Regulatory Capital Requirements (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Our Other Broker-Dealer Subsidiaries
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements Under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital	15
Stifel Nicolaus [Member]
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements Under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Aggregate debit balances	18.20%
Net capital	$ 326.4
Excess of minimum required net capital	290.6
Stifel Financial Corp. [Member]
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements Under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Net capital under the alternative method	$ 1.0
Aggregate debit balances	2.00%

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Amount of net capital in excess of minimum required net capital, calculated under Alternative Standard.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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-Name Rule 15c3-1
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