10-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 1-14818

FEDERATED INVESTORS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	25-1111467 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Federated Investors Tower Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Address of principal executive offices)	15222-3779 (zip code)

412-288-1900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Class B Common Stock, no par value (Title of each class) New York Stock Exchange (Name of each exchange on which registered)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.   Yes x   No  o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.YesoNox

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  x  No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes  x   No  o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Large accelerated filer	x	Accelerated filer	o
Non-accelerated filer	o	Smaller reporting company	o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes  o   No  x

The aggregate market value of the Class B Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2011 was approximately $2.2 billion, based on the last reported sales price of $23.84 as reported by the New York Stock Exchange. For purposes of this calculation, the registrant has deemed all of its executive officers and directors to be affiliates, but has made no determination as to whether any other persons are affiliates within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The number of shares of Class A and Class B Common Stock outstanding on February 16, 2012, was 9,000 and 103,743,090, respectively.

Documents incorporated by reference:

Selected portions of the 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders – Part I, Part II and Part IV of this Form 10-K.

Selected portions of the 2012 Information Statement – Part III of this Form 10-K.

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Table of Contents

		Page
Part I
Item 1	Business	3
Item 1A	Risk Factors	11
Item 1B	Unresolved Staff Comments	11
Item 2	Properties	11
Item 3	Legal Proceedings	12
Part II
Item 5	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	12
Item 6	Selected Financial Data	13
Item 7	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	13
Item 7A	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	13
Item 8	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	14
Item 9	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	14
Item 9A	Controls and Procedures	14
Item 9B	Other Information	14
Part III
Item 10	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	14
Item 11	Executive Compensation	14
Item 12	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	15
Item 13	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	15
Item 14	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	15
Part IV
Item 15	Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules	15
Signatures		19
Exhibit Index		20

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Part I

ITEM 1 – BUSINESS

General

Federated Investors, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, Federated), is a leading provider of investment management products and related financial services. Federated has been in the investment management business since 1955 and is one of the largest mutual fund managers in the United States with $369.7 billion in assets under management at December 31, 2011.

Federated sponsors, markets and provides investment-related services to various investment products, including mutual funds and Separate Accounts (which include separately managed accounts, institutional accounts, sub-advised funds and other managed products). Federated’s principal source of revenue is investment advisory fee income earned by various subsidiaries of Federated pursuant to investment advisory contracts with the investment products. These subsidiaries are registered as investment advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act). Investment advisers are compensated for their services in the form of investment advisory fees based primarily upon the assets under management of the investment products.

Federated provided investment advisory services to 134 Federated-sponsored funds (the Federated Funds) as of December 31, 2011. Federated markets these funds to banks, broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries who use them to meet the needs of their customers, including retail investors, corporations and retirement plans. The funds sponsored by Federated are domiciled in the U.S., with the exception of Federated International Funds Plc and Federated Unit Trust, which are domiciled in Dublin, Ireland. Most of Federated’s U.S.-domiciled funds are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Investment Company Act) and under applicable federal laws. Each of the U.S.-domiciled funds enters into an advisory agreement that is subject to annual approval by the fund’s board of directors or trustees, a majority of whom are not interested persons of the funds or Federated as defined under the Investment Company Act. In general, material amendments to such advisory agreements must be approved by the funds’ shareholders. A significant portion of Federated’s revenue is derived from these advisory agreements, which generally are terminable upon 60 days notice to the investment adviser.

Of the 134 Federated Funds as of December 31, 2011, Federated’s investment advisory subsidiaries managed 48 money market funds totaling $255.9 billion in assets under management, 51 fixed-income funds with $37.2 billion in assets under management and 35 equity funds with $21.9 billion in assets under management.

As of December 31, 2011, Federated provided investment advisory services to $45.8 billion in Separate Account assets. These Separate Accounts represent assets of high-net-worth individuals, government entities, pension and other employee benefit plans, corporations, trusts, foundations, endowments, mutual funds and other products sponsored by third parties. Fees for Separate Accounts are typically based on assets under management pursuant to investment advisory agreements that may be terminated at any time.

In addition, Federated managed liquidation portfolios which include portfolios of distressed fixed-income securities. In the distressed security category, Federated has been retained by third parties to manage these assets through an orderly liquidation process that will generally occur over a multi-year period. As of December 31, 2011, Federated managed two liquidation portfolios with $8.9 billion in assets.

Certain Federated Funds have adopted distribution plans that, subject to applicable law, provide for payment to Federated for distribution expenses, including sales commissions paid to broker/dealers. These distribution plans are implemented through a distribution agreement between Federated and each respective fund. Although the specific terms of each such agreement vary, the basic terms of the agreements are similar. Pursuant to these agreements, Federated acts as underwriter for the funds and distributes shares of the funds primarily through unaffiliated dealers. Each distribution plan and agreement is initially approved by the directors or trustees of the respective fund and is reviewed for approval by such directors or trustees annually.

Federated also provides a broad range of services to support the operation and administration of the Federated Funds. These services, for which Federated receives fees pursuant to agreements with the Federated Funds, include administrative services, shareholder servicing and general support.

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Total managed assets are composed of Federated Funds, Separate Accounts and Liquidation Portfolios and represent the balance of assets under management at a point in time. Total managed assets for the past three years were as follows:

	As of December 31,						2011 vs. 2010		2010 vs. 2009
dollars in millions	2011		2010		2009
Money Market	$	285,140	$	276,026	$	313,260	3	%	(12	)%
Fixed-Income	44,814		40,705		33,787		10	%	20	%
Equity	30,887		30,802		29,673		0	%	4	%
Liquidation Portfolios	8,856		10,708		12,596		(17	)%	(15	)%
Total Managed Assets	$	369,697	$	358,241	$	389,316	3	%	(8	)%

Average managed assets represent the average balance of assets under management during a period of time. Because substantially all revenue and distribution expense are generally calculated daily based on assets under management, changes in average managed assets are typically a key indicator of changes in revenue earned and asset-based expenses incurred during the same period. Average managed assets for the past three years were as follows:

	Year ended December 31,						2011 vs. 2010		2010 vs. 2009
dollars in millions	2011		2010		2009
Money Market	$	271,501	$	268,701	$	343,265	1	%	(22	)%
Fixed-Income	42,573		37,690		28,684		13	%	31	%
Equity	30,560		29,104		26,680		5	%	9	%
Liquidation Portfolios	9,753		11,579		6,966		(16	)%	66	%
Total Average Managed Assets	$	354,387	$	347,074	$	405,595	2	%	(14	)%

Changes in Federated’s average asset mix year-over-year across both asset class and product types have a direct impact on Federated’s operating income. Asset mix impacts Federated’s total revenue due to the difference in the fee rates earned per invested dollar on each asset class and product type. Equity products generally have a higher management-fee rate than fixed-income products, money market products and liquidation portfolios. Likewise, mutual fund products typically have a higher management-fee rate than Separate Accounts. Similarly, traditional separate accounts typically have a higher management-fee rate than liquidation portfolios. Additionally, certain components of distribution expense can vary depending upon the asset class, distribution channel and/or the size of the customer relationship. Federated generally pays out a larger portion of the revenue earned from managed assets in money market funds than managed assets in equity or fixed-income funds.

Federated’s revenues from investment advisory, administrative and other service fees provided under agreements with the Federated Funds and other entities over the last three years were as follows:

	Year ended December 31,						2011 vs. 2010		2010 vs. 2009
dollars in thousands	2011		2010		2009
Investment advisory fees, net	$	586,340	$	639,404	$	749,823	(8	)%	(15	)%
Administrative service fees, net	220,356		215,643		261,610		2	%	(18	)%
Other service fees, net	85,385		94,035		158,999		(9	)%	(41	)%
Other, net	3,033		2,861		5,518		6	%	(48	)%
Total revenue	$	895,114	$	951,943	$	1,175,950	(6	)%	(19	)%

As of December 31, 2011, Federated has the following revenue concentrations:

(a) Revenue Concentration by Asset Class

Approximately 46% of Federated’s total revenue for 2011 was attributable to money market assets. A significant change in Federated’s money market business or a significant reduction in money market assets due to regulatory changes, changes in the financial markets including significant and rapid increases in interest rates over a short period of time causing certain investors to prefer direct investments in interest-bearing securities, significant deterioration in investor confidence, further persistent declines in or additional prolonged periods of historically low short-term interest rates and resulting fee waivers or other circumstances, could have a material adverse effect on Federated’s results of operations.

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Current Regulatory Environment

In January 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted extensive amendments to Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 aimed at enhancing the resiliency of money market funds. These amendments included a series of enhancements including rules that required all money market funds to meet specific portfolio liquidity standards and rules that significantly enhanced the public disclosure and regulatory reporting obligations of these funds. In Federated's view, the amendments of 2010 meaningfully and sufficiently strengthened money market funds. Recent experience demonstrated that the amendments of 2010 were effective in meeting heightened requests for redemptions occurring at various times throughout 2011 in connection with the U.S. credit rating downgrade and the ongoing European debt crisis.

The SEC staff is considering additional changes to Rule 2a-7 that could adversely impact the viability of money market funds, including requiring a floating net asset value, imposing capital requirements, and creating redemption restrictions. Federated believes the changes currently under consideration, if enacted, would significantly reduce the utility and attractiveness of money market funds to investors. Thus, rather than enhance the resiliency of money market funds, the contemplated changes would potentially severely harm the utility of money market funds for investors who, in Federated's view, value money market funds in their current form as an efficient and effective cash management investment product offering daily liquidity at par. It has been reported that the SEC may propose amendments to Rule 2a-7 as early as the first quarter of 2012.

If ultimately enacted, some or all of these changes would be detrimental to Federated's money market fund business and could materially and adversely affect Federated's operations. The very proposal of such amendments could have an adverse impact on Federated's money market fund business and operations and could also negatively impact the short-term credit markets. Management is carefully monitoring developments in this area and plans to actively participate both individually and with industry groups in the public comment process that would accompany any rule change proposal. Federated is unable to assess the degree of any potential impact such additional reforms may have on its business and operations until such proposals are issued. Even when issued, the final version of any SEC rule amendment could vary significantly from the form in which it is proposed.

Historically Low Short-Term Interest Rates

In certain money market funds, the gross yield is not sufficient to cover all of the fund’s normal operating expenses due to historically low short-term interest rates. Since the fourth quarter 2008, Federated has voluntarily waived fees in order for certain funds to maintain positive or zero net yields. These fee waivers were partially offset by related reductions in distribution expense and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests as a result of Federated's ability to share the impact of the waivers with third-party intermediaries.

The impact of such fee waivers on various components of Federated's Consolidated Statements of Income was as follows for the years ended December 31:

										2011		2010
dollars in millions	2011			2010			2009			vs. 2010		vs. 2009
Investment advisory fees	$	(201.6	)	$	(134.3	)	$	(69.0	)	50	%	95	%
Other service fees	(119.1		)	(107.3		)	(51.6		)	11	%	108	%
Total Revenue	(320.7		)	(241.6		)	(120.6		)	33	%	100	%
Distribution expense	(232.3		)	(186.6		)	(86.4		)	24	%	116	%
Operating income	(88.4		)	(55.0		)	(34.2		)	61	%	61	%
Noncontrolling interest	(6.5		)	(1.0		)	0			550	%	N/A
Pre-tax impact	$	(81.9	)	$	(54.0	)	$	(34.2	)	52	%	58	%

During 2011, changes in asset mix as well as further declines in interest rates for certain money market investments caused an increase in these fee waivers. (See Note (22) to the Consolidated Financial Statements incorporated by reference in Item 8 of Part II of this Form 10-K for information regarding the quarterly pre-tax impact of the fee waivers.) Based on recent Federal Reserve Bank commentary on their outlook for interest rates, management expects the fee waivers and the related reduction in distribution expense and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests will continue at least until late 2014. Based on recent market conditions and assuming asset levels remain constant, fee waivers for the first quarter 2012 may result in a net negative pre-tax impact on income of approximately $27 million. Increases in short-term interest rates that result in higher yields on securities purchased in money market fund portfolios would reduce the net pre-tax impact of these waivers. Management estimates that an increase of 10 basis points in gross yields on securities purchased in money market fund portfolios will likely reduce the net pre-tax impact of these waivers between thirty-five and forty percent from the current levels and an increase of 25 basis points would reduce the impact between sixty-five and seventy percent. The actual amount of future

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fee waivers could vary significantly from management’s estimates as they are contingent on a number of variables including, but not limited to, changes in assets within the money market funds, available yields on instruments held by the money market funds, actions by the Federal Reserve, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and other governmental entities, changes in expenses of the money market funds, changes in the mix of money market customer assets, Federated’s willingness to continue the fee waivers and changes in the extent to which the impact of the waivers is shared by third parties.

(b) Revenue Concentration by Investment Fund

Approximately 12% and 11% of Federated’s total revenue for 2011 were derived from services provided to two sponsored funds, the Federated Kaufmann Fund and the Federated Prime Obligations Fund, respectively. A significant and prolonged decline in the assets under management in these funds could have a material adverse effect on Federated’s future revenues and, to a lesser extent, net income, due to a related reduction to distribution expenses associated with these funds.

(c) Revenue Concentration by Customer

Approximately 10% of Federated’s total revenue for 2011 was derived from services provided to one intermediary customer, the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Significant changes in Federated’s relationship with this customer could have a material adverse effect on Federated’s future revenues and, to a lesser extent, net income, due to related material reductions to distribution expenses associated with this intermediary.

(d) Revenue Concentration by Geographical Location

Federated’s revenues from domestic and foreign operations over the last three years were as follows:

	Year ended December 31,						2011 vs. 2010		2010 vs. 2009
dollars in thousands	2011		2010		2009
Domestic	$	878,504	$	929,903	$	1,140,956	(6	)%	(18	)%
Foreign	16,610		22,040		34,994		(25	)%	(37	)%
Total revenue	$	895,114	$	951,943	$	1,175,950	(6	)%	(19	)%

Investment Products

Federated offers a wide range of products, including money market, equity and fixed-income investments. Federated’s mix includes products that Federated expects to be in demand under a variety of economic and market conditions. Federated has structured its investment process to meet the requirements of fiduciaries and others who use Federated’s products to meet the needs of their customers. Fiduciaries typically have stringent demands regarding portfolio composition, risk and investment performance.

Federated is one of the largest U.S. managers of money market assets, with $285.1 billion in such assets under management at December 31, 2011. Federated has developed expertise in managing cash for institutions, which typically have stringent requirements for regulatory compliance, relative safety, liquidity and competitive yields. Federated has managed money market funds for over 35 years and began selling money market fund products to institutions in 1974. Federated also manages retail money market products that are typically distributed through broker/dealers. Federated manages money market assets in the following asset classes: government ($147.9 billion); prime ($113.0 billion); and tax free ($24.2 billion).

Federated’s fixed-income assets totaled $44.8 billion at December 31, 2011 and are managed in a wide range of sectors including multi-sector ($19.3 billion); municipal ($6.3 billion); U.S. government ($6.0 billion); U.S. corporate ($4.8 billion); mortgage-backed ($3.3 billion); high-yield ($3.1 billion); and international/global ($2.0 billion). Federated’s fixed-income products offer fiduciaries and others a broad range of highly defined products designed to meet their investment needs.

Equity assets totaled $30.9 billion at December 31, 2011 and are managed across a wide range of styles including value ($13.7 billion); growth ($7.8 billion); blend ($4.0 billion); alternative ($2.1 billion); and international/global ($1.8 billion). Federated also manages assets in balanced and asset allocation funds ($1.5 billion). These asset allocation funds may include fixed-income assets.

Federated’s liquidation portfolios totaled $8.9 billion at December 31, 2011.

Investment products are generally managed by a team of portfolio managers supported by fundamental and quantitative research analysts. Federated’s proprietary, independent investment research process is centered on the integration of several fundamentals: fundamental research and credit analysis, quantitative research models, style-consistent and disciplined portfolio construction and management, performance attribution and trading.

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Distribution Channels

Federated’s distribution strategy is to provide products geared toward financial intermediaries, primarily banks, broker/dealers and investment advisers and directly to institutions such as corporations and government entities. Federated provides comprehensive investment management to approximately 4,700 institutions and intermediaries including corporations, government entities, insurance companies, foundations, endowments, banks and broker/dealers. Federated uses its trained sales force of approximately 200 representatives and managers to add new customer relationships and strengthen and expand existing relationships.

Product Markets

Federated’s investment products are primarily distributed in three markets. These markets and the relative percentage of managed assets at December 31, 2011 attributable to such markets are as follows: wealth management and trust (51%), broker/dealer (30%) and global institutional (17%).

Wealth Management & Trust, Global Capital Markets and Institutional Cash. Federated pioneered the concept of providing liquidity management to bank trust departments through money market mutual funds over 35 years ago, and has since expanded our services nationwide to institutional cash management and treasury professionals, as well as financial professionals. Today, wealth management professionals across all of these types of firms use a broad range of Federated’s equity and fixed-income funds to invest the assets over which they have discretion.

The majority of Federated’s managed assets from the wealth management channel are invested in money market funds. In allocating investments across various asset classes, investors typically maintain a portion of their portfolios in cash or cash equivalents, including money market funds, irrespective of trends in bond or stock prices. In addition, Federated offers an extensive menu of equity and fixed-income mutual funds and Separate Accounts structured for the wealth management and trust market. In addition to bank trust departments and registered investment advisory firms, Federated provides products and services to capital markets clients (institutional brokerages generally within banks) and directly to cash management and treasury departments at major corporations and government entities.

Federated employs a dedicated sales force backed by an experienced support staff to offer products and services to the wealth management and trust market. As of December 31, 2011, managed assets in this market included $167.2 billion in money market assets, $14.1 billion in fixed-income assets and $6.7 billion in equity assets.

Broker/Dealer. Federated distributes its products in this market through a large, diversified group of approximately 1,500 national, regional and independent broker/dealers and bank broker/dealers. Federated maintains sales staff dedicated to calling on broker/dealers, bank broker/dealers and insurance interests. Broker/dealers use Federated’s products to meet the needs of their customers, who are typically retail investors. Federated offers products with a variety of commission structures that enable brokers to offer their customers a choice of pricing options. Federated also offers money market mutual funds as cash management products designed for use by its broker/dealer clients. As of December 31, 2011, managed assets in the broker/dealer market included $74.1 billion in money market assets, $18.1 billion in fixed-income assets and $17.5 billion in equity assets.

Global Institutional. Federated maintains a dedicated sales staff to focus on the distribution of its products to a wide variety of global institutional customers: corporations, corporate and public pension funds, government entities, foundations, endowments, hospitals, and non-Federated investment companies. Federated includes institutional assets gathered in the U.S. in this market, as well as assets gathered from customers outside the U.S. through Federated Investors (U.K.) Ltd. and Federated Asset Management GmbH. As of December 31, 2011, managed assets in the global institutional market included $39.4 billion in money market assets, $11.1 billion in fixed-income assets, $8.9 billion in liquidation portfolios and $3.1 billion in equity assets.

Competition

The investment management business is highly competitive. Competition is particularly intense among mutual fund providers. According to the Investment Company Institute, at the end of 2011, there were approximately 7,600 open-end mutual funds of varying sizes and investment objectives whose shares are currently being offered to the public both on a sales-load and no-sales-load basis. In addition to competition from other mutual fund managers and investment advisers, Federated and the mutual fund industry compete with investment alternatives offered by insurance companies, commercial banks, broker/dealers, other financial institutions, hedge funds and exchange traded funds.

Competition for sales of investment products is influenced by various factors, including investment performance, in terms of attaining the stated objectives of the particular products and in terms of fund yields and total returns, advertising and sales

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promotional efforts, investor confidence and type and quality of services.

Regulatory Matters

Federated and its investment management business are subject to extensive regulation in the United States and abroad. Federated and the Federated Funds are subject to Federal securities laws, principally the Securities Act of 1933, the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, state laws regarding securities fraud, and regulations promulgated by various regulatory authorities, including the SEC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE). Federated is also affected by the regulations governing banks and other financial institutions and, to the extent operations take place outside the United States, by foreign laws and regulatory authorities. Changes in laws, regulations or governmental policies, and the costs associated with compliance, could materially and adversely affect the business and operations of Federated.

From time to time, the Federal securities laws have been augmented substantially. For example, among other measures, Federated has been impacted by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Patriot Act of 2001 and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) was enacted into law on July 21, 2010. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, Federated, as well as mutual funds, continue to be primarily regulated by the SEC. The Dodd-Frank Act provides, however, for a new systemic risk regulation regime under which it is possible that Federated and/or any one or more of its mutual funds could be designated by a newly created Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) for enhanced prudential regulation by the Federal Reserve Board, in addition to primary regulation by the SEC. Other provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act may affect intermediaries in their sale or use of Federated's products. Prior to complete implementation, it will be difficult to assess the full impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on Federated.

On October 21, 2010, the President's Working Group issued its report on Money Market Fund Reform Options (the Report). The President's Working Group was tasked with studying possible reforms relating to money market funds that could mitigate systemic risk in the financial markets (including the potential for disruption in the financial markets caused by rapid shareholder redemptions in money market funds). The Report discusses the conditions that could cause money market funds to experience rapid shareholder redemptions and describes the advantages and disadvantages of a variety of policy options that could reduce the risk of such rapid redemptions. The Report suggests that the FSOC examine these options as part of its implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act.

In January 2010, the SEC adopted extensive amendments to Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act aimed at enhancing the resiliency of money market funds. These amendments included a series of enhancements including rules that required all money market funds to meet specific portfolio liquidity standards and rules that significantly enhanced the public disclosure and regulatory reporting obligations of these funds. In Federated's view, the amendments of 2010 meaningfully and sufficiently strengthened money market funds. Recent experience demonstrated that the amendments of 2010 were effective in meeting heightened requests for redemptions occurring at various times throughout 2011 in connection with the U.S. credit rating downgrade and the ongoing European debt crisis.

The SEC staff is considering additional changes to Rule 2a-7 that could adversely impact the viability of money market funds, including requiring a floating net asset value, imposing capital requirements, and creating redemption restrictions. Federated believes the changes currently under consideration, if enacted, would significantly reduce the utility and attractiveness of money market funds to investors. Thus, rather than enhance the resiliency of money market funds, the contemplated changes would potentially severely harm the utility of money market funds for investors who, in Federated's view, value money market funds in their current form as an efficient and effective cash management investment product offering daily liquidity at par. It has been reported that the SEC may propose amendments to Rule 2a-7 as early as the first quarter of 2012.

If ultimately enacted, some or all of these changes would be detrimental to Federated's money market fund business and could materially and adversely affect Federated's operations. The very proposal of such amendments could have an adverse impact on Federated's money market fund business and operations and could also negatively impact the short-term credit markets. Management is carefully monitoring developments in this area and plans to actively participate both individually and with industry groups in the public comment process that would accompany any rule change proposal. Federated is unable to assess the degree of any potential impact such additional reforms may have on its business and operations until such proposals are issued. Even when issued, the final version of any SEC rule amendment could vary significantly from the form in which it is proposed.

In addition, during the past few years the SEC, FINRA and the NYSE have adopted regulations that have increased Federated's operating expenses and affected the conduct of its business, and may continue to do so. Other significant regulations or amendments to regulations have been proposed that, if adopted, will affect Federated and the Federated Funds. Federated anticipates that other reforms and regulatory actions affecting Federated and/or the mutual fund industry are likely to occur,

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including proposals for further amendments to Rule 2a-7.

Over the past few years, various service industries, including mutual fund service providers, have been the subject of changes in tax policy that impact their state and local tax liability. Changes that have been adopted or proposed include (1) an expansion of the nature of a service company's activities that subject it to tax in a jurisdiction, (2) a change in the methodology by which multi-state companies apportion their income between jurisdictions, and (3) a requirement that affiliated companies calculate their state tax as one combined entity. As adopted changes become effective and additional jurisdictions effect similar changes, there could be a material adverse effect on Federated's tax liability and effective tax rate and, as a result, net income.

Employees

At December 31, 2011, Federated employed 1,351 persons.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders, including those related to asset flows and business mix; obligations to make additional contingent payments pursuant to acquisition agreements; obligations to make additional payments pursuant to employment arrangements; legal proceedings; future cash needs and management’s expectations regarding borrowing; future principal uses of cash; performance indicators; impact of accounting policies and new accounting pronouncements; concentration risk; indemnification obligations; the impact of increased regulation including potential rule proposals by the Securities and Exchange Commission affecting money market funds; the prospect of increased distribution-related expenses; management’s expectations regarding fee waivers and the impact of such waivers on revenues and net income; the ability to raise additional capital; the rising costs of risk management; possible impairment charges; tax liability and the realization of deferred tax assets; capital losses; the impact of the interest rate swap and the various items set forth under the section entitled Risk Factors constitute forward-looking statements, which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements of Federated or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Among other risks and uncertainties, market conditions may change significantly resulting in changes to Federated’s asset flows and business mix, which may cause a decline in revenues and net income, result in impairments and increase the amount of fee waivers incurred by Federated. The obligation to make contingent payments is based on certain growth and fund performance targets and will be affected by the achievement of such targets, and the obligation to make additional payments pursuant to employment agreements is based on satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in those agreements. Future cash needs and future uses of cash will be impacted by a variety of factors, including the number and size of any acquisitions, Federated’s success in distributing its products, the resolution of pending litigation, potential increases in costs relating to risk management, as well as potential changes in assets under management and/or changes in the terms of distribution and shareholder services contracts with intermediaries who offer Federated’s products to customers. Federated’s risks and uncertainties also include liquidity and credit risks in Federated’s money market funds and revenue risk, which will be affected by yield levels in money market fund products, changes in market values of assets under management and the ability of Federated to collect fees in connection with the management of such products. Many of these factors may be more likely to occur as a result of the increased scrutiny of the mutual fund industry by federal and state regulators, and the recent and ongoing disruption in global financial markets. As a result, no assurance can be given as to future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements, and neither Federated nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of such statements in the future. For more information on these items, see the section entitled Risk Factors under Item 7 of Part II, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

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Executive Officers

The following section sets forth certain information regarding the executive officers of Federated as of February 24, 2012:

Name	Position	Age
John F. Donahue	Chairman and Director	87
J. Christopher Donahue	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director	62
Brian P. Bouda	Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer	64
Gordon J. Ceresino	Vice Chairman and President, Federated International Management Limited	54
Thomas R. Donahue	Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer and President, FII Holdings, Inc.	53
John B. Fisher	Vice President and President and Chief Executive Officer of Federated Advisory Companies*	55
Eugene F. Maloney	Executive Vice President and Executive Vice President, Federated Investors Management Company	66
Denis McAuley III	Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer, President of Federated Shareholder Services Company and President of Federated Investors Trust Company	65
John W. McGonigle	Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Director	73
Thomas E. Territ	Vice President and President, Federated Securities Corp.	52

* Federated Advisory Companies include the following: Federated Advisory Services Company, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Passport Research Ltd., Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Investment Management Company and Federated MDTA LLC.

Mr. John F. Donahue is a co-founder of Federated. He has served as director and Chairman of Federated since Federated's initial public offering in May 1998. He is a director or trustee of 40 investment companies managed by subsidiaries of Federated. Mr. Donahue is the father of J. Christopher Donahue who serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Federated and Thomas R. Donahue who serves as Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Federated.

Mr. J. Christopher Donahue has served as director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Federated since 1998. He is President of 40 investment companies managed by subsidiaries of Federated. He is also director or trustee of 43 investment companies managed by subsidiaries of Federated. Mr. Donahue is the son of John F. Donahue who serves as Chairman and director of Federated and the brother of Thomas R. Donahue who serves as Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Brian P. Bouda has served as Vice President of Federated Services Company since 1999. Mr. Bouda has been Vice President of Federated and serves as Chief Compliance Officer of Federated and for each of Federated’s subsidiaries. He is also Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President of the investment companies managed by subsidiaries of Federated since as early as 2004.

Mr. Gordon J. Ceresino has served as Vice Chairman of Federated since 2007. He is President of Federated International Management Limited and Vice Chairman of Federated MDTA LLC, both of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of Federated.

Mr. Thomas R. Donahue has served as Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Federated since 1998. He is President of FII Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Federated. Mr. Donahue is the son of John F. Donahue who serves as Chairman and director of Federated and the brother of J. Christopher Donahue who serves as director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Federated.

Mr. John B. Fisher has served as Vice President of Federated since 1998. He has also been President and Chief Executive Officer of Federated Advisory Companies since 2006 and serves as a board member for each of those wholly owned subsidiaries. Prior to that, he served as President of the Institutional Sales Division of Federated Securities Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Federated.

Mr. Eugene F. Maloney has served as Executive Vice President of Federated since March 2009. Prior to that time, he served as Vice President of Federated since 1998. He is also Executive Vice President of Federated Investors Management Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Federated. Mr. Maloney provides certain legal, technical and management expertise to Federated’s sales divisions, including regulatory and legal requirements relating to a bank’s use of mutual funds in both trust and commercial environments.

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Mr. Denis McAuley III has served as Vice President of Federated since 1998 and as Principal Accounting Officer of Federated since 2001. He also serves as President of Federated Investors Trust Company, as President of Federated Shareholder Services Company and as Senior Vice President, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer for various other subsidiaries of Federated. Mr. McAuley is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. John W. McGonigle has been a director of Federated since 1998. He has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Federated since 1998 and as Vice Chairman since 2003. Mr. McGonigle is also Chairman of Federated International Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Federated. He is a trustee of three investment companies managed by subsidiaries of Federated. Mr. McGonigle is also Secretary of 43 registered investment companies managed by subsidiaries of Federated and Executive Vice President of 42 of those registered investment companies.

Mr. Thomas E. Territ has served as Vice President of Federated since 2006. He is President of Federated Securities Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Federated. As President of Federated Securities Corp., Mr. Territ is responsible for the marketing and sales efforts of Federated. Mr. Territ had previously served as Senior Vice President of Federated Securities Corp. since 1995, and held the position of National Sales Director for several of Federated’s sales divisions during that time.

Available Information

Federated makes available, free of charge on its website, www.FederatedInvestors.com, its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after such information is electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC.

Federated will also provide, free of charge, a copy of the company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K upon written request. Send requests to: Corporate Communications, Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779.

The public may read and copy any materials Federated files with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxies and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at www.sec.gov.

