BANK DEPOSITS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010
Bank deposits:
NOW accounts	$ 4,570,000			$ 4,570,000			$ 3,563,000
Demand deposits (non-interest-bearing)	5,440,000	[1]		5,440,000	[1]		3,089,000	[1]
Savings and Money Market accounts	6,695,349,000	[2]		6,695,349,000	[2]		6,855,490,000	[2]
Certificates of deposit	239,099,000			239,099,000			217,576,000
Total bank deposits	6,944,458,000			6,944,458,000			7,079,718,000
Weighted-average [Abstract]
NOW accounts, weighted-average rate (in hundredths)	0.01%	[3]		0.01%	[3]		0.01%	[3]
Demand deposits (non-interest-bearing), weighted average rate (in hundredths)	0.00%			0.00%			0.00%
Savings and Money Market accounts, weighted-average rate (in hundredths)	0.08%	[3]		0.08%	[3]		0.12%	[3]
Certificates of deposit, weighted-average rate (in hundredths)	2.67%	[3]		2.67%	[3]		2.94%	[3]
Total Bank Deposits, weighted-average rate (in hundredths)	0.17%	[3]		0.17%	[3]		0.21%	[3]
Affiliate deposits	1,000,000			1,000,000			400,000,000
Scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit, denominations greater than or equal to $100,000 [Abstract]
Three months or less	13,169,000,000			13,169,000,000			6,378,000,000
Over three through six months	4,155,000,000			4,155,000,000			5,098,000,000
Over six through twelve months	7,580,000,000			7,580,000,000			14,982,000,000
Over one through two years	12,897,000,000			12,897,000,000			6,925,000,000
Over two through three years	12,854,000,000			12,854,000,000			16,084,000,000
Over three through four years	24,183,000,000			24,183,000,000			9,064,000,000
Over four through five years	32,903,000,000			32,903,000,000			29,806,000,000
Total Certificate of deposits, denominations greater than or equal to 100,000	107,741,000,000			107,741,000,000			88,337,000,000
Scheduled maturities of certificates of deposits, denominations less than $100,000
Three months or less	17,101,000,000			17,101,000,000			10,734,000,000
Over three through six months	7,055,000,000			7,055,000,000			10,921,000,000
Over six through twelve months	10,939,000,000			10,939,000,000			26,387,000,000
Over one through two years	17,718,000,000			17,718,000,000			15,905,000,000
Over two through three years	15,650,000,000			15,650,000,000			14,621,000,000
Over three through four years	29,194,000,000			29,194,000,000			14,349,000,000
Over four through five years	33,701,000,000			33,701,000,000			36,322,000,000
Total Certificate of deposits, denominations less than 100,000	131,358,000,000			131,358,000,000			129,239,000,000
Interest expense on deposits [Abstract]
Certificates of Deposit	1,589,000		1,654,000	4,718,000		4,951,000
Money Market, savings and NOW accounts	1,215,000		2,284,000	4,843,000		7,245,000
Total interest expense on deposits	$ 2,804,000		$ 3,938,000	$ 9,561,000		$ 12,196,000

[1] Bank deposits exclude affiliate deposits of approximately of $1 million and $400 million at June 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, respectively.

[2] Bank deposits at September 30, 2010 include additional deposits received through the Raymond James Bank Deposit Program ("RJBDP") associated with the point-in-time regulatory balance sheet composition requirements of RJ Bank. These deposits were redirected in October, 2010 to other RJBDP participating banks. See Note 22, page 130, of our 2010 Form 10-K for discussion of the September 30, 2010 point-in-time regulatory requirements.

[3] Weighted-average rate calculations is based on the actual deposit balances at December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010 respectively.