Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule Of Fair Value Of Investments In And Unfunded Commitments To Funds Measured At Net Asset Value

The table below presents the fair value of our investments in, and unfunded commitments to, funds that are measured at NAV (in thousands):

	December 31, 2022				December 31, 2021
	Fair value of investments		Unfunded commitments		Fair value of investments		Unfunded commitments
Partnership interests	$	18,817	$	9,853	$	13,372	$	12,721
Mutual funds		4,728		—		7,310		—
Money market funds		1,650		—		3,004		—
Private equity funds		417		1,181		2,376		1,203
Total	$	25,612	$	11,034	$	26,062	$	13,924

Fair Value Of Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2022, are presented below (in thousands):

	December 31, 2022
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Financial instruments owned:
U.S. government securities	$	38,956	$	38,956	$	—	$	—
U.S. government agency securities		73,608		—		73,608		—
Agency mortgage-backed securities		172,642		—		172,642		—
Asset-backed securities		8,270		—		6,091		2,179
Corporate securities:
Fixed income securities		202,169		689		201,480		—
Equity securities		38,129		37,383		746		—
State and municipal securities		126,237		—		126,237		—
Other (1)		71,741		—		1,853		69,888
Total financial instruments owned		731,752		77,028		582,657		72,067
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. government agency securities		2,148		—		2,148		—
State and municipal securities		2,351		—		2,351		—
Mortgage-backed securities:
Agency		791,022		—		791,022		—
Commercial		66,113		—		66,113		—
Non-agency		388		—		388		—
Corporate fixed income securities		566,294		—		566,294		—
Asset-backed securities		207,725		—		207,725		—
Total available-for-sale securities		1,636,041		—		1,636,041		—
Investments:
Corporate equity securities		23,597		9,928		1,791		11,878
Auction rate securities		14,681		—		—		14,681
Other		37,136		117		45		36,974
Investments in funds and partnerships measured at NAV		23,962
Total investments		99,376		10,045		1,836		63,533
Cash equivalents measured at NAV		1,650
Derivative contracts (2)		142,042		—		142,042		—
	$	2,610,861	$	87,073	$	2,362,576	$	135,600

(1)Includes syndicated loans, non-agency mortgage-backed securities, and sovereign debt.

(2)Included in other assets in the consolidated statements of financial condition.

	December 31, 2022
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Liabilities:
Financial instruments sold, but not yet purchased:
U.S. government securities	$	254,265	$	254,265	$	—	$	—
U.S. government agency securities		3,971		—		3,971		—
Agency mortgage-backed securities		44,793		—		44,793		—
Corporate securities:
Fixed income securities		134,381		88		134,293		—
Equity securities		11,590		11,590		—		—
Other (3)		5,817		—		36		5,781
Total financial instruments sold, but not yet purchased		454,817		265,943		183,093		5,781
Derivative contracts (4)		142,028		—		142,028		—
	$	596,845	$	265,943	$	325,121	$	5,781

(3)Includes syndicated loans and state and municipal securities.

(4)Included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the consolidated statements of financial condition.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2021, are presented below (in thousands):

	December 31, 2021
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Financial instruments owned:
U.S. government securities	$	10,774	$	10,774	$	—	$	—
U.S. government agency securities		143,793		—		143,793		—
Agency mortgage-backed securities		335,050		—		335,050		—
Asset-backed securities		132,087		—		67,381		64,706
Corporate securities:
Fixed income securities		255,999		183		255,816		—
Equity securities		75,056		73,493		1,338		225
State and municipal securities		162,335		—		162,335		—
Other (1)		41,910		—		15,053		26,857
Total financial instruments owned		1,157,004		84,450		980,766		91,788
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. government agency securities		1,808		—		1,808		—
State and municipal securities		2,399		—		2,399		—
Mortgage-backed securities:
Agency		952,186		—		952,186		—
Commercial		73,985		—		73,985		—
Non-agency		568		—		568		—
Corporate fixed income securities		791,893		—		791,893		—
Asset-backed securities		291,054		—		291,054		—
Total available-for-sale securities		2,113,893		—		2,113,893		—
Investments:
Corporate equity securities		21,308		13,893		1,661		5,754
Auction rate securities		13,032		—		—		13,032
Other		60,406		10,217		14,352		35,837
Investments in funds and partnerships measured at NAV		23,058
Total investments		117,804		24,110		16,013		54,623
Cash equivalents measured at NAV		3,004
Derivative contracts (2)		52,129		—		52,129		—
	$	3,443,834	$	108,560	$	3,162,801	$	146,411

(1)Includes syndicated loans, non-agency mortgage-backed securities, and sovereign debt.

(2)Included in other assets in the consolidated statements of financial condition.

	December 31, 2021
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Liabilities:
Financial instruments sold, but not yet purchased:
U.S. government securities	$	377,023	$	377,023	$	—	$	—
U.S. government agency securities		37,395		—		37,395		—
Agency mortgage-backed securities		156,628		—		156,628		—
Corporate securities:
Fixed income securities		153,852		—		153,852		—
Equity securities		28,482		28,482		—		—
Sovereign debt		2,770		—		2,770		—
Total financial instruments sold, but not yet purchased		756,150		405,505		350,645		—
Derivative contracts (3)		52,147		—		52,147		—
	$	808,297	$	405,505	$	402,792	$	—

(3)Included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the consolidated statements of financial condition.

