Consolidated Statements Of Financial Condition - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 607,100	$ 689,782
Cash segregated for regulatory purposes		321	49,646
Receivables:
Brokerage clients, net		708,067	483,887
Brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations		651,274	651,074
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	[1]	88,467	55,078
Financial instruments owned, at fair value		812,976	786,855
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value		659,832	1,513,478
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost	[2]	1,095,793	1,177,565
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or market		179,588	121,939
Bank loans, net of allowance		2,409,399	2,065,420
Investments, at fair value		160,240	210,255
Fixed assets, net		183,020	124,246
Goodwill		884,793	795,026
Intangible assets, net		58,479	54,563
Deferred tax assets, net		268,157	258,142
Other assets		344,118	283,438
Total Assets		9,359,179	9,518,151
Payables:
Brokerage clients		423,849	321,496
Brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations		106,803	14,023
Drafts		69,516	75,198
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	[3]	106,937	39,180
Bank deposits		4,116,811	4,790,081
Financial instruments sold, but not yet purchased, at fair value		512,323	587,265
Accrued compensation		259,863	359,050
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		339,149	302,320
Borrowings		398,338
Senior notes		450,000	625,000
Debentures to Stifel Financial Capital Trusts		82,500	82,500
Total liabilities		$ 6,866,089	$ 7,196,113
Shareholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock - $1 par value; authorized 3,000,000 shares; none issued
Common stock - $0.15 par value; authorized 97,000,000 shares; issued 69,507,842 and 66,336,018 shares, respectively		$ 10,426	$ 9,950
Additional paid-in-capital		1,783,767	1,634,114
Retained earnings		798,377	716,305
Accumulated other comprehensive income		(34,491)	(38,331)
Total Stockholders' Equity		2,558,079	2,322,038
Treasury stock, at cost, 1,438,862 and 5 shares, respectively		(64,989)
Total Equity		2,493,090	2,322,038
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity		9,359,179	9,518,151
Financial Advisors and Other Employees [Member]
Receivables:
Loans and advances to financial advisors and other employees, net		$ 247,555	$ 197,757

[1] Collateral received includes securities received by our company from the counterparty. These securities are not included on the consolidated statements of financial condition unless there is an event of default.

[2] 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.

[3] Collateral pledged includes the fair value of securities pledged by our company to the counter party. These securities are included on the consolidated statements of financial condition unless we default.