Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Revenues
Advisory revenues	$ 91,669	$ 46,983	$ 204,111	$ 211,496
Investment revenues (losses)	324	(2,440)	(5,526)	(672)
Total revenues	91,993	44,543	198,585	210,824
Expenses
Employee compensation and benefits	45,996	27,073	109,974	115,202
Occupancy and equipment rental	4,956	4,672	14,088	13,322
Depreciation and amortization	804	861	2,447	3,612
Information services	2,419	2,042	6,618	6,020
Professional fees	1,453	1,297	4,078	4,050
Travel related expenses	2,225	2,879	8,534	9,360
Interest expense	402	241	978	769
Other operating expenses	3,106	2,529	8,348	8,453
Total expenses	61,361	41,594	155,065	160,788
Income before taxes	30,632	2,949	43,520	50,036
Provision for taxes	10,759	1,152	15,355	19,134
Consolidated net income	19,873	1,797	28,165	30,902
Less: Net income allocated to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net income allocated to common stockholders	$ 19,873	$ 1,797	$ 28,165	$ 30,902
Average shares outstanding:
Basic (shares)	30,046,450	29,792,997	30,326,050	30,094,986
Diluted (shares)	30,048,128	29,805,553	30,338,516	30,122,352
Earnings per share:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.66	$ 0.06	$ 0.93	$ 1.03
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.66	$ 0.06	$ 0.93	$ 1.03
Dividends declared and paid per share (usd per share)	$ 0.45	$ 0.45	$ 1.35	$ 1.35