Consolidated Statements Of Financial Condition - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 1,936,560	$ 696,283
Cash segregated for regulatory purposes		132,814	90,802
Receivables:
Brokerage clients, net		1,201,477	1,384,096
Brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations		515,574	459,107
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	[1]	699,900	512,220
Financial instruments owned, at fair value		1,267,449	1,143,684
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value		3,070,447	3,773,508
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost	[2]	4,218,854	3,698,098
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or market		205,557	226,068
Bank loans, net		8,517,615	6,947,759
Investments, at fair value		67,982	111,379
Fixed assets, net		372,939	155,120
Goodwill		1,034,679	968,834
Intangible assets, net		119,655	109,627
Loans and advances to financial advisors and other employees, net		408,436	378,124
Deferred tax assets, net		112,008	105,152
Other assets		637,652	624,092
Total Assets		24,519,598	21,383,953
Payables:
Brokerage clients		837,379	828,206
Brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations		432,299	276,302
Drafts		104,887	107,043
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	[3]	535,394	233,704
Bank deposits		15,863,613	13,411,935
Financial instruments sold, but not yet purchased, at fair value		947,306	778,863
Accrued compensation		460,347	493,973
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		344,152	308,911
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		540,000	745,000
Borrowings		180,655	256,000
Senior notes, net		1,015,973	1,014,940
Debentures to Stifel Financial Capital Trusts		60,000	67,500
Total liabilities		21,322,005	18,522,377
Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred stock − $1 par value; authorized 3,000,000 shares; 6,000 issued		150,000	150,000
Common stock − $0.15 par value; authorized 97,000,000 shares; issued 74,441,017 and 71,636,986 shares, respectively		11,166	10,746
Additional paid-in-capital		1,893,304	1,733,348
Retained earnings		1,366,503	1,033,526
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(72,523)	(26,736)
Treasury stock, at cost, 3,639,399 and 772,302 shares, respectively		(180,857)	(39,308)
Total Stifel Financial Corp. Shareholders’ Equity		3,167,593	2,861,576
Non-controlling interests		30,000
Total Shareholders' Equity		3,197,593	2,861,576
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity		$ 24,519,598	$ 21,383,953

[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. The fair value of securities pledged as collateral was $695.6 million and $509.4 million at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

[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. Collateral pledged by our company to the counter party includes U.S. government agency securities, U.S. government securities, and corporate fixed income securities with market values of $558.6 million and $241.4 million at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.