabilities	(5,019,000)	(4,950,000)
Compensation payable	48,768,000	58,873,000
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests	(45,000)	(51,000)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	5,092,000	(1,639,000)
Total adjustments	136,919,000	44,299,000
Net cash provided by operating activities	200,176,000	122,150,000
Investing activities
Purchases of available for sale securities	(43,030,000)	(6,252,000)
Proceeds from sales of available for sale securities	1,064,000	8,018,000
Return of capital on available for sale securities	554,000	827,000
Net cash provided by investing activities	(41,412,000)	2,593,000
Financing activities
Contributions from redeemable noncontrolling interests	1,036,000	53,607,000
Redemptions of redeemable noncontrolling interests	(602,000)	(1,666,000)
Payments to Noncontrolling Interests	0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	1,169,000	1,637,000
Repurchase of zero coupon subordinated debentures	(6,224,000)	(715,000)
Dividends paid	(5,252,000)	(4,567,000)
Purchase of treasury stock	(21,530,000)	(25,074,000)
Net cash provided used in financing activities	(31,403,000)	23,222,000
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	8,000	5,000
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	127,369,000	147,970,000
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	298,224,000	210,451,000
Increase in cash from consolidation	10,000	0
Increase in cash from deconsolidation	13,000	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	425,616,000	358,421,000
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	3,897,000	3,847,000
Cash paid for taxes	$ 49,590,000	$ 52,956,000

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Stockholders' Equity (Details)	3 Months Ended							9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	201 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) VoteperShare IncentivePlan $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2015 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2015 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Aug. 04, 2015 shares
Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Shares outstanding (in shares) | shares	25,500,000			25,900,000	25,900,000			25,500,000	25,900,000	25,900,000	25,500,000
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.07				$ 0.06			$ 0.21	$ 0.18
Dividend payment date	Sep. 29, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015		Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 24, 2014	Mar. 25, 2014
Dividend record date	Sep. 15, 2015	Jun. 16, 2015	Mar. 17, 2015		Sep. 16, 2014	Jun. 10, 2014	Mar. 11, 2014
Stock Award and Incentive Plan [Abstract]
Number of incentive plans | IncentivePlan	2
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares reserved for issuance under each plan, maximum (in shares) | shares	3,500,000							3,500,000			3,500,000
Term of nonqualified stock options, maximum (in years)	10 years
RSA shares outstanding (in shares) | shares	688,550			710,750	639,750			688,550	639,750	710,750	688,550
Average weighted grant price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares								$ 67.34	$ 65.12	$ 67.45
Percentage stock based compensation expense recognize over three years vesting period (in hundredths)	30.00%
Percentage stock based compensation expense recognize over five years vesting period (in hundredths)	70.00%
Vesting period for recognition of 30 percent of stock based compensation expense (in years)	3 years
Vesting period for recognition of 70 percent of stock based compensation expense (in years)	5 years
Actual and projected stock based compensation expense for RSA shares and options [Abstract]
Actual stock based compensation expense	$ 2,275,000				$ 1,785,000			$ 6,819,000	$ 5,182,000
Projected stock based compensation expense 2014										$ 7,199,000
Projected stock based compensation expense 2015	14,800,000
Projected stock based compensation expense 2016	5,839,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Three	4,182,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Ten	33,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Six	1,160,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Seven	778,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Nine	201,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Four	2,800,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Five	2,272,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Eight	472,000
Compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock awards and options not yet recognized	$ 25,700,000							$ 25,700,000			$ 25,700,000
Stock options exercised (in shares) | shares	0				0			26,000	40,000
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	$ 0				$ 0			$ 1,169,000	$ 1,637,000
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options	$ 0				$ 0			$ 102,000	$ 349,000
Stock Repurchase Program [Abstract]
Incremental Class A shares authorized to buyback (in shares) | shares												500,000
Shares repurchased (in shares) | shares	172,007				94,942			321,488	319,662		9,447,513
Average price per share of repurchased shares (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 61.11				$ 77.67			$ 66.96	$ 78.43		$ 44.70
Share available under program to repurchase (in shares) | shares	687,295							687,295			687,295
Quarterly Dividend [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.07	$ 0.07	$ 0.07		$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.06
Q1 [Member]
Actual and projected stock based compensation expense for RSA shares and options [Abstract]
Actual stock based compensation expense							$ 1,700,000
Projected stock based compensation expense 2015	$ 2,277,000
Projected stock based compensation expense 2016	1,681,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Three	1,143,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Ten	12,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Six	350,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Seven	227,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Nine	76,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Four	770,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Five	612,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Eight	146,000
Q2 [Member]
Actual and projected stock based compensation expense for RSA shares and options [Abstract]
Projected stock based compensation expense 2014						$ 1,697,000
Projected stock based compensation expense 2015	2,267,000
Projected stock based compensation expense 2016	1,681,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Three	1,143,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Ten	12,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Six	319,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Seven	227,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Nine	76,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Four	748,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Five	612,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Eight	146,000
Q3 [Member]
Actual and projected stock based compensation expense for RSA shares and options [Abstract]
Projected stock based compensation expense 2014					$ 1,785,000
Projected stock based compensation expense 2015	2,275,000
Projected stock based compensation expense 2016	1,327,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Three	1,013,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Ten	9,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Six	264,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Seven	179,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Nine	38,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Four	669,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Five	547,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Eight	104,000
Q4 [Member]
Actual and projected stock based compensation expense for RSA shares and options [Abstract]
Projected stock based compensation expense 2014				$ 2,017,000
Projected stock based compensation expense 2015	7,981,000
Projected stock based compensation expense 2016	1,150,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Three	883,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Ten	0
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Six	227,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Seven	145,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Nine	11,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Four	613,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Five	501,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Projected Compensation Cost Year Eight	$ 76,000
Class A [Member]
Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Shares outstanding (in shares) | shares	6,340,992			6,616,212	6,599,982			6,340,992	6,599,982	6,616,212	6,340,992
Voting Rights [Abstract]
Number of votes per share | VoteperShare	1
Class B [Member]
Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Shares outstanding (in shares) | shares	19,196,792			19,239,260	19,279,260			19,196,792	19,279,260	19,239,260	19,196,792
Voting Rights [Abstract]
Number of votes per share | VoteperShare	10
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage stock based compensation expense recognize over three years vesting period (in hundredths)	30.00%
Percentage stock based compensation expense recognize over five years vesting period (in hundredths)	70.00%
Vesting period for recognition of 30 percent of stock based compensation expense (in years)	3 years
Vesting period for recognition of 70 percent of stock based compensation expense (in years)	5 years
Restricted Stock [Member] | Award Made on December 23, 2014 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSAs granted (in shares) | shares								73,000
Restricted stock award shares approved grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares								$ 87.99
Restricted Stock [Member] | Award Made on September 15, 2014 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSAs granted (in shares) | shares								83,500
Restricted stock award shares approved grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares								$ 73.41
Restricted Stock [Member] | Award Made on January 9, 2014 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSAs granted (in shares) | shares								2,100
Restricted stock award shares approved grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares								$ 81.99
Restricted Stock [Member] | Award Made in August 2013 and September 2014 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage stock based compensation expense recognize over three years vesting period (in hundredths)								30.00%
Percentage stock based compensation expense recognize each year over years four through ten vesting period (in hundredths)								10.00%
Vesting period for recognition of 30 percent of stock based compensation expense (in years)								3 years

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Investment in Securities, Investment in Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Available for sale securities:
Available for sale Securities, Cost	$ 79,139	$ 38,178	$ 38,650
Available for sale Securities, Fair Value	108,495	79,846	77,288
Investment in Securities, Fair Value	126,917	259,537	254,630
Investment in Securities [Member]
Available for sale securities:
Investment in Securities, Cost	95,222	207,464	206,787
Investment in Securities, Fair Value	126,917	259,537	254,630
Investment in Securities [Member] | Trading Securities [Member]
Trading securities:
Trading Securities, Cost	81,034	193,146	191,878
Trading Securities, Fair Value	91,648	219,227	216,861
Investment in Securities [Member] | Trading Securities [Member] | Government obligations [Member]
Trading securities:
Trading Securities, Cost	0	18,994	20,995
Trading Securities, Fair Value	0	18,996	20,999
Investment in Securities [Member] | Trading Securities [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Trading securities:
Trading Securities, Cost	78,025	170,977	167,714
Trading Securities, Fair Value	87,745	195,029	190,939
Investment in Securities [Member] | Trading Securities [Member] | Mutual Funds [Member]
Trading securities:
Trading Securities, Cost	2,504	2,432	2,416
Trading Securities, Fair Value	3,180	3,498	3,373
Investment in Securities [Member] | Trading Securities [Member] | Other Investments [Member]
Trading securities:
Trading Securities, Cost	505	743	753
Trading Securities, Fair Value	723	1,704	1,550
Investment in Securities [Member] | Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Available for sale securities:
Available for sale Securities, Cost	14,188	14,318	14,909
Available for sale Securities, Fair Value	35,269	40,310	37,769
Investment in Securities [Member] | Available-for-sale Securities [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Available for sale securities:
Available for sale Securities, Cost	13,561	13,637	14,228
Available for sale Securities, Fair Value	34,095	38,942	36,380
Investment in Securities [Member] | Available-for-sale Securities [Member] | Mutual Funds [Member]
Available for sale securities:
Available for sale Securities, Cost	627	681	681
Available for sale Securities, Fair Value	$ 1,174	$ 1,368	$ 1,389

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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]

Dividends

Dividends

	Payment	Record
	Date	Date	Amount
Three months ended March 31, 2015	March 31, 2015	March 17, 2015	$	0.07
Three months ended June 30, 2015	June 30, 2015	June 16, 2015		0.07
Three months ended September 30, 2015	September 29, 2015	September 15, 2015		0.07
Nine months ended September 30, 2015			$	0.21
Three months ended March 31, 2014	March 25, 2014	March 11, 2014	$	0.06
Three months ended June 30, 2014	June 24, 2014	June 10, 2014		0.06
Three months ended September 30, 2014	September 30, 2014	September 16, 2014		0.06
Nine months ended September 30, 2014			$	0.18

Actual and projected stock-based compensation expense for RSA shares and options

For the three months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, we recognized stock-based compensation expense of $2.3 million and $1.8 million, respectively.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, we recognized stock-based compensation expense of $6.8 million and $5.2 million, respectively.  Actual and projected stock-based compensation expense for RSA shares and options for the years ended December 31, 2015 through December 31, 2024 (based on awards currently issued or granted) is as follows (in thousands):

		2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		2019
	Q1	$	1,700	$	2,277	$	1,681	$	1,143	$	770	$	612
	Q2		1,697		2,267		1,681		1,143		748		612
	Q3		1,785		2,275		1,327		1,013		669		547
	Q4		2,017		7,981		1,150		883		613		501
Full Year		$	7,199	$	14,800	$	5,839	$	4,182	$	2,800	$	2,272
			2020		2021		2022		2023		2024
	Q1	$	350	$	227	$	146	$	76	$	12
	Q2		319		227		146		76		12
	Q3		264		179		104		38		9
	Q4		227		145		76		11		-
Full Year		$	1,160	$	778	$	472	$	201	$	33

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Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 3.5
Percentage interest owned in subsidiary (in hundredths)	94.00%
Identifiable Intangible Asset	$ 1.9	$ 1.9	$ 1.9
Subsidiary [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	3.3
G.distributors, LLC [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 0.2

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Investment in Securities, Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased (Details) - Investment in Securities [Member] - Trading Securities [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Trading Securities:
Cost	$ 6,131	$ 9,836	$ 11,770
Fair Value	5,577	10,595	14,180
Common Stock [Member]
Trading Securities:
Cost	6,123	9,835	11,699
Fair Value	5,482	9,960	13,514
Other Investments [Member]
Trading Securities:
Cost	8	1	71
Fair Value	$ 95	$ 635	$ 666

