Selected Quarterly Information (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Selected Quarterly Information (Unaudited)

Schedule of selected quarterly Information

	Quarter
	First		Second	Third	Fourth
	(in thousands)
2019
Total revenues	$	259,410	270,154	270,680	270,071
Net income attributable to Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.	$	32,053	33,948	33,054	15,936
Net income per share, basic and diluted	$	0.42	0.45	0.46	0.23

	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