Regulatory Requirements - Additional Information (Narrative) (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 EUR (€)
Regulatory Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Net capital	$ 1,400,000
Excess Liquid Capital under Hong Kong SFC Rules	1,000,000
Oppenheimer [Member]
Regulatory Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Required percentage of net capital to aggregate customer-related debit items	0.02
Net Capital	$ 201,700,000
Aggregate indebtedness	24.14%
Excess capital	$ 185,000,000
Freedom
Regulatory Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Net Capital	$ 5,200,000
Aggregate indebtedness	6.67%
Freedom maintain net capital equal to the greater	$ 100,000
Net capital in excess of minimum required	$ 5,100,000.0
Oppenheimer Europe Ltd
Regulatory Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio	15.85%	15.85%
Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio Required	4.50%	4.50%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio	15.85%	15.85%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio Required	6.00%	6.00%
Total Capital Ratio	15.89%	15.89%
Total Capital Ratio Required	8.00%	8.00%
Regulatory capital required to be maintained | €		€ 730,000
Oppenheimer Investments Asia Ltd.
Regulatory Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Regulatory capital required to be maintained	$ 384,000