CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified		Total	Common stock, par value $.01 per share [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, 2013			$ 1,429	$ 1,136,298	$ 2,635,026	$ (120,555)	$ 10,726	[1]		$ 335,413
Changes in Shareholders' Equity:
Employee stock purchases				10,002
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of forfeitures				12,747		(3,289)
Restricted stock, stock option and restricted stock unit expense				34,380
Excess tax benefit from share-based payments				9,877
Net income including noncontrolling interests		208,616			221,193					(12,577)
Cash dividends declared					(45,733)
Purchases/surrenders						(2,213)
Net change in unrealized losses on available for sale securities and non-credit portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses, net of tax	[1]	4,576					4,576
Net change in currency translations and net investment hedges, net of tax	[1]	(16,536)					(16,536)
Cash flow hedges, net of tax	[1]	0					0
Capital contributions										11,682
Distributions										(14,583)
Other			10	662	(296)					122
Balance, end of period at Mar. 31, 2014		4,208,361	1,439	1,203,966	2,810,190	(126,057)	(1,234)	[1]	3,888,304	320,057
Balance, beginning of year at Sep. 30, 2014		4,433,256	1,444	1,239,046	3,023,845	(121,211)	(1,888)	[1]		292,020
Changes in Shareholders' Equity:
Employee stock purchases				11,116
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of forfeitures				22,286		(5,016)
Restricted stock, stock option and restricted stock unit expense				38,685
Excess tax benefit from share-based payments				7,577
Net income including noncontrolling interests		230,813			239,759					(8,946)
Cash dividends declared					(52,526)
Purchases/surrenders						(7,100)
Net change in unrealized losses on available for sale securities and non-credit portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses, net of tax	[1]	2,313					2,313
Net change in currency translations and net investment hedges, net of tax	[1]	(21,719)					(21,719)
Cash flow hedges, net of tax	[1]	(1,501)					(1,501)
Capital contributions										10,008
Distributions										(10,860)
Other			32	278	5					(5,737)
Balance, end of period at Mar. 31, 2015		$ 4,651,910	$ 1,476	$ 1,318,988	$ 3,211,083	$ (133,327)	$ (22,795)	[1]	$ 4,375,425	$ 276,485

[1] All components of other comprehensive income, net of tax, are attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.