Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenues
Advisory revenues	$ 286,908	$ 291,545	$ 302,833
Investment revenues	244	(6,466)	(8,840)
Total revenues	287,152	285,079	293,993
Expenses
Employee compensation and benefits	155,666	151,795	162,578
Occupancy and equipment rental	18,094	17,777	17,457
Depreciation and amortization	4,461	7,240	8,009
Information services	8,299	8,040	7,273
Professional fees	5,427	5,392	5,694
Travel related expenses	11,785	10,981	10,325
Interest expense	996	1,016	2,040
Other operating expenses	11,218	12,363	11,947
Total expenses	215,946	214,604	225,323
Income before taxes	71,206	70,475	68,670
Provision for taxes	24,524	28,383	24,086
Consolidated net income	46,682	42,092	44,584
Less: Net income allocated to noncontrolling interests	0	0	6
Net income allocated to common stockholders	$ 46,682	$ 42,092	$ 44,578
Average shares outstanding:
Basic (shares)	30,134,430	30,553,460	31,020,894
Diluted (shares)	30,160,669	30,561,682	31,034,817
Earnings per share:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 1.55	$ 1.38	$ 1.44
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 1.55	$ 1.38	$ 1.44
Dividends declared and paid per share (usd per share)	$ 1.8	$ 1.80	$ 1.80