Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 62,421	$ 64,913
Deposits with clearing organizations	41,902	38,185
Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations	232,682	214,934
Receivable from customers, net of allowance for credit losses of $761 ($794 in 2016)	830,084	847,386
Income tax receivable	9,119	5,816
Securities purchased under agreements to resell, at fair value	3,896	24,006
Securities owned, including amounts pledged of $705,988 ($438,385 in 2016), at fair value	1,002,705	707,108
Notes receivable, net of accumulated amortization and allowance for uncollectibles of $23,866 and $7,300, respectively ($24,826 and $6,784, respectively, in 2016)	33,808	30,099
Furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements, net of accumulated depreciation of $85,672 ($84,073 in 2016)	27,351	27,233
Assets held for sale	1,330	5,188
Intangible assets	31,700	31,700
Goodwill	137,889	137,889
Other assets	110,540	102,473
Total assets	2,525,427	2,236,930
Liabilities
Drafts payable	32,783	39,228
Bank call loans	195,700	145,800
Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations	175,204	221,389
Payable to customers	504,348	449,946
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	456,090	378,084
Securities sold but not yet purchased, at fair value	299,472	85,050
Liabilities held for sale	1,421	1,217
Accrued compensation	95,164	145,053
Accounts payable and other liabilities	99,249	95,340
Senior secured notes, net of debt issuance costs of $527 ($648 in 2016)	149,473	149,352
Deferred tax liabilities, net of deferred tax assets of $60,200 ($59,062 in 2016)	13,944	13,137
Total liabilities	2,022,848	1,723,596
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Share capital
Common stock	58,861	59,361
Contributed capital	37,447	41,765
Retained earnings	403,623	410,258
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	743	(681)
Total Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. stockholders' equity	500,674	510,703
Noncontrolling interest	1,905	2,631
Total stockholders' equity	502,579	513,334
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,525,427	2,236,930
Class A Stock
Share capital
Common stock	58,728	59,228
Class B Stock
Share capital
Common stock	$ 133	$ 133