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Investment in Securities, Investment in Sponsored Registered Investment Companies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Available for sale securities:
Available for sale Securities, Cost	$ 79,139	$ 38,178	$ 38,650
Available for sale Securities, Fair Value	108,495	79,846	77,288
Investment in Securities, Fair Value	126,917	259,537	254,630
Investment in Sponsored Registered Investment Companies [Member]
Available for sale securities:
Investment in Securities, Cost	105,048	23,861	23,742
Investment in Securities, Fair Value	115,046	39,537	39,520
Investment in Sponsored Registered Investment Companies [Member] | Trading Securities [Member]
Trading securities:
Trading Securities, Cost	40,097	1	1
Trading Securities, Fair Value	41,820	1	1
Investment in Sponsored Registered Investment Companies [Member] | Trading Securities [Member] | Mutual Funds [Member]
Trading securities:
Trading Securities, Cost	40,097	1	1
Trading Securities, Fair Value	41,820	1	1
Investment in Sponsored Registered Investment Companies [Member] | Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Available for sale securities:
Available for sale Securities, Cost	64,951	23,860	23,741
Available for sale Securities, Fair Value	73,226	39,536	39,519
Investment in Sponsored Registered Investment Companies [Member] | Available-for-sale Securities [Member] | Mutual Funds [Member]
Available for sale securities:
Available for sale Securities, Cost	1,883	1,898	1,922
Available for sale Securities, Fair Value	2,877	3,213	3,377
Investment in Sponsored Registered Investment Companies [Member] | Available-for-sale Securities [Member] | Closed end Funds [Member]
Available for sale securities:
Available for sale Securities, Cost	63,068	21,962	21,819
Available for sale Securities, Fair Value	$ 70,349	$ 36,323	$ 36,142

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY UNAUDITED (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity [Abstract]
Net unrealized gains on securities available for sale, income tax	$ (4,341)	$ (1,393)
Amounts reclassed from accumulated other comprehensive income, income tax benefit	$ 15	$ (2,620)
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.18

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Investment in Securities, Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income ("AOCI") into Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Amount Reclassified from AOCI [Abstract]
Net gain from investments - Realized gain / (loss) on sale of securities	$ 0	$ 348	$ 30	$ 3,511
Other operating expenses	45	0	80	3,639
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment for Write-down of Securities Included in Net Income, before Tax	(150)	0	(150)	(69)
Income before income taxes	(105)	348	(40)	7,081
Income tax provision	39	(129)	15	(2,620)
Net income	$ (66)	$ 219	$ (25)	$ 4,461
Shares under derivative contract (in shares)	170,000	2,300,000	170,000	2,300,000	3,800,000

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Income Taxes (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Effective income tax rate (in hundredths)	39.00%	38.80%	37.90%	36.50%

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME UNAUDITED - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Revenues
Investment advisory and incentive fees	$ 82,182	$ 92,591	$ 257,563	$ 270,544
Distribution fees and other income	12,301	15,727	39,402	46,367
Institutional research services	2,063	2,540	6,130	6,720
Total revenues	96,546	110,858	303,095	323,631
Expenses
Compensation	39,731	43,316	127,627	131,258
Management fee	2,682	3,756	11,360	13,628
Distribution costs	12,344	15,101	39,747	44,087
Other operating expenses	5,593	5,099	19,271	17,036
Total expenses	60,350	67,272	198,005	206,009
Operating income	36,196	43,586	105,090	117,622
Other income (expense)
Net gain from investments	(11,467)	(9,086)	(614)	7,468
Interest and dividend income	884	1,084	3,227	3,557
Interest expense	(1,917)	(1,987)	(5,899)	(6,000)
Total other income, net	(12,500)	(9,989)	(3,286)	5,025
Income before income taxes	23,696	33,597	101,804	122,647
Income tax provision	9,245	13,045	38,547	44,796
Net income	14,451	20,552	63,257	77,851
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(518)	(3,113)	(589)	(2,718)
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders	$ 14,969	$ 23,665	$ 63,846	$ 80,569
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.60	$ 0.94	$ 2.55	$ 3.17
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.59	$ 0.93	$ 2.52	$ 3.15
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	24,947	25,296	25,047	25,385
Diluted (in shares)	25,241	25,517	25,337	25,595
Dividends declared: (in dollars per share)	$ 0.07	$ 0.06	$ 0.21	$ 0.18

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions				3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended		201 Months Ended
	Nov. 04, 2015	Oct. 13, 2015	Oct. 12, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Average price per share of repurchased shares (in dollars per share)				$ 61.11			$ 77.67			$ 66.96	$ 78.43	$ 44.70
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)				$ 0.07			$ 0.06			$ 0.21	$ 0.18
Dividends payable date				Sep. 29, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 24, 2014	Mar. 25, 2014
Dividends record date				Sep. 15, 2015	Jun. 16, 2015	Mar. 17, 2015	Sep. 16, 2014	Jun. 10, 2014	Mar. 11, 2014
Quarterly Dividend [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)				$ 0.07	$ 0.07	$ 0.07	$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.06
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock repurchased (in shares)	91,740
Average price per share of repurchased shares (in dollars per share)	$ 57.53
Subsequent Event [Member] | Restricted Stock Awards [Member] | November 2013 Grant [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of restricted stock awards outstanding (in shares)			130,650
Non-cash charge expected in fourth quarter resulting from acceleration of lapse of restrictions			$ 5.7
Non-cash charge per diluted share expected in fourth quarter resulting from acceleration of lapse of restrictions (in dollars per share)			$ 0.13
Restricted stock awards still remaining outstanding after acceleration (in shares)			557,900
Subsequent Event [Member] | Shareholder Designated Charitable Contribution Program [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Shareholder-designated contribution (in shares)		21,000,000
Expected expense related to Shareholder-designated charitable contribution program		$ 5.3
Expected expense related to Shareholder-designated charitable contribution program if all shares outstanding are registered in shareholders' name at record date		$ 6.4
Subsequent Event [Member] | Quarterly Dividend [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.07
Dividends declared date										Nov. 04, 2015
Dividends payable date										Dec. 29, 2015
Dividends record date										Dec. 15, 2015

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION UNAUDITED (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Liabilities and Equity
Zero coupon subordinated debentures, face value	$ 6.9	$ 13.1	$ 13.1
GAMCO Investors, Inc. stockholders equity
Preferred Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred Stock, shares authorized (in shares)	10,000,000	10,000,000	10,000,000
Common Stock, outstanding (in shares)	25,500,000	25,900,000	25,900,000
Class A [Member]
GAMCO Investors, Inc. stockholders equity
Common Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common Stock, shares authorized (in shares)	100,000,000	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common Stock, issued (in shares)	15,387,701	15,341,433	15,230,433
Common Stock, outstanding (in shares)	6,340,992	6,616,212	6,599,982
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	9,046,709	8,725,221	8,630,451
Class B [Member]
GAMCO Investors, Inc. stockholders equity
Common Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common Stock, shares authorized (in shares)	100,000,000	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common Stock, issued (in shares)	24,000,000	24,000,000	24,000,000
Common Stock, outstanding (in shares)	19,196,792	19,239,260	19,279,260

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Investment in Securities, Summary of Cost, Gross Unrealized Gains, Gross Unrealized Losses and Fair Value I (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Available for Sale Securities, Cost, Gross Unrealized Gains, Gross Unrealized Losses and Fair Value [Abstract]
Cost	$ 79,139	$ 38,178	$ 38,650
Gross unrealized gains	32,282	41,733	38,640
Gross unrealized losses	(2,926)	(65)	(2)
Total available for sale securities	108,495	79,846	77,288
Common Stock [Member]
Available for Sale Securities, Cost, Gross Unrealized Gains, Gross Unrealized Losses and Fair Value [Abstract]
Cost	13,561	13,637	14,228
Gross unrealized gains	20,534	25,305	22,152
Gross unrealized losses	0	0	0
Total available for sale securities	34,095	38,942	36,380
Closed-end Funds [Member]
Available for Sale Securities, Cost, Gross Unrealized Gains, Gross Unrealized Losses and Fair Value [Abstract]
Cost	63,068	21,962	21,819
Gross unrealized gains	10,128	14,398	14,325
Gross unrealized losses	(2,847)	(37)	(2)
Total available for sale securities	70,349	36,323	36,142
Mutual Funds [Member]
Available for Sale Securities, Cost, Gross Unrealized Gains, Gross Unrealized Losses and Fair Value [Abstract]
Cost	2,510	2,579	2,603
Gross unrealized gains	1,620	2,030	2,163
Gross unrealized losses	(79)	(28)	0
Total available for sale securities	$ 4,051	$ 4,581	$ 4,766

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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

Unless we have indicated otherwise, or the context otherwise requires, references in this report to "GAMCO Investors, Inc.," "GAMCO," "the Company," "GBL," "we," "us" and "our" or similar terms are to GAMCO Investors, Inc., its predecessors and its subsidiaries.

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of GAMCO included herein have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP in the United States for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows of GAMCO for the interim periods presented and are not necessarily indicative of a full year's results.

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of GAMCO and its subsidiaries.  Intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated.

These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 from which the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements were derived.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported on the interim condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Recent Accounting Developments

Recent Accounting Developments

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in the Accounting Standards Codification ("Codification") Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance throughout the industry topics of the Codification.  The core principle of the new ASU No. 2014-09 is for companies to recognize revenue from the transfer of goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.  The new standard provides a five-step approach to be applied to all contracts with customers and also requires expanded disclosures about revenue recognition.  The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods and is to be retrospectively applied.  Early adoption is not permitted.  The Company is currently evaluating this guidance and the impact it will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In June 2014, the FASB issued an accounting update clarifying that entities should treat performance targets that could be met after the requisite service period of a share-based payment award as performance conditions that affect vesting.  Therefore, an entity would not record compensation expense (measured as of the grant date) for an award where transfer to the employee is contingent upon satisfaction of the performance target until it becomes probable that the performance target will be met.  The guidance is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2016.  Early adoption is permitted.  This guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In February 2015, the FASB issued an accounting update amending the consolidation requirements under GAAP.  This guidance is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2016.  Early adoption is permitted.  The Company is continuing to analyze the impact, if any, that this update may have on its consolidated financial statements.

In May 2015, the FASB issued new guidance amending the current disclosure requirements for investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value per share.  The guidance requires investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient be removed from the fair value hierarchy.  Instead, those investment amounts shall be provided as a separate item to permit reconciliation of the fair value of investments included in the fair value hierarchy to the line items presented in the statement of financial condition.  This new guidance will be effective for the Company's first quarter of 2016.  The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

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Investment in Securities, Investments Classified as Available for Sale in Unrealized Loss Position (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) InvestmentHoldinginLossPosition	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) InvestmentHoldinginLossPosition	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) InvestmentHoldinginLossPosition	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) InvestmentHoldinginLossPosition	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) InvestmentHoldinginLossPosition
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Unrealized changes to fair value net of taxes included in other comprehensive income	$ (6,696,000)	$ (2,407,000)	$ (7,418,000)	$ (6,832,000)
Return of capital on available for sale securities	302,000	266,000	554,000	827,000
Proceeds from sale of investment available for sale	0	1,500,000	1,064,000	8,018,000
Gross realized gains on sale of investment available for sale	0	300,000	30,000	3,500,000
Investments classified as available for sale unrealized loss position [Abstract]
Cost	40,840,000	79,000	40,840,000	79,000	$ 1,115,000
Unrealized Losses			(2,926,000)	(2,000)	(65,000)
Fair Value	$ 37,914,000	$ 77,000	$ 37,914,000	$ 77,000	$ 1,050,000
Number of investment holding in loss positions | InvestmentHoldinginLossPosition	4	1	4	1	4
Investment holding impairment period (in months)	8 months				4 months
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Available-for-sale Securities	$ 150,000	$ 0	$ 150,000	$ 69,000
Closed-end Funds [Member]
Investments classified as available for sale unrealized loss position [Abstract]
Cost	40,537,000	79,000	40,537,000	79,000	$ 812,000
Unrealized Losses			(2,847,000)	(2,000)	(37,000)
Fair Value	37,690,000	77,000	37,690,000	77,000	775,000
Mutual Funds [Member]
Investments classified as available for sale unrealized loss position [Abstract]
Cost	303,000	0	303,000	0	303,000
Unrealized Losses			(79,000)	0	(28,000)
Fair Value	$ 224,000	$ 0	$ 224,000	$ 0	$ 275,000

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Fair Value (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Fair Value [Abstract]

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following tables present information about the Company's assets and liabilities by major categories measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value:

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis as of September 30, 2015 (in thousands)

	Quoted Prices in Active		Significant Other		Significant		Balance as of
	Markets for Identical		Observable		Unobservable		September 30,
Assets	Assets (Level 1)		Inputs (Level 2)		Inputs (Level 3)		2015
Cash equivalents	$	425,392	$	-	$	-	$	425,392
Investments in partnerships		-		14,319		-		14,319
Investments in securities:
AFS - Common stocks		34,095		-		-		34,095
AFS - Mutual funds		1,174		-		-		1,174
Trading - Common stocks		86,970		-		775		87,745
Trading - Mutual funds		3,180		-		-		3,180
Trading - Other		263		143		317		723
Total investments in securities		125,682		143		1,092		126,917
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies:
AFS - Closed-end Funds		70,349		-		-		70,349
AFS - Mutual Funds		2,877		-		-		2,877
Trading - Mutual funds		41,820		-		-		41,820
Total investments in sponsored
registered investment companies		115,046		-		-		115,046
Total investments		240,728		14,462		1,092		256,282
Total assets at fair value	$	666,120	$	14,462	$	1,092	$	681,674
Liabilities
Trading - Common stocks	$	5,482	$	-	$	-	$	5,482
Trading - Other		-		95		-		95
Securities sold, not yet purchased	$	5,482	$	95	$	-	$	5,577

