CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $) In Thousands		Total	Common stock [Member]	Shares exchangeable into common stock [Member]	Additional paid-in capital [Member]		Retained earnings [Member]	Treasury stock [Member]	Accumulated other comprehensive income [Member]		Total equity attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc. [Member]	Noncontrolling interests [Member]
Balance, beginning of year at Sep. 30, 2008			$ 1,202	$ 3,504	$ 355,274		$ 1,639,662	$ (81,761)	$ (33,976)	[1]		$ 237,322
Changes in Shareholders' Equity
Issued	[2]		25
Exchanged	[2]			(306)
Employee stock purchases					8,938
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of forfeitures					18,661			1,137
Restricted stock, stock option and restricted stock unit expense					30,767
Excess tax (deficiency) benefit from share-based payments					3,210
Net income attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.		152,750					152,750
Cash dividends declared							(54,140)
Deconsolidation of previously consolidated low income housing tax credit funds							0					0
Purchases/Surrenders								(6,746)
Joint venture share exchange								2,958
Issuance of stock as consideration for acquisition					0			0
Net unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities and non-credit portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses	[1]	(5,848)							(5,848)	[3]
Net change in currency transactions	[1]	(1,979)							(1,979)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		12,373										(12,373)
Capital contributions												22,967
Distributions												(8,536)
Deconsolidation of certain internally sponsored private equity limited partnerships												(34,617)
Consolidation of low income housing tax credit funds not previously consolidated												0
Other					(188)	[2]	(681)	0				(4,087)
Balance, end of year at Sep. 30, 2009		2,233,139	1,227	3,198	416,662		1,737,591	(84,412)	(41,803)	[1]	2,032,463	200,676
Changes in Shareholders' Equity
Issued	[2]		17
Exchanged	[2]			(79)
Employee stock purchases					9,775
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of forfeitures					5,220			6,375
Restricted stock, stock option and restricted stock unit expense					39,860
Excess tax (deficiency) benefit from share-based payments					2,280
Net income attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.		228,283					228,283
Cash dividends declared							(56,009)
Deconsolidation of previously consolidated low income housing tax credit funds							0					0
Purchases/Surrenders								(3,537)
Joint venture share exchange								0
Issuance of stock as consideration for acquisition					0			0
Net unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities and non-credit portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses	[1]	30,147							30,147	[3]
Net change in currency transactions	[1]	5,459							5,459
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		5,764										(5,764)
Capital contributions												100,863
Distributions												(3,276)
Deconsolidation of certain internally sponsored private equity limited partnerships												0
Consolidation of low income housing tax credit funds not previously consolidated												0
Other					2,562	[2]	0	0				1,553
Balance, end of year at Sep. 30, 2010		2,596,868	1,244	3,119	476,359		1,909,865	(81,574)	(6,197)	[1]	2,302,816	294,052
Changes in Shareholders' Equity
Issued	[2]		27
Exchanged	[2]			(3,119)
Employee stock purchases					10,699
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of forfeitures					32,675			5,220
Restricted stock, stock option and restricted stock unit expense					38,551
Excess tax (deficiency) benefit from share-based payments					(374)
Net income attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.		278,353					278,353
Cash dividends declared							(65,808)
Deconsolidation of previously consolidated low income housing tax credit funds							3,314					(6,789)
Purchases/Surrenders								(22,710)
Joint venture share exchange								0
Issuance of stock as consideration for acquisition					4,011			4,291
Net unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities and non-credit portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses	[1]	2,621							2,621	[3]
Net change in currency transactions	[1]	(6,029)							(6,029)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		10,502										(10,502)
Capital contributions												33,633
Distributions												(9,971)
Deconsolidation of certain internally sponsored private equity limited partnerships												0
Consolidation of low income housing tax credit funds not previously consolidated												14,635
Other					3,214	[2]	94	(227)				9,168
Balance, end of year at Sep. 30, 2011		$ 2,911,845	$ 1,271	$ 0	$ 565,135		$ 2,125,818	$ (95,000)	$ (9,605)	[1]	$ 2,587,619	$ 324,226

[1] The components of other comprehensive income, net of tax are attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc. None of the components of other comprehensive income are attributable to noncontrolling interests.

[2] During the year ended September 30, 2011, 243,000 exchangeable shares were exchanged for common stock on a one-for-one basis.

[3] Net of tax.