CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total		Common stock, par value $.01 per share	Additional paid-in capital	Retained earnings	Treasury stock	Accumulated other comprehensive loss	[1]	Total equity attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	[1]	Noncontrolling interests
Balance, beginning of year at Sep. 30, 2014			$ 1,444	$ 1,239,046	$ 3,023,845	$ (121,211)	$ (1,888)				$ 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
Other			32	278	5						(5,737)
Net income attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	$ 239,759				239,759
Cash dividends declared					(52,526)
Purchases/surrenders						(7,100)
Net change in unrealized gain/loss on available for sale securities and non-credit portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses, net of tax	2,313	[2]					2,313
Net change in currency translations and net investment hedges, net of tax	(21,719)	[2]					(21,719)
Net change in cash flow hedges, net of tax	(1,501)	[2]					(1,501)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	8,946										(8,946)
Capital contributions											10,008
Distributions											(10,860)
Balance, end of period at Mar. 31, 2015	4,651,910		1,476	1,318,988	3,211,083	(133,327)	(22,795)		$ 4,375,425		276,485
Balance, beginning of year at Sep. 30, 2015	4,786,098		1,491	1,344,779	3,419,719	(203,455)	(40,503)				264,067
Changes in Shareholders' Equity:
Employee stock purchases				18,938
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of forfeitures				13,954		(5,717)
Restricted stock, stock option and restricted stock unit expense				39,962
Excess tax benefit from share-based payments				34,791
Other			16	362	0						(10,863)
Net income attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	232,176				232,176
Cash dividends declared					(59,142)
Purchases/surrenders						(152,284)
Net change in unrealized gain/loss on available for sale securities and non-credit portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses, net of tax	(5,692)	[2]					(5,692)
Net change in currency translations and net investment hedges, net of tax	4,099	[2]					4,099
Net change in cash flow hedges, net of tax	(8,204)	[2]					(8,204)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	14,077										(14,077)
Capital contributions											7,855
Distributions											(5,033)
Balance, end of period at Mar. 31, 2016	$ 4,877,239		$ 1,507	$ 1,452,786	$ 3,592,753	$ (361,456)	$ (50,300)		$ 4,635,290		$ 241,949

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

[2] All components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, are attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.