Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Revenues
Advisory revenues	$ 81,447	$ 73,255
Investment Revenues	(1,856)	9,435
Total Revenues	79,591	82,690
Expenses
Employee compensation and benefits	42,183	41,237
Occupancy and equipment rental	4,320	4,265
Depreciation and amortization	1,727	1,971
Information services	2,065	1,884
Professional fees	1,114	1,350
Travel related expenses	3,244	3,445
Interest expense	281	219
Other operating expenses	2,984	3,506
Total expenses	57,918	57,877
Income before taxes	21,673	24,813
Provision for taxes	8,055	8,677
Consolidated net income	13,618	16,136
Less: Net income allocated to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net income allocated to common stockholders	$ 13,618	$ 16,136
Average shares outstanding:
Basic (shares)	30,171,840	30,522,767
Diluted (shares)	30,260,963	30,532,162
Earnings per share:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.45	$ 0.53
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.45	$ 0.53
Dividends declared and paid per share (usd per share)	$ 0.45	$ 0.45