Condensed consolidating financial information - Additional Information (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]
Interest owned by the holding company	100.00%

The percentage of ownership the holding company owns the guarantors.

No definition available.

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Namespace Prefix:	opy_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration