Consolidated Statements Of Financial Condition - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 811,019	$ 689,782
Cash segregated for regulatory purposes		227,727	49,646
Receivables:
Brokerage clients, net		1,599,218	483,887
Brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations		601,831	651,074
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	[1]	160,423	55,078
Financial instruments owned, at fair value		749,443	786,855
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value		1,629,907	1,513,478
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost	[2]	1,855,399	1,177,565
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or market		189,921	121,939
Bank loans, net of allowance		3,143,515	2,065,420
Investments, at fair value		181,017	210,255
Fixed assets, net		181,966	124,246
Goodwill		915,602	795,026
Intangible assets, net		63,177	54,563
Loans and advances to financial advisors and other employees, net		401,293	197,757
Deferred tax assets, net		285,127	258,142
Other assets		339,330	283,438
Total Assets		13,335,915	9,518,151
Payables:
Brokerage clients		1,000,422	321,496
Brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations		438,031	14,023
Drafts		183,857	75,198
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	[3]	278,674	39,180
Bank deposits		6,638,356	4,790,081
Financial instruments sold, but not yet purchased, at fair value		521,744	587,265
Accrued compensation		363,791	359,050
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		349,040	302,320
Borrowings		237,084
Senior notes		750,000	625,000
Debentures to Stifel Financial Capital Trusts		82,500	82,500
Total liabilities		$ 10,843,499	$ 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		1,820,772	1,634,114
Retained earnings		805,685	716,305
Accumulated other comprehensive income		(39,533)	(38,331)
Total Shareholders’ Equity		2,597,350	2,322,038
Treasury stock, at cost, 2,483,071 and 5 shares, respectively		(104,934)
Total Shareholders’ Equity		2,492,416	2,322,038
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity		$ 13,335,915	$ 9,518,151

[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.