BANK DEPOSITS, Summary of Bank Deposits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Bank deposits:
NOW accounts	$ 5,078	$ 4,752
Demand deposits (non-interest-bearing)	1,890	9,295
Savings and money market accounts	12,373,294	11,550,917
Certificates of deposit	349,195	354,917
Total bank deposits	$ 12,729,457	$ 11,919,881
Weighted-average rate [Abstract]
NOW accounts, weighted-average rate (in hundredths)	0.01%	0.01%
Demand deposits (non-interest-bearing), weighted-average rate (in hundredths)	0.00%	0.00%
Savings and money market accounts, weighted-average rate (in hundredths)	0.05%	0.02%
Certificates of deposit, weighted-average rate (in hundredths)	1.61%	1.64%
Total bank deposits, weighted-average rate (in hundredths)	0.09%	0.07%
Affiliate bank deposits excluded from total bank deposits	$ 949,000	$ 458,000
RJF parent cash deposited with RJ Bank	930,000	$ 451,000
Time deposit amount that exceeds FDIC insurance limit	$ 23,500

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Amount of interest bearing deposits with no stated maturity, which may include passbook and statement savings accounts and money-market deposit accounts (MMDAs). Amount of deposits in accounts that offer many of the same services as checking accounts although transactions may be somewhat more limited, share some of the characteristics of a money market fund and are insured by the Federal government, also known as money market accounts.

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Savings and Money Market Accounts, Time Deposit Amount that Exceeds FDIC Insurance Limit

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The aggregate of all deposit liabilities held by the entity, including foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing; may include demand deposits, saving deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits among others.

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Amount of deposits in interest-bearing transaction accounts at banks or savings and loans, that are restricted in regard to ownership and can usually only be held by individuals, nonprofit entities and governments. Negotiable order of withdrawal accounts differ from money market demand accounts as they typically have higher reserve requirements and no limit on the number of checks that can be written.

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The aggregate amount of all domestic and foreign noninterest-bearing deposits liabilities held by the entity.

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Amount of deposits held by the entity for a related party (entity, shareholder, employee).

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Amount of deposits that cannot be withdrawn before a set date without penalty or for which notice of withdrawal is required. Time deposits include, but are not limited to, certificates of deposits, individual retirement accounts and open accounts.

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The weighted average interest rate for all domestic deposit liabilities.

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The weighted average interest rate for domestic certificates of deposit liabilities.

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The weighted average interest rate for domestic demand deposit liabilities.

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The weighted average interest rate for domestic notice of withdrawal demand deposit liabilities.

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