2.4.0.8114 - Disclosure - Regulatory Requirementstruefalsefalse1false falsefalseP01_01_2013To06_30_2013http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000826683duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_BrokersAndDealersAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Brokers and Dealers [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_BrokersAndDealersDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00 <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif "> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <b>8. Regulatory Requirements</b></div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> &#160;</div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 49.5pt; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <font style="COLOR: black">MC is a broker-dealer subject to Rule 15c3-1 of the SEC which specifies uniform minimum net capital requirements, as defined, for their registrants. As of June 30, 2013, MC had regulatory net capital, as defined, of</font> approximately <font style="COLOR: black">$<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1,511,000</font> which exceeded the amount required by</font> approximately $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1,261,000</font><font style="COLOR: black">. MC complies with the alternative net capital requirement allowed in Appendix E of Rule 15c3-1. MC is exempt from Rules 15c3-3 and 17a-13 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 because it does not carry customer accounts nor does it hold customer securities or cash.</font></div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 49.5pt; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> &#160;</div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 49.5pt; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> Under its rules, FINRA may prohibit a member firm from expanding its business or paying dividends if resulting net capital would be less than 5 percent of aggregate debit balances. Advances to affiliates, repayment of subordinated debt, dividend payments and other equity withdrawals by MC are subject to certain notification and other provisions of the SEC and FINRA rules. In addition, MC is subject to certain notification requirements related to withdrawals of excess net capital.</div> </div> falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for financial services, specifically for brokers and dealers, for the accounting period and at the balance sheet date. Disclosure may include amounts receivable from and payable to broker-dealers and clearing organizations, including securities failed to receive, deposits received for securities loaned, amounts payable to clearing organizations related to open transactions, floor brokerage payables and payables for commodities futures accounts liquidating to an equity balance on a broker-dealer's records. May also include disclosure on company's consolidation policy and a note indicating the amount of the broker-dealer's actual net capital and the amount of required net capital.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Rule 15c3 -Number 240 -Section 1, 2, 3 -Article 15c3 false0Brokers and Dealers Disclosure [Text Block]falseRegulatory RequirementsUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.merrimanco.com/role/RegulatoryRequirements12