Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 62,479	$ 63,364
Deposits with clearing organizations	56,567	49,490
Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations	263,363	360,913
Receivable from customers, net of allowance for credit losses of $2,573 ($2,545 in 2015)	791,631	840,355
Income tax receivable	17,261	10,937
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	0	206,499
Securities owned, including amounts pledged of $705,835 ($546,334 in 2015), at fair value	1,036,782	735,393
Notes receivable, net of accumulated amortization and allowance for uncollectibles of $58,350 and $8,722, respectively ($54,919 and $8,444, respectively, in 2015)	32,869	32,849
Office facilities, net of accumulated depreciation of $106,206 ($104,961 in 2015)	28,518	28,290
Mortgages Held-for-sale, Fair Value Disclosure	13,532
Loans held for sale	13,532	60,234
Mortgage servicing rights	28,024	28,168
Intangible assets	31,700	31,700
Goodwill	137,889	137,889
Other assets	120,249	105,751
Total assets	2,620,864	2,691,832
Liabilities
Drafts payable	37,663	48,011
Bank call loans	148,300	100,200
Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations	207,879	164,546
Payable to customers	521,557	594,833
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	529,752	651,445
Securities sold, but not yet purchased, at fair value	270,952	126,493
Accrued compensation	93,835	150,898
Accounts payable and other liabilities	126,183	164,783
Long-term Debt	148,989	148,868
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	19,408	16,673
Total liabilities	$ 2,104,518	$ 2,166,750
Contingencies
Share capital
Common stock	$ 59,349	$ 57,520
Contributed capital	38,385	44,438
Retained earnings	411,678	417,001
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(28)	(901)
Total Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. stockholders’ equity	509,384	518,058
Noncontrolling interest	6,962	7,024
Total stockholders’ equity	516,346	525,082
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	2,620,864	2,691,832
Class A Stock [Member]
Share capital
Common stock	59,216	57,387
Class B Stock [Member]
Share capital
Common stock	$ 133	$ 133