Schedule Of Changes In Fair Value Associated With Level 3 Financial Instruments

The following table summarizes the changes in fair value associated with Level 3 financial instruments during the year ended December 31, 2022 (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31, 2022
	Financial instruments owned									Investments
	Asset-Backed Securities			Corporate Equity Securities			Syndicated Loans			Corporate Equity Securities		Auction Rate Securities		Other
Balance at December 31, 2021	$	64,706		$	225		$	26,857		$	5,754	$	13,032	$	35,837
Unrealized gains		4,789			—			550			6,124		1,649		1,183
Realized gains		4,287			1,621			2,653			—		—		992
Purchases		4,820			—			227,548			—		—		—
Sales		—			(1,846	)		(177,895	)		—		—		(999	)
Redemptions		(76,423	)		—			(9,825	)		—		—		(39	)
Net change		(62,527	)		(225	)		43,031			6,124		1,649		1,137
Balance at December 31, 2022	$	2,179		$	—		$	69,888		$	11,878	$	14,681	$	36,974

The following table summarizes the changes in fair value associated with Level 3 financial instruments during the year ended December 31, 2021 (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31, 2021
	Financial instruments owned								Investments
	Asset-Backed Securities			Corporate Equity Securities		Syndicated Loans			Corporate Equity Securities			Auction Rate Securities			Other
Balance at December 31, 2020	$	9		$	—	$	11,275		$	—		$	12,933		$	42,113
Unrealized gains/(losses)		(3,002	)		—		(68	)		(1,000	)		124			654
Realized gains		9,485			—		—			—			—			—
Purchases		68,104			—		23,600			3,000			—			—
Sales		—			—		(7,725	)		(2,000	)		—			—
Redemptions		(16,750	)		—		—			—			(25	)		—
Transfers into Level 3		6,930			225		—			5,754			—			—
Transfers out of Level 3		(70	)		—		(225	)		—			—			(6,930	)
Net change		64,697			225		15,582			5,754			99			(6,276	)
Balance at December 31, 2021	$	64,706		$	225	$	26,857		$	5,754		$	13,032		$	35,837

Schedule Of Fair Value Of Financial Instruments

The following reflects the fair value of financial instruments as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, whether or not recognized in the consolidated statements of financial condition at fair value (in thousands).

	December 31, 2022				December 31, 2021
	Carrying Value		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Value		Estimated Fair Value
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,199,985	$	2,199,985	$	1,963,326	$	1,963,326
Cash segregated for regulatory purposes		29,017		29,017		186,331		186,331
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		348,162		348,162		579,866		579,866
Financial instruments owned		731,752		731,752		1,157,004		1,157,004
Available-for-sale securities		1,636,041		1,636,041		2,113,893		2,113,893
Held-to-maturity securities		5,990,451		5,738,418		5,348,558		5,343,481
Bank loans		20,465,092		19,752,043		16,627,847		16,704,912
Loans held for sale		156,912		156,912		207,715		207,715
Investments		99,376		99,376		117,804		117,804
Derivative contracts (1)		142,042		142,042		52,129		52,129
Financial liabilities:
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	$	212,011	$	212,011	$	385,528	$	385,528
Bank deposits		27,117,111		24,274,224		23,280,348		22,998,842
Financial instruments sold, but not yet purchased		454,817		454,817		756,150		756,150
Senior notes		1,114,554		1,016,755		1,113,478		1,218,344
Debentures to Stifel Financial Capital Trusts		60,000		53,385		60,000		46,340
Derivative contracts (2)		142,028		142,028		52,147		52,147

(1)Included in other assets in the consolidated statements of financial condition.

(2)Included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the consolidated statements of financial condition.

Estimated Fair Values Of Financial Instruments Not Measured At Fair Value

The following tables present the estimated fair values of financial instruments not measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):

	December 31, 2022
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Financial assets:
Cash	$	2,198,335	$	2,198,335	$	—	$	—
Cash segregated for regulatory purposes		29,017		29,017		—		—
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		348,162		218,515		129,647		—
Held-to-maturity securities		5,738,418		—		5,624,042		114,376
Bank loans		19,752,043		—		19,752,043		—
Loans held for sale		156,912		—		156,912		—
Financial liabilities:
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	$	212,011	$	—	$	212,011	$	—
Bank deposits		24,274,224		—		24,274,224		—
Senior notes		1,016,755		1,016,755		—		—
Debentures to Stifel Financial Capital Trusts		53,385		—		—		53,385

	December 31, 2021
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Financial assets:
Cash	$	1,960,322	$	1,960,322	$	—	$	—
Cash segregated for regulatory purposes		186,331		186,331		—		—
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		579,866		371,797		208,069		—
Held-to-maturity securities		5,343,481		—		5,205,085		138,396
Bank loans		16,704,912		—		16,704,912		—
Loans held for sale		207,715		—		207,715		—
Financial liabilities:
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	$	385,528	$	10,000	$	375,528	$	—
Bank deposits		22,998,842		—		22,998,842		—
Senior notes		1,218,344		1,218,344		—		—
Debentures to Stifel Financial Capital Trusts		46,340		—		—		46,340