Quarterly information (unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Information

(Expressed in thousands, except per share amounts)
	Fiscal Quarters
For the Year Ended December 31, 2015	Fourth			Third			Second		First		Year
Revenue	$	230,360		$	213,536		$	238,928	$	245,561	$	928,385
Income (loss) before income tax provision (benefit)	(4,243		)	(1,527		)	2,630		9,851		6,711
Net income (loss) attributable to Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.	(3,144		)	(908		)	295		5,719		1,962
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.
Basic	(0.23		)	(0.07		)	0.02		0.42		0.14
Diluted	(0.23		)	(0.07		)	0.02		0.40		0.14
Dividends per share	0.11			0.11			0.11		0.11		0.44
Market price of Class A Stock (1)
High	20.98			26.80			27.99		24.41		27.99
Low	15.60			17.40			22.30		19.04		15.60

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

(Expressed in thousands, except per share amounts)
	Fiscal Quarters
For the 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 tax provision	9,595		10,896		136			5,109		25,736
Net income (loss) attributable to Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.	2,686		4,470		(1,554		)	3,224		8,826
Earnings (loss) 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.