Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Revenues
Advisory revenues	$ 48,455	$ 81,447
Investment revenues (losses)	(4,886)	(1,856)
Total revenues	43,569	79,591
Expenses
Employee compensation and benefits	28,843	42,183
Occupancy and equipment rental	4,314	4,320
Depreciation and amortization	813	1,727
Information services	2,029	2,065
Professional fees	1,178	1,114
Travel related expenses	3,016	3,244
Interest expense	265	281
Other operating expenses	2,747	2,984
Total expenses	43,205	57,918
Income before taxes	364	21,673
Provision for taxes	126	8,055
Consolidated net income	238	13,618
Less: Net income allocated to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net income allocated to common stockholders	$ 238	$ 13,618
Average shares outstanding:
Basic (shares)	30,061,596	30,171,840
Diluted (shares)	30,167,907	30,260,963
Earnings per share:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.45
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.45
Dividends declared and paid per share (usd per share)	$ 0.45	$ 0.45