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis as of December 31, 2014 (in thousands)

	Quoted Prices in Active		Significant Other		Significant		Balance as of
	Markets for Identical		Observable		Unobservable		December 31,
Assets	Assets (Level 1)		Inputs (Level 2)		Inputs (Level 3)		2014
Cash equivalents	$	297,971	$	-	$	-	$	297,971
Investments in partnerships		-		23,803		-		23,803
Investments in securities:
AFS - Common stocks		38,942		-		-		38,942
AFS - Mutual funds		1,368		-		-		1,368
Trading - Gov't obligations		18,996		-		-		18,996
Trading - Common stocks		193,735		1		1,293		195,029
Trading - Mutual funds		3,498		-		-		3,498
Trading - Other		513		897		294		1,704
Total investments in securities		257,052		898		1,587		259,537
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies:
AFS - Closed-end Funds		36,323		-		-		36,323
AFS - Mutual Funds		3,213		-		-		3,213
Trading - Mutual funds		1		-		-		1
Total investments in sponsored
registered investment companies		39,537		-		-		39,537
Total investments		296,589		24,701		1,587		322,877
Total assets at fair value	$	594,560	$	24,701	$	1,587	$	620,848
Liabilities
Trading - Common stocks	$	9,960	$	-	$	-	$	9,960
Trading - Other		-		635		-		635
Securities sold, not yet purchased	$	9,960	$	635	$	-	$	10,595

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis as of September 30, 2014 (in thousands)

	Quoted Prices in Active		Significant Other		Significant		Balance as of
	Markets for Identical		Observable		Unobservable		September 30,
Assets	Assets (Level 1)		Inputs (Level 2)		Inputs (Level 3)		2014
Cash equivalents	$	358,210	$	-	$	-	$	358,210
Investments in partnerships		-		24,094		-		24,094
Investments in securities:
AFS - Common stocks		36,380		-		-		36,380
AFS - Mutual funds		1,389		-		-		1,389
Trading - Gov't obligations		20,999		-		-		20,999
Trading - Common stocks		190,215		-		724		190,939
Trading - Mutual funds		3,373		-		-		3,373
Trading - Other		453		803		294		1,550
Total investments in securities		252,809		803		1,018		254,630
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies:
AFS - Closed-end Funds		36,142		-		-		36,142
AFS - Mutual Funds		3,377		-		-		3,377
Trading - Mutual funds		1		-		-		1
Total investments in sponsored
registered investment companies		39,520		-		-		39,520
Total investments		292,329		24,897		1,018		318,244
Total assets at fair value	$	650,539	$	24,897	$	1,018	$	676,454
Liabilities
Trading - Common stocks	$	13,514	$	-	$	-	$	13,514
Trading - Other		-		666		-		666
Securities sold, not yet purchased	$	13,514	$	666	$	-	$	14,180

Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following tables present additional information about assets by major categories measured at fair value on a recurring basis and for which the Company has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value.

Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 (in thousands)

								Total
								Unrealized
								Gains or		Total
			Total Realized and					(Losses)		Realized
	June		Unrealized Gains or					Included in		and							Transfers
	30, 2015		(Losses) in Income					Other		Unrealized							In and/or
	Beginning					AFS		Comprehensive		Gains or							(Out) of		Ending
Asset	Balance		Trading			Investments		Income		(Losses)			Purchases		Sales		Level 3		Balance
Financial
instruments owned:
Trading - Common
stocks	$	920	$	(145	)	$	-	$	-	$	(145	)	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	775
Trading - Other		298		19			-		-		19			-		-		-		317
Total	$	1,218	$	(126	)	$	-	$	-	$	(126	)		-	$	-	$	-	$	1,092

There were no transfers between any Levels during the three months ended September 30, 2015.

Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 (in thousands)

							Total
							Unrealized
							Gains or		Total
			Total Realized and				(Losses)		Realized
	June		Unrealized Gains or				Included in		and						Transfers
	30, 2014		(Losses) in Income				Other		Unrealized						In and/or
	Beginning				AFS		Comprehensive		Gains or						(Out) of		Ending
Asset	Balance		Trading		Investments		Income		(Losses)		Purchases		Sales		Level 3		Balance
Financial
instruments owned:
Trading - Common
stocks	$	716	$	8	$	-	$	-	$	8	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	724
Trading - Other		294		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		294
Total	$	1,010	$	8	$	-	$	-	$	8	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	1,018

There were no transfers between any Levels during the three months ended September 30, 2014.

Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 (in thousands)

								Total
								Unrealized
								Gains or		Total
			Total Realized and					(Losses)		Realized
	December		Unrealized Gains or					Included in		and								Transfers
	31, 2014		(Losses) in Income					Other		Unrealized								In and/or
	Beginning					AFS		Comprehensive		Gains or								(Out) of		Ending
Asset	Balance		Trading			Investments		Income		(Losses)			Purchases		Sales			Level 3		Balance
Financial
instruments owned:
Trading - Common
stocks	$	1,293	$	(166	)	$	-	$	-	$	(166	)	$	6	$	(358	)	$	-	$	775
Trading - Other		294		102			-		-		102			5		(84	)		-		317
Total	$	1,587	$	(64	)	$	-	$	-	$	(64	)		11	$	(442	)	$	-	$	1,092

There were securities with a value of $0.4 million that were transferred out of Level 3 as a result of the deconsolidation of an offshore fund during the first quarter of 2015 which are reflected in sales above.  There were no transfers between Levels 1 or 2 during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 (in thousands)

							Total
							Unrealized
							Gains or		Total
			Total Realized and				(Losses)		Realized
	December		Unrealized Gains or				Included in		and						Transfers
	31, 2013		(Losses) in Income				Other		Unrealized						In and/or
	Beginning				AFS		Comprehensive		Gains or						(Out) of		Ending
Asset	Balance		Trading		Investments		Income		(Losses)		Purchases		Sales		Level 3		Balance
Financial
instruments owned:
Trading - Common
stocks	$	700	$	24	$	-	$	-	$	24	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	724
Trading - Other		284		-		-		-		-		10		-		-		294
Total	$	984	$	24	$	-	$	-	$	24	$	10	$	-	$	-	$	1,018

There were no transfers between any Levels during the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY UNAUDITED - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Comprehensive Income [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Total	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 2,851	$ 33	$ 282,496	$ 506,441	$ 30,239	$ (361,878)	$ 460,182	$ 6,751
Redemptions of redeemable noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(1,666)
Contributions from redeemable noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53,607
Net income	(112)	0	0	80,569	0	0	80,457	(2,606)
Net unrealized gains on securities available for sale, net of tax	0	0	0	0	(2,371)	0	(2,371)	0
Amount reclassed out of accumulated other comprehensve income, net of income tax benefit	0	0	0	0	(4,461)	0	(4,461)	0
Foreign currency translation	0	0	0	0	(15)	0	(15)	0
Dividends declared	0	0	0	(4,653)	0	0	(4,653)	0
Stock based compensation expense	0	0	5,182	0	0	0	5,182	0
Exercise of stock options including tax benefit	0	0	1,986	0	0	0	1,986	0
Purchase of treasury stock	0	0	0	0	0	(25,074)	(25,074)	0
Balance at Sep. 30, 2014	2,739	33	289,664	582,357	23,392	(386,952)	511,233	56,086
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	2,734	33	291,681	602,950	25,014	(394,617)	527,795	68,334
Redemptions of redeemable noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(600)
Contributions from redeemable noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,036
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Consolidation of Consolidated Feeder Fund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	996
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Deconsolidation of Offshore Fund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(63,256)
Net income	(99)	0	0	63,846	0	0	63,747	(490)
Net unrealized gains on securities available for sale, net of tax	0	0	0	0	(7,392)	0	(7,392)	0
Amount reclassed out of accumulated other comprehensve income, net of income tax benefit	0	0	0	0	(25)	0	(25)	0
Foreign currency translation	0	0	0	0	(22)	0	(22)	0
Dividends declared	0	0	0	(5,381)	0	0	(5,381)	0
Stock based compensation expense	0	0	6,819	0	0	0	6,819	0
Exercise of stock options including tax benefit	0	0	1,269	0	0	0	1,269	0
Purchase of treasury stock	0	0	0	0	0	(21,530)	(21,530)	0
Balance at Sep. 30, 2015	$ 2,635	$ 33	$ 299,769	$ 661,415	$ 17,575	$ (416,147)	$ 565,280	$ 6,020

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME UNAUDITED - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 14,451	$ 20,552	$ 63,257	$ 77,851
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
Foreign currency translation	(35)	(45)	(22)	(15)
Net unrealized gains on securities available for sale, net of tax	(6,696)	(2,407)	(7,418)	(6,832)
Other comprehensive income	(6,731)	(2,452)	(7,440)	(6,847)
Comprehensive income	7,720	18,100	55,817	71,004
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	518	3,113	589	2,718
Comprehensive income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.	$ 8,238	$ 21,213	$ 56,406	$ 73,722

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Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Debt [Abstract]

Debt

G. Debt

Debt consists of the following:

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014				September 30, 2014
	Carrying		Fair Value		Carrying		Fair Value		Carrying		Fair Value
	Value		Level 2		Value		Level 2		Value		Level 2
(In thousands)
5.875% Senior notes	$	100,000	$	106,625	$	100,000	$	110,123	$	100,000	$	108,200
0% Subordinated debentures		6,750		6,800		12,163		13,000		11,941		12,775
Total	$	106,750	$	113,425	$	112,163	$	123,123	$	111,941	$	120,975

5.875% Senior notes

On May 31, 2011, the Company issued 10-year, $100 million senior notes.  The notes mature on June 1, 2021 and bear interest at 5.875% per annum, payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year and commenced on December 1, 2011.  Upon the occurrence of a change of control triggering event, as defined in the indenture, the Company would be required to offer to repurchase the notes at 101% of their principal amount.

Zero coupon Subordinated debentures due December 31, 2015

On December 31, 2010, the Company issued $86.4 million in par value of five year zero coupon subordinated debentures due December 31, 2015 ("Debentures") to its shareholders of record on December 15, 2010 through the declaration of a special dividend of $3.20 per share.  The Debentures have a par value of $100 and are callable at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Debentures to be redeemed.  During the three month period ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 the Company repurchased 16 Debentures and 1,032 Debentures, respectively, having a face value of $1,600 and $0.1 million, respectively.  The redemptions were accounted for as extinguishments of debt and resulted in losses of less than $1,000 and $10,000, respectively, which were included in net gain from investments on the condensed consolidated statements of income.  During the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, the Company repurchased 62,242 Debentures and 7,165 Debentures, respectively, having a face value of $6.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively.  The redemptions were accounted for as extinguishments of debt and resulted in losses of $310,000 and $84,000, respectively.  The debt is being accreted to its face value using the effective rate on the date of issuance of 7.45%.  At September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, the debt was recorded at its accreted value of $6.8 million, $12.2 million and $11.9 million, respectively.

The fair value of the Company's debt, which is a Level 2 valuation, is estimated based on either quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities or using market standard models.  Inputs in these standard models include credit rating, maturity and interest rate.

On May 4, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") declared effective the "shelf" registration statement filed by the Company.  The "shelf" provides the Company with the flexibility of issuing any combination of senior and subordinated debt securities, convertible securities and common and preferred securities up to a total amount of $500 million and replaced the existing shelf registration which expired in May 2015.  As of September 30, 2015, $500 million is available on the shelf.

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Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Oct. 31, 2015
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL
Entity Central Index Key	0001060349
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Class A [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		6,247,452
Class B [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		19,196,792

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Stockholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

H. Stockholders' Equity

Shares outstanding were 25.5 million, 25.9 million and 25.9 million on September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, respectively.

Dividends

	Payment	Record
	Date	Date	Amount
Three months ended March 31, 2015	March 31, 2015	March 17, 2015	$	0.07
Three months ended June 30, 2015	June 30, 2015	June 16, 2015		0.07
Three months ended September 30, 2015	September 29, 2015	September 15, 2015		0.07
Nine months ended September 30, 2015			$	0.21
Three months ended March 31, 2014	March 25, 2014	March 11, 2014	$	0.06
Three months ended June 30, 2014	June 24, 2014	June 10, 2014		0.06
Three months ended September 30, 2014	September 30, 2014	September 16, 2014		0.06
Nine months ended September 30, 2014			$	0.18

Voting Rights

The holders of Class A Common stock ("Class A Stock") and Class B Common stock ("Class B Stock") have identical rights except that (i) holders of Class A Stock are entitled to one vote per share, while holders of Class B Stock are entitled to ten votes per share on all matters to be voted on by shareholders in general, and (ii) holders of Class A Stock are not eligible to vote on matters relating exclusively to Class B Stock and vice versa.

