CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME $ in Thousands, CAD in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Advisory fees:
Asset-based	$ 99,201	$ 91,492	$ 99,275
Performance-based	1,411	635	2,698
Trust fees	31,621	30,313	28,795
Other revenues, net	1,552	581	168
Total revenues	133,785	123,021	130,936
Expenses:
Employee compensation and benefits	64,955	61,509	63,562
Sales and marketing	2,042	1,919	1,839
Westwood mutual funds	3,938	3,155	3,435
Information technology	7,785	7,735	5,732
Professional services	5,916	5,622	5,617
Litigation Settlement, Expense	4,000	0	0
General and administrative	11,247	9,071	8,531
Total expenses	99,892	89,011	88,716
Income (loss) before income taxes	33,893	34,010	42,220
Provision for income taxes	13,904	11,363	15,115
Net income	19,989	22,647	27,105
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	2,523	401	(3,457)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	2,523	401	(3,457)
Total comprehensive income	$ 22,512	$ 23,048	$ 23,648
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 2.45	$ 2.84	$ 3.49
Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 2.38	$ 2.77	$ 3.33
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares) | shares	8,147,742	7,961,891	7,756,647
Diluted (in shares) | shares	8,400,022	8,165,475	8,149,399