Other Information

All other information required by this Item is contained in Federated’s 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders under the captions Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Income and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 1A – RISK FACTORS

The information required by this Item is contained in Federated’s 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders under the caption Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Risk Factors and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 1B – UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2 – PROPERTIES

Federated’s facilities are concentrated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where it leases space sufficient to meet its operating needs. Federated’s headquarters are located in the Federated Investors Tower, where Federated occupies approximately 259,000 square feet. Federated leases approximately 94,000 square feet at the Keystone Summit Corporate Park location in Warrendale, Pennsylvania. Federated also leases an aggregate of approximately 25,000 square feet at other locations in the Pittsburgh area. Federated maintains office space in Frankfurt, Germany for certain international initiatives; in Rochester, New York, for the operations of Federated Clover Investment Advisors; in New York, New York, for the operations of Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; and in Boston, Massachusetts, for the operations of Federated MDTA LLC.

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ITEM 3 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The information required by this Item is contained in Federated’s 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders under the caption Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Contractual Obligations and Contingent Liabilities and under the caption Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note (20) Commitments and Contingencies – (c) Past Mutual Fund Trading Issues and Related Legal Proceedings and (d) Other Legal Proceedings and is incorporated herein by reference.

PART II

ITEM 5 – MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

The following table summarizes stock repurchases under Federated’s share repurchase program during the fourth quarter of 2011.

	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price  Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs1	Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs1
October	10,000	$	19.77	10,000	2,699,834
November	490,000	16.30		490,000	2,209,834
December2	61,850	12.41		50,000	2,159,834
Total	561,850	$	15.93	550,000	2,159,834

1 Federated’s share repurchase program was authorized in August 2008 by the board of directors and permits the purchase of up to 5.0 million shares of Federated Class B common stock with no stated expiration date. No other plans existed as of December 31, 2011.

2 In December 2011, 11,850 shares of restricted stock with a price of $3.00 per share were repurchased in connection with employee separations.

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The following performance graph compares the total shareholder return of an investment in Federated’s Class B Common Stock to that of the Standard and Poor’s 500 ^® Index (S&P 500 Index) and to the S&P 1500 Asset Management & Custody Banks Index for the five-year period ended on December 31, 2011.

The graph assumes that the value of the investment in Federated’s Class B Common Stock and each index was $100 on December 31, 2006. Total return includes reinvestment of all dividends. As a member of the S&P 500 Index, Federated is required to include this comparison. Peer Group returns are weighted by the market capitalization of each firm at the beginning of each measurement period. The historical information set forth below is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Federated does not make or endorse any predictions as to future stock performance.

	12/31/2007	12/31/2008	12/31/2009	12/31/2010	12/31/2011
Federated	124.49	57.97	97.88	101.97	61.84
S&P 500 ® Index	105.49	66.46	84.05	96.71	98.76
S&P 1500 Asset Management & Custody Banks	116.38	59.74	75.49	86.13	70.00

All other information required by this Item is contained in Federated’s 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders under the captions Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (including, but not limited to Note (11) Recourse Debt and Interest Rate Swap and Note (22) Supplementary Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)) and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 6 – SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The information required by this Item is contained in Federated’s 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders under the caption Selected Consolidated Financial Data and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The information required by this Item is contained in Federated’s 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders under the caption Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7A – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The information required by this Item is contained in Federated’s 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders under the caption Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Quantitative and Qualitative

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Disclosures About Market Risk and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 8 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

The information required by this Item is contained in Federated’s 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders under the captions Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, on Consolidated Financial Statements, Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Income, Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9 – CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Federated carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including Federated’s President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of Federated’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of December 31, 2011. Based upon that evaluation, the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that Federated’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at December 31, 2011.

There has been no change in Federated’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Federated’s internal control over financial reporting.

All other information required by this Item is contained in Federated’s 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders under the caption Management’s Assessment of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, on Effectiveness of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9B – OTHER INFORMATION

None.

PART III

ITEM 10 – DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information required by this Item (other than the information set forth below) is contained in Federated’s Information Statement for the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the captions Board of Directors and Election of Directors and Security Ownership – Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Executive Officers

The information required by this Item with respect to Federated’s executive officers is contained in Item 1 of Part I of this Form 10-K under the section Executive Officers.

Code of Ethics

In October 2003, Federated adopted a code of ethics for its senior financial officers. This code meets the requirements provided by Item 406 of Regulation S-K and is incorporated by reference in Part IV, Item 15(a)(3) of this Form 10-K as Exhibit 14.01. The code of ethics is available at www.FederatedInvestors.com. In the event that Federated amends or waives a provision of this code and such amendment or waiver relates to any element of the code of ethics definition enumerated in paragraph (b) of Item 406 of Regulation S-K, Federated would post such information on its internet website.

ITEM 11 – EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by this Item is contained in Federated’s Information Statement for the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the captions Board of Directors and Election of Directors and Executive Compensation and is incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 12 – SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The following table sets forth information regarding Federated’s share-based compensation as of December 31, 2011:

Category of share-based compensation plan	Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options	Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options			Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans
Approved by shareholders	392,479		$	29.72	6,627,079
Not approved by shareholders	0		0		0
Total	392,479		$	29.72	6,627,079

All other information required by this Item is contained in Federated’s Information Statement for the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the caption Security Ownership and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 13 – CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information required by this Item is contained in Federated’s Information Statement for the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the captions Transactions with Related Persons, Conflict of Interest Policies and Procedures and Board of Directors and Election of Directors and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 14 – PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by this Item is contained in Federated’s Information Statement for the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the caption Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and is incorporated herein by reference.

PART IV

ITEM 15 – EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a)(1)     Financial Statements:

The information required by this Item is contained in Federated’s 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders under the captions Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, on Consolidated Financial Statements, Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Income, Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements and is incorporated herein by reference.

(a)(2)     Financial Statement Schedules:

All schedules for which provisions are made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission have been omitted because such schedules are not required under the related instructions, are inapplicable, or the required information is either incorporated herein by reference or included in the financial statements or notes thereto included in this Form 10-K.

(a)(3)     Exhibits:

The following exhibits are filed or incorporated as part of this Form 10-K:

Exhibit Number	Description
2.01	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 20, 1998, between Federated Investors and Federated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.01 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-48405))
2.02	Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of October 20, 2000, by and among Federated Investors, Inc., Edgemont Asset Management Corporation, Lawrence Auriana and Hans P. Utsch (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Amendment No. 2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 20, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 3, 2001 (File No. 001-14818))
2.03	Amendment No. 1, dated April 11, 2001, to the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of October 20, 2000, by and among Federated Investors, Inc., Edgemont Asset Management Corporation, Lawrence Auriana and Hans P. Utsch (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of Amendment No. 2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 20, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 3, 2001 (File No. 001-14818))

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2.04	Sale, Purchase and Put/Call Agreement dated as of May 11, 2006, among Federated Investors, Inc., MDTA LLC, HBSS Acquisition Co. and the Selling Parties (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the June 30, 2006 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-14818))
2.05	Definitive Agreement between Federated Investors, Inc. and David W. Tice & Associates, LLC dated as of July 14, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the September 30, 2008 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-14818))
2.06	Definitive Agreement between Federated Investors, Inc. and Clover Capital Management, Inc. dated as of September 12, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the September 30, 2008 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-14818))
2.07	Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 1, 2008 to the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of September 12, 2008, among Federated Investors, Inc. and Clover Capital Management Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.07 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 (File No. 001-14818))
2.08	Definitive Agreement between Federated Investors, Inc. and SunTrust Banks, Inc. dated July 16, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the September 30, 2010 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-14818))
3.01	Restated Articles of Incorporation of Federated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.01 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-48405))
3.02	Restated By-Laws of Federated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.02 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-48405))
4.01	Form of Class A Common Stock certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.01 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-48405))
4.02	Form of Class B Common Stock certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.02 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-48405))
4.05	Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated August 1, 1989, between Federated and The Standard Fire Insurance Company, as amended January 31, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.06 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-48405))
9.01	Voting Shares Irrevocable Trust dated May 31, 1989 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 9.01 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-48405))
10.14	Form of Bonus Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 (File No. 001-14818))
10.15	Federated Investors Tower Lease dated January 1, 1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.03 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-48405))
10.16	Federated Investors Tower Lease dated February 1, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.04 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-48405))
10.19	Employment Agreement, dated December 28, 1990, between Federated Investors and an executive officer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.08 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-48405))
10.26	Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2000, among Federated Investors Management Company, Federated Securities Corp., Federated Funding 1997-1, Inc., Federated Investors, Inc., Citibank, N.A., and Citicorp North America, Inc. Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 (File No. 001-14818))
10.27	Amendment No. 2 to the Federated Investors Program Documents dated as of December 21, 2000, among Federated Investors, Inc., Federated Funding 1997-1, Inc., Federated Investors Management Company, Federated Securities Corp., Wilmington Trust Company, Putnam Lovell Finance L.P., Putnam Lovell Securities Inc., and Bankers Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 (File No. 001-14818))
10.34	Annual Stock Option Agreement dated April 24, 2002, between Federated Investors, Inc. and the independent directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the June 30, 2002 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-14818))
10.39	Federated Investors, Inc. Guaranty and Suretyship Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the September 30, 2003 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-14818))

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10.40	Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2003, among Federated Investors Management Company, Federated Securities Corp., Federated Funding 1997-1, Inc., Federated Investors, Inc., Citibank, N.A., and Citicorp North America, Inc. Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 (File No. 001-14818))
10.41	Amendments No. 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2 to Federated Investors Tower Lease dated as of December 31, 2003; November 10, 2000; June 30, 2000; February 10, 1999; and September 19, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 (File No. 001-14818))
10.45	Agreement with Boston Financial Data Services (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the June 30, 2004 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-14818))
10.46	Agreement with Alliance Capital Management L.P., dated as of October 28, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 (File No. 001-14818))
10.47	Amendment dated December 31, 2004 to the Federated Investors Program Documents dated as of December 21, 2000, among Federated Investors Management Company, Federated Securities Corp., Federated Funding 1997-1, Inc., Federated Investors, Inc., Citibank, N.A. and Citicorp North America, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 (File No. 001-14818))
10.49	Form of Bonus Restricted Stock Program Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the March 31, 2005 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-14818))
10.50	Amendment dated June 29, 2005 to the definitive agreement between Federated Investors and Alliance Capital Management L.P. dated October 28, 2004 and filed as Exhibit 10.46 to Federated’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the June 30, 2005 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-14818))
10.51	Amendment dated June 30, 2005 to the Federated Investors Program Documents dated as of December 21, 2000, among Federated Investors Management Company, Federated Securities Corp., Federated Funding 1997-1, Inc., Federated Investors, Inc., Citibank, N.A. and Citicorp North America, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the June 30, 2005 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-14818))
10.52	Amendment dated June 30, 2005 to the Federated Program Master Agreement, dated as of October 24, 1997, among Federated Investors Management Company, Federated Securities Corp., Federated Funding 1997-1, Inc., Federated Investors Inc., Wilmington Trust Company, Putnam Lovell Finance, L.P., Putnam, Lovell NBF Securities Inc. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the June 30, 2005 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-14818))
10.55	Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of February 15, 2006, by and between Matrix Settlement & Clearing Services, LLC and Edgewood Services, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the March 31, 2006 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-14818))
10.58	Federated Investors, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, amended as of October 26, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the September 30, 2006 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-14818))
10.60	Amendment dated December 29, 2006 to the Federated Investors Program Documents dated as of December 21, 2000, among Federated Investors Management Company, Federated Securities Corp., Federated Funding 1997-1, Inc., Federated Investors, Inc., Citibank, N.A. and Citicorp North America, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.60 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 (File No. 001-14818))
10.61	Agreement, effective March 1, 2007, by and among Federated, Federated Investors Management Company, as transferor, Federated Securities Corp., as distributor, principal shareholder servicer and servicer, Federated Funding 1997-1, Inc., as Seller, Citibank, N.A., as purchaser, and Citicorp North America, Inc., as Program Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the March 7, 2007 Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-14818))

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10.62	Definitive Agreement between Federated Investors, Inc. and Rochdale Investment Management, LLC dated as of April 20, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the June 30, 2007 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-14818))
10.63	Federated Investors, Inc. Annual Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the June 30, 2007 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-14818))
10.65	Form of Restricted Stock Program Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.65 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 (File No. 001-14818))
10.66	Federated Investors, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan, amended as of April 22, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the April 28, 2010 Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-14818))
10.67	ISDA Master Agreement and schedule between Federated Investors, Inc. and PNC Bank National Association related to the $425,000,000 forward-starting interest rate swap, entered into on March 30, 2010 and effective April 9, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the June 30, 2010 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-14818))
10.68	ISDA Master Agreement and schedule between Federated Investors, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. related to the $425,000,000 forward-starting interest rate swap, entered into on March 30, 2010 and effective April 9, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the June 30, 2010 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-14818))
10.69	Employment Agreement, dated July 6, 1983, between Federated Investors and an executive officer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.69 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 (File No. 001-14818))
10.70	Federated Investors, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan, amended as of April 28, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the March 31, 2011 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-14818))
10.71	The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2011, by and among Federated Investors, Inc. and PNC Bank, National Association, PNC Bank Capital Markets LLC, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the June 30, 2011 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-14818))
10.72	Amendments No. 8 and 7 to Federated Investors Tower Lease dated as of September 9, 2011 and August 15, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the September 30, 2011 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-14818))
13.01	Selected Portions of 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders (Filed herewith)
14.01	Federated Investors, Inc. Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.01 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 (File No. 001-14818))
21.01	Subsidiaries of the Registrant (Filed herewith)
23.01	Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Filed herewith)
31.01	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Filed herewith)
31.02	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Filed herewith)
32.01	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Filed herewith)
101.INS 101.SCH 101.CAL 101.DEF 101.LAB 101.PRE	The following XBRL documents are furnished herewith: XBRL Instance Document XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

(b) Exhibits:

See (a)(3) above.

(c) Financial Statement Schedules:

See (a)(2) above.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Annual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	FEDERATED INVESTORS, INC.
By:	/s/    J. Christopher Donahue
	J. Christopher Donahue
	President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:	February 24, 2012

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature	Title	Date
/s/ John F. Donahue	Chairman and Director	February 24, 2012
John F. Donahue
/s/ J. Christopher Donahue	President, Chief Executive Officer	February 24, 2012
J. Christopher Donahue	and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Thomas R. Donahue	Chief Financial Officer	February 24, 2012
Thomas R. Donahue
/s/ Michael J. Farrell	Director	February 24, 2012
Michael J. Farrell
/s/ David M. Kelly	Director	February 24, 2012
David M. Kelly
/s/ Denis McAuley III	Principal Accounting Officer	February 24, 2012
Denis McAuley III
/s/ John W. McGonigle	Director	February 24, 2012
John W. McGonigle
/s/ Edward G. O’Connor	Director	February 24, 2012
Edward G. O’Connor

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
13.01	Selected Portions of 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders
21.01	Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23.01	Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
31.01	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.02	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.01	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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EX-13.01

EXHIBIT 13.01

Financial Review
Selected Consolidated Financial Data	8
Management’s Discussion and Analysis	9
Management’s Assessment of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting	33
Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, on Consolidated Financial Statements	34
Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, on Effectiveness of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting	35
Consolidated Balance Sheets	36
Consolidated Statements of Income	37
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity	38
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	40
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements	41

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders, including those related to asset flows and business mix; obligations to make additional contingent payments pursuant to acquisition agreements; obligations to make additional payments pursuant to employment arrangements; legal proceedings; future cash needs and management’s expectations regarding borrowing; future principal uses of cash; performance indicators; impact of accounting policies and new accounting pronouncements; concentration risk; indemnification obligations; the impact of increased regulation including potential rule proposals by the Securities and Exchange Commission affecting money market funds; the prospect of increased distribution-related expenses; management’s expectations regarding fee waivers and the impact of such waivers on revenues and net income; the ability to raise additional capital; the rising costs of risk management; possible impairment charges; tax liability and the realization of deferred tax assets; capital losses; the impact of the interest rate swap and the various items set forth under the section entitled Risk Factors constitute forward-looking statements, which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements of Federated or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Among other risks and uncertainties, market conditions may change significantly resulting in changes to Federated’s asset flows and business mix, which may cause a decline in revenues and net income, result in impairments and increase the amount of fee waivers incurred by Federated. The obligation to make contingent payments is based on certain growth and fund performance targets and will be affected by the achievement of such targets, and the obligation to make additional payments pursuant to employment agreements is based on satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in those agreements. Future cash needs and future uses of cash will be impacted by a variety of factors, including the number and size of any acquisitions, Federated’s success in distributing its products, the resolution of pending litigation, potential increases in costs relating to risk management, as well as potential changes in assets under management and/or changes in the terms of distribution and shareholder services contracts with intermediaries who offer Federated’s products to customers. Federated’s risks and uncertainties also include liquidity and credit risks in Federated’s money market funds and revenue risk, which will be affected by yield levels in money market fund products, changes in market values of assets under management and the ability of Federated to collect fees in connection with the management of such products. Many of these factors may be more likely to occur as a result of the increased scrutiny of the mutual fund industry by federal and state regulators, and the recent and ongoing disruption in global financial markets. As a result, no assurance can be given as to future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements, and neither Federated nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of such statements in the future. For more information on these items, see the section entitled Risk Factors herein under Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

2011 Annual Report 7

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

(in thousands, except per share data and managed assets)

The selected consolidated financial data below should be read in conjunction with Federated Investors, Inc. and its subsidiaries’ (Federated) Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes. The selected consolidated financial data (except managed assets) of Federated for the five years ended December 31, 2011 have been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements of Federated. See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes which follow.

Years Ended December 31,	2011		2010		2009		2008		2007
Statement of Income Data1, 2
Total revenue	$	895,114	$	951,943	$	1,175,950	$	1,223,680	$	1,127,644
Operating income	257,455		309,791		329,227		361,175		357,193
Income from continuing operations including    noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	155,083		189,163		208,540		228,625		223,236
Amounts attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.
Income from continuing operations	150,906		179,114		197,292		221,509		217,471
Income from discontinued operations	0		0		0		2,808		0
Net income	150,906		179,114		197,292		224,317		217,471
Share Data attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.
Earnings per share – Basic1, 2
Income from continuing operations	$	1.45	$	1.73	$	1.93	$	2.17	$	2.12
Income from discontinued operations	0.00		0.00		0.00		0.03		0.00
Net income	1.45		1.73		1.93		2.20		2.12
Earnings per share – Diluted1, 2
Income from continuing operations	$	1.45	$	1.73	$	1.92	$	2.15	$	2.10
Income from discontinued operations	0.00		0.00		0.00		0.03		0.00
Net income	1.45		1.73		1.92		2.18		2.10
Cash dividends per share3	$	0.96	$	2.22	$	0.96	$	3.69	$	0.81
Weighted-average shares outstanding – basic	100,609		99,925		99,923		99,605		100,855
Weighted-average shares outstanding – diluted	100,632		99,993		100,056		100,395		102,067
Balance Sheet Data at Period End
Intangible assets, net and Goodwill1	$	720,926	$	720,825	$	662,996	$	657,321	$	534,603
Total assets1	1,150,856		1,153,504		912,433		846,610		840,971
Long-term debt—recourse4	318,750		361,250		105,000		126,000		71
Federated Investors shareholders’ equity3	541,959		491,799		528,207		423,374		574,015
Managed Assets (in millions)
As of period end	$	369,697	$	358,241	$	389,316	$	407,310	$	301,616
Average for the period	$	354,387	$	347,074	$	405,595	$	342,521	$	265,055

1 During 2010 and 2009, Federated recorded impairments totaling $10.2 million and $21.7 million, respectively, primarily related to certain intangible and fixed assets. See Note (6) to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

2 During 2011, 2010 and 2009, fee waivers in order for certain money market funds to maintain positive or zero net yields totaled $320.7 million, $241.6 million and $120.6 million, respectively. These fee waivers were partially offset by related reductions in distribution expenses of $232.3 million, $186.6 million and $86.4 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $6.5 million and $1.0 million for 2011 and 2010, respectively, such that the net negative pre-tax impact to Federated was $81.9 million, $54.0 million and $34.2 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

3 In 2010, Federated paid $1.26 per share or $129.8 million as a special dividend to shareholders. See Note (14)(a) to the Consolidated Financial Statements. In 2008, Federated paid $2.76 per share or $281.2 million as a special dividend to shareholders.

4 In 2008, Federated entered into a term-loan facility and began borrowing against its revolving credit facility. In 2010, and again in 2011, Federated amended and restated its term-loan facility. See Note (11) to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the Selected Consolidated Financial Data and the Consolidated Financial Statements appearing elsewhere in this report.

General

Federated Investors, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, Federated) is one of the largest investment managers in the United States with $369.7 billion in managed assets as of December 31, 2011. The majority of Federated’s revenue is derived from advising and administering Federated mutual funds and Separate Accounts (which include separately managed accounts, institutional accounts, sub-advised funds and other managed products) in both domestic and international markets. Federated also derives revenue from providing various other mutual fund-related services, including distribution, shareholder servicing, and retirement plan recordkeeping services (collectively, Other Services).

Federated’s investment products are primarily distributed in three markets. These markets and the relative percentage of managed assets at December 31, 2011 attributable to such markets are as follows: wealth management and trust (51%), broker/dealer (30%) and global institutional (17%).

Investment advisory fees, administrative fees and certain fees for Other Services, such as distribution and shareholder service fees, are contract-based fees that are generally calculated as a percentage of the net assets of the investment portfolios that are managed by Federated. As such, Federated’s revenue is primarily dependent upon factors that affect the value of managed assets including market conditions and the ability to attract and retain assets. Nearly all assets under management in Federated’s investment products can be redeemed at any time with no advance notice requirement. Fee rates for Federated’s services generally vary by asset type and investment objective and, in certain instances, decline as the average net assets of the individual portfolios exceed certain thresholds. Generally, management-fee rates charged for advisory services provided to equity products are higher than management-fee rates charged on money market and fixed-income products. Likewise, mutual funds typically have a higher management-fee rate than Separate Accounts. Similarly, traditional separate accounts typically have a higher management-fee rate than liquidation portfolios. Accordingly, revenue is also dependent upon the relative composition of average assets under management across both asset and product types. Federated may waive certain fees for competitive reasons such as to maintain positive or zero net yields, to meet regulatory requirements or to meet contractual requirements. Since Federated’s products are largely distributed and serviced through financial intermediaries, Federated pays a significant portion of the distribution fees earned from sponsored products to the financial intermediaries that sell these products. These payments are generally calculated as a percentage of net assets attributable to the financial intermediary selling the product and are recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Income as a distribution expense. Certain components of distribution expense can vary depending upon the asset type, distribution channel and/or the size of the customer relationship. Federated generally pays out a larger portion of the distribution revenue earned from managed assets in money market funds than managed assets in equity or fixed-income funds.

Federated’s remaining Other Services fees are primarily based on fixed rates per retirement plan participant. Revenue relating to these services generally depends upon the number of plan participants which may vary as a result of sales and marketing efforts, competitive fund performance, introduction and market reception of new product features and acquisitions.

Federated’s most significant operating expenses include compensation and related costs, which include fixed and variable compensation and related employee benefits, and distribution expenses. Certain of these expenses are dependent upon sales, product performance, levels of assets and asset mix and the willingness to continue fee waivers in order for certain money market funds to maintain positive or zero net yields.

The discussion and analysis of Federated’s financial condition and results of operations are based on Federated’s Consolidated Financial Statements. Federated operates in a single operating segment, the investment management business. Management evaluates Federated’s performance at the consolidated level. Management analyzes all expected revenue and expenses and considers market demands in determining an overall fee structure for services provided and in evaluating the addition of new business. Federated’s growth and profitability are dependent upon its ability to attract and retain assets under management and, in light of the recent and continuing adverse market conditions, are also dependent upon the profitability of those assets, which is impacted, in part, by management’s decisions regarding fee waivers in order for certain money market funds to maintain positive or zero net yields. Fees for fund-related services are ultimately subject to the approval of the independent directors or trustees of the mutual funds. Management believes the most meaningful indicators of Federated’s performance are assets under management, total revenue and net income, both in total and per diluted share.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued)

of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Business Developments

Money Market Fund Matters

For the year ended December 31, 2011, 46% of Federated’s total revenue was attributable to money market assets as compared to 50% and 65% for 2010 and 2009, respectively. A significant change in Federated’s money market business or a significant reduction in money market assets due to regulatory changes, changes in the financial markets including significant and rapid increases in interest rates over a short period of time causing certain investors to prefer direct investments in interest-bearing securities, significant deterioration in investor confidence, further persistent declines in or additional prolonged periods of historically low short-term interest rates and resulting fee waivers or other circumstances, could have a material adverse effect on Federated’s results of operations.

(a) Current Regulatory Environment

In January 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted extensive amendments to Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Investment Company Act) aimed at enhancing the resiliency of money market funds. These amendments included a series of enhancements including rules that required all money market funds to meet specific portfolio liquidity standards and rules that significantly enhanced the public disclosure and regulatory reporting obligations of these funds. In Federated's view, the amendments of 2010 meaningfully and sufficiently strengthened money market funds. Recent experience demonstrated that the amendments of 2010 were effective in meeting heightened requests for redemptions occurring at various times throughout 2011 in connection with the U.S. credit rating downgrade and the ongoing European debt crisis.

The SEC staff is considering additional changes to Rule 2a-7 that could adversely impact the viability of money market funds, including requiring a floating net asset value, imposing capital requirements, and creating redemption restrictions. Federated believes the changes currently under consideration, if enacted, would significantly reduce the utility and attractiveness of money market funds to investors. Thus, rather than enhance the resiliency of money market funds, the contemplated changes would potentially severely harm the utility of money market funds for investors who, in Federated's view, value money market funds in their current form as an efficient and effective cash management investment product offering daily liquidity at par. It has been reported that the SEC may propose amendments to Rule 2a-7 as early as the first quarter of 2012.

If ultimately enacted, some or all of these changes would be detrimental to Federated's money market fund business and could materially and adversely affect Federated's operations. The very proposal of such amendments could have an adverse impact on Federated's money market fund business and operations and could also negatively impact the short-term credit markets. Management is carefully monitoring developments in this area and plans to actively participate both individually and with industry groups in the public comment process that would accompany any rule change proposal. Federated is unable to assess the degree of any potential impact such additional reforms may have on its business and operations until such proposals are issued. Even when issued, the final version of any SEC rule amendment could vary significantly from the form in which it is proposed.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued)

of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

(b) Historically Low Short-Term Interest Rates

Throughout 2011, the Federal Reserve left the near-zero federal funds rate unchanged and short-term interest rates continued at all-time low levels. As a result, for the third consecutive year, Federated voluntarily waived fees in certain money market funds in 2011 in order for certain funds to maintain positive or zero net yields. These fee waivers were partially offset by related reductions in distribution expense and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests as a result of Federated's ability to share the impact of the waivers with third-party intermediaries. The impact of such fee waivers on various components of Federated's Consolidated Statements of Income was as follows for the years ended December 31:

										2011		2010
in millions	2011			2010			2009			vs. 2010		vs. 2009
Investment advisory fees	$	(201.6	)	$	(134.3	)	$	(69.0	)	50	%	95	%
Other service fees	(119.1		)	(107.3		)	(51.6		)	11	%	108	%
Total Revenue	(320.7		)	(241.6		)	(120.6		)	33	%	100	%
Distribution expense	(232.3		)	(186.6		)	(86.4		)	24	%	116	%
Operating income	(88.4		)	(55.0		)	(34.2		)	61	%	61	%
Noncontrolling interest	(6.5		)	(1.0		)	0			550	%	N/A
Pre-tax impact	$	(81.9	)	$	(54.0	)	$	(34.2	)	52	%	58	%

During 2011, changes in asset mix as well as further declines in interest rates for certain money market investments caused an increase in these fee waivers. (See Note (22) to the Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding the quarterly pre-tax impact of the fee waivers.) Based on recent Federal Reserve Bank commentary on their outlook for interest rates, management expects the fee waivers and the related reduction in distribution expense and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests will continue at least until late 2014. Based on recent market conditions and assuming asset levels remain constant, fee waivers for the first quarter 2012 may result in a net negative pre-tax impact on income of approximately $27 million. Increases in short-term interest rates that result in higher yields on securities purchased in money market fund portfolios would reduce the net pre-tax impact of these waivers. Management estimates that an increase of 10 basis points in gross yields on securities purchased in money market fund portfolios will likely reduce the net pre-tax impact of these waivers between thirty-five and forty percent from the current levels and an increase of 25 basis points would reduce the impact between sixty-five and seventy percent. The actual amount of future fee waivers could vary significantly from management’s estimates as they are contingent on a number of variables including, but not limited to, changes in assets within the money market funds, available yields on instruments held by the money market funds, actions by the Federal Reserve, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and other governmental entities, changes in expenses of the money market funds, changes in the mix of money market customer assets, Federated’s willingness to continue the fee waivers and changes in the extent to which the impact of the waivers is shared by third parties.  

Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

In the second quarter 2011, Federated entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among Federated, certain of its subsidiaries, PNC Bank, National Association as administrative agent, a syndicate of 19 banks led by PNC Capital Markets LLC as sole bookrunner and joint lead arranger and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. as joint lead arranger (Credit Agreement). The Credit Agreement amended and restated Federated’s prior $425 million term loan facility dated April 9, 2010. The borrowings of $382.5 million under the Credit Agreement represented the remaining principal balance from the prior $425 million term loan. The Credit Agreement qualified for modification accounting treatment. Accordingly, closing costs of $1.8 million were capitalized in the second quarter 2011 and are being amortized over the 5-year term of the amended loan.

The Credit Agreement expires on June 10, 2016 and requires principal payments of $10.6 million per quarter for the first three years and $28.3 million per quarter for the fourth and fifth years and a final payment of $28.3 million due upon its expiration. The borrowings under the term loan component of the Credit Agreement bear interest at a reduced spread over London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR), as compared to the prior term loan. The interest rate swap (the Swap) that Federated entered into with PNC Bank, National Association and certain other banks during 2010 to hedge its interest rate risk associated with the prior $425 million term loan remains in effect.

