CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	$ 209,426		$ 159,218
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3,355)		113
Net income including noncontrolling interests	206,071		159,331
Adjustments to reconcile net income including noncontrolling interests to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	30,330		29,354
Deferred Income taxes	(43,242)		(35,565)
Premium and discount amortization on available for sale securities and unrealized/realized gain on other investments	(11,758)		(13,205)
Provisions for loan losses, legal proceedings, bad debts and other accruals	44,125		84,283
Stock-based compensation expense	32,969		32,042
Loss provision for auction rate securities	45,000		0
Other	20,017		24,172
Net change in:
Assets segregated pursuant to regulations and other segregated assets	934,240		72,128
Securities purchased under agreements to resell and other collateralized financings, net of securities sold under agreements to repurchase	(294,113)		55,163
Stock loaned, net of stock borrowed	(35,259)		419,494
Brokerage client receivables and other accounts receivable, net	(244,615)		(111,902)
Trading instruments, net	99,634		(150,936)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(17,522)		(25,886)
Brokerage client payables and other accounts payable	383,015		(595,073)
Accrued compensation, commissions and benefits	17,034		8,841
Purchase and origination of loans held for sale, net of proceeds from sale of securitizations and loans held for sale	(73,999)		66,846
Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements	(1,772)		(683)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,090,155		18,404
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment	(28,170)		(17,979)
(Increase) decrease in loans, net	(114,152)		351,926
Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock, net	42,811		0
Sales (purchases) of private equity and other investments, net	10,503		(19,294)
Decrease in securities purchased under agreements to resell	0		2,000,000
Acquisition of controlling interest in subsidiary	(6,354)		0
Purchases of available for sale securities	(2,328)		0
Available for sale securities maturations and repayments	92,049		115,215
Sales of available for sale securities	13,767		0
Investments in real estate partnerships held by variable interest entities, net of other investing activity	(12,048)		(12,318)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(3,922)		2,417,550
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowed funds, net	249,498		14,808
Repayments of borrowings, net	(2,560,493)		(932,290)
Repayments of borrowings by variable interest entities which are real estate partnerships	(23,679)		(16,995)
Proceeds from capital contributed to variable interest entities which are real estate partnerships	32,912		39,809
Exercise of stock options and employee stock purchases	40,643		15,698
Decrease in bank deposits	(135,260)		(2,953,660)
Purchase of treasury stock	(6,998)		(3,362)
Dividends on common stock	(49,346)		(42,200)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements	1,772		683
Net cash used in financing activities	(2,450,951)		(3,877,509)
Currency adjustment:
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	1,801		1,666
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(1,362,917)		(1,439,889)
Increase in cash resulting from the consolidation of an acquired entity and the acquisition of a controlling interest in a subsidiary	18,366		0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	2,943,239	[1]	2,306,085
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,598,688	[1]	866,196
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	36,187		34,492
Cash paid for income taxes	154,275		121,118
Non-cash transfers of loans to other real estate owned	$ 12,157		$ 32,947

[1] Of the total, includes $655 million of RJF parent company cash and cash equivalents (nearly all of which is invested on behalf of the RJF parent company by one of its subsidiaries) as of June 30, 2011. At September 30, 2010, the RJF parent company had $287 million in cash and cash equivalents (see Note 26 on page 135 of the 2010 Form 10-K for further information).