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 income/ (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			27
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of forfeitures			27		(15)
Restricted stock, stock option and restricted stock unit expense			85
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest and other			(32)
Net income attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	$ 769			769
Cash dividends declared (see Note 21)				(146)
Other				4		(4)
Purchases/surrenders					(598)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	17					17
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests								(16)
Capital contributions								2
Distributions and other								(8)
Balance end of period at Jun. 30, 2019	6,564	2	1,915	5,659	(1,060)	(14)	$ 6,502	62
Balance beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2019		2	1,917	5,448	(976)	(25)		69
Changes in Shareholders' Equity:
Share issuances		0
Employee stock purchases			7
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of forfeitures			2		2
Restricted stock, stock option and restricted stock unit expense			21
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest and other			(32)
Net income attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	259			259
Cash dividends declared (see Note 21)				(47)
Other				(1)		0
Purchases/surrenders					(86)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	11					11
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests								(2)
Capital contributions								0
Distributions and other								(5)
Balance end of period at Jun. 30, 2019	6,564	2	1,915	5,659	(1,060)	(14)	6,502	62
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			29
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of forfeitures			(74)		84
Restricted stock, stock option and restricted stock unit expense			91
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest and other			0
Net income attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	609			609
Cash dividends declared (see Note 21)				(157)
Other				0		0
Purchases/surrenders					(222)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	24					24
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests								(26)
Capital contributions								0
Distributions and other								14
Balance end of period at Jun. 30, 2020	7,015	2	1,984	6,326	(1,348)	1	6,965	50
Balance beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2020		2	1,953	6,205	(1,351)	(11)		36
Changes in Shareholders' Equity:
Share issuances		0
Employee stock purchases			12
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of forfeitures			(3)		3
Restricted stock, stock option and restricted stock unit expense			22
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest and other			0
Net income attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	172			172
Cash dividends declared (see Note 21)				(51)
Other				0		0
Purchases/surrenders					0
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	12					12
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests								(2)
Capital contributions								0
Distributions and other								16
Balance end of period at Jun. 30, 2020	$ 7,015	$ 2	$ 1,984	$ 6,326	$ (1,348)	$ 1	$ 6,965	$ 50