Under the Swap, which expires on April 1, 2015, Federated will receive payments based on LIBOR plus a spread and will make payments based on an annual fixed rate of 3.646%. See Note (11) to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the Credit Agreement and Swap.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued)

of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The Credit Agreement also contains a $200 million revolving credit facility. This new revolving credit facility replaced the previous $200 million revolving credit facility, which was scheduled to expire on October 31, 2011, and was terminated in connection with Federated’s entry into the Credit Agreement. Federated had no borrowings outstanding on the previous revolving credit facility. As of December 31, 2011, the entire $200 million revolving credit facility was available for borrowings.

Legal Proceedings

On April 28, 2011, Federated reached a final settlement to resolve the consolidated cases involving the fees being charged to the Federated Kaufmann Fund. Operating income for the year ended December 31, 2011 included a charge of $17.3 million in legal and related costs associated with these cases compared to $8.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. The 2011 amount was recorded primarily in the first quarter of 2011 and was charged mainly to Professional service fees. Federated is currently involved in legal proceedings with certain insurance carriers to obtain and/or retain insurance reimbursements for these and other related costs.

Business Combinations and Acquisitions

In the third quarter 2010, Federated acquired the money market management business of SunTrust Banks, Inc. (SunTrust Acquisition). Pursuant to the definitive agreement signed on July 16, 2010, $14.1 billion of money market assets transitioned to Federated during the third and fourth quarters of 2010. The SunTrust Acquisition included upfront cash payments that totaled $6.6 million. The transaction also includes annual contingent purchase price payments payable in the fourth quarters of each of the five years following the acquisition date. The contingent purchase price payments are calculated as a percentage of revenue less operating expenses directly attributed to certain eligible assets. At December 31, 2011, management estimated remaining contingent payments could total $19 million over the four years that remain, however, the actual amount of the contingent payments will vary based on asset levels and related net revenues and is not limited by any maximum amount. A wide range of outcomes for actual payments is possible due to the extent of reasonably possible flow-rate volatility for the assets under management. The SunTrust Acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. The valuation resulted in total consideration with a fair value of $24.1 millionassignable to a single identifiable intangible asset with an indefinite life and recorded in Renewable investment advisory rights on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. This asset is deductible for tax purposes. The valuation results, which were finalized in the first quarter 2011, are reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and the related footnotes as of and for the period ended December 31, 2011. As of December 31, 2011, a liability of $13.4 million representing the estimated fair value of future consideration payments was recorded in Other current liabilities ($4.0 million) and Other long-term liabilities ($9.4 million) (see Note (6)(a) to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion regarding the valuation methodology). This liability is remeasured at each reporting date with changes in the fair value recognized in Intangible asset related expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income. See Note (3) and Note (20)(a) to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on these acquisitions and the related contingent payments.

Recognition of Insurance Proceeds

In the second quarter 2010, Federated obtained the final approval from one of its insurance carriers for $25 million of claims submitted over the past several years to cover costs associated with government investigations into past mutual fund trading practices and related legal proceedings. Because the retention of these advance insurance payments was contingent upon final approval of the claim by the insurance carrier, Federated had recorded a liability upon receipt of the cash. Upon receipt of final approval from its insurance carrier, Federated reversed the liability and recognized the $25 million of insurance proceeds on the Consolidated Statements of Income as reductions to the operating expense line items originally charged, primarily Professional service fees.

Special Cash Dividend

In the first quarter 2010, Federated paid $1.26 per share, or $129.8 million, as a special cash dividend to shareholders. This payment was in addition to the aggregate $0.96 per share, or $98.9 million, regular quarterly cash dividends paid throughout the course of 2010. The first quarter 2010 dividend of $1.50 per share negatively impacted first quarter 2010 diluted earnings per share by approximately $0.04 per share due to the application of the two-class method of calculating earnings per share.

All dividends were considered ordinary dividends for tax purposes.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued)

of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Asset Impairments

In light of declines in assets under management related to certain quantitative investment products acquired in 2006, and given the performance of these products relative to peers and indices, the carrying values of the related intangible assets were deemed to be impaired in 2009 and 2010. In 2009, Federated recorded a $15.5 million impairment charge in Intangible asset related expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income. In 2010, Federated recorded $10.2 million in impairment charges on the Consolidated Statements of Income, $8.2 million of which was included in Intangible asset related expense with the remainder in Operating expenses – Other. Given the uncertainties regarding future market conditions, the timing and pace of a forecasted recovery and possible prolonged periods of underperformance of the quantitative products compared to peers and indices and the significance of these factors to assets under management, management cannot be certain of the outcome of future undiscounted cash flow analyses.

In 2009, Federated recognized impairment charges totaling $5.2 million to write down the carrying value of Federated’s former aircraft to $3.4 million. The impairment charges were recorded as operating expense in Other on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2009.

See Note (6)(b) and Note (8) to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding these impairments and future amortization expense estimates.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued)

of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Asset Highlights

Managed Assets at Period End

in millions as of December 31,	2011		2010		Percent Change
By Asset Class
Money market	$	285,140	$	276,026	3	%
Fixed-income	44,814		40,705		10	%
Equity	30,887		30,802		0	%
Liquidation portfolios1	8,856		10,708		(17	)%
Total managed assets	$	369,697	$	358,241	3	%
By Product Type
Mutual Funds:
Money market	$	255,857	$	244,796	5	%
Fixed-income	37,241		31,933		17	%
Equity	21,930		22,626		(3	)%
Total mutual fund assets	315,028		299,355		5	%
Separate Accounts:
Money market	$	29,283	$	31,230	(6	)%
Fixed-income	7,573		8,772		(14	)%
Equity	8,957		8,176		10	%
Total separate account assets	45,813		48,178		(5	)%
Liquidation Portfolios1	$	8,856	$	10,708	(17	)%
Total managed assets	$	369,697	$	358,241	3	%

Average Managed Assets

in millions for the years ended December 31,	2011		2010		2009		2011 vs. 2010		2010 vs. 2009
By Asset Class
Money market	$	271,501	$	268,701	$	343,265	1	%	(22	)%
Fixed-income	42,573		37,690		28,684		13	%	31	%
Equity	30,560		29,104		26,680		5	%	9	%
Liquidation portfolios1	9,753		11,579		6,966		(16	)%	66	%
Total average managed assets	$	354,387	$	347,074	$	405,595	2	%	(14	)%
By Product Type
Mutual Funds:
Money market	$	242,187	$	238,767	$	311,221	1	%	(23	)%
Fixed-income	34,455		30,864		23,989		12	%	29	%
Equity	22,071		21,016		18,325		5	%	15	%
Total average mutual fund assets	298,713		290,647		353,535		3	%	(18	)%
Separate Accounts:
Money market	$	29,314	$	29,934	$	32,044	(2	)%	(7	)%
Fixed-income	8,118		6,826		4,695		19	%	45	%
Equity	8,489		8,088		8,355		5	%	(3	)%
Total average separate account assets	45,921		44,848		45,094		2	%	(1	)%
Liquidation Portfolios1	$	9,753	$	11,579	$	6,966	(16	)%	66	%
Total average managed assets	$	354,387	$	347,074	$	405,595	2	%	(14	)%

1 Liquidation portfolios include portfolios of distressed fixed-income securities. Federated has been retained by a third party to manage these assets through an orderly liquidation process that will generally occur over a multi-year period.

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of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Changes in Federated’s average asset mix year-over-year across both asset class and product types have a direct impact on Federated’s operating income. Asset mix impacts Federated’s total revenue due to the difference in the fee rates earned on each asset class and product type per invested dollar. Equity products generally have a higher management-fee rate than fixed-income products, money market products and liquidation portfolios. Likewise, mutual fund products typically have a higher management-fee rate than Separate Accounts. Similarly, traditional separate accounts typically have a higher management-fee rate than liquidation portfolios. Additionally, certain components of distribution expense can vary depending upon the asset class, distribution channel and/or the size of the customer relationship. Federated generally pays out a larger portion of the revenue earned from managed assets in money market funds than managed assets in equity or fixed-income funds. The following table presents the relative composition of average managed assets and the percent of total revenue derived from each asset class and product type over the last three years:

	Percent of Total Average Managed Assets						Percent of Total Revenue
	2011		2010		2009		2011		2010		2009
By Asset Class
Money market assets	76	%	78	%	85	%	46	%	50	%	65	%
Fixed-income assets	12	%	11	%	7	%	20	%	18	%	12	%
Equity assets	9	%	8	%	6	%	33	%	31	%	23	%
Liquidation portfolios	3	%	3	%	2	%	0	%	0	%	0	%
Other activities	--		--		--		1	%	1	%	0	%
By Product Type
Mutual Funds:
Money market assets	68	%	69	%	77	%	45	%	49	%	64	%
Fixed-income assets	10	%	9	%	6	%	19	%	17	%	11	%
Equity assets	6	%	6	%	4	%	28	%	27	%	20	%
Separate Accounts:
Money market assets	8	%	9	%	8	%	1	%	1	%	1	%
Fixed-income assets	2	%	2	%	1	%	1	%	1	%	1	%
Equity assets	3	%	2	%	2	%	5	%	4	%	3	%
Liquidation Portfolios	3	%	3	%	2	%	0	%	0	%	0	%
Other activities	--		--		--		1	%	1	%	0	%

Total managed assets represent the balance of assets under management at a point in time. By contrast, average managed assets represent the average balance of assets under management during a period of time. Because substantially all revenue and certain components of distribution expense are generally calculated daily based on assets under management, changes in average managed assets are typically a key indicator of changes in revenue earned and asset-based expenses incurred during the same period.

December 31, 2011 period-end managed assets increased 3% over period-end managed assets at December 31, 2010 primarily as a result of increases in money market assets and fixed-income assets. Average managed assets for 2011 increased 2% over average managed assets for 2010. Period-end money market assets increased 3% for 2011 compared to 2010. Average money market assets increased 1% for 2011 compared to 2010. Period-end equity assets remained flat for 2011 as compared to 2010. Average equity assets increased 5% for 2011 compared to 2010 primarily due to positive net sales and acquisitions, partially offset by market depreciation. Period-end fixed-income assets increased 10% for 2011 as compared to 2010. Average fixed-income assets increased 13% for 2011 as compared to 2010 primarily due to positive net sales and, to a lesser extent, market appreciation. Liquidation portfolios at December 31, 2011 decreased 17% as compared to December 31, 2010. Average assets in liquidation portfolios decreased 16% for 2011 as compared to 2010 due to the anticipated gradual liquidation of the portfolio.

December 31, 2010 period-end managed assets decreased 8% over period-end managed assets at December 31, 2009 primarily as a result of decreases in money market assets partially offset by increases in fixed-income and equity assets. Average managed assets for 2010 decreased 14% over average managed assets for 2009. Period-end money market assets decreased 12% for 2010 compared to 2009. Average money market assets decreased 22% for 2010 compared to 2009. Period-end equity assets increased 4% for 2010 as compared to 2009. Average equity assets increased 9% for 2010 compared to 2009 primarily due to market appreciation. Period-end fixed-income assets increased 20% for 2010 as compared to 2009. Average fixed-income assets increased 31% for 2010 as compared to 2009 primarily due to positive net sales and, to a lesser extent, market appreciation. Liquidation portfolios at December 31, 2010 decreased 15% as compared to December 31, 2009. Average assets in liquidation portfolios increased significantly for 2010 as compared to 2009 primarily due to the selection of Federated to advise a multi-billion-dollar portfolio in the third quarter 2009.

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Changes in Fixed-Income and Equity Fund Assets

in millions for the years ended December 31,	2011			2010			Percent Change
Fixed-Income Funds
Beginning assets	$	31,933		$	28,427		12	%
Sales	17,990			15,595			15	%
Redemptions	(15,844		)	(13,136		)	21	%
Net sales	2,146			2,459			(13	)%
Net exchanges	1,873			(20		)	9,465	%
Acquisition-related	132			0			N/A
Market gains and losses/reinvestments1	1,157			1,067			8	%
Ending assets	$	37,241		$	31,933		17	%
Equity Funds
Beginning assets	$	22,626		$	20,960		8	%
Sales	7,633			6,288			21	%
Redemptions	(7,461		)	(7,041		)	6	%
Net sales (redemptions)	172			(753		)	123	%
Net exchanges	(76		)	(47		)	(62	)%
Acquisition-related	463			0			N/A
Market gains and losses/reinvestments1	(1,255		)	2,466			(151	)%
Ending assets	$	21,930		$	22,626		(3	)%

1 Reflects approximate changes in the market value of the securities held by the funds, and, to a lesser extent, reinvested dividends, distributions, net investment income and the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates.

Changes in Fixed-Income and Equity Separate Account Assets and Liquidation Portfolios

in millions for the years ended December 31,	2011			2010			Percent Change
Fixed-Income Separate Accounts
Beginning assets	$	8,772		$	5,360		64	%
Sales2	1,698			4,303			(61	)%
Redemptions2	(1,443		)	(1,228		)	18	%
Net sales2	255			3,075			(92	)%
Net exchanges	(1,806		)	0			N/A
Market gains and losses/reinvestments3	352			337			4	%
Ending assets	$	7,573		$	8,772		(14	)%
Equity Separate Accounts
Beginning assets	$	8,176		$	8,713		(6	)%
Sales2	2,861			1,689			69	%
Redemptions2	(2,530		)	(3,149		)	(20	)%
Net sales (redemptions)2	331			(1,460		)	123	%
Net exchanges	54			41			32	%
Market gains and losses/reinvestments3	396			882			(55	)%
Ending assets	$	8,957		$	8,176		10	%
Liquidation Portfolios
Beginning assets	$	10,708		$	12,596		(15	)%
Sales2	2			12			(83	)%
Redemptions2	(1,854		)	(1,900		)	(2	)%
Net redemptions2	(1,852		)	(1,888		)	(2	)%
Ending assets	$	8,856		$	10,708		(17	)%

2 For certain accounts, Sales, Redemptions or Net sales/redemptions are calculated as the remaining difference between beginning and ending assets after the calculation of Market gains and losses/reinvestments.

3 Reflects approximate changes in the market value of the securities held in the portfolios, and, to a lesser extent, reinvested dividends, distributions, net investment income and the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates.

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Results of Operations

Revenue. The following table sets forth components of total revenue for the three years ended December 31:

in millions	2011		2010		2009		2011 vs. 2010		2010 vs. 2009
Revenue from managed assets	$	887.1	$	944.4	$	1,169.2	(6	)%	(19	)%
Revenue from sources other than managed assets	8.0		7.5		6.8		7	%	10	%
Total revenue	$	895.1	$	951.9	$	1,176.0	(6	)%	(19	)%

Revenue from managed assets decreased$57.3 million in 2011 as compared to 2010 primarily due to an increase of $79.1 million in voluntary fee waivers related to certain money market funds in order for these funds to maintain positive or zero net yields. The decrease in revenue was partially offset by an increase of $13.4 million due to higher average fixed-income assets, an increase of $9.1 million resulting from higher average money market assets (inclusive of an increase in revenue of approximately $26.6 million from average assets attributable to the SunTrust Acquisition) and an increase of $3.5 million due to higher average equity assets.

See Business Developments – Historically Low Short-Term Interest Rates for additional information on voluntary fee waivers related to certain money market funds in order for these funds to maintain positive or zero net yields, including the offsetting decreases in expense and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, the net pre-tax impact on income and a discussion of management's expectation regarding the pre-tax impact on income from fee waivers for the first quarter of 2012.

Federated’s ratio of revenue from managed assets to average managed assets for 2011 was 0.25% as compared to 0.27% for 2010. The decrease in the rate was primarily due to the significant increase in voluntary fee waivers to maintain positive or zero net yields for 2011 as compared to 2010.

Revenue from managed assets decreased $224.8 million in 2010 as compared to 2009 primarily due to a decrease of $173.7 million resulting from a decrease in average money market assets (inclusive of an offsetting $9.1 million increase in revenue from average assets attributable to the SunTrust Acquisition) and an increase of $121.0 million in voluntary fee waivers by certain money market funds in order to maintain positive or zero net yields. The decrease in revenue was partially offset by an increase of $40.7 million due to an increase in average fixed-income assets and a $31.9 million increase due to an increase in average equity assets.

Federated’s ratio of revenue from managed assets to average managed assets for 2010 was 0.27% as compared to 0.29% for 2009. The decrease in the rate was primarily due to the significant increase in voluntary fee waivers to maintain positive or zero net yields for 2010 as compared to 2009, partially offset by the increase in average managed assets invested in higher fee-paying fixed-income and equity products for the same periods of comparison. Average assets invested in money market products for 2010 represented 78% of Federated’s total average managed assets as compared to 85% for 2009, while average fixed-income and equity assets represented 11% and 8% of total average managed assets for 2010, respectively, as compared to 7% and 6% for 2009, respectively.

Operating Expenses. The following table sets forth significant fluctuations in operating expenses for the three years ended December 31:

in millions	2011		2010		2009		2011 vs. 2010		2010 vs. 2009
Distribution	$	235.7	$	259.2	$	410.0	(9	)%	(37	)%
Professional service fees	53.7		19.0		38.1		183	%	(50	)%
Intangible asset related	7.9		22.5		32.6		(65	)%	(31	)%
All other	340.4		341.5		366.0		0	%	(7	)%
Total operating expenses	$	637.7	$	642.2	$	846.7	(1	)%	(24	)%

Total operating expenses for 2011decreased$4.5 million compared to 2010. Distribution expense decreased $23.5 million in 2011 as compared to 2010 primarily due to a $45.7 million decrease as a result of higher fee waivers in order for certain money market funds to maintain positive or zero net yields, partially offset by a $17.5 million increase related to the client mix of average money market assets in 2011 as compared to 2010 and a $4.2 million increase resulting from higher average fixed-income assets in 2011 as compared to 2010. Professional service fees increased $34.7 million primarily due to the recognition

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of $25.0 million in insurance proceeds in 2010 related to various previously disclosed legal proceedings, $21.6 million of which was recorded as a reduction to Professional service fees. See Business Developments – Recognition of Insurance Proceeds for additional information. In addition, there was an $8.5 million increase in Professional service fees related to certain of these legal proceedings. See Business Developments – Legal Proceedings for information regarding these charges. Intangible asset related expense decreased $14.6 million primarily due to the $8.2 million impairment of certain intangible assets in 2010 and a $5.4 million decrease due to certain intangible assets becoming fully amortized in 2010 and the second quarter of 2011. See Business Developments – Asset Impairments for additional information.

Total operating expenses for 2010 decreased $204.5 million compared to 2009. Distribution expense decreased $150.8 million primarily due to a $100.2 million decrease in 2010 as compared to 2009 associated with maintaining positive or zero net yields in certain money market funds and a $60.3 million decrease related to lower average money market assets in 2010 as compared to 2009. Professional service fees decreased $19.1 million due primarily to the recognition of the aforementioned insurance proceeds in 2010. Intangible asset related expense decreased $10.1 million due primarily to the decrease of impairments of certain customer relationship intangible assets in 2010 as compared to 2009. See Business Developments – Asset Impairments for additional information.

Nonoperating Income (Expenses). Nonoperating expenses, net, increased$2.4 million in 2011 as compared to 2010. The increase reflects a $2.1 million decrease in Gain on securities due primarily to decreases in market values of trading securities held during 2011 as compared to 2010 and an increase of $2.0 million in Debt expense - recourse primarily resulting from borrowings under the Credit Agreement outstanding for a full year in 2011 as compared to a partial year in 2010 (see Business Developments – Amended and Restated Credit Agreement for additional information). This was partially offset by a $1.5 million increase in Investment Income, net in 2011 as compared to 2010 due primarily to increases in average investment balances and investments in higher yielding products.

Nonoperating expenses, net, increased $6.3 million in 2010 as compared to 2009. The increase reflects a $10.7 million increase in Debt expense - recourse related primarily to increased average outstanding loan balances ($5.6 million) and an increase due to a higher average interest rate ($4.6 million) as a result of increased borrowings beginning in April 2010 (see Business Developments – Amended and Restated Credit Agreement for additional information). This was partially offset by a $2.3 million increase in Investment income, net primarily related to increases in average investment balances and a $1.3 million increase in Gain on securities, net primarily due to increased realized gains on investments.

Income Taxes. The income tax provision for 2011, 2010, and 2009 was $91.3 million, $112.0 million, and $118.3 million, respectively. The provision for 2011decreased$20.7 million as compared to 2010 primarily due to lower Income before income taxes. The provision for 2010 decreased $6.3 million as compared to 2009 primarily due to lower Income before income taxes partially offset by increases in state taxes. The effective tax rate was 37.1% for 2011, 37.2% for 2010, and 36.2% for 2009. See Note (16) to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the effective tax rate, as well as other tax disclosures.

For 2011, Federated’s pretax book income was $50.9 million in excess of federal taxable income due primarily to $53.4 million in temporary tax differences associated with amortization of certain intangible assets.

For 2010, Federated’s pretax book income was $69.0 million in excess of federal taxable income due primarily to $33.8 million in temporary tax differences associated with amortization of certain intangible assets and $20.8 million in temporary tax differences related to the insurance proceeds recognized as income for book purposes in 2010 versus when received in a prior year for tax purposes. See Business Developments – Recognition of Insurance Proceeds.

For 2009, Federated’s pretax book income was $35.3 million in excess of federal taxable income due primarily to $19.4 million in temporary tax differences associated with amortization of certain intangible assets and $15.5 million in temporary tax differences related to incentive compensation accruals.

Net Income attributable to Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries decreased$5.9 million for 2011 as compared to 2010 primarily as a result of a $5.5 million decrease related to the impact of higher fee waivers in order for certain money market funds to maintain positive or zero net yields.

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries decreased $1.2 million for 2010 as compared to 2009 primarily due to the impact of higher fee waivers in order for certain money market funds to maintain positive or zero net yields.

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of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Net Income attributable to Federated Investors, Inc. Net income decreased$28.2 million in 2011 as compared to 2010 primarily as a result of the changes in revenues and expenses noted above. Diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2011decreased$0.28 as compared to the same period of 2010 primarily due to decreased net income.

Net income decreased $18.2 million in 2010 as compared to 2009 primarily as a result of the changes in revenues and expenses noted above. Diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2010 decreased $0.19 as compared to the same period of 2009 primarily due to decreased net income.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquid Assets. At December 31, 2011, liquid assets, consisting of cash and cash equivalents, investments and receivables, totaled $343.8 million as compared to $354.9 million at December 31, 2010. The decrease of $11.1 million primarily reflects a decrease of $149.5 million in Cash and cash equivalents partially offset by an increase of $138.2 million in investments which are described further in the discussions below relating to Operating and Investing Activities.

At December 31, 2011, Federated held investments in Federated-sponsored money market funds and certain fluctuating-value mutual funds that have limited direct and indirect exposures to international sovereign debt and currency risks. Federated has been actively managing its money market, fixed-income and equity portfolios to reduce sovereign debt and currency risks by reducing its potential exposure to deterioration in these markets. Further, for cash invested in money market funds (approximately $118 million), only indirect short-term exposures exist primarily to high-quality international bank names that are subject to Federated's stringent credit analysis process and comply with the requirements of Rule 2a-7.

Cash Provided by Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $113.5 million for 2011 as compared to $215.9 million for 2010. The decrease of $102.4 million for 2011 as compared to 2010 was primarily due to an increase of $76.9 million in net cash paid for trading securities and a decrease in cash received from customers due to the $57.3 million decrease in revenue from managed assets previously discussed. Federated’s trading securities as of December 31, 2011 were primarily comprised of high quality short-term debt securities held by a consolidated, non-US dollar-denominated sponsored money market fund ($77.1 million), as well as shares of an offshore master fund invested in global project and trade finance transactions ($17.9 million) and stocks of large-cap U.S. and international companies ($10.9 million) held by various other consolidated investment companies.

Cash Used by Investing Activities. In 2011, Federated used $107.5 million for investing activities including primarily cash payments for both prior and current year acquisitions ($53.5 million) and a net investment of $45.7 million of available cash resources primarily in fixed-income sponsored investment companies.

Cash (Used) Provided by Financing Activities. In 2011, cash used by financing activities was $155.5 million. During 2011, Federated paid $100.0 million or $0.96 per share in dividends to holders of its common shares, repaid $42.5 million in connection with its long-term debt obligations (see Business Developments – Amended and Restated Credit Agreement for additional information) and used $28.5 million to repurchase 1.5 million shares of Class B common stock in the open market under the stock repurchase program and in private transactions. These items were partially offset by $16.8 million received related primarily to the exercise of 0.6 million stock options in 2011.

Borrowings. In 2008, Federated entered into a $140 million term loan. In the second quarter 2010, Federated amended and restated the $140 million term loan with its $425 million term loan. In the second quarter 2011, Federated amended and restated the $425 million term loan. See Business Developments – Amended and Restated Credit Agreement for additional information. During 2011 and 2010, Federated made principal payments of $42.5 million and $31.8 million, respectively, on these loans.

The Credit Agreement also contains a $200 million revolving credit facility. This new revolving credit facility replaced the previous $200 million revolving credit facility, which was scheduled to expire on October 31, 2011, and was terminated in connection with Federated’s entry into the Credit Agreement. Federated had no borrowings outstanding on the previous revolving credit facility. As of December 31, 2011, the entire $200 million revolving credit facility was available for borrowings.

Proceeds from the debt facilities have been used for general corporate purposes including cash payments related to acquisitions, quarterly dividends, investments and share repurchases.

The Credit Agreement has an interest coverage ratio covenant (consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) to consolidated interest expense) and a leverage ratio covenant (consolidated debt to consolidated EBITDA) as well as other customary terms and conditions. An interest coverage ratio of at least 4 to 1 is required and as of

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December 31, 2011, the interest coverage ratio was 19.23 to 1. A leverage ratio of no more than 2.5 to 1 is required and as of December 31, 2011, the leverage ratio was 1.21 to 1. Federated was in compliance with its interest coverage and leverage ratios at and during the year ended December 31, 2011. The Credit Agreement and the Swap also have certain stated events of default and cross default provisions which would permit the lenders/counterparties to accelerate the repayment of the debt or the Swap if not cured within the applicable grace periods. The events of default generally include breaches of contract, failure to make required loan payments, insolvency, cessation of business, notice of lien or assessment and other proceedings, whether voluntary or involuntary, that would require the repayment of amounts borrowed.

Future Cash Needs. In addition to the contractual obligations and contingent liabilities described below, management expects that principal uses of cash will include funding distribution expenditures, paying incentive and base compensation, repaying recourse debt obligations, paying shareholder dividends, funding business acquisitions, paying taxes, repurchasing company stock, advancing sales commissions, seeding new products and funding property and equipment acquisitions, including computer-related software and hardware. As a result of the highly regulated nature of the investment management business, management anticipates that expenditures for compliance and investment management personnel, compliance systems and related professional and consulting fees may continue to increase.

On January 26, 2012, the board of directors declared a $0.24 per share dividend to shareholders of record as of February 8, 2012, which was paid on February 15, 2012.

After evaluating Federated’s existing liquid assets, expected continuing cash flow from operations, its remaining borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facility of the Credit Agreement and its ability to obtain additional financing arrangements and issue debt or stock, management believes it will have sufficient liquidity to meet its present and reasonably foreseeable cash needs. Although management currently is not projecting to draw on the availability under the revolving credit facility in 2012, management may choose to borrow additional amounts up to the maximum available under the revolving credit facility which could cause total outstanding borrowings to total as much as $551 million.

Management estimates that of the $21.9 million of deferred tax assets (net of valuation allowances) at December 31, 2011, $7.1 million and $2.7 million will reverse in 2012 and 2013, respectively. These reversals primarily represent tax deductions in those years for various expenses recorded in 2011 or prior years, such as certain compensation-related expenses. The years of reversal for the remaining $12.1 million are uncertain as those deferred tax assets primarily relate to unrealized and realized capital losses ($6.4 million) and insurance proceeds ($3.5 million).

Financial Position

The following discussion summarizes significant changes in assets and liabilities that are not discussed elsewhere in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Accounts payable and accrued expenses at December 31, 2011 decreased $44.5 million from December 31, 2010 primarily due to a $44.7 million payment of contingent consideration related to a prior year acquisition.

Other current liabilities at December 31, 2011 increased $18.7 million from December 31, 2010 primarily as a result of the $10.0 million in insurance proceeds received related to claims submitted to cover costs associated with various legal proceedings. See Note (10) to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Long-term deferred tax liability, net at December 31, 2011 increased $21.9 million from December 31, 2010 primarily as a result of $19.2 million of tax amortization in excess of book amortization of intangible assets.

As of December 31, 2011, Federated's market capitalization exceeded the recorded goodwill balance by more than 100%.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, Federated did not have any material off-balance sheet arrangements.

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of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Contractual Obligations and Contingent Liabilities

Contractual. The following table presents as of December 31, 2011, Federated’s significant minimum noncancelable contractual obligations by payment date. The payment amounts represent amounts contractually due to the recipient and do not include any unamortized discounts or other similar carrying value adjustments. Further discussion of the nature of each obligation is included either in the referenced Note to the Consolidated Financial Statements or in a footnote to the table.

		Payments due in
in millions	Note Reference	2012		2013-2014		2015-2016		After 2016		Total
Long-term debt obligations1	(11)	$	55.1	$	140.3	$	204.4	$	0	$	399.8
Operating lease obligations	(15)	11.7		24.0		19.3		37.3		92.3
Purchase obligations2		17.9		18.1		1.3		0.5		37.8
Employment-related commitments3		16.1		15.9		0		0		32.0
Acquisition-related commitments4	(20)	7.5		0		0		0		7.5
Total		$	108.3	$	198.3	$	225.0	$	37.8	$	569.4

1 Amounts include principal and interest payments. Assuming the recourse debt balance and the weighted-average interest rate in effect at December 31, 2011 (see Note (11) to the Consolidated Financial Statements), Federated’s minimum contractual interest payments would be approximately $12.6 million, $19.8 million and $6.1 million for 2012, 2013-2014 and 2015-2016, respectively.

2 Federated is a party to various contracts pursuant to which it receives certain services including legal, access to various fund-related information systems and research databases, as well as trade order transmission and recovery services. These contracts contain certain minimum noncancelable payments, cancellation provisions and renewal terms. The contracts expire on various dates through the year 2019. Costs for such services are expensed as incurred.

3 Federated has certain domestic and international employment arrangements pursuant to which Federated is obligated to make minimum compensation payments. These contracts expire on various dates through the year 2014.