Stock Award and Incentive Plan

The Company maintains two Plans approved by the shareholders, which are designed to provide incentives which will attract and retain individuals key to the success of GBL through direct or indirect ownership of our common stock.  Benefits under the Plans may be granted in any one or a combination of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock awards, dividend equivalents and other stock or cash based awards.  A maximum of 3.5 million shares of Class A Stock have been reserved for issuance under the Plans by a committee of the Board of Directors responsible for administering the Plans ("Compensation Committee").  Under the Plans, the committee may grant RSAs and either incentive or nonqualified stock options with a term not to exceed ten years from the grant date and at an exercise price that the committee may determine.

On December 23, 2014, September 15, 2014 and January 9, 2014, the Company approved the granting of 73,000 RSA shares, 83,500 RSA shares and 2,100 RSA shares, respectively, at a grant date fair value of $87.99 per share, $73.41 per share and $81.99 per share, respectively.  As of September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, there were 688,550 RSA shares, 710,750 RSA shares and 639,750 RSA shares outstanding, respectively, that were previously issued at an average weighted grant price of $67.34, $67.45 and $65.12, respectively.  All grants of the RSA shares were recommended by the Company's Chairman, who did not receive a RSA, and approved by the Compensation Committee.  This expense, net of estimated forfeitures, is recognized over the vesting period for these awards which is either (1) 30% over three years from the date of grant and 70% over five years from the date of grant or (2) 30% over three years from the date of grant and 10% each year over years four through ten from the date of grant.  During the vesting period, dividends to RSA holders are held for them until the RSA vesting dates and are forfeited if the grantee is no longer employed by the Company on the vesting dates.  Dividends declared on these RSAs, less estimated forfeitures, are charged to retained earnings on the declaration date.

For the three months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, we recognized stock-based compensation expense of $2.3 million and $1.8 million, respectively.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, we recognized stock-based compensation expense of $6.8 million and $5.2 million, respectively.  Actual and projected stock-based compensation expense for RSA shares and options for the years ended December 31, 2015 through December 31, 2024 (based on awards currently issued or granted) is as follows (in thousands):

		2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		2019
	Q1	$	1,700	$	2,277	$	1,681	$	1,143	$	770	$	612
	Q2		1,697		2,267		1,681		1,143		748		612
	Q3		1,785		2,275		1,327		1,013		669		547
	Q4		2,017		7,981		1,150		883		613		501
Full Year		$	7,199	$	14,800	$	5,839	$	4,182	$	2,800	$	2,272
			2020		2021		2022		2023		2024
	Q1	$	350	$	227	$	146	$	76	$	12
	Q2		319		227		146		76		12
	Q3		264		179		104		38		9
	Q4		227		145		76		11		-
Full Year		$	1,160	$	778	$	472	$	201	$	33

The total compensation cost related to non-vested options not yet recognized is approximately $25.7 million as of September 30, 2015.  There were no options exercised for the three months ended September 30, 2015 or September 30, 2014.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, proceeds from the exercise of 26,000 stock options and 40,000 stock options, respectively, were $1.2 million and $1.6 million, respectively, resulting in a tax benefit to GAMCO of $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

Stock Repurchase Program

In March 1999, GAMCO's Board of Directors established the Stock Repurchase Program to grant management the authority to repurchase shares of our Class A Common Stock.  On August 4, 2015, our Board of Directors authorized an incremental 500,000 shares to be added to the current buyback authorization.  For the three months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, the Company repurchased 172,007 shares and 94,942 shares, respectively, at an average price per share of $61.11 and $77.67, respectively.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, the Company repurchased 321,488 shares and 319,662 shares, respectively, at an average price per share of $66.96 and $78.43, respectively.  From the inception of the program through September 30, 2015, 9,447,513 shares have been repurchased at an average price of $44.70 per share.  At September 30, 2015, the total shares available under the program to be repurchased in the future were 687,295.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME UNAUDITED (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net unrealized gains on securities available for sale, income tax	$ (3,932)	$ (1,414)	$ (4,356)	$ (4,013)

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Investment in Securities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Investment in Securities [Abstract]

Investment in Securities

B.  Investment in Securities

Investments in securities at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014 consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014				September 30, 2014
	Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Trading securities:
Government obligations	$	-	$	-	$	18,994	$	18,996	$	20,995	$	20,999
Common stocks		78,025		87,745		170,977		195,029		167,714		190,939
Mutual funds		2,504		3,180		2,432		3,498		2,416		3,373
Other investments		505		723		743		1,704		753		1,550
Total trading securities		81,034		91,648		193,146		219,227		191,878		216,861
Available for sale securities:
Common stocks		13,561		34,095		13,637		38,942		14,228		36,380
Mutual funds		627		1,174		681		1,368		681		1,389
Total available for sale securities		14,188		35,269		14,318		40,310		14,909		37,769
Total investments in securities	$	95,222	$	126,917	$	207,464	$	259,537	$	206,787	$	254,630

Securities sold, not yet purchased at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014 consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014				September 30, 2014
	Proceeds		Fair Value		Proceeds		Fair Value		Proceeds		Fair Value
Trading securities:	(In thousands)
Common stocks	$	6,123	$	5,482	$	9,835	$	9,960	$	11,699	$	13,514
Other investments		8		95		1		635		71		666
Total securities sold, not yet purchased	$	6,131	$	5,577	$	9,836	$	10,595	$	11,770	$	14,180

Investments in sponsored registered investment companies at September 30, 2015, December 31,2014 and September 30, 2014 consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014				September 30, 2014
	Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Trading securities:
Mutual funds	$	40,097	$	41,820	$	1	$	1	$	1	$	1
Total trading securities		40,097		41,820		1		1		1		1
Available for sale securities:
Closed-end funds		63,068		70,349		21,962		36,323		21,819		36,142
Mutual funds		1,883		2,877		1,898		3,213		1,922		3,377
Total available for sale securities		64,951		73,226		23,860		39,536		23,741		39,519
Total investments in sponsored
registered investment companies	$	105,048	$	115,046	$	23,861	$	39,537	$	23,742	$	39,520

Management determines the appropriate classification of debt and equity securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such designation as of the date of each consolidated statement of financial condition.  Investments in United States Treasury Bills and Notes with maturities of greater than three months at the time of purchase are classified as investments in securities, and those with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase are classified as cash equivalents.  The portion of investments in securities held for resale in anticipation of short-term market movements are classified as trading securities.  Trading securities are stated at fair value, with any unrealized gains or losses reported in current period earnings.  Available for sale ("AFS") investments are stated at fair value, with any unrealized gains or losses, net of taxes, reported as a component of equity except for losses deemed to be other than temporary ("OTT") which are recorded as realized losses in the condensed consolidated statements of income.

The following table identifies all reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") into income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):

Amount							Affected Line Items	Reason for
Reclassified							in the Statements	Reclassification
from AOCI							Of Income	from AOCI
Three months ended September 30,
2015				2014
	$	-		$	348		Net gain/(loss) from investments	Realized gain on sale of AFS securities
		45			-		Other operating expenses/net gain from investments	Realized gain on donation of AFS securities
		(150	)		-		Net gain/(loss) from investments	OTT impairment of AFS securities
		(105	)		348		Income before income taxes
		39			(129	)	Income tax provision
	$	(66	)	$	219		Net income
Amount							Affected Line Items	Reason for
Reclassified							in the Statements	Reclassification
from AOCI							Of Income	from AOCI
Nine months ended September 30,
		2015			2014
	$	30		$	3,511		Net gain/(loss) from investments	Realized gain on sale of AFS securities
		80			3,639		Other operating expenses/net gain from investments	Realized gain on donation of AFS securities
		(150	)		(69	)	Net gain/(loss) from investments	OTT impairment of AFS securities
		(40	)		7,081		Income before income taxes
		15			(2,620	)	Income tax provision
	$	(25	)	$	4,461		Net income

The Company recognizes all derivatives as either assets or liabilities measured at fair value and includes them in either investments in securities or securities sold, not yet purchased on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.  From time to time, the Company and/or the partnerships and offshore funds that the Company consolidates will enter into hedging transactions to manage their exposure to foreign currencies and equity prices related to their proprietary investments.  At September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, we held derivative contracts on 170,000 equity shares, 3.8 million equity shares and 2.3 million equity shares, respectively, that are included in investments in securities or securities sold, not yet purchased on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.   We had two, one and one foreign exchange contracts outstanding at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, respectively, that are included in receivable from brokers or payable to brokers on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.  Aside from one foreign exchange contract, these transactions are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes, and therefore changes in fair values of these derivatives are included in net gain/(loss) from investments on the condensed consolidated statements of income.  The one foreign exchange contract that is designated as a hedge was for a short of British Pounds to hedge the long investment that we have in our London Stock Exchange listed Gabelli Value Plus+ Trust Ltd. closed-end fund which is denominated in British Pounds.  As the underlying investment that is being hedged is an available for sale security, the portion of the change in value of the closed-end fund that is currency related is recorded in net gain/(loss) from investments on the condensed consolidated statements of income and not in accumulated comprehensive income.

The following tables identify the fair values and gains and losses of all derivatives held by the Company (in thousands):

		Asset Derivatives Fair Value							Liability Derivatives Fair Value
Balance Sheet Location		September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014		September 30, 2014		Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014		September 30, 2014
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under
FASB ASC 815-20
Foreign exchange contracts	Receivable from brokers	$	-	$	-	$	-	Payable to brokers	$	36,354	$	-	$	-
Sub total		$	-	$	-	$	-		$	36,354	$	-	$	-
Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Under Fasb Asc 815-20
	Investments in							Securities sold,
Equity contracts	securities	$	143	$	896	$	800	not yet purchased	$	95	$	635	$	666
Foreign exchange contracts	Receivable from brokers		-		-		-	Payable to brokers		5,172		5,470		6,343
Sub total		$	143	$	896	$	800		$	5,267	$	6,105	$	7,009
Total derivatives		$	143	$	896	$	800		$	41,621	$	6,105	$	7,009

Type of Derivative	Income Statement Location	Three Months ended September 30,						Nine Months ended September 30,
		2015			2014			2015			2014
Foreign exchange contracts	Net gain/(loss) from investments		$	1,985		$	482		$	1,885		$	541
Equity contracts	Net gain/(loss) from investments			27			758			199			591
Total			$	2,012		$	1,240		$	2,084		$	1,132

The Company is a party to enforceable master netting arrangements for swaps entered into as part of the investment strategy of the Company's proprietary portfolio.  They are typically not used as hedging instruments.  These swaps, while settled on a net basis with the counterparties, major U.S. financial institutions, are shown gross in assets and liabilities on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.  The swaps have a firm contract end date and are closed out and settled when each contract expires. 

							Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
							Statements of Financial Condition
	Gross		Gross Amounts		Net Amounts of
	Amounts of		Offset in the		Assets Presented
	Recognized		Statements of		in the Statements of		Financial			Cash Collateral
	Assets		Financial Condition		Financial Condition		Instruments			Received		Net Amount
Swaps:	(in thousands)
September 30, 2015	$	143	$	-	$	143	$	(89	)	$	-	$	54
December 31, 2014		896		-		896		(634	)		-		262
September 30, 2014	$	800	$	-	$	800	$	(657	)	$	-	$	143
							Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
							Statements of Financial Condition
	Gross		Gross Amounts		Net Amounts of
	Amounts of		Offset in the		Liabilities Presented
	Recognized		Statements of		in the Statements of		Financial			Cash Collateral
	Liabilities		Financial Condition		Financial Condition		Instruments			Pledged		Net Amount
Swaps:	(in thousands)
September 30, 2015	$	89	$	-	$	89	$	(89	)	$	-	$	-
December 31, 2014		634		-		634		(634	)		-		-
September 30, 2014	$	657	$	-	$	657	$	(657	)	$	-	$	-

The following is a summary of the cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses and fair value of available for sale investments as of September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014:

	September 30, 2015
			Gross		Gross
			Unrealized		Unrealized
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Common stocks	$	13,561	$	20,534	$	-		$	34,095
Closed-end Funds		63,068		10,128		(2,847	)		70,349
Mutual funds		2,510		1,620		(79	)		4,051
Total available for sale securities	$	79,139	$	32,282	$	(2,926	)	$	108,495

	December 31, 2014
			Gross		Gross
			Unrealized		Unrealized
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Common stocks	$	13,637	$	25,305	$	-		$	38,942
Closed-end Funds		21,962		14,398		(37	)		36,323
Mutual funds		2,579		2,030		(28	)		4,581
Total available for sale securities	$	38,178	$	41,733	$	(65	)	$	79,846

	September 30, 2014
			Gross		Gross
			Unrealized		Unrealized
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Common stocks	$	14,228	$	22,152	$	-		$	36,380
Closed-end Funds		21,819		14,325		(2	)		36,142
Mutual funds		2,603		2,163		-			4,766
Total available for sale securities	$	38,650	$	38,640	$	(2	)	$	77,288

Changes in net unrealized losses, net of taxes, for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 of ($6.7) million in losses and ($2.4) million in losses, respectively, have been included in other comprehensive income, a component of equity, at September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014.  Return of capital on available for sale securities was $0.3 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively.  During the three months ended September 30, 2015, there were no proceeds from the sales of investments available for sale and no gross gains on the sale of investments available for sale.  Proceeds from sales of investments available for sale were approximately $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014.  For the three months ended September 30, 2014, gross gains on the sale of investments available for sale amounted to $0.3 million and were reclassified from other comprehensive income into net gain from investments in the condensed consolidated statements of income.  There were no losses on the sale of investments available for sale for the three months ended September 30, 2015 or September 30, 2014.  Changes in net unrealized losses, net of taxes, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 of $(7.4) million in losses and $(6.8) million in losses, respectively, have been included in other comprehensive income, a component of equity, at September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014.  Return of capital on available for sale securities was $0.6 million and $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively.  Proceeds from sales of investments available for sale were approximately $1.1 million and $8.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, gross gains on the sale of investments available for sale amounted to $30,000 and $3.5 million, respectively, and were reclassified from other comprehensive income into net gain from investments in the condensed consolidated statements of income.  There were no losses on the sale of investments available for sale for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 or September 30, 2014.  The basis on which the cost of a security sold is determined using specific identification.

Investments classified as available for sale that are in an unrealized loss position for which other-than-temporary impairment has not been recognized consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2015							December 31, 2014							September 30, 2014
			Unrealized							Unrealized							Unrealized
	Cost		Losses			Fair Value		Cost		Losses			Fair Value		Cost		Losses			Fair Value
(in thousands)
Cosed-end funds	$	40,537	$	(2,847	)	$	37,690	$	812	$	(37	)	$	775	$	79	$	(2	)	$	77
Mutual Funds		303		(79	)		224		303		(28	)		275		-		-			-
Total available for sale securities	$	40,840	$	(2,926	)	$	37,914	$	1,115	$	(65	)	$	1,050	$	79	$	(2	)	$	77

At September 30, 2015, there were four holdings in loss positions which were not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired due to the length of time that they had been in a loss position and because they passed scrutiny in our evaluation of issuer-specific and industry-specific considerations.  In these specific instances, the investments at September 30, 2015 were mutual funds and closed-end funds with diversified holdings across multiple companies and across multiple industries.  One holding was impaired for two months, one holding was impaired for three months, one holding was impaired for seven months and one holding was impaired for eight months at September 30, 2015.  The value of these holdings at September 30, 2015 was $37.9 million.

At December 31, 2014, there were four holdings in loss positions which were not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired due to the length of time that they had been in a loss position and because they passed scrutiny in our evaluation of issuer-specific and industry-specific considerations.  In these specific instances, the investments at December 31, 2014 were mutual funds and closed-end funds with diversified holdings across multiple companies and across multiple industries.  One holding was impaired for one month, one for three months and two for four months at December 31, 2014. The value of these holdings at December 31, 2014 was $1.1 million.

At September 30, 2014, there was one holding in a loss position which was not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired due to the length of time that it had been in a loss position and because it passed scrutiny in our evaluation of issuer-specific and industry-specific considerations.  In this specific instance, the investment at September 30, 2014 was a closed-end fund with diversified holdings across multiple companies and across multiple industries.  The one holding was impaired for one month at September 30, 2014.  The value of this holding at September 30, 2014 was $0.1 million.

For the three months ended September 30, 2015 there were $150,000 of losses on available for sale securities deemed to be other than temporary and a loss has been recorded in net gain from investments.  There were no losses recognized on AFS securities for the three months ended September 30, 2014.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, there were $150,000 and $69,000, respectively, of losses on available for sale securities deemed to be other than temporary and a loss has been recorded in net gain from investments.

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Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Significant Accounting Policies

A.  Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

Unless we have indicated otherwise, or the context otherwise requires, references in this report to "GAMCO Investors, Inc.," "GAMCO," "the Company," "GBL," "we," "us" and "our" or similar terms are to GAMCO Investors, Inc., its predecessors and its subsidiaries.

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of GAMCO included herein have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP in the United States for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows of GAMCO for the interim periods presented and are not necessarily indicative of a full year's results.

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of GAMCO and its subsidiaries.  Intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated.

These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 from which the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements were derived.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported on the interim condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Recent Accounting Developments

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in the Accounting Standards Codification ("Codification") Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance throughout the industry topics of the Codification.  The core principle of the new ASU No. 2014-09 is for companies to recognize revenue from the transfer of goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.  The new standard provides a five-step approach to be applied to all contracts with customers and also requires expanded disclosures about revenue recognition.  The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods and is to be retrospectively applied.  Early adoption is not permitted.  The Company is currently evaluating this guidance and the impact it will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In June 2014, the FASB issued an accounting update clarifying that entities should treat performance targets that could be met after the requisite service period of a share-based payment award as performance conditions that affect vesting.  Therefore, an entity would not record compensation expense (measured as of the grant date) for an award where transfer to the employee is contingent upon satisfaction of the performance target until it becomes probable that the performance target will be met.  The guidance is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2016.  Early adoption is permitted.  This guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In February 2015, the FASB issued an accounting update amending the consolidation requirements under GAAP.  This guidance is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2016.  Early adoption is permitted.  The Company is continuing to analyze the impact, if any, that this update may have on its consolidated financial statements.

In May 2015, the FASB issued new guidance amending the current disclosure requirements for investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value per share.  The guidance requires investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient be removed from the fair value hierarchy.  Instead, those investment amounts shall be provided as a separate item to permit reconciliation of the fair value of investments included in the fair value hierarchy to the line items presented in the statement of financial condition.  This new guidance will be effective for the Company's first quarter of 2016.  The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

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Investment in Securities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Investment in Securities [Abstract]

Investments in securities

Investments in securities at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014 consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014				September 30, 2014
	Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Trading securities:
Government obligations	$	-	$	-	$	18,994	$	18,996	$	20,995	$	20,999
Common stocks		78,025		87,745		170,977		195,029		167,714		190,939
Mutual funds		2,504		3,180		2,432		3,498		2,416		3,373
Other investments		505		723		743		1,704		753		1,550
Total trading securities		81,034		91,648		193,146		219,227		191,878		216,861
Available for sale securities:
Common stocks		13,561		34,095		13,637		38,942		14,228		36,380
Mutual funds		627		1,174		681		1,368		681		1,389
Total available for sale securities		14,188		35,269		14,318		40,310		14,909		37,769
Total investments in securities	$	95,222	$	126,917	$	207,464	$	259,537	$	206,787	$	254,630

Securities sold, not yet purchased

Securities sold, not yet purchased at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014 consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014				September 30, 2014
	Proceeds		Fair Value		Proceeds		Fair Value		Proceeds		Fair Value
Trading securities:	(In thousands)
Common stocks	$	6,123	$	5,482	$	9,835	$	9,960	$	11,699	$	13,514
Other investments		8		95		1		635		71		666
Total securities sold, not yet purchased	$	6,131	$	5,577	$	9,836	$	10,595	$	11,770	$	14,180

Investments in sponsored registered investment companies

Investments in sponsored registered investment companies at September 30, 2015, December 31,2014 and September 30, 2014 consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014				September 30, 2014
	Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Trading securities:
Mutual funds	$	40,097	$	41,820	$	1	$	1	$	1	$	1
Total trading securities		40,097		41,820		1		1		1		1
Available for sale securities:
Closed-end funds		63,068		70,349		21,962		36,323		21,819		36,142
Mutual funds		1,883		2,877		1,898		3,213		1,922		3,377
Total available for sale securities		64,951		73,226		23,860		39,536		23,741		39,519
Total investments in sponsored
registered investment companies	$	105,048	$	115,046	$	23,861	$	39,537	$	23,742	$	39,520

Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income

The following table identifies all reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") into income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):

Amount							Affected Line Items	Reason for
Reclassified							in the Statements	Reclassification
from AOCI							Of Income	from AOCI
Three months ended September 30,
2015				2014
	$	-		$	348		Net gain/(loss) from investments	Realized gain on sale of AFS securities
		45			-		Other operating expenses/net gain from investments	Realized gain on donation of AFS securities
		(150	)		-		Net gain/(loss) from investments	OTT impairment of AFS securities
		(105	)		348		Income before income taxes
		39			(129	)	Income tax provision
	$	(66	)	$	219		Net income
Amount							Affected Line Items	Reason for
Reclassified							in the Statements	Reclassification
from AOCI							Of Income	from AOCI
Nine months ended September 30,
		2015			2014
	$	30		$	3,511		Net gain/(loss) from investments	Realized gain on sale of AFS securities
		80			3,639		Other operating expenses/net gain from investments	Realized gain on donation of AFS securities
		(150	)		(69	)	Net gain/(loss) from investments	OTT impairment of AFS securities
		(40	)		7,081		Income before income taxes
		15			(2,620	)	Income tax provision
	$	(25	)	$	4,461		Net income

Schedule of derivative instruments in statement of financial position, fair value

		Asset Derivatives Fair Value							Liability Derivatives Fair Value
Balance Sheet Location		September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014		September 30, 2014		Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014		September 30, 2014
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under
FASB ASC 815-20
Foreign exchange contracts	Receivable from brokers	$	-	$	-	$	-	Payable to brokers	$	36,354	$	-	$	-
Sub total		$	-	$	-	$	-		$	36,354	$	-	$	-
Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Under Fasb Asc 815-20
	Investments in							Securities sold,
Equity contracts	securities	$	143	$	896	$	800	not yet purchased	$	95	$	635	$	666
Foreign exchange contracts	Receivable from brokers		-		-		-	Payable to brokers		5,172		5,470		6,343
Sub total		$	143	$	896	$	800		$	5,267	$	6,105	$	7,009
Total derivatives		$	143	$	896	$	800		$	41,621	$	6,105	$	7,009

Schedule of derivative instruments, gain (loss)

Type of Derivative	Income Statement Location	Three Months ended September 30,						Nine Months ended September 30,
		2015			2014			2015			2014
Foreign exchange contracts	Net gain/(loss) from investments		$	1,985		$	482		$	1,885		$	541
Equity contracts	Net gain/(loss) from investments			27			758			199			591
Total			$	2,012		$	1,240		$	2,084		$	1,132

Master netting arrangements for swaps

The Company is a party to enforceable master netting arrangements for swaps entered into as part of the investment strategy of the Company's proprietary portfolio.  They are typically not used as hedging instruments.  These swaps, while settled on a net basis with the counterparties, major U.S. financial institutions, are shown gross in assets and liabilities on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.  The swaps have a firm contract end date and are closed out and settled when each contract expires. 

							Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
							Statements of Financial Condition
	Gross		Gross Amounts		Net Amounts of
	Amounts of		Offset in the		Assets Presented
	Recognized		Statements of		in the Statements of		Financial			Cash Collateral
	Assets		Financial Condition		Financial Condition		Instruments			Received		Net Amount
Swaps:	(in thousands)
September 30, 2015	$	143	$	-	$	143	$	(89	)	$	-	$	54
December 31, 2014		896		-		896		(634	)		-		262
September 30, 2014	$	800	$	-	$	800	$	(657	)	$	-	$	143
							Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
							Statements of Financial Condition
	Gross		Gross Amounts		Net Amounts of
	Amounts of		Offset in the		Liabilities Presented
	Recognized		Statements of		in the Statements of		Financial			Cash Collateral
	Liabilities		Financial Condition		Financial Condition		Instruments			Pledged		Net Amount
Swaps:	(in thousands)
September 30, 2015	$	89	$	-	$	89	$	(89	)	$	-	$	-
December 31, 2014		634		-		634		(634	)		-		-
September 30, 2014	$	657	$	-	$	657	$	(657	)	$	-	$	-

Summary of Available-for-sale Securities

The following is a summary of the cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses and fair value of available for sale investments as of September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014:

	September 30, 2015
			Gross		Gross
			Unrealized		Unrealized
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Common stocks	$	13,561	$	20,534	$	-		$	34,095
Closed-end Funds		63,068		10,128		(2,847	)		70,349
Mutual funds		2,510		1,620		(79	)		4,051
Total available for sale securities	$	79,139	$	32,282	$	(2,926	)	$	108,495

	December 31, 2014
			Gross		Gross
			Unrealized		Unrealized
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Common stocks	$	13,637	$	25,305	$	-		$	38,942
Closed-end Funds		21,962		14,398		(37	)		36,323
Mutual funds		2,579		2,030		(28	)		4,581
Total available for sale securities	$	38,178	$	41,733	$	(65	)	$	79,846

	September 30, 2014
			Gross		Gross
			Unrealized		Unrealized
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Common stocks	$	14,228	$	22,152	$	-		$	36,380
Closed-end Funds		21,819		14,325		(2	)		36,142
Mutual funds		2,603		2,163		-			4,766
Total available for sale securities	$	38,650	$	38,640	$	(2	)	$	77,288

Investments classified as available for sale unrealized loss position

Investments classified as available for sale that are in an unrealized loss position for which other-than-temporary impairment has not been recognized consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2015							December 31, 2014							September 30, 2014
			Unrealized							Unrealized							Unrealized
	Cost		Losses			Fair Value		Cost		Losses			Fair Value		Cost		Losses			Fair Value
(in thousands)
Cosed-end funds	$	40,537	$	(2,847	)	$	37,690	$	812	$	(37	)	$	775	$	79	$	(2	)	$	77
Mutual Funds		303		(79	)		224		303		(28	)		275		-		-			-
Total available for sale securities	$	40,840	$	(2,926	)	$	37,914	$	1,115	$	(65	)	$	1,050	$	79	$	(2	)	$	77

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Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets

I. Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets

At September 30, 2015, $3.5 million of goodwill is reflected within other assets on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition with $3.3 million related to a 94%-owned subsidiary, Gabelli Securities, Inc. and $0.2 million related to G.distributors, LLC.  The Company assesses the recoverability of goodwill at least annually, or more often should events warrant, using a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that an impairment has occurred to determine if a quantitative analysis is required.  There were no indicators of impairment for the three months ended September 30, 2015 or September 30, 2014, and as such there was no impairment analysis performed or charge recorded.

As a result of becoming the advisor to the Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund and the associated consideration paid, the Company maintains an identifiable intangible asset of $1.9 million within other assets on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014.  The investment advisory agreement is subject to annual renewal by the fund's Board of Directors, which the Company expects to be renewed, and the Company does not expect to incur additional expense as a result, which is consistent with other investment advisory agreements entered into by the Company.  The advisory contract is next up for renewal in February 2016.  The Company assesses the recoverability of this intangible asset at least annually, or more often should events warrant.  There were no indicators of impairment for the three months ended September 30, 2015 or September 30, 2014, and as such there was no impairment analysis performed or charge recorded.

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Taxes

E. Income Taxes

The effective tax rate ("ETR) for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 was 39.0% and 38.8%, respectively.  The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was 37.9% compared to 36.5% for the prior year nine month period.  During the nine month period ended September 30, 2014 we benefitted from the donation of appreciated securities used to fund our shareholder designated charitable contribution program.

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Fair Value

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Fair Value [Abstract]

Fair Value

C. Fair Value

The following tables present information about the Company's assets and liabilities by major categories measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value:

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis as of September 30, 2015 (in thousands)

	Quoted Prices in Active		Significant Other		Significant		Balance as of
	Markets for Identical		Observable		Unobservable		September 30,
Assets	Assets (Level 1)		Inputs (Level 2)		Inputs (Level 3)		2015
Cash equivalents	$	425,392	$	-	$	-	$	425,392
Investments in partnerships		-		14,319		-		14,319
Investments in securities:
AFS - Common stocks		34,095		-		-		34,095
AFS - Mutual funds		1,174		-		-		1,174
Trading - Common stocks		86,970		-		775		87,745
Trading - Mutual funds		3,180		-		-		3,180
Trading - Other		263		143		317		723
Total investments in securities		125,682		143		1,092		126,917
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies:
AFS - Closed-end Funds		70,349		-		-		70,349
AFS - Mutual Funds		2,877		-		-		2,877
Trading - Mutual funds		41,820		-		-		41,820
Total investments in sponsored
registered investment companies		115,046		-		-		115,046
Total investments		240,728		14,462		1,092		256,282
Total assets at fair value	$	666,120	$	14,462	$	1,092	$	681,674
Liabilities
Trading - Common stocks	$	5,482	$	-	$	-	$	5,482
Trading - Other		-		95		-		95
Securities sold, not yet purchased	$	5,482	$	95	$	-	$	5,577

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis as of December 31, 2014 (in thousands)

	Quoted Prices in Active		Significant Other		Significant		Balance as of
	Markets for Identical		Observable		Unobservable		December 31,
Assets	Assets (Level 1)		Inputs (Level 2)		Inputs (Level 3)		2014
Cash equivalents	$	297,971	$	-	$	-	$	297,971
Investments in partnerships		-		23,803		-		23,803
Investments in securities:
AFS - Common stocks		38,942		-		-		38,942
AFS - Mutual funds		1,368		-		-		1,368
Trading - Gov't obligations		18,996		-		-		18,996
Trading - Common stocks		193,735		1		1,293		195,029
Trading - Mutual funds		3,498		-		-		3,498
Trading - Other		513		897		294		1,704
Total investments in securities		257,052		898		1,587		259,537
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies:
AFS - Closed-end Funds		36,323		-		-		36,323
AFS - Mutual Funds		3,213		-		-		3,213
Trading - Mutual funds		1		-		-		1
Total investments in sponsored
registered investment companies		39,537		-		-		39,537
Total investments		296,589		24,701		1,587		322,877
Total assets at fair value	$	594,560	$	24,701	$	1,587	$	620,848
Liabilities
Trading - Common stocks	$	9,960	$	-	$	-	$	9,960
Trading - Other		-		635		-		635
Securities sold, not yet purchased	$	9,960	$	635	$	-	$	10,595

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis as of September 30, 2014 (in thousands)

	Quoted Prices in Active		Significant Other		Significant		Balance as of
	Markets for Identical		Observable		Unobservable		September 30,
Assets	Assets (Level 1)		Inputs (Level 2)		Inputs (Level 3)		2014
Cash equivalents	$	358,210	$	-	$	-	$	358,210
Investments in partnerships		-		24,094		-		24,094
Investments in securities:
AFS - Common stocks		36,380		-		-		36,380
AFS - Mutual funds		1,389		-		-		1,389
Trading - Gov't obligations		20,999		-		-		20,999
Trading - Common stocks		190,215		-		724		190,939
Trading - Mutual funds		3,373		-		-		3,373
Trading - Other		453		803		294		1,550
Total investments in securities		252,809		803		1,018		254,630
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies:
AFS - Closed-end Funds		36,142		-		-		36,142
AFS - Mutual Funds		3,377		-		-		3,377
Trading - Mutual funds		1		-		-		1
Total investments in sponsored
registered investment companies		39,520		-		-		39,520
Total investments		292,329		24,897		1,018		318,244
Total assets at fair value	$	650,539	$	24,897	$	1,018	$	676,454
Liabilities
Trading - Common stocks	$	13,514	$	-	$	-	$	13,514
Trading - Other		-		666		-		666
Securities sold, not yet purchased	$	13,514	$	666	$	-	$	14,180

The following tables present additional information about assets by major categories measured at fair value on a recurring basis and for which the Company has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value.

Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 (in thousands)

								Total
								Unrealized
								Gains or		Total
			Total Realized and					(Losses)		Realized
	June		Unrealized Gains or					Included in		and							Transfers
	30, 2015		(Losses) in Income					Other		Unrealized							In and/or
	Beginning					AFS		Comprehensive		Gains or							(Out) of		Ending
Asset	Balance		Trading			Investments		Income		(Losses)			Purchases		Sales		Level 3		Balance
Financial
instruments owned:
Trading - Common
stocks	$	920	$	(145	)	$	-	$	-	$	(145	)	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	775
Trading - Other		298		19			-		-		19			-		-		-		317
Total	$	1,218	$	(126	)	$	-	$	-	$	(126	)		-	$	-	$	-	$	1,092

There were no transfers between any Levels during the three months ended September 30, 2015.

Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 (in thousands)

							Total
							Unrealized
							Gains or		Total
			Total Realized and				(Losses)		Realized
	June		Unrealized Gains or				Included in		and						Transfers
	30, 2014		(Losses) in Income				Other		Unrealized						In and/or
	Beginning				AFS		Comprehensive		Gains or						(Out) of		Ending
Asset	Balance		Trading		Investments		Income		(Losses)		Purchases		Sales		Level 3		Balance
Financial
instruments owned:
Trading - Common
stocks	$	716	$	8	$	-	$	-	$	8	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	724
Trading - Other		294		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		294
Total	$	1,010	$	8	$	-	$	-	$	8	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	1,018

There were no transfers between any Levels during the three months ended September 30, 2014.

Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 (in thousands)

								Total
								Unrealized
								Gains or		Total
			Total Realized and					(Losses)		Realized
	December		Unrealized Gains or					Included in		and								Transfers
	31, 2014		(Losses) in Income					Other		Unrealized								In and/or
	Beginning					AFS		Comprehensive		Gains or								(Out) of		Ending
Asset	Balance		Trading			Investments		Income		(Losses)			Purchases		Sales			Level 3		Balance
Financial
instruments owned:
Trading - Common
stocks	$	1,293	$	(166	)	$	-	$	-	$	(166	)	$	6	$	(358	)	$	-	$	775
Trading - Other		294		102			-		-		102			5		(84	)		-		317
Total	$	1,587	$	(64	)	$	-	$	-	$	(64	)		11	$	(442	)	$	-	$	1,092

There were securities with a value of $0.4 million that were transferred out of Level 3 as a result of the deconsolidation of an offshore fund during the first quarter of 2015 which are reflected in sales above.  There were no transfers between Levels 1 or 2 during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 (in thousands)

							Total
							Unrealized
							Gains or		Total
			Total Realized and				(Losses)		Realized
	December		Unrealized Gains or				Included in		and						Transfers
	31, 2013		(Losses) in Income				Other		Unrealized						In and/or
	Beginning				AFS		Comprehensive		Gains or						(Out) of		Ending
Asset	Balance		Trading		Investments		Income		(Losses)		Purchases		Sales		Level 3		Balance
Financial
instruments owned:
Trading - Common
stocks	$	700	$	24	$	-	$	-	$	24	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	724
Trading - Other		284		-		-		-		-		10		-		-		294
Total	$	984	$	24	$	-	$	-	$	24	$	10	$	-	$	-	$	1,018

There were no transfers between any Levels during the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

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Investments in Partnerships, Offshore Funds and Variable Interest Entities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Investments in Partnerships, Offshore Funds and Variable Interests [Abstract]

Investments in Partnerships, Offshore Funds and Variable Interests

D. Investments in Partnerships, Offshore Funds and Variable Interest Entities ("VIEs")

The Company is general partner or co-general partner of various affiliated entities in which the Company has investments totaling $87.2 million, $94.2 million and $93.2 million at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, respectively, and whose underlying assets consist primarily of marketable securities (the "affiliated entities"). We also have investments in unaffiliated entities of $13.8 million, $13.4 million and $14.2 million at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, respectively (the "unaffiliated entities").  On a quarterly basis, we evaluate each entity for the appropriate accounting treatment and disclosure.  Certain of the affiliated entities, and none of the unaffiliated entities, are consolidated.

For those entities where consolidation is not deemed to be appropriate, we report them in our condensed consolidated statement of financial condition under the caption "Investments in partnerships".  This caption includes those investments, in both affiliated and unaffiliated entities, which the Company accounts for under the equity method of accounting, as well as certain investments that the feeder funds hold that are carried at fair value, as described in Note C.  The Company reflects the equity in earnings of these equity method investees and the change in fair value of the consolidated feeder funds ("CFFs") under the caption Net gain/(loss) from investments on the condensed consolidated statements of income.

The following table highlights the number of entities, including voting interest entities ("VOEs"), that we consolidate as well as under which accounting guidance they are consolidated, including CFFs, which retain their specialized investment company accounting in consolidation, partnerships and offshore funds.

