CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common stock, par value $.01 per share	Additional paid-in capital	Retained earnings	Treasury stock	Accumulated other comprehensive loss	Total equity attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	Noncontrolling interests
Balance beginning of period at Sep. 30, 2018		$ 2	$ 1,808	$ 5,032	$ (447)	$ (27)		$ 84
Changes in Shareholders' Equity:
Share issuances		0
Employee stock purchases			20
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of forfeitures			25		(17)
Restricted stock, stock option and restricted stock unit expense			64
Net income attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	$ 510			510
Cash dividends declared (see Note 21)				(99)
Other				5		(4)
Purchases/surrenders					(512)
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax	6					6
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests								(14)
Capital contributions								2
Distributions and other								(3)
Balance end of period at Mar. 31, 2019	6,435	2	1,917	5,448	(976)	(25)	$ 6,366	69
Balance beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2018		2	1,871	5,236	(927)	(39)		82
Changes in Shareholders' Equity:
Share issuances		0
Employee stock purchases			12
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of forfeitures			9		(1)
Restricted stock, stock option and restricted stock unit expense			25
Net income attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	261			261
Cash dividends declared (see Note 21)				(49)
Other				0		0
Purchases/surrenders					(48)
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax	14					14
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests								(12)
Capital contributions								0
Distributions and other								(1)
Balance end of period at Mar. 31, 2019	6,435	2	1,917	5,448	(976)	(25)	6,366	69
Balance beginning of period at Sep. 30, 2019	6,643	2	1,938	5,874	(1,210)	(23)		62
Changes in Shareholders' Equity:
Share issuances		0
Employee stock purchases			17
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of forfeitures			(71)		81
Restricted stock, stock option and restricted stock unit expense			69
Net income attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	437			437
Cash dividends declared (see Note 21)				(106)
Other				0		0
Purchases/surrenders					(222)
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax	12					12
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests								(24)
Capital contributions								0
Distributions and other								(2)
Balance end of period at Mar. 31, 2020	6,834	2	1,953	6,205	(1,351)	(11)	6,798	36
Balance beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2019		2	1,922	6,086	(1,163)	(5)		61
Changes in Shareholders' Equity:
Share issuances		0
Employee stock purchases			11
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of forfeitures			(8)		15
Restricted stock, stock option and restricted stock unit expense			28
Net income attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	169			169
Cash dividends declared (see Note 21)				(50)
Other				0		0
Purchases/surrenders					(203)
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax	(6)					(6)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests								(23)
Capital contributions								0
Distributions and other								(2)
Balance end of period at Mar. 31, 2020	$ 6,834	$ 2	$ 1,953	$ 6,205	$ (1,351)	$ (11)	$ 6,798	$ 36