4 Amount represents Federated's obligation to make acquisition-related contingent purchase price payments in cases where the related contingencies are resolved as of December 31, 2011. For a full discussion of Federated's commitments regarding acquisition-related purchase price payments, see the discussion that follows herein under Contingent Payments.

Contingent Payments. Pursuant to various acquisition-related and employee-related agreements, Federated is required to make certain periodic contingent payments. Details regarding these commitments are as follows:

As part of the SunTrust Acquisition, Federated is required to make annual contingent purchase price payments in the fourth quarters of each of the five years following the acquisition date. The contingent purchase price payments are calculated as a percentage of revenue less operating expenses directly attributed to certain eligible assets. The first contingent purchase price payment of $5.0 million was paid in the fourth quarter of 2011. At December 31, 2011, management estimated remaining contingent payments could total $19.0 million over the four years that remain, however, the actual amount of the contingent payments will vary based on asset levels and related net revenues and is not limited by any maximum amount. A wide range of outcomes for actual payments is possible due to the extent of reasonably possible flow-rate volatility for the assets under management. As of December 31, 2011, a liability of $13.4 million representing the estimated fair value of future consideration payments was recorded in Other current liabilities ($4.0 million) and Other long-term liabilities ($9.4 million) (see Note (6)(a) to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion regarding the valuation methodology). This liability is remeasured at each reporting date with changes in the fair value recognized in Intangible asset related expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

In the fourth quarter 2008, Federated completed the acquisition of certain assets of David W. Tice & Associates LLC that relate to the management of the Prudent Bear Fund and the Prudent DollarBear Fund (Prudent Bear Acquisition). As part of the Prudent Bear Acquisition, Federated is required to make contingent purchase price payments based upon certain revenue growth targets over the four-year period following the acquisition date. The contingent purchase price payments are recorded as additional goodwill at the time the contingency is resolved. The first two contingent purchase price payments of $5.1 million and $44.7 million were paid in the first quarters of 2010 and 2011, respectively. The remaining contingent purchase price payments could total as much as $49 million. As of December 31, 2011, no amounts were accrued for the third anniversary year ended in December 2011.

In the fourth quarter 2008, Federated completed the acquisition of certain assets of Clover Capital Management, Inc., a Rochester, New York-based investment manager that specializes in value investing (Clover Capital Acquisition). As part of the Clover Capital Acquisition, Federated is required to make contingent purchase price payments based upon growth in revenues

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over the five-year period following the acquisition date. The contingent purchase price payments, which could total as much as $56 million, will be recorded as additional goodwill at the time the contingency is resolved. The applicable growth targets were not met for the first two anniversary years and as such, no amounts were accrued or paid related to 2009 or 2010. As of December 31, 2011, $5.9 million was accrued for the third anniversary year ended in December 2011 and was paid in January 2012.

As part of the 2005 acquisition of the cash management business of Alliance Capital Management L.P. (Alliance Acquisition), Federated was required to make contingent purchase price payments over a five-year period following the acquisition date. These payments were primarily calculated as a percentage of revenues less certain operating expenses directly attributed to the assets acquired. Contingent purchase price payments of $10.7 million, $13.3 million, $16.2 million, $19.8 million and $32.4 million were paid in the second quarters of 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010, respectively. In addition, a final contingent purchase price payment of $3.3 million was paid in the third quarter 2010. Contingent payments were recorded as additional goodwill at the time the related contingency was resolved.

In the third quarter 2007, Federated completed a transaction with Rochdale Investment Management LLC to acquire certain assets relating to its business of providing investment advisory and investment management services to the Rochdale Atlas Portfolio (Rochdale Acquisition). The Rochdale Acquisition agreement provides for two forms of contingent purchase price payments. The first form of contingent payment is based on Federated InterContinental Fund asset growth and performance through 2012. This form of payment was payable in 2010, will be payable again in 2012 and could aggregate to as much as $20 million. In the fourth quarter of 2010, $1.1 million was paid with respect to this first form of contingent payment and was recorded as goodwill. As of December 31, 2011, no amounts were accrued related to the potential payment in 2012. The second form of contingent payment is payable on a semi-annual basis over the five-year period following the acquisition closing date and is based on certain revenue earned by Federated from the Federated InterContinental Fund as well as fund performance. As of December 31, 2011, $4.1 million was paid in semi-annual contingent purchase price payments and, related to future semi-annual contingent purchase price payments, $0.4 million was accrued in Other current liabilities and recorded as goodwill. Contingent payments are recorded as additional goodwill at the time the related contingency is resolved.

In addition to the $16.1 million of employee-related commitments to be paid in 2012, Federated may be required to make certain incentive compensation-related payments in connection with various significant employment arrangements. The employment contracts expire on various dates through the year 2014 with payments possible through 2018. As of December 31, 2011, the maximum bonus payable over the remaining terms of the contracts approximates $54 million, none of which would be payable in 2012. In addition, certain employees have incentive compensation opportunities related to the Federated Kaufmann Large Cap Fund (the Fund Bonus). Based on asset levels at December 31, 2011, $0.5 million would be paid in 2012 as a Fund Bonus payment. Management is unable to reasonably estimate a range of possible bonus payments for the Fund Bonus for subsequent years due to the wide range of possible growth-rate scenarios.

Past Mutual Fund Trading Issues and Related Legal Proceedings. Since February 2004, Federated has been named as a defendant in seven cases involving the fees charged to the Federated Kaufmann Fund. These cases were originally filed in five different federal courts and one state court. The state court case was voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff without prejudice. The six federal cases were consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

The plaintiffs in these cases sought compensatory damages reflecting a return of all advisory fees earned by Federated in connection with the management of the Federated Kaufmann Fund since June 28, 2003, as well as attorneys' fees and expenses. On April 28, 2011, Federated reached a final settlement to resolve these cases. Operating income for the year ended December 31, 2011 included charges of $17.3 million in legal and related costs associated with these cases. This amount was charged primarily to Professional service fees. Federated is currently involved in legal proceedings with certain insurance carriers to obtain and/or retain insurance reimbursements for these and other related costs.

As of the date of this filing, no material additional accruals or costs relating to Past Mutual Fund Trading Issues and Related Legal Proceedings are reasonably possible.

Other Legal Proceedings. Federated has claims asserted and threatened against it in the ordinary course of business. As of December 31, 2011, Federated does not believe that a material loss related to these claims is reasonably possible.

Variable Interest Entities

Federated is involved with various entities in the normal course of business that may be deemed to be variable interest entities (VIEs). Federated determined that it was the primary beneficiary of certain investment-fund VIEs and, as a result, consolidated the assets, liabilities and operations of these VIEs in its Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note (5) to the Consolidated

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Financial Statements for more information.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For a complete list of new accounting standards recently adopted by Federated and new accounting standards issued, but not yet adopted by Federated, see Note (2) to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Critical Accounting Policies

Federated’s Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In preparing the financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Management continually evaluates the accounting policies and estimates it uses to prepare the Consolidated Financial Statements. In general, management’s estimates are based on historical experience, information from third-party professionals and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the facts and circumstances. Actual results may differ from those estimates made by management and those differences may be material.

Of the significant accounting policies described in Note (1) to the Consolidated Financial Statements, management believes that its policies regarding accounting for intangible assets, the acquisition-related future consideration liability and income taxes involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity.

Accounting for Intangible Assets. Three aspects of accounting for intangible assets require significant management estimates and judgment: (1) valuation in connection with the initial purchase price allocation; (2) ongoing evaluation for impairment and (3) the determination of the useful life or whether the life is indefinite. The process of determining the fair value of identifiable intangible assets at the date of acquisition requires management estimates and judgment as to expectations for earnings on the related managed assets acquired, redemption rates for such managed assets, growth from sales efforts and the effects of market conditions. Management often utilizes an independent valuation expert to help with this process. If actual changes in the related managed assets or the projected useful life of the intangible asset, among other assumptions, differ significantly from the estimates and judgments used in determining the initial fair value, the intangible asset amounts recorded in the financial statements could be subject to possible impairment or could require an acceleration in amortization expense that could have a material adverse effect on Federated’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.

The level, if any, of impairment of Federated's intangible assets is highly dependent upon the remaining level of managed assets acquired in connection with an acquisition. Management monitors changes in the levels of managed assets for potential indicators of impairment. The recoverability of a finite-lived customer relationship intangible asset is assessed using an undiscounted cash flow model that considers various factors to project future cash flows expected to be generated from the respective asset. The fair value of indefinite-lived renewable investment advisory rights are also highly dependent upon the level of managed assets associated with the advisory rights as well as the impact of voluntary fee waivers related to certain money market funds in order for these funds to maintain positive or zero net yields. The indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate the assets may be impaired. Impairment is indicated when the carrying value of the intangible assets exceed their fair value. In estimating the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets, Federated considers the results of various valuation techniques including an income approach where future cash flows are discounted.

In developing cash flow estimates, management considers the following: (1) an estimated rate of change for underlying managed assets; (2) expected revenue per managed asset; (3) identifiable incremental operating expenses; (4) useful life of the acquired asset; and, for indefinite-lived intangible assets; (5) the discount rate. Management estimates a rate of change for underlying managed assets based on a combination of an estimated rate of market appreciation or depreciation and an estimated net redemption or sales rate. Expected revenue per managed asset, incremental operating expenses and the useful life of the acquired asset are generally based on contract terms, average market participant data and historical experience.

At December 31, 2011, Federated had $66.5 million in indefinite-lived intangible assets recorded on its Consolidated Balance Sheets. Based on testing performed in 2011, it was determined that no impairment existed for these assets. For the $12.1 million in finite-lived intangible assets, no indicators of impairment existed as of December 31, 2011 and no impairments were recorded during 2011. In 2009 and 2010, Federated recognized impairment charges related to certain finite-lived intangible assets acquired in connection with a prior-year acquisition of a quantitative investment management business. For information regarding these prior-period impairments, see Note (6)(b) to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Actual changes in the underlying managed assets and other assumptions could cause the projected cash flows to vary significantly, which may cause impairment of the related identifiable intangible asset. The actual amount of an impairment charge, if any, would depend on the estimated fair value of the intangible asset at that time, which will be determined based on the actual level of managed assets, the then-current projections of future changes in managed assets, estimated earnings and the discount rate.

Accounting for Acquisition-Related Future Consideration Liability. Federated is required to carry its liability for future consideration payments related to the SunTrust Acquisition at fair value each period end with changes in fair value recorded in earnings. As of December 31, 2011, the fair value of the liability was $13.4 million. Future consideration payments will be calculated as a percentage of revenue less operating expenses directly attributed to certain eligible assets. The process of estimating the fair value of the related liability requires management estimates and judgment as to expectations for the amount of net revenue to be earned on the applicable assets under management, net sales/redemptions for such assets under management and the discount rate. Expected net revenue per managed asset is generally based on contract terms, historical experience and management's expectation regarding the impact of potential future fee waivers to maintain positive or zero net yields. Net flow rates are estimated by evaluating historical net flow rates in similar money market funds and recent trends in the eligible assets under management. The discount rate is estimated as the current market rate of return.

If actual amounts or management’s estimates and judgment regarding changes in the related managed assets, revenue earned from the managed assets or the discount rate, among other assumptions, differ significantly at a period-end date as compared to the estimates and judgments used in determining the fair value as of the prior period-end date, the adjustment to record the change in the fair value of the liability could result in a significant favorable or unfavorable adjustment to earnings which could have a material effect on Federated’s consolidated financial position and results of operations. Since the September 2010 acquisition date, Federated has recognized a $0.9 million charge to earnings to record an increase in the fair-value estimate of this liability for future consideration payments. See Note (6)(a) to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding this liability.

Accounting for Income Taxes. Significant management judgment is required in developing Federated’s provision for income taxes and the determination of any valuation allowances related to deferred tax assets. As of December 31, 2011, Federated had not recorded a valuation allowance on $1.0 million of its deferred tax assets relating to capital losses (recognized for tax purposes) and the write-down of Federated’s remaining CDO investment (unrecognized for tax purposes). Federated considered various factors in connection with its evaluation of the partial realizability of these assets including: (1) for the preponderance of these assets, the five-year carry-forward period for capital losses has not yet begun and (2) Federated has invested available cash with the intent to generate capital gains and has historically generated capital gains in times of favorable market conditions. Based on these factors, management believes it is more likely than not that Federated will be able to utilize a portion of these losses in the future. In the event that Federated’s strategies do not materialize, Federated may be required to record an additional valuation allowance of as much as $1.0 million for these deferred tax assets.

Significant management judgment is required to account for uncertainty in income taxes. The processes of determining (1) whether it is more likely than not that a position will be sustained upon examination and (2) the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the taxing authority require management estimates and judgment as to expectations of the amounts and probabilities of the outcomes that could be realized. Management considers the facts and circumstances available as of the reporting date in order to determine the appropriate tax benefit to recognize including tax legislation and statutes, legislative intent, regulations, rulings and case law. Significant differences could exist between the ultimate outcome of the examination of a tax position and management’s estimate. These differences could have a material impact on Federated’s effective tax rate, results of operations, financial position and/or cash flows.

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Risk Factors

Potential Adverse Effects of a Material Concentration in Revenue. For 2011, approximately 46% of Federated’s total revenue was attributable to money market assets as compared to 50% and 65% for 2010 and 2009, respectively. A significant change in Federated’s money market business or a significant reduction in money market assets due to regulatory changes, changes in the financial markets including significant increases in interest rates over a short period of time, significant deterioration in investor confidence, further persistent declines in or additional prolonged periods of historically low short-term interest rates and resulting fee waivers or other circumstances, could have a material adverse effect on Federated’s results of operations.

Potential Adverse Effects of Historically Low Interest Rates. In December 2008, the Federal Reserve cut the federal funds target rate, a benchmark used by banks to set rates paid on many types of consumer and business loans, to a range between 0% and 0.25%. This action by the Federal Reserve negatively impacts the yields of money market funds, in particular treasury and government agency money market funds. Money market fund yields reflect the return on short-term investments (e.g. Treasury bills), less fund expenses. With short-term interest rates at or near zero, money market funds may not be able to maintain positive yields for shareholders. On January 25, 2012, the Federal Reserve announced that they would keep the target range between 0% and 0.25% and that economic conditions are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate at least until late 2014. Federated voluntarily waives certain fees or assumes expenses of the funds for competitive reasons such as to maintain positive or zero net yields, which has and could continue to cause material adverse effects on Federated’s results of operations. Federated, however, is not obligated to waive such fees or to assume such fund expenses.

Since the fourth quarter 2008, Federated has voluntarily waived fees in order for certain money market funds to maintain positive or zero net yields. See Business Developments – Historically Low Short-Term Interest Rates for additional information on voluntary fee waivers related to certain money market funds in order for these funds to maintain positive or zero net yields, including a discussion of management’s expectation regarding fee waivers and the related reduction in distribution expense for the first quarter of 2012. Increases in short-term interest rates that result in higher yields on securities purchased in money market fund portfolios would reduce the net pre-tax impact of these waivers. Management estimates that an increase of 10 basis points in gross yields on securities purchased in money market fund portfolios will likely reduce the net pre-tax impact of these waivers between thirty-five and forty percent from the current levels and an increase of 25 basis points would reduce the impact between sixty-five and seventy percent. The actual amount of future fee waivers could vary significantly from management’s estimates as they are contingent on a number of variables including, but not limited to, changes in assets within the money market funds, available yields on instruments held by the money market funds, actions by the Federal Reserve, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and other governmental entities, changes in expenses of the money market funds, changes in the mix of money market customer assets, Federated’s willingness to continue the fee waivers and changes in the extent to which the impact of the waivers is shared by third parties. 

Potential Adverse Effects of Rising Interest Rates. In a rising short-term interest rate environment, certain investors using money market products and other short-term duration fixed-income products for cash management purposes may shift these investments to direct investments in comparable instruments in order to realize higher yields than those available in money market and other fund products holding lower-yielding instruments. In addition, rising interest rates will tend to reduce the market value of securities held in various investment portfolios and other products. Thus, increases in interest rates could have an adverse effect on Federated’s revenue from money market and other fixed-income products.

Potential Adverse Effects of a Decline or Disruption in the Economy or Financial Markets. Economic or financial market downturns (domestic or international), including disruptions in securities and credit markets, may adversely affect the profitability and performance of, demand for and investor confidence in Federated’s investment products and services. In addition, Federated's products may be adversely affected by potential deterioration in sovereign or currency market conditions. The ability of Federated to compete and sustain asset and revenue growth is dependent, in part, on the relative attractiveness of the types of investment products Federated offers and its investment performance and strategies under prevailing market conditions. In the event of extreme circumstances, including economic, political, or business crises, Federated’s products may suffer significant net redemptions in assets under management causing severe liquidity issues in its short-term sponsored investment products and declines in the value of and returns on assets under management, all of which could cause material adverse effects on Federated’s reputation, financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

Likewise, a service provider or vendor of Federated, including the major banks that provide custody and portfolio accounting services for Federated’s investment products, could also be adversely affected by the adverse market conditions described above. It is not possible to predict with certainty the extent to which the services or products Federated receives from such service provider or vendor would be interrupted or affected by such situations. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that potential service interruption or Federated’s ability to find a suitable replacement would not have a material adverse effect on

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Federated’s reputation, financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

Potential Adverse Effects of Changes in Laws and Regulations on Federated’s Investment Management Business. Federated and its investment management business are subject to extensive regulation in the United States and abroad. Federated and the Federated Funds are subject to Federal securities laws, principally the Securities Act of 1933, the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, state laws regarding securities fraud, and regulations promulgated by various regulatory authorities, including the SEC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE). Federated is also affected by the regulations governing banks and other financial institutions and, to the extent operations take place outside the United States, by foreign laws and regulatory authorities. Changes in laws, regulations or governmental policies, and the costs associated with compliance, could materially and adversely affect the business and operations of Federated.

From time to time, the Federal securities laws have been augmented substantially. For example, among other measures, Federated has been impacted by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Patriot Act of 2001 and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) was enacted into law on July 21, 2010. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, Federated, as well as mutual funds, continue to be primarily regulated by the SEC. The Dodd-Frank Act provides, however, for a new systemic risk regulation regime under which it is possible that Federated and/or any one or more of its mutual funds could be designated by a newly created Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) for enhanced prudential regulation by the Federal Reserve Board, in addition to primary regulation by the SEC. Other provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act may affect intermediaries in their sale or use of Federated's products. Prior to complete implementation, it will be difficult to assess the full impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on Federated.

On October 21, 2010, the President's Working Group issued its report on Money Market Fund Reform Options (the Report). The President's Working Group was tasked with studying possible reforms relating to money market funds that could mitigate systemic risk in the financial markets (including the potential for disruption in the financial markets caused by rapid shareholder redemptions in money market funds). The Report discusses the conditions that could cause money market funds to experience rapid shareholder redemptions and describes the advantages and disadvantages of a variety of policy options that could reduce the risk of such rapid redemptions. The Report suggests that the FSOC examine these options as part of its implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act.

In January 2010, the SEC adopted extensive amendments to Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act aimed at enhancing the resiliency of money market funds. These amendments included a series of enhancements including rules that required all money market funds to meet specific portfolio liquidity standards and rules that significantly enhanced the public disclosure and regulatory reporting obligations of these funds. In Federated's view, the amendments of 2010 meaningfully and sufficiently strengthened money market funds. Recent experience demonstrated that the amendments of 2010 were effective in meeting heightened requests for redemptions occurring at various times throughout 2011 in connection with the U.S. credit rating downgrade and the ongoing European debt crisis.

The SEC staff is considering additional changes to Rule 2a-7 that could adversely impact the viability of money market funds, including requiring a floating net asset value, imposing capital requirements, and creating redemption restrictions. Federated believes the changes currently under consideration, if enacted, would significantly reduce the utility and attractiveness of money market funds to investors. Thus, rather than enhance the resiliency of money market funds, the contemplated changes would potentially severely harm the utility of money market funds for investors who, in Federated's view, value money market funds in their current form as an efficient and effective cash management investment product offering daily liquidity at par. It has been reported that the SEC may propose amendments to Rule 2a-7 as early as the first quarter of 2012.

If ultimately enacted, some or all of these changes would be detrimental to Federated's money market fund business and could materially and adversely affect Federated's operations. The very proposal of such amendments could have an adverse impact on Federated's money market fund business and operations and could also negatively impact the short-term credit markets. Management is carefully monitoring developments in this area and plans to actively participate both individually and with industry groups in the public comment process that would accompany any rule change proposal. Federated is unable to assess the degree of any potential impact such additional reforms may have on its business and operations until such proposals are issued. Even when issued, the final version of any SEC rule amendment could vary significantly from the form in which it is proposed.

In addition, during the past few years the SEC, FINRA and the NYSE have adopted regulations that have increased Federated's operating expenses and affected the conduct of its business, and may continue to do so. Other significant regulations or amendments to regulations have been proposed that, if adopted, will affect Federated and the Federated Funds. Federated anticipates that other reforms and regulatory actions affecting Federated and/or the mutual fund industry are likely to occur,

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including proposals for further amendments to Rule 2a-7.

Over the past few years, various service industries, including mutual fund service providers, have been the subject of changes in tax policy that impact their state and local tax liability. Changes that have been adopted or proposed include (1) an expansion of the nature of a service company's activities that subject it to tax in a jurisdiction, (2) a change in the methodology by which multi-state companies apportion their income between jurisdictions, and (3) a requirement that affiliated companies calculate their state tax as one combined entity. As adopted changes become effective and additional jurisdictions effect similar changes, there could be a material adverse effect on Federated's tax liability and effective tax rate and, as a result, net income.

Potential Adverse Effect of Providing Financial Support to Investment Products. Federated may, at its sole discretion, from time to time elect to provide financial support to its sponsored investment products. Providing such support utilizes capital that would otherwise be available for other corporate purposes. Losses on such support, or failure to have or devote sufficient capital to support products, could have a material adverse effect on Federated’s reputation, financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

Risk of Federated’s Money Market Products’ Ability to Maintain a Stable $1.00 Net Asset Value. Approximately 46% of Federated’s total revenue for 2011 was attributable to money market assets. An investment in money market funds is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Although money market funds seek to preserve an NAV of $1.00 per share, it is possible for an investor to lose money by investing in these funds. Federated devotes substantial resources including significant credit analysis to the management of its products. Federated money market funds have always maintained a $1.00 NAV; however, there is no guarantee that such results will be achieved in the future. Market conditions could lead to severe liquidity issues and/or prolonged periods of historically low yields in money market products which could impact their NAVs. If the NAV of a Federated money market fund were to decline to less than $1.00 per share, Federated money market funds would likely experience significant redemptions in assets under management, loss of shareholder confidence and reputational harm, all of which could cause material adverse effects on Federated’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

No Assurance of Access to Sufficient Liquidity. From time to time, Federated’s operations may require more cash than is then available from operations. In these circumstances, it may be necessary to borrow from lending facilities or to raise capital by securing new debt or by selling shares of Federated equity or debt securities. Federated’s ability to raise additional capital in the future will be affected by several factors including Federated’s creditworthiness, the market value of Federated’s common stock, as well as general market conditions. There can be no assurance that Federated will be able to obtain these funds and financing on acceptable terms, if at all.

Retaining and Recruiting Key Personnel. Federated’s ability to locate and retain quality personnel has contributed significantly to its growth and success and is important to attracting and retaining customers. The market for qualified executives, investment managers, analysts, traders, sales representatives and other key personnel is extremely competitive. There can be no assurance that Federated will be successful in its efforts to recruit and retain the required personnel. Federated has encouraged the continued retention of its executives and other key personnel through measures such as providing competitive compensation arrangements and in certain cases employment agreements. The loss of any such personnel could have an adverse effect on Federated. In certain circumstances, the departure of key employees could cause higher redemption rates for certain assets under management or the loss of client accounts. Moreover, since certain of Federated’s products contribute significantly to its revenues and earnings, the loss of even a small number of key personnel associated with these products could have a disproportionate impact on Federated’s business.

Various executives, investment, sales and other key personnel own restricted stock and hold stock options subject to vesting periods of up to ten years from the date acquired or awarded and to provisions that require resale or forfeiture to Federated in certain circumstances upon termination of employment. In addition, certain of these employees are employed under contracts which require periodic review of compensation and contain restrictive covenants with regard to divulging confidential information and engaging in competitive activities.

Potential Adverse Effects of Increased Competition in the Investment Management Business. The investment management business is highly competitive. Federated competes in the management and distribution of mutual funds and Separate Accounts with other fund management companies, national and regional broker/dealers, commercial banks, insurance companies and other institutions. Many of these competitors have substantially greater resources and brand recognition than Federated. Competition is based on various factors, including business reputation, investment performance, quality of service, the strength and continuity of management and selling relationships, distribution services offered, the range of products offered and fees charged.

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Many of Federated’s products are designed for use by institutions such as banks, insurance companies and other corporations. A large portion of Federated’s managed assets, particularly money market and fixed-income assets are held by institutional investors. Because most institutional investment vehicles are sold without sales commissions at either the time of purchase or the time of redemption, institutional investors may be more inclined to transfer their assets among various institutional funds than investors in retail mutual funds.

A significant portion of Federated’s revenue is derived from providing mutual funds to the wealth management and trust market, comprising approximately 1,500 banks and other financial institutions. Future profitability of Federated will be affected by its ability to retain its share of this market, and could also be adversely affected by consolidations occurring in the banking industry, as well as regulatory changes.

Potential Adverse Effects of Changes in Federated’s Distribution Channels. Federated acts as a wholesaler of investment products to financial intermediaries including banks, broker/dealers, registered investment advisers and other financial planners. Federated also sells investment products directly to corporations and institutions. Approximately 10% of Federated’s total revenue for 2011 was derived from services provided to one intermediary customer, the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. If this financial intermediary were to cease operations or limit or otherwise end the distribution of Federated’s investment products, it could have a material adverse effect on Federated’s future revenues and, to a lesser extent, net income. There can be no assurance that Federated will continue to have access to the financial intermediaries that currently distribute Federated products or that Federated’s relationship with such intermediaries will continue over time. In addition, Federated has experienced increases in the cost of distribution as a percentage of total revenue over the years and expects such costs to continue to increase due to asset growth and the competitive nature of the mutual fund business, exclusive of decreases related to maintaining positive or zero net yields. Higher distribution costs reduce Federated’s operating and net income.

Adverse Effects of Declines in the Amount of or Changes in the Mix of Assets Under Management. A significant portion of Federated’s revenue is derived from investment advisory fees, which are based on the value of managed assets and vary with the type of asset being managed, with higher fees generally earned on equity products than on fixed-income and money market products and liquidation portfolios. Likewise, mutual fund products generally have a higher management fee than Separate Accounts. Similarly, traditional separate accounts typically have a higher fee rate than liquidation portfolios. Additionally, certain components of distribution expense can vary depending upon the asset type, distribution channel and/or the size of the customer relationship. Consequently, significant fluctuations in the market value of securities held by, or the level of redemptions from, the funds or other products advised by Federated may materially affect the amount of managed assets and thus Federated’s revenue, profitability and ability to grow. Similarly, changes in Federated’s average asset mix across both asset and product types have a direct impact on Federated’s revenue and profitability. Federated generally pays out a larger portion of the revenue earned from assets in money market funds than assets in equity or fixed-income funds. Substantially all of Federated’s managed assets are in investment products that permit investors to redeem their investment at any time. Additionally, changing market conditions may continue to cause a shift in Federated’s asset mix towards money market and fixed-income products which may cause a decline in Federated’s revenue and net income.

Adverse Effects of Poor Investment Performance. Success in the investment management business is largely dependent on investment performance relative to market conditions and the performance of competing products. Good performance generally assists retention and growth of assets, resulting in additional revenues. Conversely, poor performance tends to result in decreased sales and increased redemptions with corresponding decreases in revenues to Federated. Poor performance could, therefore, have a material adverse effect on Federated’s business, results of operations or business prospects. In terms of revenue concentration by product, approximately 12% and 11%  of Federated’s total revenue for 2011 were derived from services provided to two sponsored funds, the Federated Kaufmann Fund and the Federated Prime Obligations Fund, respectively. A significant and prolonged decline in the assets under management in these funds could have a material adverse effect on Federated’s future revenues and, to a lesser extent, net income, due to related reductions to distribution expenses associated with these funds.

Operational Risks. Operational risks include, but are not limited to, improper or unauthorized execution and processing of transactions, deficiencies in operating systems, business disruptions, inadequacies or breaches in Federated’s internal control processes and noncompliance with regulatory requirements. Management relies on its employees and systems to comply with established procedures, controls and regulatory requirements. Breakdown or improper use of systems, human error or improper action by employees, or noncompliance with regulatory rules could cause material adverse effects on Federated’s reputation, financial position, results of operations and/or liquidity.

No Assurance of Successful Future Acquisitions. Federated’s business strategy contemplates the acquisition of other investment management companies as well as investment assets, both domestically and internationally. There can be no

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of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

assurance that Federated will find suitable acquisition candidates at acceptable prices, have sufficient capital resources to realize its acquisition strategy, be successful in entering into definitive agreements for desired acquisitions, or successfully integrate acquired companies into Federated, or that any such acquisitions, if consummated, will prove to be advantageous to Federated.

Impairment Risk. At December 31, 2011, Federated had intangible assets including goodwill totaling $720.9 million on its Consolidated Balance Sheet, the vast majority of which represents assets capitalized in connection with Federated’s acquisitions and business combinations. Accounting for intangible assets requires significant management estimates and judgment. Federated may not realize the value of these intangible assets. Management performs an annual review of the carrying values of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets and periodic reviews of the carrying values of all other intangible assets to determine whether events and circumstances indicate that an impairment in value may have occurred. A variety of factors could cause the carrying value of an intangible asset to become impaired. Should a review indicate impairment, a write-down of the carrying value of the intangible asset would occur, resulting in a non-cash charge which would adversely affect Federated’s results of operations for the period.

Systems and Technology Risks. Federated utilizes software and related technologies throughout its business including both proprietary systems and those provided by outside vendors. Unanticipated issues could occur and it is not possible to predict with certainty all of the adverse effects that could result from a failure of a third party to address computer system problems. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that potential system interruptions or the cost necessary to rectify the problems would not have a material adverse effect on Federated’s business, financial condition, results of operations or business prospects. In addition, Federated cannot predict the impact to its business and/or the costs to rectify situations involving unauthorized system access, computer theft and computer viruses.

