Regulatory Capital Requirements (Schedule Of Total Risk-Based, Tier 1 Risk-Based, And Tier 1 Leverage Ratios) (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Stifel Financial Corp. [Member]
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements Under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Tier 1 capital, Actual Amount	$ 4,163,476	$ 4,330,786
Tier 1 capital, Actual Ratio	0.176	0.182
Tier 1 capital For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount	$ 1,419,666	$ 1,424,494
Tier 1 capital For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.06	0.06
Tier 1 capital To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Amount	$ 1,892,888	$ 1,899,326
Tier 1 To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Ratio	0.08	0.08
Total capital, Actual Amount	$ 4,391,885	$ 4,556,023
Total capital, Actual Ratio	0.186	0.192
Total capital For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount	$ 1,892,888	$ 1,899,326
Total capital For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.08	0.08
Total capital To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Amount	$ 2,366,110	$ 2,374,157
Total capital To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Ratio	0.10	0.10
Tier 1 leverage, Actual Amount	$ 4,163,476	$ 4,330,786
Tier 1 leverage, Actual Ratio	0.108	0.114
Tier 1 leverage For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount	$ 1,535,882	$ 1,522,940
Tier 1 leverage For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.04	0.04
Tier 1 leverage To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Amount	$ 1,919,853	$ 1,903,675
Tier 1 leverage To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Ratio	0.05	0.05
Stifel Financial Corp. [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements Under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Tier 1 capital, Actual Amount	$ 3,478,476	$ 3,645,786
Tier 1 capital, Actual Ratio	0.147	0.154
Tier 1 capital For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount	$ 1,064,749	$ 1,068,371
Tier 1 capital For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.045	0.045
Tier 1 capital To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Amount	$ 1,537,971	$ 1,543,202
Tier 1 To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Ratio	0.065	0.065
Stifel Bank & Trust [Member]
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements Under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Tier 1 capital, Actual Amount	$ 1,373,088	$ 1,366,711
Tier 1 capital, Actual Ratio	0.111	0.111
Tier 1 capital For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount	$ 742,445	$ 740,084
Tier 1 capital For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.06	0.06
Tier 1 capital To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Amount	$ 989,927	$ 986,778
Tier 1 To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Ratio	0.08	0.08
Total capital, Actual Amount	$ 1,496,220	$ 1,491,850
Total capital, Actual Ratio	0.121	0.121
Total capital For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount	$ 989,927	$ 986,778
Total capital For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.08	0.08
Total capital To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Amount	$ 1,237,408	$ 1,233,473
Total capital To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Ratio	0.10	0.10
Tier 1 leverage, Actual Amount	$ 1,373,088	$ 1,366,711
Tier 1 leverage, Actual Ratio	0.071	0.071
Tier 1 leverage For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount	$ 776,381	$ 774,495
Tier 1 leverage For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.04	0.04
Tier 1 leverage To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Amount	$ 970,476	$ 968,118
Tier 1 leverage To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Ratio	0.05	0.05
Stifel Bank & Trust [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements Under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Tier 1 capital, Actual Amount	$ 1,373,088	$ 1,366,711
Tier 1 capital, Actual Ratio	0.111	0.111
Tier 1 capital For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount	$ 556,834	$ 555,063
Tier 1 capital For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.045	0.045
Tier 1 capital To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Amount	$ 804,315	$ 801,758
Tier 1 To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Ratio	0.065	0.065
Stifel Bank [Member]
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements Under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Tier 1 capital, Actual Amount	$ 780,209	$ 768,652
Tier 1 capital, Actual Ratio	0.131	0.13
Tier 1 capital For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount	$ 357,807	$ 355,236
Tier 1 capital For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.06	0.06
Tier 1 capital To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Amount	$ 477,076	$ 473,648
Tier 1 To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Ratio	0.08	0.08
Total capital, Actual Amount	$ 827,495	$ 812,857
Total capital, Actual Ratio	0.139	0.137
Total capital For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount	$ 477,076	$ 473,648
Total capital For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.08	0.08
Total capital To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Amount	$ 596,346	$ 592,060
Total capital To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Ratio	0.10	0.10
Tier 1 leverage, Actual Amount	$ 780,209	$ 768,652
Tier 1 leverage, Actual Ratio	0.071	0.071
Tier 1 leverage For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount	$ 438,621	$ 433,925
Tier 1 leverage For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.04	0.04
Tier 1 leverage To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Amount	$ 548,276	$ 542,407
Tier 1 leverage To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Ratio	0.05	0.05
Stifel Bank [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements Under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Tier 1 capital, Actual Amount	$ 780,209	$ 768,652
Tier 1 capital, Actual Ratio	0.131	0.13
Tier 1 capital For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount	$ 268,356	$ 266,427
Tier 1 capital For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.045	0.045
Tier 1 capital To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Amount	$ 387,625	$ 384,839
Tier 1 To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Ratio	0.065	0.065

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