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REGULATIONS AND CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS (Details)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Sep. 30, 2011
Raymond James & Associates, Inc. [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2010
Raymond James & Associates, Inc. [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2011
Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2010
Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2011
Raymond James Ltd. [Member]
CAD
Sep. 30, 2010
Raymond James Ltd. [Member]
CAD
Sep. 30, 2011
RJ Bank [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2010
RJ Bank [Member]
USD ($)
Requirements of broker-dealer subsidiaries [Abstract]         
Maximum multiple of net capital allowed for aggregate indebtedness15        
Minimum net capital allowed under the alternative net capital requirement $ 1,000,000 $ 250,000     
Percentage of aggregate debit items for alternative net capital requirement calculation (in hundredths)2.00%        
Threshold percentage of aggregate debit items for net capital, at which a member firm may be required to reduce its business (in hundredths)4.00%        
Threshold percentage of aggregate debit items for net capital, at which a member firm may be prohibited from expanding its business and declaring cash dividends (in hundredths)5.00%        
Alternative Method Elected [Abstract]         
Net capital as a percent of aggregate debit items (in hundredths) 27.02%17.37%      
Net capital 409,869,000253,341,00017,829,00014,540,000    
Less: required net capital (30,340,000)(29,169,000)(250,000)(250,000)    
Excess net capital 379,529,000224,172,00017,579,00014,290,000    
Risk adjusted capital of Canadian broker-dealer subsidiary [Abstract]         
Risk adjusted capital before minimum     70,855,00052,022,000  
Less: required minimum capital     (250,000)(250,000)  
Risk adjusted capital     70,605,00051,772,000  
Minimum Capital Rule [Abstract]         
Threshold of risk-adjusted capital that must be maintained for the Minimum Capital Rule     0   
Total Capital (to risk-weighted assets) [Abstract]         
Actual, amount       1,018,858,000985,961,000
Actual, ratio (in hundredths)       13.70%13.00%
Requirement for capital adequacy purposes, amount       595,165,000608,096,000
Requirement for capital adequacy purposes, ratio (in hundredths)       8.00%8.00%
To be well capitalized under prompt corrective action provisions, amount       743,956,000760,120,000
To be well capitalized under prompt corrective action provisions, ratio (in hundredths)       10.00%10.00%
Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) [Abstract]         
Actual, amount       925,212,000890,442,000
Actual, ratio (in hundredths)       12.40%11.70%
Requirement for capital adequacy purposes, amount       297,582,000304,048,000
Requirement for capital adequacy purposes, ratio (in hundredths)       4.00%4.00%
To be well capitalized under prompt corrective action provisions, amount       446,374,000456,072,000
To be well capitalized under prompt corrective action provisions, ratio (in hundredths)       6.00%6.00%
Tier I Capital (to Adjusted Assets) [Abstract]         
Actual, amount       925,212,000890,442,000
Actual, ratio (in hundredths)       10.30%8.20%
Requirement for capital adequacy purposes, amount       360,961,000434,193,000
Requirement for capital adequacy purposes, ratio (in hundredths)       4.00%4.00%
To be well capitalized under prompt corrective action provisions, amount       451,202,000542,741,000
To be well capitalized under prompt corrective action provisions, ratio (in hundredths)       5.00%5.00%
Total Capital (to risk-weighted assets), excluding the impact of additional assets held (in hundredths)        14.20%
Tier 1 Capital (to adjusted assets), excluding the impact of additional assets held (in hundredths)        12.10%
Dividends declared and paid to Parent       100,000,000 
Capital contributions received from Parent       25,000,000 
Minimum Total Capital per internal policy (in hundredths)        12.00%
Cash dividends period of notification and approval by the OTS (in days)        30D
Preceding period of retained net income added to net income for the applicable year used to determine the approved amount of capital distribution (in years)        2Y
Percentage of assets test for point-in-time requirement (in hundredths)        60.00%
Actual percentage of qualifying assets for point in time requirement (in hundredths)        62.00%
Additional qualifying assets held to meet point-in-time percentage of assets requirement        $ 3,500,000,000