Adverse Effects of Rising Costs of Risk Management. Since 2001, expenses related to risk management have increased and management expects these costs to be significant going forward. As a result of a heightened regulatory environment, management anticipates that expenditures for risk management personnel, risk management systems and related professional and consulting fees may continue to increase. Insurance coverage for significant risks may not be available or may only be available at prohibitive costs. Renewals of insurance policies may expose Federated to additional cost through the assumption of higher deductibles, and co-insurance liability and/or lower coverage levels. Higher insurance costs, incurred deductibles and lower coverage levels may reduce Federated’s operating and net income.

Potential Adverse Effects of Reputational Harm. Any material losses of client or shareholder confidence in Federated or in the mutual fund industry as a result of pending litigation, previously settled governmental inquiries, economic or financial market downturns or disruptions, material errors in public news reports, misconduct, rumors on the internet or other matters could increase redemptions from and reduce sales of Federated Funds and other investment management services, resulting in a decrease in future revenues.

Adverse Effects of Termination or Failure to Renew Fund Agreements. A substantial majority of Federated’s revenues are derived from investment management agreements with sponsored funds that, as required by law, are terminable upon 60 days notice. In addition, each such investment management agreement must be approved and renewed annually by each fund’s board of directors or trustees, including disinterested members of the board, or its shareholders, as required by law. Failure to renew, changes resulting in lower fees, or termination of a significant number of these agreements could have a material adverse impact on Federated. As required by the Investment Company Act, each investment advisory agreement with a mutual fund automatically terminates upon its assignment, although new investment advisory agreements may be approved by the mutual fund’s directors or trustees and shareholders. A sale of a sufficient number of shares of Federated’s voting securities to transfer control of Federated could be deemed an assignment in certain circumstances. An assignment, actual or constructive, will trigger these termination provisions and may adversely affect Federated’s ability to realize the value of these agreements.

Under the terms of a settlement agreement with the SEC and NYAG, a Federated investment advisory subsidiary may not serve as investment adviser to any registered investment company unless: (1) at least 75% of the fund’s directors are independent of Federated; (2) the chairman of each such fund is independent of Federated; (3) no action may be taken by the fund’s board of directors or trustees or any committee thereof unless approved by a majority of the independent board members of the fund or committee, respectively; and (4) the fund appoints a senior officer who reports to the independent directors or trustees and is responsible for monitoring compliance by the fund with applicable laws and fiduciary duties and for managing the process by which management fees charged to a fund are approved.

Potential Adverse Effects of Unpredictable Events. Unpredictable events, including natural disaster, technology failure, pandemic, war and terrorist attack, could adversely impact Federated’s ability to conduct business. Such events could cause

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of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

disruptions in economic conditions, system interruption, loss of life, unavailability of personnel or additional costs. As such, there can be no assurance that unpredictable events, or the costs to address such events, would not have a material adverse effect on Federated’s business, financial condition, results of operations or business prospects.

Capital Losses on Investments. Federated has and may continue to realize capital losses upon disposition of its investments. To the extent that these losses are not offset by capital gains in the year realized, there are specific rules in each tax jurisdiction (federal and state) that dictate the other tax years, if any, in which these losses may be used to offset net capital gains. The inability to utilize the capital loss deferred tax assets net of a valuation allowance within the prescribed timeframe may increase Federated’s federal and/or state income tax expense and, as a result, reduce net income.

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of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

In the normal course of its business, Federated is exposed to fluctuations in the securities market and general economy. As an investment manager, Federated’s business requires that it continuously identify, assess, monitor and manage market and other risks including those risks affecting its own investment portfolio. Federated invests in sponsored investment companies for the primary purpose of generating returns from capital appreciation, investment income, or both, or in the case of newly launched sponsored investment companies, in order to provide the fund with investable cash to establish a performance history. These investments expose Federated to various market risks. A single investment can expose Federated to multiple risks arising from changes in interest rates, credit ratings, equity prices and foreign currency exchange rates. Federated manages its exposure to market risk by diversifying its investments among different asset classes and by altering its investment holdings from time to time in response to changes in market risks and other factors.  In addition, in certain cases, Federated enters into derivative instruments for purposes of hedging its market risks.

Interest-rate risk is the risk that unplanned fluctuations in earnings will result from interest-rate volatility while credit risk is the risk that an issuer of debt securities may default on its obligations. At December 31, 2011, Federated was exposed to interest-rate risk as a result of holding investments in fixed-income sponsored funds ($116.5 million) and investments in debt securities held by certain consolidated investment companies ($101.7 million). At December 31, 2010, Federated was exposed to interest-rate risk as a result of holding investments in fixed-income sponsored funds ($60.0 million) and investments in debt securities held by certain consolidated investment companies ($16.2 million). At December 31, 2011 and 2010, management considered a hypothetical 100-basis-point fluctuation in interest rates, respectively, and determined that the impact of such fluctuations on these investments would not have a material effect on Federated’s financial condition or results of operations.

These investments also exposed Federated to credit risk at December 31, 2011 and 2010. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, management considered a hypothetical 50-basis-point fluctuation in credit spreads and determined that the impact of such fluctuations on these investments would not have a material effect on Federated’s financial condition or results of operations.

In the second quarter 2011, Federated entered into the Credit Agreement (see Business Developments – Amended and Restated Credit Agreement),which amended and restated its previous term-loan facility. The Swap associated with the previous term-loan facility remains in effect. Federated entered into the Swap to convert the variable rate on its term loan to a fixed rate thereby mitigating its exposure to interest-rate risk. As of December 31, 2011, Federated’s fair value on the Swap was a liability of $15.2 million, which is recognized in earnings as a component of Federated’s interest rate and is fixed at 3.646% over the term of the Swap. Near-term reductions in the fair value of the Swap are reasonably possible as a result of changes in projected interest rates. Management performed a sensitivity analysis of the fair value of the Swap and considered hypothetical six- and twelve-month forward shifts in the assumed yield curve. The analysis showed that a six- and twelve-month forward shift in the current yield curve would lead to a further decrease in the fair value of the Swap of approximately $1 million and $2 million, respectively. Gains and losses in the fair value of the Swap are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Price risk is the risk that the market price of an investment will decline and ultimately result in the recognition of a loss. Federated was exposed to price risk as a result of its $54.3 million investment in sponsored equity products at December 31, 2011. Federated’s investment in these products represents its maximum exposure to loss. At December 31, 2011, management considered a hypothetical 20% fluctuation in market value and determined that the impact of such fluctuations on these investments could impact Federated’s financial condition and results of operations by approximately $10.9 million.

At December 31, 2010, Federated was exposed to price risk as a result of its $57.1 million investment primarily in sponsored equity products. Federated’s investment in these products represented its maximum exposure to loss. At December 31, 2010, management considered a hypothetical 20% fluctuation in market value and determined that the impact of such fluctuations on these investments could impact Federated’s financial condition and results of operations by approximately $11.4 million.

Foreign exchange risk is the risk that an investment’s value will change due to changes in currency exchange rates. Federated was exposed to foreign exchange risk as a result of its investments in sponsored mutual funds holding non-US dollar-denominated securities as well as non-US dollar-denominated operating cash accounts held at certain foreign operating subsidiaries of Federated ($90.4 million) as of December 31, 2011. These investments primarily exposed Federated to risk of changes in the British pound and the Euro. Of these investments, Federated's exposure to the British pound of $77.7 million was fully hedged at December 31, 2011 by certain foreign currency forward contracts. Of the remaining investments at December 31, 2011, management considered a hypothetical 20% fluctuation in these currency exchange rates and determined that the impact of such fluctuation on these investments would not have a material effect on Federated’s financial condition or results of operations.

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Federated was exposed to foreign exchange risk as a result of its investments in sponsored fluctuating-value mutual funds holding non-US dollar-denominated securities as well as non-US dollar-denominated operating cash accounts held at certain foreign operating subsidiaries of Federated ($26.7 million) as of December 31, 2010. These investments primarily exposed Federated to risk of changes in the Euro, the Norwegian Krone, the Danish Krone and the British pound. At December 31, 2010, management considered a hypothetical 20% fluctuation in these currency exchange rates and determined that the impact of such fluctuations on these investments could impact Federated’s financial condition or results of operations by approximately $5.3 million.

In addition to market risks attributable to Federated’s investments, a significant portion of Federated’s revenue is based on the market value of managed assets. Declines in the market values of these assets as a result of changes in the market or other conditions will negatively impact revenue and net income. For further discussion of managed assets and factors that impact Federated’s revenue, see the sections entitled General, Asset Highlights, Contractual Obligations and Contingent Liabilities and Risk Factors herein as well as the section entitled Regulatory Matters in Federated’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 on file with the SEC.

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 MANAGEMENT’S ASSESSMENT OF INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Federated Investors, Inc.’s (Federated) management is responsible for the preparation, integrity and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in this annual report. These consolidated financial statements and notes have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles from accounting records which management believes fairly and accurately reflect Federated’s operations and financial position. The consolidated financial statements include amounts based on management’s best estimates and judgments considering currently available information and management’s view of current conditions and circumstances.

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting that is designed to provide reasonable assurance of the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The system of internal control over financial reporting as it relates to the financial statements is evaluated for effectiveness by management and tested for reliability. Actions are taken to correct potential deficiencies as they are identified. Any system of internal control, no matter how well designed, has inherent limitations, including the possibility that a control can be circumvented or overridden and misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, because of changes in conditions, internal control effectiveness may vary over time. Accordingly, even an effective system of internal control will provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation.

Management assessed the effectiveness of Federated’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, in relation to criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting as described in Internal Control – Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2011, Federated’s internal controls over financial reporting were effective. Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has audited the consolidated financial statements included in this annual report and has issued an attestation report on Federated’s internal control over financial reporting.

Federated Investors, Inc.
/s/    J. Christopher Donahue	/s/ Thomas R. Donahue
J. Christopher Donahue	Thomas R. Donahue
President and Chief Executive Officer	Chief Financial Officer
February 24, 2012

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REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM, ON CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Federated Investors, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Federated Investors, Inc. as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011. These financial statements are the responsibility of Federated Investors, Inc.’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Federated Investors, Inc. at December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Federated Investors, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated February 24, 2012, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

February 24, 2012

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REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM, ON EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Federated Investors, Inc.

We have audited Federated Investors, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Federated Investors, Inc.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Assessment of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, Federated Investors, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Federated Investors, Inc. as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011, of Federated Investors, Inc., and our report dated February 24, 2012, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

February 24, 2012

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(dollars in thousands)

December 31,	2011			2010
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	49,273		$	198,756
Investments—affiliates	159,539			105,724
Investments—other	113,505			29,161
Receivables, net of reserve of $121 and $60, respectively	21,526			21,228
Prepaid expenses	17,420			15,861
Other current assets	5,248			2,440
Total current assets	366,511			373,170
Long-Term Assets
Goodwill	642,329			635,313
Renewable investment advisory rights	64,600			64,500
Other intangible assets	13,997			21,012
Property and equipment	38,228			38,516
Other long-term assets	25,191			20,993
Total long-term assets	784,345			780,334
Total assets	$	1,150,856		$	1,153,504
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities
Short-term debt—recourse	$	42,500		$	42,500
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	41,691			86,191
Accrued compensation and benefits	59,971			61,129
Other current liabilities	43,194			24,532
Total current liabilities	187,356			214,352
Long-Term Liabilities
Long-term debt—recourse	318,750			361,250
Long-term deferred tax liability, net	73,246			51,380
Other long-term liabilities	28,321			32,807
Total long-term liabilities	420,317			445,437
Total liabilities	607,673			659,789
Commitments and contingencies (Note (20))
TEMPORARY EQUITY
Redeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	506			1,543
PERMANENT EQUITY
Federated Investors shareholders’ equity
Common stock:
Class A, no par value, 20,000 shares authorized, 9,000 shares issued and outstanding	189			189
Class B, no par value, 900,000,000 shares authorized, 129,505,456 shares issued	252,950			237,208
Additional paid-in capital from treasury stock transactions	0			135
Retained earnings	1,069,913			1,036,571
Treasury stock, at cost, 25,762,366 and 25,841,365 shares Class B common stock, respectively	(772,481		)	(778,609		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(8,612		)	(3,695		)
Total Federated Investors shareholders’ equity	541,959			491,799
Nonredeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	718			373
Total permanent equity	542,677			492,172
Total liabilities, temporary equity and permanent equity	$	1,150,856		$	1,153,504

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Years Ended December 31,	2011			2010			2009
Revenue
Investment advisory fees, net—affiliates	$	524,779		$	579,159		$	691,170
Investment advisory fees, net—other	61,561			60,245			58,653
Administrative service fees, net—affiliates	220,356			215,643			261,610
Other service fees, net—affiliates	73,343			82,476			148,586
Other service fees, net—other	12,042			11,559			10,413
Other, net	3,033			2,861			5,518
Total revenue	895,114			951,943			1,175,950
Operating Expenses
Compensation and related	245,439			242,853			254,428
Distribution	235,670			259,210			410,019
Professional service fees	53,737			18,980			38,133
Office and occupancy	24,689			22,958			24,509
Systems and communications	22,971			22,828			23,470
Advertising and promotional	13,413			10,110			11,085
Travel and related	12,174			11,461			11,374
Intangible asset related	7,915			22,511			32,574
Other	21,651			31,241			41,131
Total operating expenses	637,659			642,152			846,723
Operating income	257,455			309,791			329,227
Nonoperating Income (Expenses)
Investment income, net	4,827			3,330			1,037
Gain on securities, net	1,432			3,542			2,271
Debt expense—recourse	(17,047		)	(15,049		)	(4,345		)
Other, net	(296		)	(494		)	(1,372		)
Total nonoperating expenses, net	(11,084		)	(8,671		)	(2,409		)
Income before income taxes	246,371			301,120			326,818
Income tax provision	91,288			111,957			118,278
Net income including noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	155,083			189,163			208,540
Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	4,177			10,049			11,248
Net income	$	150,906		$	179,114		$	197,292
Amounts attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.
Earnings Per Share—Basic	$	1.45		$	1.73		$	1.93
Earnings Per Share—Diluted	$	1.45		$	1.73		$	1.92
Cash dividends per share	$	0.96		$	2.22		$	0.96

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(dollars in thousands)

	Shares
	Class A	Class B		Treasury
Balance at January 1, 2009	9,000	102,262,744		27,242,712
Net income	0	0		0
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Unrealized gain on securities available for sale, net of reclassification adjustment	0	0		0
Foreign currency translation gain	0	0		0
Comprehensive income
Subscriptions – redeemable noncontrolling interest holders	0	0		0
Deconsolidation	0	0		0
Stock award activity	0	1,155,136		(1,155,136	)
Dividends declared/Distributions to noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	0	0		0
Exercise of stock options	0	345,275		(345,275	)
Purchase of treasury stock	0	(828,918	)	828,918
Balance at December 31, 2009	9,000	102,934,237		26,571,219
Net income	0	0		0
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Unrealized gain on securities available for sale, net of reclassification adjustment	0	0		0
Unrealized loss on hedging instruments, net of reclassification adjustment	0	0		0
Foreign currency translation loss	0	0		0
Comprehensive income
Subscriptions – redeemable noncontrolling interest holders	0	0		0
Deconsolidation	0	0		0
Stock award activity	0	903,379		(903,379	)
Dividends declared/Distributions to noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	0	0		0
Exercise of stock options	0	486,150		(486,150	)
Purchase of treasury stock	0	(659,675	)	659,675
Balance at December 31, 2010	9,000	103,664,091		25,841,365
Net income	0	0		0
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Unrealized loss on securities available for sale, net of reclassification adjustment	0	0		0
Unrealized loss on hedging instruments, net of reclassification adjustment	0	0		0
Foreign currency translation loss	0	0		0
Comprehensive income
Subscriptions – redeemable noncontrolling interest holders	0	0		0
Deconsolidation	0	0		0
Stock award activity	0	1,016,376		(1,016,376	)
Dividends declared/Distributions to noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	0	0		0
Stock option activity	0	603,418		(603,418	)
Purchase of treasury stock	0	(1,540,795	)	1,540,795
Balance at December 31, 2011	9,000	103,743,090		25,762,366

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.)

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Federated Investors, Inc. Shareholders
Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital from Treasury Stock Transactions			Retained Earnings			Treasury Stock			Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net of Tax			Total Shareholder’s Equity			Nonredeemable Noncontrolling Interest in Subsidiary			Total Permanent Equity			Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest in Subsidiaries/ Temporary Equity
$	198,630		$	0		$	1,028,928		$	(804,481	)	$	297		$	423,374		$	417		$	423,791		$	779
0			0			197,292			0			0			197,292			9,473			206,765			1,775
0			0			(132		)	0			734			602			0			602			0
0			0			0			0			483			483			0			483			50
															198,377			9,473			207,850
0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			11,940
0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			(423		)
17,772			(149		)	(20,652		)	22,754			0			19,725			0			19,725			0
0			0			(98,230		)	0			0			(98,230		)	(9,282		)	(107,512		)	(208		)
607			149			(2,133		)	6,440			0			5,063			0			5,063			0
0			0			0			(20,102		)	0			(20,102		)	0			(20,102		)	0
217,009			0			1,105,073			(795,389		)	1,514			528,207			608			528,815			13,913
0			0			179,114			0			0			179,114			8,823			187,937			1,226
0			0			42			0			2,840			2,882			0			2,882			0
0			0			0			0			(7,627		)	(7,627		)	0			(7,627		)	0
0			0			0			0			(422		)	(422		)	0			(422		)	(48		)
															173,947			8,823			182,770
0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			10,074
0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			(21,334		)
20,118			0			(19,096		)	20,883			0			21,905			0			21,905			0
0			0			(228,084		)	0			0			(228,084		)	(9,058		)	(237,142		)	(2,288		)
270			135			(478		)	10,146			0			10,073			0			10,073			0
0			0			0			(14,249		)	0			(14,249		)	0			(14,249		)	0
237,397			135			1,036,571			(778,609		)	(3,695		)	491,799			373			492,172			1,543
0			0			150,906			0			0			150,906			4,061			154,967			116
0			0			(3		)	0			(2,939		)	(2,942		)	0			(2,942		)	0
0			0			0			0			(1,639		)	(1,639		)	0			(1,639		)	0
0			0			0			0			(339		)	(339		)	0			(339		)	(28		)
															145,986			4,061			150,047
0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			6,511
0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			(7,626		)
19,770			(797		)	(17,640		)	19,717			0			21,050			0			21,050			0
0			0			(99,921		)	0			0			(99,921		)	(3,716		)	(103,637		)	(10		)
(4,028		)	662			0			14,468			0			11,102			0			11,102			0
0			0			0			(28,057		)	0			(28,057		)	0			(28,057		)	0
$	253,139		$	0		$	1,069,913		$	(772,481	)	$	(8,612	)	$	541,959		$	718		$	542,677		$	506

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(dollars in thousands)

Years Ended December 31,	2011			2010			2009
Operating Activities
Net income including noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	$	155,083		$	189,163		$	208,540
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Amortization of deferred sales commissions	7,378			12,197			18,462
Depreciation and other amortization	14,400			21,075			23,751
Share-based compensation expense	19,006			19,124			18,775
Gain on disposal of assets	(2,834		)	(2,584		)	(47		)
Provision for deferred income taxes	17,252			24,213			5,250
Fair-value adjustments for contingent liabilities	900			0			0
Tax benefit (detriment) from share-based compensation	179			1,830			(41		)
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation	(1,693		)	(3,005		)	(1,259		)
Impairment of assets	0			10,191			21,663
Net purchases of trading securities	(102,738		)	(25,803		)	(13,629		)
Deferred sales commissions paid	(9,386		)	(10,638		)	(11,949		)
Contingent deferred sales charges received	1,443			2,275			3,399
Proceeds from sale of certain B-share-related future revenue	0			1,223			5,296
Other changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in receivables, net	2,188			(2,408		)	13,932
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets	1,255			11,391			(15,481		)
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses	(3,990		)	(14,249		)	(10,800		)
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities	15,047			(18,048		)	8,727
Net cash provided by operating activities	113,490			215,947			274,589
Investing Activities
Purchases of securities available for sale	(73,192		)	(99,284		)	(1,388		)
Cash paid for business acquisitions	(53,507		)	(49,561		)	(24,332		)
Proceeds from redemptions of securities available for sale	27,492			55,121			363
Cash paid for property and equipment	(8,247		)	(7,870		)	(26,210		)
Cash paid for purchased loans	0			(47,178		)	0
Proceeds from sale of purchased loans	0			1,044			0
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	0			3,298			0
Net cash used by investing activities	(107,454		)	(144,430		)	(51,567		)
Financing Activities
Dividends paid	(99,960		)	(228,651		)	(98,499		)
Purchases of treasury stock	(28,545		)	(13,462		)	(20,102		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	(3,726		)	(11,347		)	(9,490		)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	6,511			10,074			11,521
Proceeds from shareholders for share-based compensation	16,795			11,590			6,409
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation	1,693			3,005			1,259
Proceeds from new borrowings – recourse	0			407,000			54,800
Payments on debt – recourse	(42,500		)	(129,250		)	(105,871		)
Payments on debt – nonrecourse	(3,951		)	(9,577		)	(19,198		)
Other financing activities	(1,836		)	(2,595		)	1,163
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities	(155,519		)	36,787			(178,008		)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(149,483		)	108,304			45,014
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	198,756			90,452			45,438
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	49,273		$	198,756		$	90,452
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash paid during the year for:
Income Taxes	$	72,052		$	77,072		$	126,837
Interest	$	15,893		$	12,941		$	4,351

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.)

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Nature of Operations

Federated Investors, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, Federated) provide investment advisory, administrative, distribution and other services primarily to Federated mutual funds and Separate Accounts (which include separately managed accounts, institutional accounts, sub-advised funds and other managed products) in both domestic and international markets. For presentation purposes in the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Federated-sponsored mutual funds are considered to be affiliates of Federated.

The majority of Federated’s revenue is derived from investment advisory services provided to Federated mutual funds and Separate Accounts through various subsidiaries pursuant to investment advisory contracts. These subsidiaries are registered as investment advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and with certain states.

Federated mutual funds are distributed by a wholly owned subsidiary, which is a registered broker/dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and under applicable state laws. Federated’s investment products are primarily distributed within the wealth management and trust, broker/dealer and global institutional markets.

(b) Basis of Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In preparing the financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimates, and such differences may be material to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(c) Reclassification of Prior Period Financial Statements

Certain items previously reported have been reclassified to conform with the current year’s presentation.

(d) Principles of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Federated Investors, Inc. and entities or sponsored products in which Federated holds a controlling financial interest. A controlling financial interest is determined by the extent of Federated’s (1) decision-making ability through voting interests, (2) decision-making ability and rights/obligations to benefits/losses through variable interest or (3) participation in the economic risks and rewards of the entity through variable interests. To the extent Federated’s controlling financial interest in a consolidated subsidiary represents less than 100% of the subsidiary’s equity, Federated recognizes noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries. In the case of consolidated sponsored products (see Note (5)(b)), the noncontrolling interests represent equity which is redeemable or convertible for cash or other assets at the option of the equity holder. As such, these noncontrolling interests are deemed to represent temporary equity and are classified as redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries in the mezzanine section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets. All other noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries are classified as permanent equity. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Beginning on January 1, 2010, Federated adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) new consolidation model for variable interest entities (VIEs). As a result, Federated applies two different approaches to consider VIEs for possible consolidation. For non-investment fund entities, Federated considers a qualitative model for identifying whether its interest in a VIE is a controlling financial interest. The qualitative model considers whether Federated has: (1) the ability to direct significant activities of the VIE, and (2) the obligation to absorb losses of and/or to provide rights to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Federated reevaluates the need for consolidation under this qualitative approach on an ongoing basis.

For Federated’s interests in certain investment funds that meet the definition of VIEs, Federated evaluates the extent of Federated’s participation in the economic risks and rewards of the entity based on a quantitative model to determine whether consolidation is necessary. In cases where the results of the quantitative model indicate that Federated’s interest in such an entity absorbs the majority of the variability in the entity’s net assets, Federated is deemed to be the primary beneficiary and thus consolidates the entity.

The equity method of accounting is used to account for investments in entities in which Federated’s equity investment gives it the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the investee. Equity investments are carried at Federated’s share of net assets and are included in either Investments or Other long-term assets on the Consolidated

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(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

Balance Sheets dependent upon management’s ability and intent to sell the investment. The proportionate share of income or loss is included in Nonoperating income (expenses) – other, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

(e) Business Combinations

Beginning in 2009, business combinations are accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. Results of operations of an acquired business are included from the date of acquisition. Management estimates the fair value of the acquired assets, including identifiable intangible assets, and assumed liabilities based on their estimated fair values as of the date of acquisition. Any excess fair value of the acquired net assets over the acquisition-date fair value of the consideration transferred, including the fair value of any contingent consideration, is recorded as Goodwill on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of contingent consideration is recorded as a liability in Other current liabilities and Other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the acquisition date. This liability is remeasured at fair value each period end with changes in fair value recognized in Intangible asset related expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income. For a discussion regarding the approach used to estimate the fair value of the liability, see Note (6)(a).

(f) Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include money market accounts and deposits with banks.

(g) Investments

Federated's investments are categorized as Investments – affiliates or Investments – other on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Investments – affiliates represent Federated’s available-for-sale investments in Federated sponsored fluctuating-value mutual funds. These investments are carried at fair value with unrealized gains or losses on securities included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Realized gains and losses on these securities are computed on a specific-identification basis and recognized in Gain on securities, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Investments – other represents trading securities held by Federated primarily as a result of consolidating certain Federated-sponsored investment companies. Federated’s trading securities at December 31, 2011 were primarily comprised of high quality short-term debt securities held by a consolidated, non-US dollar-denominated sponsored money market fund, as well as shares of an offshore master fund invested in global project and trade finance transactions and stocks of large-cap U.S. and international companies held by various other consolidated investment companies (see Note (7) for additional information). Trading securities are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in Gain on securities, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The fair value of Federated's investments is generally based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical instruments. If quoted market prices are not available, fair value is generally based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, or model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. In the absence of observable market data inputs and/or value drivers, internally generated valuation techniques may be utilized in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable in the market place. On a periodic basis, management evaluates the carrying value of investments for impairment. With respect to its investments in fluctuating-value mutual funds, management considers various criteria, including the duration and extent of a decline in fair value, the ability and intent of management to retain the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow the value to recover and the financial condition and near-term prospects of the fund and the underlying investments of the fund, to determine whether a decline in fair value is other than temporary. If, after considering these criteria, management believes that a decline is other than temporary, the carrying value of the security is written down to fair value through the Consolidated Statements of Income.

(h) Derivatives and Hedging Instruments

From time to time, Federated may consolidate an investment product that holds freestanding derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. Federated reports such derivative instruments at fair value and records the changes in fair value in Gain on securities, net on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

From time to time, Federated may also enter into and designate as accounting hedges derivative financial instruments to hedge interest-rate exposures with respect to variable-rate loan facilities (cash flow hedges) or to hedge foreign-currency exchange risk with respect to non-US dollar-denominated trading investments in consolidated investment companies (net investment hedges). To qualify for hedge accounting, the derivative must be deemed to be highly effective in offsetting the designated changes in the hedged item. For cash flow hedges and net investment hedges, the effective portions of the change in the fair value of the derivative are reported as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax on the Consolidated

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(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

Balance Sheets and subsequently reclassified to earnings in the period or periods during which the hedged item affects earnings. The change in fair value of the ineffective portion of the derivative, if any, is recognized immediately in earnings. If it is determined that the derivative instrument is not highly effective, hedge accounting is discontinued. If hedge accounting is discontinued because it is no longer probable that a forecasted transaction will occur, the derivative will continue to be recorded on the balance sheet at its fair value with changes in fair value included in current earnings, and the gains and losses in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax will be recognized immediately into earnings. If hedge accounting is discontinued because the hedging instrument is sold, terminated or no longer designated, the amount reported in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax up to the date of sale, termination or de-designation continues to be reported in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax until the forecasted transaction or the hedged item affects earnings. See Note (6) and Note (11) for additional information on the fair value of the hedges at December 31, 2011.

(i) Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are initially recorded at cost and are depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives ranging from 1 to 12 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or their respective lease terms. As property and equipment are taken out of service, the cost and related accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed. The write-off of any material residual net book value is reflected as a loss in Operating expenses – Other in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Management reviews the remaining useful lives and carrying values of property and equipment to determine whether events and circumstances indicate that a change in the useful life or impairment in value may have occurred. Indicators of impairment monitored by management include a decrease in the market price of the asset, an accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected in the acquisition or development of the asset, historical and projected cash flows associated with the asset and an expectation that the asset will be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of its previously estimated useful life. Should there be an indication of a change in the useful life or an impairment in value, Federated compares the carrying value of the asset to the probability-weighted undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the underlying asset over its remaining useful life to determine whether an impairment has occurred. If the carrying value of the asset exceeds the undiscounted cash flows, the asset is written down to fair value which is determined based on prices of similar assets if available or discounted cash flows. Impairment adjustments are recognized in Operating Expenses – Other in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

(j) Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use

Certain internal and external costs incurred in connection with developing or obtaining software for internal use are capitalized. These capitalized costs are included in Property and equipment, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the software or four years. These assets are subject to the impairment test used for other categories of property and equipment described in Note (1)(i).

(k) Intangible Assets

Intangible assets, consisting primarily of goodwill, customer relationship intangible assets, renewable investment advisory contracts and noncompete agreements acquired in connection with various acquisitions, are recorded at fair value determined using a discounted cash flow model as of the date of acquisition. The discounted cash flow model considers various factors to project future cash flows expected to be generated from the asset. Given the investment advisory nature of Federated’s business and of the businesses acquired over the years, these factors typically include: (1) an estimated rate of change for underlying managed assets; (2) expected revenue per managed asset; (3) incremental operating expenses; (4) useful life of the acquired asset; and (5) a discount rate. Management estimates a rate of change for underlying managed assets based on a combination of an estimated rate of market appreciation or depreciation and an estimated net redemption or sales rate. Expected revenue per managed asset, incremental operating expenses and the useful life of the acquired asset are generally based on contract terms, average market participant data and historical experience. The discount rate is estimated at the current market rate of return. After the fair value of all separately identifiable assets has been estimated, goodwill is recorded to the extent the consideration paid for the acquisition exceeds the sum of the fair values of the separately identifiable acquired assets and assumed liabilities.

