Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Advisory fees
Asset based	$ 17,956	$ 14,485	$ 49,989	$ 42,677
Performance based	26	69	2,561	1,251
Trust fees	4,672	3,715	13,463	10,943
Other, net	344	672	560	2,000
Total revenues	22,998	18,941	66,573	56,871
EXPENSES:
Employee compensation and benefits	12,480	11,397	36,230	32,196
Sales and marketing	326	350	947	823
Westwood mutual funds	599	292	1,465	776
Information technology	690	649	2,024	1,874
Professional services	887	739	2,966	3,681
General and administrative	1,250	1,183	3,723	3,354
Total expenses	16,232	14,610	47,355	42,704
Income before income taxes	6,766	4,331	19,218	14,167
Provision for income taxes	2,447	1,827	7,187	5,680
Net income	4,319	2,504	12,031	8,487
Available-for-sale investments:
Change in unrealized gain on investment securities				(401)
Less: reclassification adjustment for net gains included in earnings				(908)
Net change (net of income taxes of $0, $0, $0 and $(714), respectively)				(1,309)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	104	78	(131)	60
Total comprehensive income	$ 4,423	$ 2,582	$ 11,900	$ 7,238
Earnings per share:
Basic	$ 0.59	$ 0.35	$ 1.64	$ 1.19
Diluted	$ 0.57	$ 0.34	$ 1.59	$ 1.16
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	7,374,600	7,166,020	7,347,376	7,138,878
Diluted	7,558,136	7,323,245	7,586,488	7,301,014