CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,479,786	$ 2,601,006
Assets segregated pursuant to regulations and other segregated assets	3,614,811	2,905,324
Securities purchased under agreements to resell and other collateralized financings	428,864	474,144
Financial instruments, at fair value:
Trading instruments	799,453	690,551
Available for sale securities	547,442	513,730
Private equity investments	204,398	209,088
Other investments	294,098	248,751
Derivative instruments associated with offsetting matched book positions	396,163	389,457
Receivables:
Brokerage clients, net	2,219,963	2,185,296
Stock borrowed	123,156	124,373
Bank loans, net	14,348,481	12,988,021
Brokers-dealers and clearing organizations	152,905	134,890
Loans to financial advisors, net	551,701	488,760
Other	602,873	514,000
Deposits with clearing organizations	205,057	207,488
Prepaid expenses and other assets	660,366	705,391
Property and equipment, net	282,285	255,875
Deferred income taxes, net	272,644	266,899
Goodwill and identifiable intangible assets, net	376,964	376,962
Total assets	27,753,211	26,479,684
Liabilities and equity:
Trading instruments sold but not yet purchased, at fair value	325,410	287,993
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	190,679	332,536
Derivative instruments associated with offsetting matched book positions, at fair value	396,163	389,457
Payables:
Brokerage clients	5,031,276	4,671,073
Stock loaned	610,476	478,573
Bank deposits	12,729,457	11,919,881
Brokers-dealers and clearing organizations	575,855	164,054
Trade and other	563,891	729,245
Other borrowings	610,884	703,065
Accrued compensation, commissions and benefits	673,200	842,527
Senior notes payable	1,149,316	1,149,222
Total liabilities	$ 22,875,972	$ 21,693,586
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 16)
Equity
Preferred stock; $.10 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding -0- shares	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock; $.01 par value; authorized 350,000,000 shares; issued 150,853,426 at March 31, 2016 and 149,283,682 at September 30, 2015	1,507	1,491
Additional paid-in capital	1,452,786	1,344,779
Retained earnings	3,592,753	3,419,719
Treasury stock, at cost; 9,751,304 common shares at March 31, 2016 and 6,364,706 common shares at September 30, 2015	(361,456)	(203,455)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(50,300)	(40,503)
Total equity attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	4,635,290	4,522,031
Noncontrolling interests	241,949	264,067
Total equity	4,877,239	4,786,098
Total liabilities and equity	27,753,211	26,479,684
LIHTC Funds - Primary Beneficiary
Receivables:
Investments in real estate partnerships held by consolidated variable interest entities	191,801	199,678
Payables:
Loans payable of consolidated variable interest entities	$ 19,365	$ 25,960