Selected Quarterly Information (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Selected Quarterly Information (Unaudited)

Schedule of selected quarterly Information

	Quarter
	First		Second	Third	Fourth
	(in thousands)
2018
Total revenues	$	297,615	295,338	295,118	272,230
Net income attributable to Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.	$	46,337	44,478	46,305	46,468
Net income per share, basic and diluted	$	0.56	0.55	0.58	0.60

	Quarter
	First		Second	Third	Fourth
	(in thousands)
2017
Total revenues	$	286,564	286,657	289,447	294,476
Net income attributable to Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.	$	33,871	24,061	53,582	29,765
Net income per share, basic and diluted	$	0.40	0.29	0.64	0.36