Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 2,725,992	$ 2,648,308
Cash segregated for regulatory purposes		28,065	29,895
Receivables:
Brokerage clients, net		950,770	897,363
Brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations		438,159	486,465
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		642,850	528,976
Financial instruments owned, at fair value		1,419,156	1,169,008
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value		1,613,304	1,584,598
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost	[1]	6,716,753	6,524,954
Loans:
Held for investment, net		20,225,273	20,731,796
Held for sale, at lower of cost or market		1,016,127	578,980
Investments, at fair value		75,459	75,358
Fixed assets, net		194,820	193,156
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net		786,314	809,174
Goodwill		1,395,215	1,395,218
Intangible assets, net		108,143	113,574
Loans and advances to financial advisors and other employees, net		670,553	682,196
Deferred tax assets, net		174,443	152,378
Other assets		1,202,331	1,294,143
Total assets		40,383,727	39,895,540
Payables:
Brokerage clients		473,828	468,773
Brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations		375,454	215,249
Drafts		87,755	126,770
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		684,561	580,170
Bank deposits		29,639,272	29,102,227
Financial instruments sold, but not yet purchased, at fair value		825,488	646,271
Accrued compensation		399,354	790,194
Lease liabilities, net		844,309	867,426
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		838,696	735,072
Senior notes		616,824	616,618
Debentures to Stifel Financial Capital Trusts		60,000	60,000
Total liabilities		34,845,541	34,208,770
Equity
Preferred stock - $1 par value; authorized 3,000,000 shares; issued 27,400 shares		685,000	685,000
Common stock - $0.15 par value; authorized 194,000,000 shares; issued 111,662,630 and 111,662,571 shares, respectively		16,749	16,749
Additional paid-in-capital		1,811,493	1,895,568
Retained earnings		3,720,504	3,794,609
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(51,751)	(75,638)
Treasury stock, at cost, 8,585,132 and 9,491,204 shares, respectively		(643,809)	(629,518)
Total equity		5,538,186	5,686,770
Total liabilities and equity		$ 40,383,727	$ 39,895,540

[1] Held-to-maturity securities are carried in the consolidated statements of financial condition at amortized cost, and the changes in the value of these securities, other than impairment charges, are not reported on the consolidated financial statements.