Federated amortizes finite-lived identifiable intangible assets using a method that reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible asset are expected to be consumed or otherwise used. Federated uses either the straight-line or an accelerated method of amortization after considering specific characteristics of the underlying fund shareholder base to forecast the pattern in which the economic benefits will be consumed, including fund shareholder behavior, demographics and persistency levels. The assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives, which range from 5 to 11 years. Management periodically evaluates the remaining useful lives and carrying values of the intangible assets to determine whether events and

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(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

circumstances indicate that a change in the useful life or impairment in value may have occurred.

Indicators of impairment monitored by management include a decline in the level of managed assets, changes to contractual provisions underlying certain intangible assets and reductions in underlying operating cash flows. Should there be an indication of a change in the useful life or impairment in value of the finite-lived intangible assets, Federated compares the carrying value of the asset and its related useful life to the projected undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the underlying asset over its remaining useful life to determine whether impairment has occurred. If the carrying value of the asset exceeds the undiscounted cash flows, the asset is written down to its fair value determined using discounted cash flows. Federated writes-off the cost and accumulated amortization balances for all fully amortized intangible assets.

Federated has determined that certain acquired assets, specifically, certain renewable investment advisory contracts, have indefinite useful lives. In reaching this conclusion, management considered the legal, regulatory and contractual provisions of the investment advisory contract that enable the renewal of the contract, the level of cost and effort required in renewing the investment advisory contract, and the effects of obsolescence, demand, competition and other economic factors that could impact the funds’ projected performance and existence. The contracts generally renew annually and the value of these acquired assets assumes renewal. These indefinite-lived intangible assets are reviewed for impairment annually or whenever events or circumstances indicate that a change in the useful life or impairment in value may have occurred. Indicators of impairment monitored by management include a decline in the level of managed assets, changes to contractual provisions of the renewable investment advisory contracts and reductions in underlying operating cash flows. Federated estimates the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets and compares it to the remaining book value of the assets to determine whether an impairment charge is necessary. Impairment is indicated when the carrying value of the intangible assets exceed their fair value.

Federated tests goodwill for impairment at least annually or when indicators of potential impairment exist. Goodwill is evaluated at the reporting unit level. Federated has determined that it has a single reporting unit consistent with its single operating segment based on the fact that Federated’s operations are managed as a single business: investment management. Federated does not have multiple operating segments or business components for which discrete financial information is prepared. Federated uses a two-step process to test for and measure impairment which begins with an estimation of the fair value of its reporting unit by considering Federated’s market capitalization. If Federated’s market capitalization falls to a level below its recorded book value of net assets, Federated’s goodwill would be considered for possible impairment.

(l) Deferred Sales Commissions

Federated pays upfront commissions to broker/dealers to promote the sale of certain mutual fund shares. Under various fund-related contracts, Federated is entitled to distribution and servicing fees from the mutual fund over the life of such shares. Both of these fees are calculated as a percentage of average managed assets associated with the related classes of shares. For certain share classes, Federated is also entitled to receive a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), which is collected from certain redeeming shareholders.

For share classes that pay both a distribution fee and CDSC, Federated generally capitalizes a portion of the upfront commissions as deferred sales commissions, dependent upon expected recoverability rates. The deferred sales commission asset is amortized over the estimated period of benefit of up to eight years. Deferred sales commission amortization expense was $7.4 million, $12.2 million and $18.5 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and was included in Operating expenses – Other on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Distribution and shareholder service fees are recognized in Other service fees, net-affiliates on the Consolidated Statements of Income over the life of the mutual fund share class. CDSCs collected on these share classes are used to reduce the deferred sales commission asset. Federated reviews the carrying value of deferred sales commission assets on a periodic basis to determine whether a significant long-term decline in the equity or bond markets or other events or circumstances indicate that an impairment in value may have occurred. Should there be an indication of an impairment in value, Federated compares the carrying value of the asset to the probability-weighted undiscounted future cash flows of the underlying asset to determine whether an impairment has occurred. Management writes down the asset balance to fair value when reasonably estimable expected future cash flows are not expected to be sufficient to fully amortize the remaining deferred sales commission asset.

For share classes that do not pay both a distribution fee and CDSC, Federated expenses the cost of the upfront commission as incurred in Distribution expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income and credits Distribution expense for any CDSCs collected.

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(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

(m) Foreign Currency Translation

The balance sheets of certain wholly owned foreign subsidiaries of Federated and certain consolidated foreign-denominated investment products are translated at the current exchange rate as of the end of the accounting period and the related income or loss is translated at the average exchange rate in effect during the period. Net exchange gains and losses resulting from these translations are excluded from income and are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are reflected in Operating Expenses – Other in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

(n) Treasury Stock

Federated accounts for acquisitions of treasury stock at cost and reports total treasury stock held as a deduction from Federated Investors shareholders’ equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. At the date of subsequent reissue, the treasury stock account is reduced by the cost of such stock on a specific-identification basis. Additional paid-in capital from treasury stock transactions is increased as Federated reissues treasury stock for more than the cost of the shares. If Federated issues treasury stock for less than its cost, Additional paid-in capital from treasury stock transactions is reduced to no less than zero. Once this account is at zero, any further required reductions are recorded to Retained earnings on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(o) Revenue Recognition

Revenue from providing investment advisory, administrative and other services (including distribution, shareholder servicing and retirement plan recordkeeping) is recognized during the period in which the services are performed. Investment advisory, administrative and the majority of other service fees are generally calculated as a percentage of total net assets of the investment portfolios that are managed by Federated. The fair value of the investment portfolios is primarily determined using quoted market prices or independent third-party broker or dealer price quotes. In limited circumstances, a quotation or price evaluation is not readily available from a pricing source. In these cases, pricing is determined by management based on a prescribed valuation process that has been approved by the directors/trustees of the sponsored products. For the periods presented, a de minimus amount of assets under management were priced by Federated management. Federated may waive certain fees for competitive reasons such as to maintain positive or zero net yields, to meet regulatory requirements or to meet contractual requirements. Federated waived fees of $724.9 million, $653.1 million and $645.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, nearly all of which was for competitive reasons. The increase in fee waivers for the year ended December 31, 2011 as compared to the same period of 2010 was primarily due to a $79.1 million increase in fee waivers to maintain positive or zero net yields. Fee waivers may continue to increase in order to maintain positive or zero net yields in addition to other competitive reasons. Fee waivers to maintain positive or zero net yields are partially offset by a related reduction to distribution expense and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (see Note (4) for additional information on the net impact of these waivers).

Federated has contractual arrangements with third parties to provide certain fund-related services. Management considers various factors to determine whether Federated’s revenue should be recorded based on the gross amount payable by the funds or net of payments to third-party service providers. Management’s analysis is based on whether Federated is acting as the principal service provider or as an agent. The primary factors considered include: (1) whether the customer holds Federated or the service provider responsible for the fulfillment and acceptability of the services to be provided; (2) whether Federated has any practical latitude in negotiating the price to pay a third-party provider; (3) whether Federated or the customer selects the ultimate service provider; and (4) whether Federated has credit risk in the arrangement. Generally, the less the customer is directly involved with or participates in making decisions regarding the ultimate third-party service provider, the more supportive the facts are that Federated is acting as the principal in these transactions and should therefore report gross revenues. As a result of considering these factors, investment advisory fees, distribution fees and certain other service fees are recorded gross of payments made to third parties.

(p) Share-Based Compensation

Federated recognizes compensation costs based on grant-date fair value for all share-based awards granted, modified or settled after January 1, 2006, as well as for any awards that were granted prior to January 1, 2006 for which requisite service has not yet been provided.

Federated issues shares for share-based awards from treasury stock. For restricted stock awards, the fair value of the award is calculated as the difference between the closing market value of Federated’s Class B common stock on the date of grant and the purchase price paid by the employee, if any. Federated estimates the grant-date fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Federated’s awards are generally subject to graded vesting schedules. Compensation expense is

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(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

adjusted for estimated forfeitures and is recognized on a straight-line or modified straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award. Compensation expense also includes dividends paid on forfeited awards. Forfeiture assumptions are evaluated on a quarterly basis and updated as necessary.

For awards granted prior to January 1, 2006 with provisions that allow for accelerated vesting upon retirement, Federated recognizes expense over the vesting period of the awards, regardless of the employee’s attainment of retirement age. Beginning January 1, 2006, for all newly granted awards with provisions that allow for accelerated vesting upon retirement, Federated recognizes expense over the shorter of the vesting period or the period between grant date and the date on which the employee meets the minimum age requirement for retirement.

(q) Leases

Federated classifies leases as operating in accordance with the provisions of lease accounting. Rent expense under noncancelable operating leases with scheduled rent increases or rent holidays is accounted for on a straight-line basis over the lease term, beginning on the date of initial possession or the effective date of the lease agreement. The amount of the excess of straight-line rent expense over scheduled payments is recorded as a deferred liability. Build-out allowances and other such lease incentives are recorded as deferred credits, and are amortized on a straight-line basis as a reduction of rent expense beginning in the period they are deemed to be earned, which generally coincides with the effective date of the lease. The current portion of unamortized deferred lease costs and build-out allowances is included in Other current liabilities and the long-term portion is included in Other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(r) Advertising Costs

Federated generally expenses the cost of all advertising and promotional activities as incurred. Certain printed matter, however, such as sales brochures, are accounted for as prepaid supplies and are included in Other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets until they no longer are owned or expected to be used, at which time their costs are expensed. Federated expensed advertising costs of $2.6 million, $0.2 million and $0.1 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

(s) Income Taxes

Federated accounts for income taxes under the liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Federated recognizes a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence regarding future taxable income, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

Regarding the recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, Federated follows a two-step process prescribed by GAAP. The first step for evaluating a tax position involves first determining whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination by the appropriate taxing authorities. The second step then requires a company to measure the tax position benefit as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Federated classifies any interest and penalties on tax liabilities on the Consolidated Statements of Income as components of Nonoperating Income (Expenses) – Other, net and Operating Expenses – Other, respectively.

(t) Earnings Per Share

Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated under the two-class method. Pursuant to the two-class method, Federated’s unvested restricted stock awards with nonforfeitable rights to dividends are considered participating securities and are included in the computation of earnings per share.

(u) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax is reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity and includes net of tax, the unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale, foreign currency translation adjustments and the effective portion of the gain or loss on a derivative instrument designated and qualifying as a cash flow or net investment hedge.

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(v) Loss Contingencies

Federated accrues for estimated costs, including legal costs related to existing lawsuits, claims and proceedings when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the costs can be reasonably estimated. Accruals are reviewed at least quarterly and are adjusted to reflect the impact and status of settlements, rulings, advice of counsel and other information pertinent to a particular matter. Significant differences could exist between the actual cost required to investigate, litigate and/or settle a claim or the ultimate outcome of a suit and management’s estimate. These differences could have a material impact on Federated’s results of operations, financial position and/or cash flows. Recoveries of losses are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income when receipt is deemed probable.

(w) Business Segments

Business or operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is regularly evaluated by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.

Federated does not have multiple operating segments or business components for which discrete financial information is prepared. Federated operates in one operating segment, the investment management business, nearly all of which is conducted within the United States. Federated’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Federated’s chief operating decision maker. Federated’s CEO utilizes a consolidated approach to assess performance and allocate resources.

(2) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

(a) Fair Value Measurement

On May 12, 2011, the FASB issued an update to the accounting standard on fair value measurement. The update amends certain fair value measurement guidance and expands disclosure requirements primarily for fair value measurements utilizing significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) and items not measured at fair value but for which fair value must be disclosed. This update is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management does not expect the adoption of the update to have a material impact on Federated's Consolidated Financial Statements.

(b) Comprehensive Income

In June and December 2011, the FASB issued updates to the accounting standard on the presentation of comprehensive income. The updates require presentation of the components of comprehensive income in either (1) a continuous statement of comprehensive income or (2) two separate but consecutive statements. The updates, which do not modify the components of comprehensive income, are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. As the updates affect disclosure only, the adoption of the updates will not impact Federated’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

(c) Intangibles - Goodwill and Other

On September 15, 2011, the FASB issued an update to the accounting standard on intangibles. The update amends guidance on testing goodwill for impairment to permit a qualitative assessment prior to performance of the two-step impairment test. If the result of the qualitative assessment reveals that there are no indicators of impairment, a quantitative calculation would not be required. This update is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management does not expect the adoption of the update to impact Federated's Consolidated Financial Statements.

(3) Business Combinations and Acquisitions

SunTrust. On September 20, 2010, Federated acquired the money market management business of SunTrust Banks, Inc. (SunTrust Acquisition). Pursuant to the definitive agreement signed on July 16, 2010, $14.1 billion of money market assets transitioned to Federated during the third and fourth quarters of 2010. Money market mutual fund assets in nine money market mutual funds managed by SunTrust’s RidgeWorth Capital Management were transitioned into eight existing Federated money market mutual funds with similar investment objectives in connection with a series of closings during the third and fourth quarters of 2010, the first, and most significant of which, occurred on September 20, 2010.

The SunTrust Acquisition included upfront cash payments that totaled $6.6 million. The transaction also includes annual contingent purchase price payments payable in the fourth quarters of each of the five years following the acquisition date. The contingent purchase price payments are calculated as a percentage of revenue less operating expenses directly attributed to certain eligible assets. As of the acquisition date, Federated recognized a liability of $20.1 million to record the estimated fair

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(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

value of these future payments. See Note (20)(a) for information on contingent payments related to this acquisition. At December 31, 2011, management estimated remaining contingent payments could total $19 million over the four years that remain, however, the actual amount of the contingent payments will vary based on asset levels and related net revenues and is not limited by any maximum amount. A wide range of outcomes for actual payments is possible due to the extent of reasonably possible flow-rate volatility for the assets under management.

The SunTrust Acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. The valuation resulted in total consideration with a fair value of $24.1 millionassignable to a single identifiable intangible asset with an indefinite life and recorded in Renewable investment advisory rights on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. This asset is deductible for tax purposes. The valuation results, which were finalized in the first quarter 2011, are reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and the related footnotes. As of December 31, 2011, the estimated fair value of future consideration payments was $13.4 million and was recorded in Other current liabilities ($4.0 million) and Other long-term liabilities ($9.4 million) (see Note (6)(a) for a discussion regarding the valuation methodology). This liability is remeasured at each reporting date with changes in the fair value recognized in Intangible asset related expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The results of operations for the SunTrust Acquisition were included in Federated’s Consolidated Financial Statements beginning in September 2010 based on the date of the acquisition. The following table summarizes unaudited pro forma financial information assuming the SunTrust Acquisition occurred at the beginning of the year presented. This pro forma financial information is for informational purposes only and is not indicative of future results. In addition, the following pro forma financial information was not adjusted to reflect lower current levels of assets under management:

in millions, except per share data for the years ended,	2010		2009
Revenue	$	980.7	$	1,226.8
Net income attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.	$	186.6	$	211.5
Earnings per share – Basic and Diluted
Net income attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.	$	1.80	$	2.06

The pro forma results include adjustments for the effect of acquisition-related expenses including accretion of interest on the contingent consideration liability and income tax expense.

(4) Concentration Risk

(a) Revenue Concentration by Asset Class

The following table summarizes revenue from Federated's asset classes over the last three years:

	2011		2010		2009
Money market assets	46	%	50	%	65	%
Equity assets	33	%	31	%	23	%
Fixed-income assets	20	%	18	%	12	%

Approximately 46% of Federated’s total revenue for 2011 was attributable to money market assets.

A significant change in Federated’s money market business or a significant reduction in money market assets due to regulatory changes, changes in the financial markets including significant and rapid increases in interest rates over a short period of time causing certain investors to prefer direct investments in interest-bearing securities, significant deterioration in investor confidence, further persistent declines in or additional prolonged periods of historically low short-term interest rates and resulting fee waivers or other circumstances, could have a material adverse effect on Federated’s results of operations.

Current Regulatory Environment

In January 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted extensive amendments to Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 aimed at enhancing the resiliency of money market funds. These amendments included a series of enhancements including rules that required all money market funds to meet specific portfolio liquidity standards and rules that significantly enhanced the public disclosure and regulatory reporting obligations of these funds. In Federated's view, the amendments of 2010 meaningfully and sufficiently strengthened money market funds. Recent experience demonstrated that the amendments of 2010 were effective in meeting heightened requests for redemptions occurring at various times throughout

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2011 in connection with the U.S. credit rating downgrade and the ongoing European debt crisis.

The SEC staff is considering additional changes to Rule 2a-7 that could adversely impact the viability of money market funds, including requiring a floating net asset value, imposing capital requirements, and creating redemption restrictions. Federated believes the changes currently under consideration, if enacted, would significantly reduce the utility and attractiveness of money market funds to investors. Thus, rather than enhance the resiliency of money market funds, the contemplated changes would potentially severely harm the utility of money market funds for investors who, in Federated's view, value money market funds in their current form as an efficient and effective cash management investment product offering daily liquidity at par. It has been reported that the SEC may propose amendments to Rule 2a-7 as early as the first quarter of 2012.

If ultimately enacted, some or all of these changes would be detrimental to Federated's money market fund business and could materially and adversely affect Federated's operations. The very proposal of such amendments could have an adverse impact on Federated's money market fund business and operations and could also negatively impact the short-term credit markets. Management is carefully monitoring developments in this area and plans to actively participate both individually and with industry groups in the public comment process that would accompany any rule change proposal. Federated is unable to assess the degree of any potential impact such additional reforms may have on its business and operations until such proposals are issued. Even when issued, the final version of any SEC rule amendment could vary significantly from the form in which it is proposed.

Historically Low Short-Term Interest Rates

In certain money market funds, the gross yield is not sufficient to cover all of the fund’s normal operating expenses due to historically low short-term interest rates. Since the fourth quarter 2008, Federated has voluntarily waived fees in order for certain funds to maintain positive or zero net yields. These fee waivers were partially offset by related reductions in distribution expense and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests as a result of Federated's ability to share the impact of the waivers with third-party intermediaries.

The impact of such fee waivers on various components of Federated's Consolidated Statements of Income was as follows for the years ended December 31:

in millions	2011			2010			2009
Revenue	$	(320.7	)	$	(241.6	)	$	(120.6	)
Distribution expense	(232.3		)	(186.6		)	(86.4		)
Operating income	(88.4		)	(55.0		)	(34.2		)
Noncontrolling interest	(6.5		)	(1.0		)	0
Pre-tax impact	$	(81.9	)	$	(54.0	)	$	(34.2	)

During 2011, changes in asset mix as well as further declines in interest rates for certain money market investments caused an increase in these fee waivers. (See Note (22) for information regarding the quarterly pre-tax impact of the fee waivers.) Based on recent Federal Reserve Bank commentary on their outlook for interest rates, management expects the fee waivers and the related reduction in distribution expense and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests will continue at least until late 2014. Based on recent market conditions and assuming asset levels remain constant, fee waivers for the first quarter 2012 may result in a net negative pre-tax impact on income of approximately $27 million. Increases in short-term interest rates that result in higher yields on securities purchased in money market fund portfolios would reduce the net pre-tax impact of these waivers. Management estimates that an increase of 10 basis points in gross yields on securities purchased in money market fund portfolios will likely reduce the net pre-tax impact of these waivers between thirty-five and forty percent from the current levels and an increase of 25 basis points would reduce the impact between sixty-five and seventy percent. The actual amount of future fee waivers could vary significantly from management’s estimates as they are contingent on a number of variables including, but not limited to, changes in assets within the money market funds, available yields on instruments held by the money market funds, actions by the Federal Reserve, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and other governmental entities, changes in expenses of the money market funds, changes in the mix of money market customer assets, Federated’s willingness to continue the fee waivers and changes in the extent to which the impact of the waivers is shared by third parties. 

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(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

(b) Revenue Concentration by Investment Fund

Approximately 12% and 11% of Federated’s total revenue for 2011 were derived from services provided to two sponsored funds, the Federated Kaufmann Fund and the Federated Prime Obligations Fund, respectively. A significant and prolonged decline in the assets under management in these funds could have a material adverse effect on Federated’s future revenues and, to a lesser extent, net income, due to a related reduction to distribution expenses associated with these funds.

(c) Revenue Concentration by Customer

Approximately 10% of Federated’s total revenue for 2011 was derived from services provided to one intermediary customer, the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Significant changes in Federated’s relationship with this customer could have a material adverse effect on Federated’s future revenues and, to a lesser extent, net income, due to related material reductions to distribution expenses associated with this intermediary.

A listing of Federated’s risk factors is included herein under the section entitled Risk Factors in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

(5) Consolidation

Federated is involved with various entities in the normal course of business that may be deemed to be voting rights entities or VIEs. In accordance with Federated’s consolidation accounting policy, Federated first determines whether the entity being evaluated is a voting rights entity or a VIE. Once this determination is made, Federated proceeds with its evaluation of whether or not to consolidate the entity. The disclosures below represent the results of such evaluations pertaining to 2011 and 2010.

(a) Consolidated Voting Interest Entities

Federated has a majority interest (50.5%) and acts as the general partner in Passport Research Ltd., a limited partnership. Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. is the limited partner with a 49.5% interest. The partnership acts as investment adviser to two sponsored funds. Noncontrolling interests in this subsidiary are included in Nonredeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiary on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(b) Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

From time to time, Federated invests in investment companies that meet the definition of a VIE for general corporate investment purposes or, in the case of newly launched products, in order to provide investable cash thereby allowing the product to establish a performance history. Most of Federated’s sponsored mutual funds meet the definition of a VIE primarily due to the fact that given the funds' typical series fund structure, the shareholders of each participating portfolio underlying the series fund generally lack the ability as an individual group to make decisions through voting rights regarding the board of directors/trustees of the fund. Federated’s investment in investment companies represents its maximum exposure to loss. As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, Federated was the sole or majority investor in certain investment companies and was deemed to be the primary beneficiary since Federated’s majority interest would absorb the majority of the variability of the net assets of the VIE. At December 31, 2011, the aggregate assets and liabilities of such entities that Federated consolidated were $111.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively, and Federated recorded $0.5 million to Redeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries on Federated’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. At December 31, 2010, the aggregate assets and liabilities of such entities that Federated consolidated were $27.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, and Federated recorded $1.5 million to Redeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries on Federated’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The assets of the investment companies are primarily classified as Investments and Cash and cash equivalents on Federated’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and are restricted for use by the investment company. The liabilities of the investment companies are primarily classified as Accounts payable and accrued expenses on Federated’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and primarily represent unsettled trades and operating liabilities of the entities.

Federated’s conclusion to consolidate an investment company may vary from period to period based on changes in Federated’s percentage interest in the entity resulting from changes in the number of fund shares held by either Federated or third parties. Given that the entities follow investment company accounting, which prescribes fair-value accounting, a deconsolidation generally does not result in gains or losses for Federated. During 2011, Federated deconsolidated two sponsored mutual funds based on a determination that it no longer was the primary beneficiary of the funds as a result of new subscriptions in fund shares by unrelated third parties. Accordingly, Federated deconsolidated $17.7 million in Investments and $7.6 million in Redeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of the dates of deconsolidation. During 2010, Federated deconsolidated a sponsored mutual fund based on a determination that it no longer was the primary

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beneficiary of the fund as a result of new subscriptions in fund shares by unrelated third parties. Accordingly, Federated deconsolidated $22.0 million in Investments and $21.3 million in Redeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of the date of deconsolidation. There was no impact to the Consolidated Statements of Income in 2011, 2010 or 2009 from entities upon their deconsolidation.

Neither creditors nor equity investors in the investment companies have any recourse to Federated’s general credit. In the ordinary course of business, from time to time, Federated may choose to waive certain fees or assume operating expenses of sponsored investment companies for competitive, regulatory or contractual reasons (see Note (1)(o) for information regarding fee waivers). Federated has not provided financial support to any of these entities outside the ordinary course of business.

(c) Non-Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

At December 31, 2011 and 2010, Federated was involved with certain VIEs in which it held a variable interest but for which it was not the primary beneficiary. The assets and liabilities of these unconsolidated VIEs and Federated’s maximum risk of loss related thereto were as follows at December 31:

	2011						2010
in millions	Unconsolidated VIE assets		Unconsolidated VIE Liabilities		Total remaining carrying value of investment and maximum risk of loss		Unconsolidated VIE assets		Unconsolidated VIE Liabilities		Total remaining carrying value of investment and maximum risk of loss
Investment companies1	$	290,517.7	$	—	$	221.5	$	275,365.1	$	—	$	297.0
CDOs2	$	2.1	$	12.0	$	0	$	12.8	$	121.6	$	0
Equity investment	$	4.5	$	0.7	$	7.1	$	6.4	$	2.4	$	7.4

1 The unconsolidated VIE assets for the investment companies represent total net assets under management for the related investment companies. Of Federated’s $221.5 million invested in these entities at December 31, 2011, $44.0 million represents investments in money market funds included in Cash and cash equivalents, with the remaining $177.5 million included in Investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Of Federated’s $297.0 million invested in these entities at December 31, 2010, $191.2 million represents investments in money market funds included in Cash and cash equivalents, with the remaining $105.8 million included in Investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

2 The risk of loss does not include the potential loss associated with related deferred tax assets expiring unutilized.

Investment Companies – Federated's involvement with certain investment companies that are deemed to be VIEs includes serving as the investment manager, or at times, holding a minority interest or both. Federated’s variable interest is not deemed to absorb the majority of the variability of the entity’s net assets. Therefore Federated is not the primary beneficiary of these VIEs and has not consolidated these entities.

In the ordinary course of business, from time to time, Federated may choose to waive certain fees or assume operating expenses of these sponsored investment companies for competitive, regulatory or contractual reasons (see Note (1)(o) for information regarding fee waivers). Federated has not provided financial support to any of these entities outside the ordinary course of business.

Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs) – At December 31, 2010, Federated acted as the investment manager for two CDOs with assets under management of $12.8 million. Because one of these CDOs unwound in the first quarter 2011, Federated acted as the investment manager for only one CDO with assets under management of $2.1 million as of December 31, 2011. This remaining CDO is expected to unwind in the first half of 2012. The CDOs, which are alternative investment products created for the purpose of providing investors with an opportunity for returns that vary with the risk level of their investment, met the definition of a VIE due primarily to the lack of unilateral decision making authority of the equity holders. Federated’s variable interests in the remaining CDO is limited to a 25% pro-rata equity interest and a fixed, asset-based management fee earned prospectively as services are provided. As an equity holder, Federated participates in all rights and obligations to income and expected losses of the CDO on a proportionate basis with all other equity holders. In its role as investment manager, Federated is not entitled to any additional residual return nor is it obligated to absorb any expected losses of the entity. Federated has not provided financial support to the CDO.

Federated was not the primary beneficiary of either of these VIEs at December 31, 2011 or 2010. Upon consideration of the qualitative power and benefits model, Federated determined that as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, neither its 25% pro-rata equity interest nor its management fee potential could result in Federated receiving benefits or absorbing losses that could potentially be significant to either of these entities. Therefore Federated has not consolidated these entities.

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(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

Equity Investment – Federated holds a 12% non-voting, noncontrolling interest in both Dix Hills Partners, LLC, a registered investment adviser and commodity trading adviser, and its affiliate, Dix Hills Associates, LLC (collectively, Dix Hills). Dix Hills is based in Jericho, New York and as of December 31, 2011, managed over $700 million in both absolute return and enhanced fixed-income mandates, including a hedge fund strategy and an enhanced cash strategy. Due primarily to the nature of the voting rights of the equity holders, Dix Hills meets the definition of a VIE, however, with its non-voting 12% interest, Federated is not deemed to have power to direct the activities of Dix Hills and therefore is not the primary beneficiary. Federated has not provided financial support to Dix Hills. Federated’s investment in Dix Hills is included in Other long-term assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(6) Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or the price paid to transfer a liability as of the measurement date. A three-tier, fair-value reporting hierarchy exists for disclosure of fair value measurements based on the observability of the inputs to the valuation of financial assets and liabilities. The three levels are:

Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets. Level 1 assets may include equity and debt securities that are traded in an active exchange market, including shares of mutual funds.

Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 assets and liabilities may include debt and equity securities, purchased loans and over-the-counter derivative contracts whose fair value is determined using a pricing model without significant unobservable market data inputs.

Level 3 – Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable in active exchange markets.

(a) Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis

Fair value measurements for classes of Federated’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following at December 31:

	2011								2010
	Fair Value Measurements Using								Fair Value Measurements Using
in thousands	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	49,273	$	0	$	0	$	49,273	$	198,756	$	0	$	0	$	198,756
Available-for-sale equity securities	159,539		0		0		159,539		105,724		0		0		105,724
Trading securities – equity	10,805		18,653		0		29,458		6,937		4,431		0		11,368
Trading securities – debt	216		83,831		0		84,047		10,016		7,777		0		17,793
Foreign currency forward contract	0		55		0		55		0		68		0		68
Total financial assets	$	219,833	$	102,539	$	0	$	322,372	$	321,433	$	12,276	$	0	$	333,709
Financial Liabilities
Interest rate swap	$	0	$	15,241	$	0	$	15,241	$	0	$	11,734	$	0	$	11,734
SunTrust Acquisition future consideration payments liability	0		0		13,404		13,404		0		0		20,058		20,058
Foreign currency forward contracts	0		245		0		245		0		0		0		0
Total financial liabilities	$	0	$	15,486	$	13,404	$	28,890	$	0	$	11,734	$	20,058	$	31,792

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Federated did not hold any nonfinancial assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2011 or December 31, 2010.

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Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include investments in money market funds and deposits with banks. Cash and cash equivalents invested in Federated money market funds totaled $45.8 million and $194.5 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Cash investments in money market funds are valued under the market approach through the use of quoted market prices in an active market, which is the net asset value of the underlying funds, and are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

Available-for-sale equity securities

Available-for-sale equity securities include investments in sponsored fluctuating-value mutual funds and are included in Investments - affiliates on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The securities are valued under the market approach through the use of quoted market prices available in an active market, which is the net asset value of the underlying funds, and are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. There is no modeling or additional information needed to arrive at the fair values of these investments.