Entities consolidated
	CFFs		Partnerships		Offshore Funds		Total
	VIEs	VOEs	VIEs	VOEs	VIEs	VOEs	VIEs	VOEs
Entities consolidated at December 31, 2013	1	2	-	1	-	1	1	4
Additional consolidated entities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Deconsolidated entities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Entities consolidated at September 30, 2014	1	2	-	1	-	1	1	4
Additional consolidated entities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Deconsolidated entities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Entities consolidated at December 31, 2014	1	2	-	1	-	1	1	4
Additional consolidated entities	-	1	-	1	1	-	1	2
Deconsolidated entities	-	(1)	-	-	-	(1)	-	(2)
Entities consolidated at September 30, 2015	1	2	-	2	1	-	2	4

At and for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the one CFF VIE is consolidated, as the Company has been determined to be the primary beneficiary because it has an equity interest and absorbs the majority of the expected losses and/or expected gains.  At and for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the one CFF VOE and one Partnership VOE are consolidated because the unaffiliated partners or shareholders lack substantive kick-out rights, and the Company, as either the general partner or investment manager, is deemed to have control.  During the three months ended June 30, 2015, it was determined that an additional Partnership VOE should be consolidated when the Partnership was created on April 1, 2015 without unaffiliated capital and an Offshore Fund VIE should be consolidated as the last unaffiliated investor withdrew during the second quarter.  Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2015, an Offshore Fund VOE was deconsolidated as the Company's ownership percentage fell below 50%, a CFF VOE was deconsolidated when it was closed and a different CFF VOE was consolidated as the last unaffiliated investor withdrew on March 31, 2015.

At and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and at December 31, 2014, one CFF VIE is consolidated, as the Company has been determined to be the primary beneficiary because it has an equity interest and absorbs the majority of the expected losses and/or expected gains.  At and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and at December 31, 2014, two CFF VOEs, one Partnership VOE and one Offshore Fund VOE are consolidated because the unaffiliated partners or shareholders lack substantive rights, and the Company, as either the general partner or investment manager, is deemed to have control.

The following table breaks down the investments in partnerships line by accounting method, either fair value or equity method, and investment type (in thousands):

	September 30, 2015
	Investment Type
	Affiliated			Unaffiliated
	Consolidated
Accounting method	Feeder Funds	Partnerships	Offshore Funds	Partnerships	Offshore Funds	Total
Fair Value	$               14,317	$               -	$               -	$               -	$               -	$               14,317
Equity Method	-	38,318	34,552	6,286	7,552	86,708
Total	$               14,317	$               38,318	$               34,552	$               6,286	$               7,552	$              101,025

	December 31, 2014
	Investment Type
	Affiliated			Unaffiliated
	Consolidated
Accounting method	Feeder Funds	Partnerships	Offshore Funds	Partnerships	Offshore Funds	Total
Fair Value	$               23,803	$               -	$               -	$               -	$               -	$               23,803
Equity Method	-	34,385	36,033	6,552	6,864	83,834
Total	$               23,803	$               34,385	$               36,033	$               6,552	$               6,864	$               107,637

	September 30, 2014
	Investment Type
	Affiliated			Unaffiliated
	Consolidated
Accounting method	Feeder Funds	Partnerships	Offshore Funds	Partnerships	Offshore Funds	Total
Fair Value	$               24,094	$               -	$               -	$               -	$               -	$               24,094
Equity Method	-	34,967	34,185	6,611	7,577	83,340
Total	$               24,094	$               34,967	$               34,185	$               6,611	$               7,577	$               107,434

The following table includes the net impact by line item on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition for each category of entity consolidated (in thousands):

	September 30, 2015
	Prior to			Offshore
	Consolidation	CFFs	Partnerships	Funds	As Reported
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$    425,549	$    2	$    52	$    13	$    425,616
Investments in securities	118,401	-	7,807	709	126,917
Investments in sponsored investment companies	115,046	-	-	-	115,046
Investments in partnerships	105,097	4,817	(8,504)	(385)	101,025
Receivable from brokers	50,960	-	1,933	25	52,918
Investment advisory fees receivable	28,615	5	9	-	28,629
Other assets	22,363	16	137	2	22,518
Total assets	$    866,031	$    4,840	$    1,434	$    364	$    872,669
Liabilities and equity
Securities sold, not yet purchased	$    5,231	$    -	$    140	$    206	$    5,577
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	188,770	38	155	81	189,044
Total debt	106,750	-	-	-	106,750
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	-	4,802	1,139	77	6,018
Total equity	565,280	-	-	-	565,280
Total liabilities and equity	$    866,031	$    4,840	$    1,434	$    364	$    872,669

	December 31, 2014
	Prior to			Offshore
	Consolidation	CFFs	Partnerships	Funds	As Reported
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$    298,149	$    (11)	$    86	$    -	$    298,224
Investments in securities	200,443	-	7,801	51,293	259,537
Investments in sponsored investment companies	39,537	-	-	-	39,537
Investments in partnerships	111,380	4,438	(8,181)	-	107,637
Receivable from brokers	24,301	-	623	51,155	76,079
Investment advisory fees receivable	42,102	(6)	(2)	(222)	41,872
Other assets	43,393	-	-	151	43,544
Total assets	$    759,305	$    4,421	$    327	$    102,377	$    866,430
Liabilities and equity
Securities sold, not yet purchased	$    9,991	$    -	$    -	$    604	$    10,595
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	109,356	22	24	38,141	147,543
Total debt	112,163	-	-	-	112,163
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	-	4,399	303	63,632	68,334
Total equity	527,795	-	-	-	527,795
Total liabilities and equity	$    759,305	$    4,421	$    327	$    102,377	$    866,430

	September 30, 2014
	Prior to			Offshore
	Consolidation	CFFs	Partnerships	Funds	As Reported
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$    358,316	$    7	$    98	$    -	$    358,421
Investments in securities	203,280	-	8,836	42,514	254,630
Investments in sponsored investment companies	39,520	-	-	-	39,520
Investments in partnerships	110,679	4,684	(7,929)	-	107,434
Receivable from brokers	31,388	-	306	48,191	79,885
Investment advisory fees receivable	31,221	17	(1)	(82)	31,155
Other assets	28,528	24	(1,000)	163	27,715
Total assets	$    802,932	$    4,732	$    310	$    90,786	$    898,760
Liabilities and equity
Securities sold, not yet purchased	$    13,549	$    -	$    -	$    631	$    14,180
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	166,209	71	31	39,009	205,320
Total debt	111,941	-	-	-	111,941
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	-	4,661	279	51,146	56,086
Total equity	511,233	-	-	-	511,233
Total liabilities and equity	$    802,932	$    4,732	$    310	$    90,786	$898,760

The following table includes the net impact by line item on the condensed consolidated statements of income for each category of entity consolidated (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
	Prior to			Offshore
	Consolidation	CFFs	Partnerships	Funds	As Reported
Total revenues	$     96,558	$     (10)	$     (2)	$     -	$     96,546
Total expenses	60,304	23	20	3	60,350
Operating income	36,254	(33)	(22)	(3)	36,196
Total other income/(expense), net	(12,093)	(268)	(120)	(19)	(12,500)
Income before income taxes	24,161	(301)	(142)	(22)	23,696
Income tax provision	9,245	-	-	-	9,245
Net income	14,916	(301)	(142)	(22)	14,451
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(53)	(301)	(142)	(22)	(518)
Net income attributable to GAMCO	$     14,969	$     -	$     -	$     -	$     14,969

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Prior to			Offshore
	Consolidation	CFFs	Partnerships	Funds	As Reported
Total revenues	$     111,073	$     (7)	$     -	$     (208)	$     110,858
Total expenses	66,980	20	12	260	67,272
Operating income	44,093	(27)	(12)	(468)	43,586
Total other income, net	(7,462)	(186)	(18)	(2,323)	(9,989)
Income before income taxes	36,631	(213)	(30)	(2,791)	33,597
Income tax provision	13,045	-	-	-	13,045
Net income	23,586	(213)	(30)	(2,791)	20,552
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(79)	(213)	(30)	(2,791)	(3,113)
Net income attributable to GAMCO	$     23,665	$     -	$     -	$     -	$     23,665

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
	Prior to			Offshore
	Consolidation	CFFs	Partnerships	Funds	As Reported
Total revenues	$     303,139	$     (26)	$     (4)	$     (14)	$     303,095
Total expenses	197,828	95	50	32	198,005
Operating income	105,311	(121)	(54)	(46)	105,090
Total other income/(expense), net	(3,016)	(177)	(102)	9	(3,286)
Income before income taxes	102,295	(298)	(156)	(37)	101,804
Income tax provision	38,547	-	-	-	38,547
Net income	63,748	(298)	(156)	(37)	63,257
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(98)	(298)	(156)	(37)	(589)
Net income attributable to GAMCO	$     63,846	$     -	$     -	$     -	$     63,846

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Prior to			Offshore
	Consolidation	CFFs	Partnerships	Funds	As Reported
Total revenues	$     324,287	$     (21)	$     (2)	$     (633)	$     323,631
Total expenses	205,207	34	38	730	206,009
Operating income	119,080	(55)	(40)	(1,363)	117,622
Total other income, net	6,172	20	19	(1,186)	5,025
Income before income taxes	125,252	(35)	(21)	(2,549)	122,647
Income tax provision	44,796	-	-	-	44,796
Net income	80,456	(35)	(21)	(2,549)	77,851
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(113)	(35)	(21)	(2,549)	(2,718)
Net income attributable to GAMCO	$     80,569	$     -	$     -	$     -	$     80,569

Variable Interest Entities

We sponsor a number of investment vehicles where we are the general partner or investment manager.  Certain of these vehicles are VIEs, but we are not the primary beneficiary, in all but two cases, because we do not absorb a majority of the entities' expected losses and/or expected returns, and they are, therefore, not consolidated.  We consolidate the two VIEs where we are the primary beneficiary.  The Company has not provided any financial or other support to those VIEs where we are not the primary beneficiary.  The total net assets of these non-consolidated VIEs at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014 were $65.8 million, $71.6 million and $59.8 million, respectively.  On September 30, 2015, the maximum exposure to loss as a result of our involvement with the non-consolidated VIEs is limited to the investment in one VIE of $9.6 million and the deferred carried interest that we have in another of $38,000 which was included in investments in partnerships on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.  On December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, our maximum exposure to loss as a result of our involvement with the non-consolidated VIEs is limited to the investment in two VIEs of $10.6 million and $8.6 million, respectively, and the deferred carried interest that we have in another of $43,000 and $44,000, respectively, which was included in investments in partnerships on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.   Additionally, as the general partner or investment manager to these VIEs the Company earns fees in relation to these roles, which given a decline in AUMs of the VIEs would result in lower fee revenues earned by the Company which would be reflected on the condensed consolidated statement of income, condensed consolidated statement of financial condition and condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.

The assets of these VIEs may only be used to satisfy obligations of the VIEs.  The following table presents the balances related to the VIEs that are consolidated and are included on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition as well as GAMCO's net interest in the VIEs.  There are two VIEs consolidated at  September 30, 2015 and one VIE consolidated at December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014:

	September 30, 2015	December 31, 2014	September 30, 2014
(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$       13	$              -	$              1
Investments in securities	709	-	-
Investments in partnerships	5,116	13,434	13,618
Receivable from brokers	25	-	-
Other assets	3	-	-
Payable to brokers	(62)	-	-
Securities sold, not yet purchased	(206)	-	-
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(27)	(12)	(15)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	(615)	(794)	(962)
GAMCO's net interests in consolidated VIE	$     4,956	$     12,628	$     12,642

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Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

F. Earnings Per Share

Thecomputations of basic and diluted net income per share are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Basic:
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders	$	14,969	$	23,665	$	63,846	$	80,569
Weighted average shares outstanding		24,947		25,296		25,047		25,385
Basic net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s
shareholders per share	$	0.60	$	0.94	$	2.55	$	3.17
Diluted:
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders	$	14,969	$	23,665	$	63,846	$	80,569
Weighted average share outstanding		24,947		25,296		25,047		25,385
Dilutive stock options and restricted stock awards		294		221		290		210
Total		25,241		25,517		25,337		25,595
Diluted net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s
shareholders per share	$	0.59	$	0.93	$	2.52	$	3.15

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Investment in Securities, Master Netting Arrangements for Swaps (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Offsetting Derivative Assets [Abstract]
Gross amounts of recognized assets	$ 143	$ 896	$ 800
Swaps [Member]
Offsetting Derivative Assets [Abstract]
Gross amounts of recognized assets	143	896	800
Gross amounts offset in the Statements of Financial Position	0	0	0
Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statements of Financial Position	143	896	800
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Position, Assets [Abstract]
Financial Instruments	(89)	(634)	(657)
Cash collateral received	0	0	0
Net amount	54	262	143
Offsetting Derivative Liabilities [Abstract]
Gross amounts of recognized liabilities	89	634	657
Gross amounts offset in the Statements of Financial Position	0	0	0
Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statements of Financial Position	89	634	657
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Position, Liabilities [Abstract]
Financial Instruments	(89)	(634)	(657)
Cash collateral received	0	0	0
Net amount	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

K. Subsequent Events

From October 1, 2015 to November 4, 2015, the Company repurchased 91,740 shares at $57.53 per share.

