CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common stock, par value $.01 per share	Additional paid-in capital	Retained earnings	Retained earnings Cumulative adjustments for changes in accounting principles	Treasury stock	Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income Cumulative adjustments for changes in accounting principles	Total equity attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	Noncontrolling interests
Balance, beginning of year at Sep. 30, 2018		$ 2	$ 1,808	$ 5,032	$ 4	$ (447)	$ (27)	$ (4)		$ 84
Changes in Shareholders' Equity:
Share issuances		0
Issuance of shares for stock split		0	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)
Purchases/surrenders						(759)
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax	8						8
Other		0					(4)			(8)
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests										(14)
Balance, end of year at Sep. 30, 2019	6,643	2	1,938	5,874	0	(1,210)	(23)			62
Changes in Shareholders' Equity:
Total equity attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.									$ 6,581
Share issuances		0
Issuance of shares for stock split		0	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)
Purchases/surrenders						(273)
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax	34						34
Other		0					0			26
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests										(26)
Balance, end of year at Sep. 30, 2020	7,176	2	2,007	6,484	$ (35)	(1,390)	11			62
Changes in Shareholders' Equity:
Total equity attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	7,114								7,114
Share issuances		0
Issuance of shares for stock split		1	(1)
Employee stock purchases			32
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of forfeitures			(77)			81
Restricted stock, stock option and restricted stock unit expense			126
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest and other			1
Net income attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	1,403			1,403
Cash dividends declared				(219)
Purchases/surrenders						(128)
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax	(52)						(52)
Other		(1)					0			(27)
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests										23
Balance, end of year at Sep. 30, 2021	8,303	$ 2	$ 2,088	$ 7,633		$ (1,437)	$ (41)			$ 58
Changes in Shareholders' Equity:
Total equity attributable to Raymond James Financial, Inc.	$ 8,245								$ 8,245