Trading securities - equity

These trading securities primarily represent the equity securities held by consolidated investment funds and are included in Investments - other on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. For the publicly traded equity securities available in an active exchange market, whether domestic or foreign, the fair value of these securities is often classified as Level 1 and is based on unadjusted quoted market prices. From time to time, however, the fair value of certain equity securities traded principally in foreign markets may be determined by third-party pricing services when it has been determined that there has been a significant trend in the U.S. equity markets or in index futures trading. The determination to use the third-party pricing service versus the unadjusted quoted market price is the cause for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for these securities. For the period between December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2011, approximately $3.5 million of investments transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 as a result of a determination by management to use adjusted quoted market prices because there had been a significant trend in the U.S. equity markets or in index futures trading after the foreign markets closed on December 31, 2010, as compared to using unadjusted quoted market prices to determine fair values of these equity securities at December 31, 2011. Transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy are reported at fair values as of the beginning of the period in which the transfers occur.

At December 31, 2011, equity trading securities also included shares of an offshore master investment fund held by a consolidated feeder fund. The offshore master investment fund, which is not publicly traded in an active exchange market, makes investments in global project and trade finance transactions. The $17.9 million fair value of the feeder fund's investment in the master fund was determined using the net asset value of the master fund, as a practical expedient, and was classified as Level 2 in the valuation hierarchy at December 31, 2011. Certain near-term, lock-up restrictions surrounding the holding period of the feeder fund's investment in the master fund existed at December 31, 2011, but did not materially impact the measurement of fair value.

Trading securities - debt

These trading securities primarily represent high-quality short-term debt securities held by a consolidated, non-U.S. dollar-denominated money market fund ($77.1 million). Such assets had a maximum weighted-average maturity of 15 days at December 31, 2011 and were valued based on amortized cost, which approximates fair value given the high-quality, short-term nature of these securities. The remaining amount of trading debt securities primarily represents U.S. and foreign investment-grade bonds held by consolidated sponsored investment funds. The fair value of these securities may include observable market data such as closing market prices provided by independent pricing services after considering factors such as the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers and general market conditions. The entire amount of these securities is included in Investments - other on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Foreign currency forward contracts

The fair value of foreign currency forward contracts is included in Receivables or Accounts payable and accrued expense on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These contracts are entered into by Federated to hedge foreign exchange risk related to investments denominated in foreign currencies. Additionally, certain consolidated sponsored investment funds may hold foreign currency forward contracts as part of their investment strategy. Pricing is determined by interpolating a value by utilizing the spot foreign exchange rate and forward points (based on the spot rate and currency interest rate differentials), which are all inputs that are observable in active markets.

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(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

Interest rate swap

The fair value of Federated's interest rate swap is included in Other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Pricing is determined based on a third-party, model-derived valuation in which all significant inputs are observable in active markets including the Eurodollar future rate and yields for three- and thirty-year Treasury securities. See Note (11) for more information regarding the swap.

SunTrust Acquisition future consideration payments liability

The liability for future consideration payments related to the SunTrust Acquisition is recorded at fair value on a recurring basis in Other current liabilities ($4.0 million) and Other long-term liabilities ($9.4 million) on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2011. Management estimated the fair value of future consideration payments related to the SunTrust Acquisition based primarily upon expected future cash flows using an income approach valuation methodology with unobservable market data inputs (Level 3). Such inputs included (1) an estimated rate of change for underlying assets under management based on estimated net redemptions or sales; (2) expected net revenue per managed asset based generally on contract terms; and (3) a discount rate estimated at the current market rate of return.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending fair-value measurements of Federated’s liability for future consideration payments related to the SunTrust Acquisition:

in thousands
Balance at December 31, 2010	$	20,058
Adjustment to reflect final valuation1	(2,600		)
Changes in fair value2	900
Contingent consideration payments	(4,954		)
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	13,404

1 As a result of finalizing the valuation relating to the SunTrust Acquisition in the first quarter 2011, this adjustment was required in order to revise the preliminary estimate of fair value.

2 Amounts included in Intangible asset related expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

(b) Fair Value Measurements on a Nonrecurring Basis

Since 2008, Federated experienced significant declines in the assets under management related to certain quantitative investment products acquired in 2006. The declines in assets under management reflected significant market depreciation as well as investor net redemptions. In light of these declines in assets under management, performance relative to peers and indices and the uncertainty regarding each of these in the future, the carrying values of the related intangible assets were tested for recoverability at various times over the past several years. In 2009, as a result of management’s impairment testing, Federated recorded a $15.5 million impairment charge in Intangible asset related expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income. Management’s quarterly recoverability test of the carrying value of these intangible assets performed as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010 indicated that the carrying values were not fully recoverable. Cash flow projections at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010 were lower than previous projections prepared in connection with recoverability testing as a result of actual and projected declines in assets under management in excess of prior estimates. Management estimated the fair value of these intangible assets at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010 based primarily upon expected future cash flows using an income approach valuation methodology with unobservable market data inputs (Level 3). Such inputs included (1) an estimated rate of change for underlying assets under management; (2) expected revenue per managed asset; (3) direct operating expenses; and (4) a discount rate. Management estimated a rate of change for underlying assets under management based on a combination of an estimated rate of market appreciation or depreciation and an estimated net redemption or sales rate. Expected revenue per managed asset and direct operating expenses are generally based on contract terms, average market participant data and historical experience. The discount rate was estimated at the current market rate of return. In addition, because of the subjective nature of the projected discounted cash flows, management considered several scenarios and used probability weighting to calculate the expected future cash flows attributable to the intangible assets. The probability-weighted scenarios assumed growth rates in assets under management ranging from -100% to 9% over the cash-flow projection period. As a result of these fair value analyses, during 2010 Federated recorded a $10.2 million impairment charge on the Consolidated Statements of Income, $8.2 million of which was included in Intangible asset related expenses with the remainder in Operating expenses – Other. The related customer relationship intangible assets were written down to $2.0 million, the noncompete agreement included in Other intangible assets was written down to $0.8 million and the related fixed assets were written down to $0.7 million as of December 31, 2010. Intangible asset amortization expense and fixed asset depreciation for future periods were reduced as a result of this impairment. Given the uncertainties regarding future market conditions, the timing and pace of a forecasted recovery and possible prolonged periods of underperformance of the quantitative products compared to peers and

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(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

indices and the significance of these factors to assets under management, management cannot be certain of the outcome of future undiscounted cash flow analyses for these assets with a remaining net book value of $2.8 million at December 31, 2011.

As a result of deterioration in the resale market for used aircraft in 2008 and 2009 and management’s intent to sell its aircraft before the end of its previously estimated useful life, Federated recognized impairment charges totaling $5.2 million to write down the carrying value of one of Federated’s aircraft in 2009. Based upon independent valuation and market data for similar assets (Level 2), management estimated the value of this aircraft less expected costs to sell to be $3.4 million at December 31, 2009. The impairment charges were recorded as operating expense in Other on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2009. In the first quarter 2010, this aircraft was sold for net proceeds of $3.3 million. The loss on sale was recorded as an operating expense in Other on the Consolidated Statements of Income in the first quarter of 2010.

(c) Fair Value Measurements of Other Financial Instruments

The fair value of Federated’s recourse debt is estimated based on the current market rate for debt with similar remaining maturities. Based on this fair value estimate, the carrying value of recourse debt appearing on the Consolidated Balance Sheets approximates fair value.

(7) Investments

Investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 included available-for-sale and trading securities. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, Federated held investments totaling $159.5 million and $105.7 million, respectively, in fluctuating-value Federated-sponsored mutual funds that were classified as available-for-sale securities and were included in Investments- affiliates on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Federated’s trading securities totaled $113.5 million and $29.2 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and were included in Investments - other on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Federated consolidates certain investment companies into its Consolidated Financial Statements as a result of Federated’s controlling financial interest in the products (see Note (5)). All investments held by these investment companies, which primarily represented Federated-sponsored investment companies, were included in Federated’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 as trading securities.

Federated’s trading securities as of December 31, 2011 were primarily comprised of high quality short-term debt securities held by a consolidated, non-US dollar-denominated sponsored money market fund ($77.1 million), as well as shares of an offshore master fund invested in global project and trade finance transactions ($17.9 million) and stocks of large-cap U.S. and international companies ($10.9 million) held by various other consolidated investment companies.

Available-for-sale securities (see Note (1)(g)) consisted of the following at December 31:

	2011									2010
			Gross Unrealized					Estimated Market Value				Gross Unrealized					Estimated Market Value
in thousands	Cost		Gains		(Losses)					Cost		Gains		(Losses)
Equity mutual funds	$	43,217	$	2,037	$	(925	)	$	44,329	$	41,879	$	5,200	$	(24	)	$	47,055
Fixed-income mutual funds	115,699		461		(950		)	115,210		58,143		662		(136		)	58,669
Total fluctuating-value mutual funds	$	158,916	$	2,498	$	(1,875	)	$	159,539	$	100,022	$	5,862	$	(160	)	$	105,724

The increase in available-for-sale securities at December 31, 2011 as compared to December 31, 2010, was primarily due to Federated investing $60.0 million of available cash in certain Federated-sponsored fixed-income mutual funds during 2011. As of December 31, 2011, unrealized gains of $2.5 million related to equity and fixed-income investments with a fair value of $48.4 million. As of December 31, 2011, unrealized losses of $1.9 million related to fixed-income and equity investments with a fair value of $111.1 million, all of which were outstanding for less than twelve months.

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(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

Gains and losses recognized in Gain on securities, net on the Consolidated Statements of Income in connection with investments consisted of the following for the years ended December 31:

in thousands	2011			2010			2009
Unrealized (loss) gain
Trading securities	$	(871	)	$	541		$	2,824
Derivatives1	(560		)	190			(18		)
Realized gains2
Available-for-sale securities	3,006			1,239			118
Trading securities	931			2,045			810
Derivatives1	570			720			328
Purchased loans	0			678			0
Realized losses2
Available-for-sale securities	0			(6		)	0
Trading securities	(830		)	(958		)	(1,405		)
Derivatives1	(814		)	(907		)	0
Impairments	0			0			(386		)
Gain on securities, net3	$	1,432		$	3,542		$	2,271

1 These items relate to the settlement of economic derivatives held either by certain consolidated sponsored products or Federated.

2 Realized gains and losses are computed on a specific-identification basis.

3 Amounts related to consolidated investment companies totaled $(1.2) million, $1.5 million and $2.3 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

(8) Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Federated’s identifiable intangible assets and goodwill consisted of the following at December 31:

	2011							2010
in thousands	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Carrying Value		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Carrying Value
Finite-lived intangible assets:
Customer relationships1	$	56,492	$	(45,958	)	$	10,534	$	119,472	$	(103,552	)	$	15,920
Noncompete agreements2	12,142		(10,579		)	1,563		12,142		(8,950		)	3,192
Total finite-lived intangible assets3	68,634		(56,537		)	12,097		131,614		(112,502		)	19,112
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Renewable investment advisory rights	64,600		N/A			64,600		64,500		N/A			64,500
Trade names	1,900		N/A			1,900		1,900		N/A			1,900
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets	66,500		N/A			66,500		66,400		N/A			66,400
Goodwill	642,329		N/A			642,329		635,313		N/A			635,313
Total identifiable intangible assets and goodwill	$	777,463	$	(56,537	)	$	720,926	$	833,327	$	(112,502	)	$	720,825

1 Weighted average amortization period of 9.3 years at December 31, 2011

2 Weighted average amortization period of 6.9 years at December 31, 2011

3 Weighted average amortization period of 8.9 years at December 31, 2011

The decrease of $63.0 million in the cost of the total finite-lived intangible assets at December 31, 2011 as compared to December 31, 2010 primarily relates to a $60.0 million write-off of a fully amortized customer relationship intangible asset relating to a prior year acquisition.

Amortization expense for identifiable intangible assets was $7.0 million, $14.3 million and $16.6 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. This expense was included in Intangible asset related on the Consolidated Statements of Income for each period. See Note (6)(b) for information regarding the intangible asset impairments.

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(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

Following is a schedule of expected aggregate annual amortization expense for intangible assets in each of the five succeeding years assuming no new acquisitions or impairments:

in millions	For the years ending December  31,
2012		$	3.4
2013		$	2.6
2014		$	2.0
2015		$	1.4
2016		$	1.0

Goodwill at December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $642.3 million and $635.3 million, respectively. During 2011, Federated recorded goodwill primarily in connection with contingent purchase price payment accrual related to the acquisition of certain assets of Clover Capital Management, Inc., a Rochester, New York-based investment manager that specializes in value investing (Clover Capital Acquisition). This acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting and therefore goodwill was recorded at the time the contingencies lapsed. See Note (20)(a) for additional information.

(9) Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following at December 31:

in thousands	Estimated Useful Life				2011			2010
Computer software and hardware	2	to	7	years	$	45,468		$	40,642
Transportation equipment		12		years	17,875			17,875
Leasehold improvements	Up to term of lease				15,934			15,853
Office furniture and equipment	5	to	10	years	6,200			6,127
Total cost					85,477			80,497
Accumulated depreciation and amortization					(47,249		)	(41,981		)
Property and equipment, net					$	38,228		$	38,516

Depreciation and amortization expense was $8.3 million, $7.5 million and $7.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

(10) Other Current Liabilities

Federated’s Other current liabilities at December 31, 2011 included an accrual of $15.2 million related to an interest rate swap (see Note (11) for additional information), $5.9 million contingent purchase price payment accrual related to the Clover Capital Acquisition (see Note (20)(a) for additional information) and $4.0 million for the short-term portion of the SunTrust Acquisition future consideration payments liability (see Note (3) for additional information). Also included in Other current liabilities at December 31, 2011 was $10.0 million related to insurance proceeds for claims submitted to cover costs associated with various legal proceedings. Federated is involved in legal proceedings with certain insurance carriers to, among other things, retain these insurance reimbursements. In the event that Federated does not prevail, it will be required to repay all or a portion of these advance payments. Because the outcome of this claim is uncertain at this time, Federated recorded the advance payments as a liability and will continue to evaluate the contingency until it is resolved.

Federated’s Other current liabilities at December 31, 2010 included an accrual of $11.7 million related to the aforementioned interest rate swap and $5.3 million for the short-term portion of the SunTrust Acquisition future consideration payments liability.

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(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

(11) Recourse Debt and Interest Rate Swap

Recourse debt at December 31 consisted of the following:

dollars in thousands	Weighted-Average  Interest Rates at December 31,				2011		2010
	20111		2010
Term Loan2	3.646	%	4.396	%	$	361,250	$	403,750
Less: Short-term debt – recourse					42,500		42,500
Long-term debt – recourse					$	318,750	$	361,250

1 See additional information below regarding the interest rate fixed at 3.646% in connection with an interest rate swap, which expires on April 1, 2015.

2 The term loan borrowings under the Credit Agreement expire on June 10, 2016.

In the second quarter 2011, Federated entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among Federated, certain of its subsidiaries, PNC Bank, National Association as administrative agent, a syndicate of 19 banks led by PNC Capital Markets LLC as sole bookrunner and joint lead arranger and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. as joint lead arranger (Credit Agreement). The Credit Agreement amended and restated Federated’s prior $425 million term loan facility dated April 9, 2010. The borrowings of $382.5 million under the Credit Agreement represented the remaining principal balance from the prior $425 million term loan. The Credit Agreement qualified for modification accounting treatment. Accordingly, closing costs of $1.8 million were capitalized in the second quarter 2011 and are being amortized over the 5-year term of the amended loan.

The Credit Agreement expires on June 10, 2016 and requires principal payments of $10.6 million per quarter for the first three years and $28.3 million per quarter for the fourth and fifth years and a final payment of $28.3 million due upon its expiration. Certain subsidiaries entered into an Amended and Restated Continuing Agreement of Guaranty and Suretyship whereby these subsidiaries guarantee payment of all obligations incurred through the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement also includes representations, warranties and other financial and non-financial covenants. Federated was in compliance with all such covenants at and for the year ended December 31, 2011.

The borrowings under the term loan component of the Credit Agreement bear interest at a reduced spread over LIBOR, as compared to the prior term loan. The interest rate swap (the Swap) that Federated entered into with PNC Bank, National Association and certain other banks during 2010 to hedge its interest rate risk associated with the prior $425 million term loan remains in effect.

Under the Swap, which expires on April 1, 2015, Federated will receive payments based on LIBOR plus a spread and will make payments based on an annual fixed rate of 3.646%. The Swap requires monthly cash settlements of interest paid or received. The differential between the interest paid or interest received from the monthly settlements will be recorded as adjustments to Debt expense – recourse on the Consolidated Statements of Income. The Swap is accounted for as a cash flow hedge and has been determined to be highly effective. Federated evaluates effectiveness using the long-haul method. Changes in the fair value of the Swap will likely be offset by an equal and opposite change in the fair value of the hedged item, therefore very little, if any, net impact on reported earnings is expected. The fair value of the Swap agreement at December 31, 2011 was a liability of $15.2 million which was recorded in Other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The entire amount of this loss in fair value was recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2011. During the next twelve months management expects to charge $6.4 million of this loss to Debt expense – recourse on the Consolidated Statements of Income as a component of Federated’s fixed interest rate of 3.646%. This amount could differ from amounts actually recognized due to changes in interest rates subsequent to December 31, 2011 and will not affect the amount of interest expense recognized in total on the Credit Agreement for any period presented. During the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, $8.3 million and $6.5 million, respectively, were charged to Debt expense – recourse on the Consolidated Statements of Income as a component of Federated’s fixed interest rate associated with the Swap.

The Credit Agreement also contains a $200 million revolving credit facility. This new revolving credit facility replaced the previous $200 million revolving credit facility, which was scheduled to expire on October 31, 2011, and was terminated in connection with Federated’s entry into the Credit Agreement. Federated had no borrowings outstanding on the previous revolving credit facility. Federated pays an annual facility fee, currently 15 basis points, based on its credit rating. Borrowings under the new revolving credit facility bear interest similar to the term loan borrowings under the Credit Agreement except the London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR) spread is currently 110 basis points, based on Federated's credit rating. As of December 31, 2011, the entire $200 million revolving credit facility was available for borrowings.

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(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

(12) Employee Benefit Plans

(a) 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan

Federated offers a 401(k) plan covering substantially all employees. Under the 401(k) plan, employees can make salary deferral contributions at a rate of 1% to 50% of their annual compensation (as defined in the 401(k) plan), subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations. Federated makes a matching contribution in an amount equal to 100% of the first 2% that each participant defers and 50% of the next 4% of deferral contributions. Forfeitures of unvested matching contributions are used to offset future matching contributions.

Matching contributions to the 401(k) plan recognized in Compensation and related expense amounted to $4.0 million, $3.9 million and $3.9 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Vesting in Federated’s matching contributions commences once a participant in the 401(k) plan has been employed at least two years and worked at least 1,000 hours per year. Upon completion of two years of service, 20% of Federated’s contribution included in a participant’s account vests and 20% vests for each of the following four years if the participant works at least 1,000 hours per year. Employees are immediately vested in their 401(k) salary deferral contributions.

A Federated employee becomes eligible to participate in the profit sharing plan if they are employed on the last day of the year and have worked at least 500 hours for the year. The profit sharing plan is a defined contribution plan to which Federated may contribute amounts as authorized by its board of directors. No contributions have been made to the profit sharing plan in 2011, 2010 or 2009. At December 31, 2011, the profit sharing plan held 0.5 million shares of Federated Class B common stock.

(b) Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Federated offers an employee stock purchase plan that allows employees to purchase a maximum of 750,000 shares of Class B common stock. Employees may contribute up to 10% of their salary to purchase shares of Federated’s Class B common stock on a quarterly basis at the market price. The shares purchased under this plan may be newly issued shares, treasury shares or shares purchased on the open market. As of December 31, 2011, 128,712 shares were purchased by employees in this plan on the open market since the plan’s inception in 1998.

(13) Share-Based Compensation Plans

Federated’s long-term stock-incentive compensation has been provided for under the Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan), as amended and subsequently approved by shareholders from time to time. Share-based awards are granted to reward Federated’s employees and non-management directors who have contributed to the success of Federated and to provide incentive to increase their efforts on behalf of Federated. Since the Plan’s inception, a total of 27.1 million shares of Class B common stock have been authorized for granting share-based awards in the form of restricted stock, stock options or other share-based awards. As of December 31, 2011, 6.6 million shares are available under the Plan.

Share-based compensation expense was $19.0 million, $19.1 million and $18.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The associated tax benefits recorded in connection with share-based compensation expense was $7.1 million, $7.2 million and $7.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. At December 31, 2011, the maximum remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to share-based awards approximated $66 million which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 6 years.

(a) Restricted Stock

Federated’s restricted stock awards represent shares of Federated Class B common stock that may be sold by the awardee only once the restrictions lapse, as dictated by the terms of the award. The awards are generally subject to graded vesting schedules that vary in length from three to ten years with a portion of the award vesting each year, as dictated by the terms of the award. For an award with a ten-year vesting period, the restrictions on the vested portion of the award typically lapse on approximately the award’s fifth- and tenth-year anniversaries. Certain restricted stock awards granted pursuant to a key employee bonus program have a three-year graded vesting schedule with restrictions lapsing at each vesting date. During the period of restriction, the recipient receives dividends on all shares awarded, regardless of their vesting status.

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(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

The following table summarizes activity of non-vested restricted stock awards for the year ended December 31, 2011:

	Restricted Shares		Weighted- Average Grant- Date Fair Value
Non-vested at January 1, 2011	3,503,326			$	24.14
Granted1	1,011,876			$	19.97
Vested	(646,152	)		$	25.76
Forfeited	(99,029	)		$	23.99
Non-vested at December 31, 2011	3,770,021			$	22.74

1 During the first quarter of 2011, Federated awarded 456,876 shares of restricted Federated Class B common stock in connection with a bonus program in which certain key employees received a portion of their bonus in the form of restricted stock under the Plan. This restricted stock, which was granted on the bonus payment date and issued out of treasury, generally vests over a three-year period. During 2011, Federated awarded 555,000 shares of restricted Federated Class B common stock to certain key employees. The restricted stock award generally vests over a ten-year period with restrictions on the vested portion of the award lapsing on approximately the awards’ fifth- and tenth-year anniversaries.

Federated awarded 1,011,876 shares of restricted Federated Class B common stock with a weighted-average grant-date fair value of $19.97 to employees during 2011; awarded 897,379 shares of restricted Federated Class B common stock with a weighted-average grant-date fair value of $22.97 to employees during 2010; and awarded 1,155,136 shares of restricted Federated Class B common stock with a weighted-average grant-date fair value of $20.41 to employees during 2009.

The total fair value of restricted stock vested during December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $15.4 million, $12.2 million and $6.8 million, respectively.

(b) Stock Options

The outstanding stock options were granted with exercise prices that equaled or exceeded the market price of Federated’s Class B common stock on the grant date. The options generally have graded vesting schedules that vary in length up to ten years and in certain cases, may contain accelerated vesting provisions based upon the attainment of specific performance criteria. The stated exercise period is typically a one-year period following the date on which the entire award becomes fully vested. Each vested option may be exercised for the purchase of one share of Class B common stock at the exercise price. In some cases, Federated awarded stock options with no requisite service requirement. These options, which were fully vested on the date of grant, were immediately exercisable and expire no later than ten years after the grant date.

The following table summarizes the status of and changes in Federated’s stock option program for the year ended December 31, 2011:

	Options		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining  Contractual Life (in years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Outstanding at January 1, 2011	3,215,432		$	28.67
Granted	0		N/A
Exercised	(603,418	)	$	25.07
Forfeited	0		N/A
Expired unexercised	(2,219,535	)	$	29.46
Outstanding at December 31, 2011	392,479		$	29.72	1.3	$	0
Vested at December 31, 2011	392,479		$	29.72	1.3	$	0
Exercisable at December 31, 2011	392,479		$	29.72	1.3	$	0

Total options exercised during December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 were 603,418, 486,150 and 345,275, respectively. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $1.2 million, $2.3 million and $4.0 million, respectively.

There were no stock options granted in 2011 or 2010. Federated granted 12,000 stock options to non-management directors with a weighted-average grant-date fair value of $3.38 during the second quarter of 2009. Federated estimated the grant-date

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(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions for options granted in 2009: dividend yield based on latest annualized dividend of 4.07%; expected volatility factor based on historical volatility of 24.9%; risk-free interest rate based on the U.S. Treasury strip rate for the expected life of the option of 1.89%; and an expected life of 5 years. The expected life is based on the assumption that these options will be exercised evenly over the life of the option. These awards were granted with an exercise price that was equal to the market price on the date of grant.

(14) Common Stock

The Class A common stockholder has the entire voting rights of Federated; however, without the consent of the majority of the holders of the Class B common stock, the Class A common stockholder cannot alter Federated’s structure, dispose of all or substantially all of Federated’s assets, amend the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of Federated to adversely affect the Class B common stockholders, or liquidate or dissolve Federated. With respect to dividends, distributions and liquidation rights, the Class A common stock and Class B common stock have equal preferences and rights.

(a) Dividends

Cash dividends of $100.0 million, $228.7 million and $98.5 million were paid in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, to holders of common stock. In the first quarter 2010, Federated paid $1.26 per share or $129.8 million for a special dividend in addition to the regular quarterly cash dividends paid throughout 2010. All dividends are considered ordinary dividends for tax purposes.

(b) Treasury Stock Repurchase

During 2008, the board of directors authorized a share repurchase program that allows Federated to buy back as many as 5 million shares of Class B common stock. The program has no stated expiration date and no other programs existed as of December 31, 2011. The program authorizes executive management to determine the timing and the amount of shares for each purchase. The repurchased stock is held in treasury for employee share-based compensation plans, potential acquisitions and other corporate activities. During the year ended December 31, 2011, Federated repurchased 1.5 million shares of common stock for $28.1 million, nearly all of which were repurchased in the open market. The remaining shares were repurchased in connection with employee separations and are not counted against the board-approved share repurchase program. At December 31, 2011, approximately 2.2 million shares remain available to be purchased under the current buyback program. 

(15) Leases

The following is a schedule by year of future minimum payments required under the operating leases that have initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2011:

in millions
2012	$	11.7
2013	12.1
2014	11.9
2015	10.0
2016	9.3
2017 and thereafter	37.3
Total minimum lease payments	$	92.3

Federated held a material operating lease at December 31, 2011 for its corporate headquarters building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This lease expires in 2021 and has renewal options for two successive terms of five years each. This lease includes provisions for leasehold improvement incentives, rent escalation and certain penalties for early termination. In addition, at December 31, 2011, Federated had various other operating lease agreements primarily involving additional facilities. These leases are noncancelable and expire on various dates through the year 2019. Most leases include renewal options and, in certain leases, escalation clauses.

Rental expenses were $10.5 million, $10.6 million and $11.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

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(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

(16) Income Taxes

Federated files a consolidated federal income tax return. Financial statement tax expense is determined under the liability method.

Income tax expense (benefit), net consisted of the following components for the years ended December 31:

in thousands	2011			2010			2009
Current:
Federal	$	67,662		$	79,273		$	101,649
State	6,426			8,504			11,082
Foreign	(56		)	(33		)	297
	74,032			87,744			113,028
Deferred:
Federal	15,996			20,997			8,269
State	1,291			3,210			(3,399		)
Foreign	(31		)	6			380
Total	$	91,288		$	111,957		$	118,278

The federal net tax effects of timing differences exceeding 5% of 2011 pretax income at the statutory federal income tax rate included in Income tax provision on the Consolidated Statements of Income were $(18.7) million, $(11.8) million and $(6.8) million for amortization and/or impairments of intangible assets in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, $5.1 million, $(1.2) million and $(5.4) million for accrued incentive compensation in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $3.5 million, $(7.3) million and $1.3 million for insurance proceeds in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The reconciliation between the statutory income tax rate and the effective tax rate consisted of the following for the years ended December 31:

	2011		2010		2009
Expected statutory income tax rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
Increase/(decrease):
State and local income taxes, net of Federal benefit	2.1		2.5		1.5
Capital loss valuation allowance	0		0.1		1.2
Other	0.6		0.9		(0.2	)
Effective tax rate (excluding noncontrolling interests)	37.7		38.5		37.5
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.6	)	(1.3	)	(1.3	)
Effective tax rate per Consolidated Statements of Income	37.1	%	37.2	%	36.2	%

During 2010, state and local taxes increased as a result of the combination of changing apportionment factors and the full year impact of prior year tax law changes.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

The tax effects of temporary differences that gave rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following at December 31:

in thousands	2011			2010
Deferred Tax Assets
Tax net operating losses	$	16,481		$	17,885
Unrealized and realized capital losses	7,835			2,460
Other compensation related	5,843			268
Deferred income	3,500			0
Share-based compensation	3,405			8,274
Write-down of CDO and other investments	3,331			6,317
Other	2,560			4,648
Total deferred tax assets	42,955			39,852
Valuation allowance	(21,030		)	(20,774		)
Total deferred tax asset, net of valuation allowance	$	21,925		$	19,078
Deferred Tax Liabilities
Intangible assets	$	73,269		$	54,734
Property and equipment	5,902			4,376
Deferred sales commissions	3,788			2,838
State taxes	3,546			3,087
Costs of internal-use software	2,630			2,566
Other	1,791			1,728
Total gross deferred tax liability	$	90,926		$	69,329
Net deferred tax liability	$	69,001		$	50,251

At December 31, 2011, the company had deferred tax assets related to foreign and state tax net operating loss carryforwards in certain taxing jurisdictions in the aggregate of $16.3 million, which will expire over the period 2012 through 2031. A valuation allowance has been recognized for $1.7 million (or 94%) of the deferred tax asset for foreign tax net operating losses, and for $14.3 million (or 99%) of the deferred tax asset for state tax net operating losses. The valuation allowances were recorded due to management’s belief that it is more likely than not that Federated will not realize the full benefit of these net operating losses. No valuation allowance has been recorded with regard to the federal tax net operating loss of $0.2 million acquired in connection with a prior period acquisition.

