CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (PARENT COMPANY ONLY), Condensed Statement of Financial Condition (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2010		Sep. 30, 2009	Sep. 30, 2008
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,439,695,000	[1]	$ 2,943,239,000	[1]	$ 2,306,085,000	$ 3,207,493,000
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries:
Property and equipment, net	169,850,000		170,768,000
Goodwill	71,924,000		62,575,000
Other assets	38,847,000		64,338,000
Total assets	18,006,995,000		17,883,081,000
Liabilities and equity:
Trade and other	309,723,000		290,268,000
Intercompany payables to subsidiaries:
Accrued compensation and benefits	452,849,000		418,591,000
Corporate debt	611,968,000		355,964,000
Total liabilities	15,095,150,000		15,286,213,000
Equity	2,587,619,000		2,302,816,000
Total liabilities and equity	18,006,995,000		17,883,081,000
RJF Parent Company [Member]
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	252,601,000	[2]	286,868,000	[2]	3,277,000	4,033,000
Intercompany receivables from subsidiaries:
Bank subsidiary	188,000		12,000
Nonbank subsidiaries	285,326,000	[3]	30,767,000
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries:
Bank subsidiary	896,004,000		858,613,000
Nonbank subsidiaries	1,506,008,000		1,227,130,000
Property and equipment, net	9,938,000		10,217,000
Goodwill	31,751,000		29,538,000
Other assets	274,630,000		265,084,000
Total assets	3,256,446,000		2,708,229,000
Liabilities and equity:
Trade and other	34,108,000		19,297,000
Intercompany payables to subsidiaries:
Bank subsidiary	0		0
Nonbank subsidiaries	1,077,000		7,167,000
Accrued compensation and benefits	84,138,000		78,994,000
Corporate debt	549,504,000		299,955,000
Total liabilities	668,827,000		405,413,000
Equity	2,587,619,000		2,302,816,000
Total liabilities and equity	3,256,446,000		2,708,229,000
Cash and cash equivalents deposited with RJ Bank associated with point-in-time regulatory requirements	250,000,000		284,000,000
Invested cash and cash equivalents by subsidiaries on behalf of Parent	$ 221,000,000

[1] The total amount presented includes $471 million and $287 million of cash and cash equivalents which are either on deposit at RJ Bank or are otherwise invested by one of our subsidiaries, on behalf of RJF as of September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, respectively.

[2] Includes $250 million and $284 million at September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, deposited with RJ Bank. The September 30, 2010 balance is associated with the point-in-time regulatory balance sheet composition requirements of RJ Bank. See Note 22 for discussion of the RJ Bank point-in-time requirements.

[3] Of the total receivable from subsidiaries, $221 million at September 30, 2011 is invested in cash and cash equivalents by the subsidiary on behalf of the Parent.