On October 12, 2015, the Board of Directors accelerated the lapse of restrictions on the November 2013 grant of restricted stock awards ("RSAs") effective on October 19, 2015. There were 130,650 RSAs outstanding relating to this grant. As a result of the acceleration, GAMCO will incur a fourth quarter non-cash charge of $5.7 million or $0.13 per diluted share (after management fee and tax benefit).  557,900 RSAs will still remain outstanding after the acceleration of the November 2013 grant.

On October 13, 2015 GAMCO announced that it had again adopted a Shareholder Designated Charitable Contribution program for all registered Class A and Class B shareholders. Based on the approximately 21 million shares currently registered in shareholders' names, the total contribution GAMCO is expected to make will be $5.3 million. If all shares outstanding are registered in their shareholders' name at the record date, the total contribution would increase to $6.4 million.

On November 2, 2015, GAMCO announced that its Board of Directors had approved the spin-off of Associated Capital Group, Inc. (“AC”), which will include GAMCO’s alternative investment management business, its institutional research services business and financial assets.  The distribution is expected to occur at 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2015 with GAMCO shareholders receiving one share of Associated Capital Group class A common stock for each share of GAMCO class A common stock held on November 12, 2015, the record date, and one share of Associated Capital Group class B common stock for each share of GAMCO class B common stock held on the record date.

On November 4, 2015, the Board of Directors declared its regular quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share to all of its shareholders, payable on December 29, 2015 to shareholders of record on December 15, 2015.

GAMCO has received a commitment from a related party whereby it will provide to GAMCO a single purpose $100 million line of credit to be drawn upon only to prepay any or all of the outstanding 5.875% Senior Notes (due June 1, 2021).  This line of credit will be available for drawdown during a 90 day period to commence on a date to be determined.

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computations of basic and diluted net income per share

Thecomputations of basic and diluted net income per share are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Basic:
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders	$	14,969	$	23,665	$	63,846	$	80,569
Weighted average shares outstanding		24,947		25,296		25,047		25,385
Basic net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s
shareholders per share	$	0.60	$	0.94	$	2.55	$	3.17
Diluted:
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders	$	14,969	$	23,665	$	63,846	$	80,569
Weighted average share outstanding		24,947		25,296		25,047		25,385
Dilutive stock options and restricted stock awards		294		221		290		210
Total		25,241		25,517		25,337		25,595
Diluted net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s
shareholders per share	$	0.59	$	0.93	$	2.52	$	3.15

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Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Basic:
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders	$ 14,969	$ 23,665	$ 63,846	$ 80,569
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	24,947	25,296	25,047	25,385
Basic net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.60	$ 0.94	$ 2.55	$ 3.17
Diluted:
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders	$ 14,969	$ 23,665	$ 63,846	$ 80,569
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	24,947	25,296	25,047	25,385
Dilutive stock options and restricted stock awards (in shares)	294	221	290	210
Total (in shares)	25,241	25,517	25,337	25,595
Diluted net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.59	$ 0.93	$ 2.52	$ 3.15

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION UNAUDITED - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 425,616	$ 298,224	$ 358,421
Investment in Securities, Fair Value	126,917	259,537	254,630
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies	115,046	39,537	39,520
Investments in partnerships	101,025	107,637	107,434
Receivable from brokers	52,918	76,079	79,885
Investment advisory fees receivable	28,629	41,872	31,155
Income tax receivable	2,409	2,477	2,433
Other assets	20,109	41,067	25,282
Total assets	872,669	866,430	898,760
Liabilities and Equity
Payable to brokers	49,074	43,409	46,790
Income taxes payable and deferred tax liabilities	10,529	27,939	27,412
Capital lease obligation	5,191	5,253	5,272
Compensation payable	88,747	39,983	93,535
Securities sold, not yet purchased	5,577	10,595	14,180
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests	1,257	1,302	1,304
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	34,246	29,657	31,007
Sub-total	194,621	158,138	219,500
5.875% Senior notes (due June 1, 2021)	100,000	100,000	100,000
Zero coupon subordinated debentures, Face value: $6.9 million at June 30, 2015, $13.1 million at December 31, 2014 and $13.2 million at June 30, 2014 (due December 31, 2015)	6,750	12,163	11,941
Total liabilities	301,371	270,301	331,441
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	$ 6,018	$ 68,334	$ 56,086
Commitments and contingencies (Note J)
GAMCO Investors, Inc. stockholders' equity
Preferred Stock
Additional paid-in capital	$ 299,769	$ 291,681	$ 289,664
Retained earnings	661,415	602,950	582,357
Accumulated other comprehensive income	17,575	25,014	23,392
Total GAMCO Investors, Inc. stockholders' equity	562,645	525,061	508,494
Noncontrolling interests	2,635	2,734	2,739
Total equity	565,280	527,795	511,233
Total liabilities and equity	872,669	866,430	898,760
Class A [Member]
GAMCO Investors, Inc. stockholders' equity
Common Stock	14	14	14
Treasury stock, at cost (8,118,237, 8,081,561 and 7,167,981 shares, respectively)	(416,147)	(394,617)	(386,952)
Class B [Member]
GAMCO Investors, Inc. stockholders' equity
Common Stock	$ 19	$ 19	$ 19

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2015	Jan. 01, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Non-cash activity:
Accrued restricted stock award dividends			$ 129	$ 86
Decrease in net assets from deconsolidation		$ (63,280)
Decrease in redeemable noncontrolling interests from deconsolidation		$ (63,267)
Increase in net assets from deconsolidation	$ 986
Increase in redeemable noncontrolling interests from deconsolidation	$ 996

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Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Debt [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt

Debt consists of the following:

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014				September 30, 2014
	Carrying		Fair Value		Carrying		Fair Value		Carrying		Fair Value
	Value		Level 2		Value		Level 2		Value		Level 2
(In thousands)
5.875% Senior notes	$	100,000	$	106,625	$	100,000	$	110,123	$	100,000	$	108,200
0% Subordinated debentures		6,750		6,800		12,163		13,000		11,941		12,775
Total	$	106,750	$	113,425	$	112,163	$	123,123	$	111,941	$	120,975

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Investments in Partnerships, Offshore Funds and Variable Interest Entities, Part I (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Entity	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Entity	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) Entity
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investments in affiliated entities | $	$ 94,200,000	$ 87,200,000	$ 93,200,000
Investments in unaffiliated entities | $	13,400,000	13,800,000	14,200,000
Investments in Partnerships by Accounting Method [Abstract]
Fair value | $	23,803,000	14,317,000	24,094,000
Equity Method Investments | $	83,834,000	86,708,000	83,340,000
Total | $	107,637,000	101,025,000	107,434,000
Maximum exposure to loss related to VIEs | $	10,600,000	9,600,000	8,600,000
Deferred carried interest in VIE | $	43,000	38,000	44,000
Total VIE assets | $	$ 71,600,000	$ 65,800,000	$ 59,800,000
VIE [Member]
Entities Consolidated [Roll Forward]
Entities consolidated at beginning of period	1	1	1
Additional consolidated entities	0	1	0
Deconsolidated entities	0	0	0
Entities consolidated at end of period	1	2	1
Investments in Partnerships by Accounting Method [Abstract]
Total | $	$ 13,434,000	$ 5,116,000	$ 13,618,000
VOE [Member]
Entities Consolidated [Roll Forward]
Entities consolidated at beginning of period	4	4	4
Additional consolidated entities	0	2	0
Deconsolidated entities	0	(2)	0
Entities consolidated at end of period	4	4	4
Prior to Consolidations [Member]
Investments in Partnerships by Accounting Method [Abstract]
Total | $	$ 111,380,000	$ 105,097,000	$ 110,679,000
CFFs [Member]
Investments in Partnerships by Accounting Method [Abstract]
Total | $	4,438,000	4,817,000	4,684,000
CFFs [Member] | Affiliated [Member]
Investments in Partnerships by Accounting Method [Abstract]
Fair value | $	23,803,000	14,317,000	24,094,000
Equity Method Investments | $	0	0	0
Total | $	$ 23,803,000	$ 14,317,000	$ 24,094,000
CFFs [Member] | VIE [Member]
Entities Consolidated [Roll Forward]
Entities consolidated at beginning of period	1	1	1
Additional consolidated entities	0	0	0
Deconsolidated entities	0	0	0
Entities consolidated at end of period	1	1	1
CFFs [Member] | VOE [Member]
Entities Consolidated [Roll Forward]
Entities consolidated at beginning of period	2	2	2
Additional consolidated entities	0	1	0
Deconsolidated entities	0	(1)	0
Entities consolidated at end of period	2	2	2
Partnerships [Member]
Investments in Partnerships by Accounting Method [Abstract]
Total | $	$ (8,181,000)	$ (8,504,000)	$ (7,929,000)
Partnerships [Member] | Affiliated [Member]
Investments in Partnerships by Accounting Method [Abstract]
Fair value | $	0	0	0
Equity Method Investments | $	34,385,000	38,318,000	34,967,000
Total | $	34,385,000	38,318,000	34,967,000
Partnerships [Member] | Unaffiliated [Member]
Investments in Partnerships by Accounting Method [Abstract]
Fair value | $	0	0	0
Equity Method Investments | $	6,552,000	6,286,000	6,611,000
Total | $	$ 6,552,000	$ 6,286,000	$ 6,611,000
Partnerships [Member] | VIE [Member]
Entities Consolidated [Roll Forward]
Entities consolidated at beginning of period	0	0	0
Additional consolidated entities	0	0	0
Deconsolidated entities	0	0	0
Entities consolidated at end of period	0	0	0
Partnerships [Member] | VOE [Member]
Entities Consolidated [Roll Forward]
Entities consolidated at beginning of period	1	1	1
Additional consolidated entities	0	1	0
Deconsolidated entities	0	0	0
Entities consolidated at end of period	1	2	1
Offshore Funds [Member]
Investments in Partnerships by Accounting Method [Abstract]
Total | $	$ 0	$ (385,000)	$ 0
Offshore Funds [Member] | Affiliated [Member]
Investments in Partnerships by Accounting Method [Abstract]
Fair value | $	0	0	0
Equity Method Investments | $	36,033,000	34,552,000	34,185,000
Total | $	36,033,000	34,552,000	34,185,000
Offshore Funds [Member] | Unaffiliated [Member]
Investments in Partnerships by Accounting Method [Abstract]
Fair value | $	0	0	0
Equity Method Investments | $	6,864,000	7,552,000	7,577,000
Total | $	$ 6,864,000	$ 7,552,000	$ 7,577,000
Offshore Funds [Member] | VIE [Member]
Entities Consolidated [Roll Forward]
Entities consolidated at beginning of period	0	0	0
Additional consolidated entities	0	1	0
Deconsolidated entities	0	0	0
Entities consolidated at end of period	0	1	0
Offshore Funds [Member] | VOE [Member]
Entities Consolidated [Roll Forward]
Entities consolidated at beginning of period	1	1	1
Additional consolidated entities	0	0	0
Deconsolidated entities	0	(1)	0
Entities consolidated at end of period	1	0	1

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

J. Commitments and Contingencies

From time to time, the Company may be named in legal actions and proceedings.  These actions may seek substantial or indeterminate compensatory as well as punitive damages or injunctive relief.  The Company is also subject to governmental or regulatory examinations or investigations.  The examinations or investigations could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, injunctions, restitutions or other relief.  For any such matters, the condensed consolidated financial statements include the necessary provisions for losses that the Company believes are probable and estimable.  Furthermore, the Company evaluates whether there exist losses which may be reasonably possible and will, if material, make the necessary disclosures.  However, management believes such amounts, both those that are probable and those that are reasonably possible, are not material to the Company's financial condition, operations or cash flows at September 30, 2015.

The Company indemnifies the clearing brokers of G.research, Inc., our broker-dealer subsidiary, for losses they may sustain from the customer accounts that trade on margin introduced by it.  At September 30, 2015, the total amount of customer balances subject to indemnification (i.e. unsecured margin debits) was immaterial.  The Company also has entered into arrangements with various other third parties many of which provide for indemnification of the third parties against losses, costs, claims and liabilities arising from the performance of obligations under the agreements.  The Company has had no claims or payments pursuant to these or prior agreements and believes the likelihood of a claim being made is remote.  The Company's estimate of the value of such agreements is de minimis, and therefore an accrual has not been made on the condensed consolidated financial statements.