Acquisitions And Divestitures (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2010		Mar. 31, 2010 FTN Equity Capital Markets [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 FTN Equity Capital Markets [Member]
Number of states, serves customers by subsidiary		40
Goodwill, impairment		$ 10,100,000	$ (10,100,000)	[1],[2]	$ (3,348,000)	[1],[2]	$ 3,300,000	$ 14,300,000
Tax benefits recognized		11,100,000
After tax goodwill impairment							2,000,000	9,000,000
Recognized after-tax gains on the sales	4,200,000		4,200,000
Severance and contract termination costs							$ 6,100,000

[1] See Note 17 - Restructuring, Repositioning, and Efficiency for further details related to goodwill impairments.

[2] See Note 2 - Acquisitions and Divestitures for further details regarding goodwill related to divestitures.