Quarterly Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Information

(Expressed in thousands, except per share amounts)
	Fiscal Quarters
Year Ended December 31, 2014	Fourth		Third		Second			First		Year
Revenue	$	254,928	$	244,679	$	249,689		$	255,168	$	1,004,464
Income before income taxes	9,595		10,896		136			5,109		25,736
Net income attributable to Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.	2,686		4,470		(1,554		)	3,224		8,826
Earnings per share attributable to Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.
Basic	0.20		0.33		(0.11		)	0.24		0.65
Diluted	0.19		0.31		(0.11		)	0.23		0.62
Dividends per share	0.11		0.11		0.11			0.11		0.44
Market price of Class A Stock (1)
High	24.70		24.80		28.86			29.75		29.75
Low	19.97		19.76		21.28			22.26		19.76

(1) The price quotations above were obtained from the New York Stock Exchange website.

(Expressed in thousands, except per share amounts)
	Fiscal Quarters
Year Ended December 31, 2013	Fourth		Third		Second		First		Year
Revenue	$	293,362	$	243,376	$	243,830	$	239,146	$	1,019,714
Income before income taxes	23,359		8,163		5,674		6,713		43,909
Net income attributable to Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.	13,313		5,237		2,848		3,663		25,061
Earnings per share attributable to Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.
Basic	0.99		0.38		0.21		0.27		1.85
Diluted	0.94		0.37		0.20		0.26		1.77
Dividends per share	0.11		0.11		0.11		0.11		0.44
Market price of Class A Stock (1)
High	24.80		19.75		20.00		21.00		24.80
Low	16.66		16.52		16.75		15.69		15.69

(1) The price quotations above were obtained from the New York Stock Exchange website.