CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common stock, par value $.01 per share	Additional paid-in capital	Retained earnings	Treasury stock	Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	Total equity attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	Noncontrolling interests
Balance, beginning of year at Sep. 30, 2017		$ 2	$ 1,645	$ 4,340	$ (390)	$ (15)		$ 112
Changes in Shareholders' Equity:
Share issuances		0
Employee stock purchases			31
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of forfeitures			32		(12)
Restricted stock, stock option and restricted stock unit expense			98
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest and other			2
Net income attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	$ 857			857
Cash dividends declared				(164)
Other				(1)		0
Purchases/surrenders					(45)
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax	(12)					(12)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests								(6)
Capital contributions								0
Distributions and other								(22)
Balance, end of year at Sep. 30, 2018	6,452	2	1,808	5,032	(447)	(27)		84
Changes in Shareholders' Equity:
Total equity attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.							$ 6,368
Share issuances		0
Employee stock purchases			34
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of forfeitures			21		(4)
Restricted stock, stock option and restricted stock unit expense			107
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest and other			(32)
Net income attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	1,034			1,034
Cash dividends declared				(196)
Other				4		(4)
Purchases/surrenders					(759)
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax	8					8
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests								(14)
Capital contributions								2
Distributions and other								(10)
Balance, end of year at Sep. 30, 2019	6,643	2	1,938	5,874	(1,210)	(23)		62
Changes in Shareholders' Equity:
Total equity attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	6,581						6,581
Share issuances		0
Employee stock purchases			36
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of forfeitures			(80)		93
Restricted stock, stock option and restricted stock unit expense			113
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest and other			0
Net income attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	818			818
Cash dividends declared				(208)
Other				0		0
Purchases/surrenders					(273)
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax	34					34
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests								(26)
Capital contributions								3
Distributions and other								23
Balance, end of year at Sep. 30, 2020	7,176	$ 2	$ 2,007	$ 6,484	$ (1,390)	$ 11		$ 62
Changes in Shareholders' Equity:
Total equity attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	$ 7,114						$ 7,114