At December 31, 2010, the company had deferred tax assets related to foreign and state tax net operating loss carryforwards in certain taxing jurisdictions in the aggregate of $16.2 million, which will expire over the period 2011 through 2030. A valuation allowance has been recognized for $1.8 million (or 94%) of the deferred tax asset for foreign tax net operating losses, and for $14.0 million (or 98%) of the deferred tax asset for state tax net operating losses. The valuation allowances were recorded due to management’s belief that it is more likely than not that Federated will not realize the full benefit of these net operating losses. No valuation allowance has been recorded with regard to the federal tax net operating loss of $1.7 million acquired in connection with a prior period acquisition.

In addition, at December 31, 2011 and 2010, Federated had recognized deferred tax assets resulting from capital losses on certain CDO and other investments and the write down in prior years in the then-remaining value of its investment in certain managed CDOs. The carry-forward period for capital losses, once recognized, is five years. Management currently believes it is more likely than not that Federated will not fully realize these deferred tax assets in the future and therefore has recognized a related valuation allowance for $4.8 million.

The company and its subsidiaries file annual income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various U.S. state and local jurisdictions, and in certain foreign jurisdictions. Based upon its review of these filings, there were no material unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2011 or 2010. Therefore, there were no material changes during 2011, and no reasonable possibility of a significant increase or decrease in unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

(17) Earnings Per Share Attributable to Federated Investors, Inc. Shareholders

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share using the two-class method for amounts attributable to Federated Investors, Inc. for the years ended December 31:

in thousands, except per share data	2011			2010			2009
Numerator – Basic
Net income attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.	$	150,906		$	179,114		$	197,292
Less: Total income available to participating unvested restricted shareholders1	(4,922		)	(6,443		)	(4,917		)
Total net income attributable to Federated Common Stock2	$	145,984		$	172,671		$	192,375
Numerator – Diluted
Net income attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.	$	150,906		$	179,114		$	197,292
Less: Total income available to participating unvested restricted shareholders1	(4,921		)	(6,443		)	(4,913		)
Total net income attributable to Federated Common Stock2	$	145,985		$	172,671		$	192,379
Denominator
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding	100,609			99,925			99,923
Dilutive potential shares from stock options	23			68			133
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	100,632			99,993			100,056
Earnings per share
Net income attributable to Federated Common Stock - Basic2	$	1.45		$	1.73		$	1.93
Net income attributable to Federated Common Stock - Diluted2	$	1.45		$	1.73		$	1.92

1 Income available to participating restricted shareholders includes dividends paid to unvested restricted shareholders, net of forfeited dividends, and their proportionate share of undistributed earnings.

2 Federated Common Stock excludes unvested restricted stock which are deemed participating securities in accordance with the two-class method of computing earnings per share.

For the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, 0.7 million, 3.0 million and 2.7 million stock option awards, respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for each year because the exercise price was greater than the average market price of Federated Class B common stock for each respective year. In the event the awards become dilutive, these shares would be included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share and would result in additional dilution.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

(18) Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income attributable to Federated Shareholders

The components of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax, attributable to Federated shareholders are as follows:

in thousands	Unrealized Loss on Hedging Instruments			Unrealized (Loss) Gain on Securities Available for Sale			Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss)			Total
Balance at January 1, 2009	$	0		$	(310	)	$	607		$	297
Change in market value1	0			483			0			483
Reclassification adjustment2	0			251			0			251
Gain on currency conversion3	0			0			483			483
Balance at December 31, 2009	0			424			1,090			1,514
Change in market value1	(11,828		)	3,642			0			(8,186		)
Reclassification adjustment2	4,201			(802		)	0			3,399
Loss on currency conversion3	0			0			(422		)	(422		)
Balance at December 31, 2010	(7,627		)	3,264			668			(3,695		)
Change in market value1	(7,005		)	(1,449		)	0			(8,454		)
Reclassification adjustment2	5,366			(1,490		)	0			3,876
Loss on currency conversion3	0			0			(339		)	(339		)
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	(9,266	)	$	325		$	329		$	(8,612	)

1 The tax (benefit) expense related to the change in market value of the hedging instruments was $(4,458) and $(6,369) for 2011 and 2010, respectively. The tax (benefit) expense related to the change in market value of securities available for sale was $(1,337), $2,640 and $277 for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

2 The tax (expense) benefit related to the reclassification adjustment for the hedging instruments was $(2,889) and $(2,262) for 2011 and 2010, respectively. The tax (expense) benefit related to the reclassification adjustments for securities available for sale was $802, $431 and $(134) for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

3 The tax (benefit) expense related to the foreign currency translation gain/loss was $(183), $(227) and $260 for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

(19) Purchased Loans

As part of seeding a new Federated-sponsored fund, Federated began investing in purchased loans, consisting primarily of syndicated, commercial, US dollar-denominated, floating-rate term loans during the second quarter 2010. The purchased loans were recorded at fair value and included in Other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. During 2010, Federated transferred $46.2 million in purchased loans and $4.3 million in cash into a new Federated-sponsored fund in exchange for shares of the fund. This transfer of assets was recorded as a sale for accounting purposes given that the loans were legally isolated from Federated, the Federated-sponsored fund has the right to pledge or exchange the loans and Federated has not maintained effective control over the transferred loans. For the year ended December 31, 2010, Federated recorded $0.7 million in Gain on securities, net on the Consolidated Statement of Income as a result of the sale of these loans. As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, Federated did not hold any purchased loans but maintains a seed investment in this fund.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

(20) Commitments and Contingencies

(a) Contractual

Federated is obligated to make certain future payments under various agreements to which it is a party, including operating leases (see Note (15)). The following table summarizes minimum noncancelable payments contractually due under Federated’s significant service contracts and employment arrangements:

	Payments due in
											After
in millions	2012		2013		2014		2015		2016		2016		Total
Purchase obligations1	$	17.9	$	13.2	$	4.9	$	0.9	$	0.4	$	0.5	$	37.8
Employment-related commitments2	16.1		8.3		7.6		0		0		0		32.0
Total	$	34.0	$	21.5	$	12.5	$	0.9	$	0.4	$	0.5	$	69.8

1 Federated is a party to various contracts pursuant to which it receives certain services including legal, access to various fund-related information systems and research databases, as well as trade order transmission and recovery services. These contracts contain certain minimum noncancelable payments, cancellation provisions and renewal terms. The contracts expire on various dates through the year 2019. Costs for such services are expensed as incurred.

2 Federated has certain domestic and international employment arrangements pursuant to which Federated is obligated to make minimum compensation payments. These contracts expire on various dates through the year 2014.

As part of the SunTrust Acquisition, Federated is required to make annual contingent purchase price payments in the fourth quarters of each of the five years following the acquisition date. The contingent purchase price payments are calculated as a percentage of revenue less operating expenses directly attributed to certain eligible assets. The first contingent purchase price payment of $5.0 million was paid in the fourth quarter of 2011. At December 31, 2011, management estimated remaining contingent payments could total $19.0 million over the four years that remain, however, the actual amount of the contingent payments will vary based on asset levels and related net revenues and is not limited by any maximum amount. A wide range of outcomes for actual payments is possible due to the extent of reasonably possible flow-rate volatility for the assets under management. As of December 31, 2011, a liability of $13.4 million representing the estimated fair value of future consideration payments was recorded in Other current liabilities ($4.0 million) and Other long-term liabilities ($9.4 million) (see Note (6)(a) for a discussion regarding the valuation methodology). This liability is remeasured at each reporting date with changes in the fair value recognized in Intangible asset related expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

In the fourth quarter 2008, Federated completed the acquisition of certain assets of David W. Tice & Associates LLC that relate to the management of the Prudent Bear Fund and the Prudent DollarBear Fund (Prudent Bear Acquisition). As part of the Prudent Bear Acquisition, Federated is required to make contingent purchase price payments based upon certain revenue growth targets over the four-year period following the acquisition date. The contingent purchase price payments are recorded as additional goodwill at the time the contingency is resolved. The first two contingent purchase price payments of $5.1 million and $44.7 million were paid in the first quarters of 2010 and 2011, respectively. The remaining contingent purchase price payments could total as much as $49 million. As of December 31, 2011, no amounts were accrued for the third anniversary year ended in December 2011.

As part of the Clover Capital Acquisition, Federated is required to make contingent purchase price payments based upon growth in revenues over the five-year period following the acquisition date. The contingent purchase price payments, which could total as much as $56 million, will be recorded as additional goodwill at the time the contingency is resolved. The applicable growth targets were not met for the first two anniversary years and as such, no amounts were accrued or paid related to 2009 or 2010. As of December 31, 2011, $5.9 million was accrued for the third anniversary year ended in December 2011 and was paid in January 2012.

As part of the 2005 acquisition of the cash management business of Alliance Capital Management L.P. (Alliance Acquisition), Federated was required to make contingent purchase price payments over a five-year period following the acquisition date. These payments were primarily calculated as a percentage of revenues less certain operating expenses directly attributed to the assets acquired. Contingent purchase price payments of $10.7 million, $13.3 million, $16.2 million, $19.8 million and $32.4 million were paid in the second quarters of 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010, respectively. In addition, a final contingent purchase price payment of $3.3 million was paid in the third quarter 2010. Contingent payments were recorded as additional goodwill at the time the related contingency was resolved.

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(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

In the third quarter 2007, Federated completed a transaction with Rochdale Investment Management LLC to acquire certain assets relating to its business of providing investment advisory and investment management services to the Rochdale Atlas Portfolio (Rochdale Acquisition). The Rochdale Acquisition agreement provides for two forms of contingent purchase price payments. The first form of contingent payment is based on Federated InterContinental Fund asset growth and performance through 2012. This form of payment was payable in 2010, will be payable again in 2012 and could aggregate to as much as $20 million. In the fourth quarter of 2010, $1.1 million was paid with respect to this first form of contingent payment and was recorded as goodwill. As of December 31, 2011, no amounts were accrued related to the potential payment in 2012. The second form of contingent payment is payable on a semi-annual basis over the five-year period following the acquisition closing date and is based on certain revenue earned by Federated from the Federated InterContinental Fund as well as fund performance. As of December 31, 2011, $4.1 million was paid in semi-annual contingent purchase price payments and, related to future semi-annual contingent purchase price payments, $0.4 million was accrued in Other current liabilities and recorded as goodwill. Contingent payments are recorded as additional goodwill at the time the related contingency is resolved.

In addition to the $16.1 million of employee-related commitments to be paid in 2012, Federated may be required to make certain incentive compensation-related payments in connection with various significant employment arrangements. The employment contracts expire on various dates through the year 2014 with payments possible through 2018. As of December 31, 2011, the maximum bonus payable over the remaining terms of the contracts approximates $54 million, none of which would be payable in 2012. In addition, certain employees have incentive compensation opportunities related to the Federated Kaufmann Large Cap Fund (the Fund Bonus). Based on asset levels at December 31, 2011, $0.5 million would be paid in 2012 as a Fund Bonus payment. Management is unable to reasonably estimate a range of possible bonus payments for the Fund Bonus for subsequent years due to the wide range of possible growth-rate scenarios.

(b) Guarantees and Indemnifications

On an intercompany basis, various wholly owned subsidiaries of Federated guarantee certain financial obligations of Federated Investors, Inc., and Federated Investors, Inc. guarantees certain financial and performance-related obligations of various wholly owned subsidiaries. In addition, in the normal course of business, Federated has entered into contracts that provide a variety of indemnifications. Typically, obligations to indemnify third parties arise in the context of contracts entered into by Federated, under which Federated agrees to hold the other party harmless against losses arising out of the contract, provided the other party’s actions are not deemed to have breached an agreed upon standard of care. In each of these circumstances, payment by Federated is contingent on the other party making a claim for indemnity, subject to Federated’s right to challenge the other party’s claim. Further, Federated’s obligations under these agreements may be limited in terms of time and/or amount. It is not possible to predict the maximum potential amount of future payments under these or similar agreements due to the conditional nature of Federated’s obligations and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Management believes that if Federated were to incur a loss in any of these matters, such loss should not have a material effect on its business, financial position or results of operations.

(c) Past Mutual Fund Trading Issues and Related Legal Proceedings

Since February 2004, Federated has been named as a defendant in seven cases involving the fees charged to the Federated Kaufmann Fund. These cases were originally filed in five different federal courts and one state court. The state court case was voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff without prejudice. The six federal cases were consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

The plaintiffs in these cases sought compensatory damages reflecting a return of all advisory fees earned by Federated in connection with the management of the Federated Kaufmann Fund since June 28, 2003, as well as attorneys' fees and expenses. On April 28, 2011, Federated reached a final settlement to resolve these cases. Operating income for the year ended December 31, 2011 included charges of $17.3 million in legal and related costs associated with these cases. This amount was charged primarily to Professional service fees. Federated is currently involved in legal proceedings with certain insurance carriers to obtain and/or retain insurance reimbursements for these and other related costs.

As of the date of this filing, no material additional accruals or costs relating to Past Mutual Fund Trading Issues and Related Legal Proceedings are reasonably possible.

(d) Other Legal Proceedings

Federated has claims asserted and threatened against it in the ordinary course of business. As of December 31, 2011, Federated does not believe that a material loss related to these claims is reasonably possible.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

(21) Subsequent Events

On January 26, 2012, the board of directors declared a $0.24 per share dividend to shareholders of record as of February 8, 2012, which was paid on February 15, 2012.

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(December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009)

(22) Supplementary Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

in thousands, except per share data, for the quarters ended	March 31,		June 30,		September 30,		December 31,
2011
Revenue1	$	238,882	$	225,777	$	214,048	$	216,406
Operating income1	56,500		72,083		67,011		61,861
Net income including noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries1	35,054		42,885		38,520		38,625
Amounts attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.
Net income1	33,231		42,413		38,320		36,943
Earnings per share – Basic and Diluted1	0.32		0.41		0.37		0.36
Cash dividends per share	0.24		0.24		0.24		0.24
Stock price per share2
High	28.57		27.11		24.54		22.39
Low	24.93		23.43		16.01		14.36
2010
Revenue1, 3	$	232,970	$	231,484	$	242,173	$	245,317
Operating income1, 4	71,810		83,861		75,088		79,032
Net income including noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries1, 4	44,195		48,275		48,063		48,631
Amounts attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.
Net income1, 4	42,007		47,650		43,056		46,401
Earnings per share – Basic and Diluted1, 4	0.38		0.46		0.42		0.45
Cash dividends per share5	1.50		0.24		0.24		0.24
Stock price per share2
High	28.14		27.32		23.54		27.02
Low	23.85		20.67		20.01		22.76

1 During the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2011, fee waivers in order for certain money market funds to maintain positive or zero net yields totaled $63.4 million, $79.4 million, $88.9 million and $89.0 million, respectively. These fee waivers were partially offset by related reductions in distribution expenses of $49.5 million, $57.8 million, $63.2 million and $61.9 million and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $0.8 million, $2.2 million, $2.5 million and $1.0 million such that the net negative pre-tax impact to Federated was $13.1 million, $19.4 million, $23.2 million, and $26.1 million for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2011, respectively. During the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2010, fee waivers in order for certain money market funds to maintain positive or zero net yields totaled $69.5 million, $58.2 million, $53.8 million and $60.0 million, respectively. These fee waivers were partially offset by related reductions in distribution expenses of $51.2 million, $45.0 million, $42.6 million and $47.7 million and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $0.5 million, $0.2 million, $0.2 million and $0.2 million such that the net negative pre-tax impact to Federated was $17.8 million, $13.0 million, $11.0 million, and $12.1 million for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2010, respectively.

2 Federated’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FII.

3 As a result of the SunTrust Acquisition, revenue for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010 included $7.4 million related to the acquired assets under management. See Note (3) for additional information.

4 Federated recorded impairment charges of $7.0 million and $3.2 million related to intangible and fixed assets in the second and fourth quarters of 2010, respectively. See Note (6) for additional information.

5 For the quarter ended March 31, 2010, Federated paid $1.26 per share for a special cash dividend. This payment was in addition to the $0.24 per share dividend paid in that quarter. All dividends are considered ordinary dividends for tax purposes.

The approximate number of beneficial shareholders of Federated’s Class A and Class B common stock as of February 16, 2012, was 1 and 35,922, respectively.

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EX-21.01

EXHIBIT 21.01

SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES OF FEDERATED INVESTORS, INC.:

Edgewood Services, Inc., a New York corporation

Federated Administrative Services, a Delaware statutory trust

Federated Administrative Services, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation

Federated Advisory Services Company, a Delaware statutory trust

Federated Asset Management GmbH, a German company

Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Delaware statutory trust

Federated Funding 1997-1, Inc., a Delaware corporation

Federated Global Investment Management Corp., a Delaware corporation

Federated Holdings (UK) Ltd., a United Kingdom company

Federated International – Europe GmbH, a German company

Federated International Holdings B.V., a Netherlands company

Federated International Management Limited, an Ireland company

Federated Investment Counseling, a Delaware statutory trust

Federated Investment Management Company, a Delaware statutory trust

Federated Investors Management Company, a Pennsylvania corporation

Federated Investors Trust Company, a Pennsylvania trust company

Federated Investors (UK) Ltd., a United Kingdom company

Federated MDTA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

Federated MDTA Trust, a Massachusetts business trust

Federated Private Asset Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation

Federated Securities Corp., a Pennsylvania corporation

Federated Services Company, a Pennsylvania corporation

Federated Shareholder Services Company, a Delaware statutory trust

FII Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation

HBSS Acquisition Company, a Delaware corporation

Retirement Plan Service Company of America, a Delaware statutory trust, doing business as “Federated Retirement Plan Services Company” and “Federated Retirement Solutions”

Passport Research Ltd., a Pennsylvania limited partnership

Southpointe Distribution Services Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation

EX-23.01

EXHIBIT 23.01

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-173859) pertaining to the Federated Investors, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan and the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-56429) pertaining to the Federated Investors, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our reports dated February 24, 2012, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Federated Investors, Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Federated Investors, Inc., incorporated by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year endedDecember 31, 2011.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

February 24, 2012

EX-31.01

EXHIBIT 31.01

CERTIFICATIONS

I, J. Christopher Donahue, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Federated Investors, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

February 24, 2012	By:	/s/ J. Christopher Donahue
		J. Christopher Donahue
		President and
		Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.02

EXHIBIT 31.02

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Thomas R. Donahue, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Federated Investors, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

February 24, 2012	By:	/s/ Thomas R. Donahue
		Thomas R. Donahue
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.01

EXHIBIT 32.01

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Federated Investors, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned, in the capacities and on the dates indicated below, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

February 24, 2012	By:	/s/ J. Christopher Donahue
		J. Christopher Donahue
		President and
		Chief Executive Officer
February 24, 2012	By:	/s/ Thomas R. Donahue
		Thomas R. Donahue
		Chief Financial Officer

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Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

The following is a schedule by year of future minimum payments required under the operating leases that have initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2011:

in millions
2012	$	11.7
2013	12.1
2014	11.9
2015	10.0
2016	9.3
2017 and thereafter	37.3
Total minimum lease payments	$	92.3

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Fair Value Measurements Classes of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Total financial assets	$ 322,372	$ 333,709
Total financial liabilities	28,890	31,792
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Total financial assets	49,273	198,756
Available-for-sale Equity Securities [Member]
Total financial assets	159,539	105,724
Trading Securities - Equity [Member]
Total financial assets	29,458	11,368
Trading Securities - Debt [Member]
Total financial assets	84,047	17,793
Foreign Currency Forward Contract [Member]
Total financial assets	55	68
Total financial liabilities	245	0
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Total financial liabilities	15,241	11,734
SunTrust Acquisition Future Consideration Payments Liability [Member]
Total financial liabilities	13,404	20,058
Level 1 [Member]
Total financial assets	219,833	321,433
Total financial liabilities	0	0
Level 1 [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Total financial assets	49,273	198,756
Level 1 [Member] | Available-for-sale Equity Securities [Member]
Total financial assets	159,539	105,724
Level 1 [Member] | Trading Securities - Equity [Member]
Total financial assets	10,805	6,937
Level 1 [Member] | Trading Securities - Debt [Member]
Total financial assets	216	10,016
Level 1 [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward Contract [Member]
Total financial assets	0	0
Total financial liabilities	0	0
Level 1 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Total financial liabilities	0	0
Level 1 [Member] | SunTrust Acquisition Future Consideration Payments Liability [Member]
Total financial liabilities	0	0
Level 2 [Member]
Total financial assets	102,539	12,276
Total financial liabilities	15,486	11,734
Level 2 [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Total financial assets	0	0
Level 2 [Member] | Available-for-sale Equity Securities [Member]
Total financial assets	0	0
Level 2 [Member] | Trading Securities - Equity [Member]
Total financial assets	18,653	4,431
Level 2 [Member] | Trading Securities - Debt [Member]
Total financial assets	83,831	7,777
Level 2 [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward Contract [Member]
Total financial assets	55	68
Total financial liabilities	245	0
Level 2 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Total financial liabilities	15,241	11,734
Level 2 [Member] | SunTrust Acquisition Future Consideration Payments Liability [Member]
Total financial liabilities	0	0
Level 3 [Member]
Total financial assets	0	0
Total financial liabilities	13,404	20,058
Level 3 [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Total financial assets	0	0
Level 3 [Member] | Available-for-sale Equity Securities [Member]
Total financial assets	0	0
Level 3 [Member] | Trading Securities - Equity [Member]
Total financial assets	0	0
Level 3 [Member] | Trading Securities - Debt [Member]
Total financial assets	0	0
Level 3 [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward Contract [Member]
Total financial assets	0	0
Total financial liabilities	0	0
Level 3 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Total financial liabilities	0	0
Level 3 [Member] | SunTrust Acquisition Future Consideration Payments Liability [Member]
Total financial liabilities	$ 13,404	$ 20,058

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Concentration Risk (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 Revenue Concentration By Customer [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Federated Kaufmann Fund [Member] Revenue Concentration By Product [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Federated Prime Obligations Fund [Member] Revenue Concentration By Product [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Forecast 1 [Member] basispoints	Mar. 31, 2012 Forecast 1 Maximum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Forecast 2 [Member] basispoints	Mar. 31, 2012 Forecast 2 Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Money Market Assets [Member] Revenue Concentration by Asset Class [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Money Market Assets [Member] Revenue Concentration by Asset Class [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Money Market Assets [Member] Revenue Concentration by Asset Class [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue concentration on total revenue	10.00%	12.00%	11.00%						46.00%	50.00%	65.00%
Estimated net impact of fee waivers on future pre-tax income				$ 27
Increase In Basis Points In Gross Yields On Securities Purchased In Money Market Fund Portfolios					10		25
Percentage Decrease Pre-tax Income Impact Of Waivers					35.00%	40.00%	65.00%	70.00%

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Share-Based Compensation Plans Stock Options (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 years	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options Outstanding, Number, Beginning Balance	3,215,432
Options, Granted In Period	0	0	12,000
Options, Exercises in Period	(603,418)	(486,150)	(345,275)
Options, Forfeitures in Period	0
Options, Expirations in Period	(2,219,535)
Options Outstanding, Number, Ending Balance	392,479	3,215,432
Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Number	392,479
Options, Exercisable, Number	392,479
Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Beginning Balance	$ 28.67
Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 25.07
Options, Expirations in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 29.46
Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending Balance	$ 29.72	$ 28.67
Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 29.72
Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 29.72
Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	1.3
Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	1.3
Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	1.3
Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value	$ 0
Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	0
Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value	$ 0

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Fair Value Measurements Reconciliation of Fair Value Measurements of Liability for Future Consideration Payments (Details) (SunTrust Acquisition Future Consideration Payments Liability [Member], Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011
SunTrust Acquisition Future Consideration Payments Liability [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2010	$ 20,058
Adjustment to reflect final valuation	(2,600)	[1]
Changes in fair value	900	[2]
Contingent consideration payments	(4,954)
Balance at December 31, 2011	$ 13,404

[1] As a result of finalizing the valuation relating to the SunTrust Acquisition in the first quarter 2011, this adjustment was required in order to revise the preliminary estimate of fair value.

[2] Amounts included in Intangible asset related expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

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Earnings Per Share Attributable to Federated Investors, Inc. Shareholders Narrative (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Stock option awards excluded from calculation of diluted EPS	0.7	3.0	2.7

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Business Combinations and Acquisitions Narrative (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 20, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010 Sun Trust Acquisition [Member] years	Dec. 31, 2011 Sun Trust Acquisition [Member] years	Mar. 31, 2011 Sun Trust Acquisition [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Sun Trust Acquisition [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Sun Trust Acquisition [Member] Money Market Funds [Member]
Business acquisition assets under management acquired							$ 14,100,000,000
Total upfront payments	6,600,000
Business Acquisition Contingent Consideration Payable Period			5
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration, at Fair Value		20,100,000
Estimated remaining contingent purchase price payments				19,000,000
Remaining Business Acquisition Contingent Consideration Payable Period				4
Identifiable intangible assets, indefinite life					24,100,000
Fair value of future consideration payments liability				13,400,000
Fair value of future consideration payments liability, current				4,000,000		5,300,000
Fair value of future consideration payments liability, noncurrent				$ 9,400,000

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Classes of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

Fair value measurements for classes of Federated’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following at December 31:

	2011								2010
	Fair Value Measurements Using								Fair Value Measurements Using
in thousands	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	49,273	$	0	$	0	$	49,273	$	198,756	$	0	$	0	$	198,756
Available-for-sale equity securities	159,539		0		0		159,539		105,724		0		0		105,724
Trading securities – equity	10,805		18,653		0		29,458		6,937		4,431		0		11,368
Trading securities – debt	216		83,831		0		84,047		10,016		7,777		0		17,793
Foreign currency forward contract	0		55		0		55		0		68		0		68
Total financial assets	$	219,833	$	102,539	$	0	$	322,372	$	321,433	$	12,276	$	0	$	333,709
Financial Liabilities
Interest rate swap	$	0	$	15,241	$	0	$	15,241	$	0	$	11,734	$	0	$	11,734
SunTrust Acquisition future consideration payments liability	0		0		13,404		13,404		0		0		20,058		20,058
Foreign currency forward contracts	0		245		0		245		0		0		0		0
Total financial liabilities	$	0	$	15,486	$	13,404	$	28,890	$	0	$	11,734	$	20,058	$	31,792

Reconciliation of the beginning and ending fair value measurements of a Level 3 financial liability

The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending fair-value measurements of Federated’s liability for future consideration payments related to the SunTrust Acquisition:

in thousands
Balance at December 31, 2010	$	20,058
Adjustment to reflect final valuation1	(2,600		)
Changes in fair value2	900
Contingent consideration payments	(4,954		)
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	13,404

1 As a result of finalizing the valuation relating to the SunTrust Acquisition in the first quarter 2011, this adjustment was required in order to revise the preliminary estimate of fair value.

2 Amounts included in Intangible asset related expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

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Earnings Per Share Attributable to Federated Investors, Inc. Shareholders Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Sep. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2011		Mar. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Sep. 30, 2010		Jun. 30, 2010		Mar. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009
Net income attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.	$ 36,943	[1]	$ 38,320	[1]	$ 42,413	[1]	$ 33,231	[1]	$ 46,401	[1],[2]	$ 43,056	[1],[2]	$ 47,650	[1],[2]	$ 42,007	[1],[2]	$ 150,906		$ 179,114		$ 197,292
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding																	100,609		99,925		99,923
Dilutive potential shares from stock options																	23		68		133
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding																	100,632		99,993		100,056
Earnings Per Share, Basic																	$ 1.45	[3]	$ 1.73	[3]	$ 1.93	[3]
Earnings Per Share, Diluted																	$ 1.45	[3]	$ 1.73	[3]	$ 1.92	[3]
Basic [Member]
Net income attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.																	150,906		179,114		197,292
Less: Total income available to participating unvested restricted shareholders																	(4,922)	[4]	(6,443)	[4]	(4,917)	[4]
Total net income attributable to Federated Common Stock, Basic																	145,984	[3]	172,671	[3]	192,375	[3]
Diluted [Member]
Net income attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.																	150,906		179,114		197,292
Less: Total income available to participating unvested restricted shareholders																	(4,921)	[4]	(6,443)	[4]	(4,913)	[4]
Total net income attributable to Federated Common Stock, Diluted																	$ 145,985	[3]	$ 172,671	[3]	$ 192,379	[3]

[1] During the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2011, fee waivers in order for certain money market funds to maintain positive or zero net yields totaled $63.4 million, $79.4 million, $88.9 million and $89.0 million, respectively. These fee waivers were partially offset by related reductions in distribution expenses of $49.5 million, $57.8 million, $63.2 million and $61.9 million and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $0.8 million, $2.2 million, $2.5 million and $1.0 million such that the net negative pre-tax impact to Federated was $13.1 million, $19.4 million, $23.2 million, and $26.1 million for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2011, respectively. During the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2010, fee waivers in order for certain money market funds to maintain positive or zero net yields totaled $69.5 million, $58.2 million, $53.8 million and $60.0 million, respectively. These fee waivers were partially offset by related reductions in distribution expenses of $51.2 million, $45.0 million, $42.6 million and $47.7 million and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $0.5 million, $0.2 million, $0.2 million and $0.2 million such that the net negative pre-tax impact to Federated was $17.8 million, $13.0 million, $11.0 million, and $12.1 million for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2010, respectively.

[2] Federated recorded impairment charges of $7.0 million and $3.2 million related to intangible and fixed assets in the second and fourth quarters of 2010, respectively. See Note (6) for additional information.

[3] Federated Common Stock excludes unvested restricted stock which are deemed participating securities in accordance with the two-class method of computing earnings per share.

[4] Income available to participating restricted shareholders includes dividends paid to unvested restricted shareholders, net of forfeited dividends, and their proportionate share of undistributed earnings.

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Leases Future Minimum Rental Payments (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011
Leases [Abstract]
2012	$ 11.7
2013	12.1
2014	11.9
2015	10.0
2016	9.3
2017 and thereafter	37.3
Total minimum lease payments	$ 92.3

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Investments Available-For-Sale Securities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Equity Mutual Funds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost	$ 43,217	$ 41,879
Gross Unrealized Gains	2,037	5,200
Gross Unrealized Losses	(925)	(24)
Estimated Market Value	44,329	47,055
Fixed-Income Mutual Funds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost	115,699	58,143
Gross Unrealized Gains	461	662
Gross Unrealized Losses	(950)	(136)
Estimated Market Value	115,210	58,669
Total Fluctuating-Value Mutual Funds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost	158,916	100,022
Gross Unrealized Gains	2,498	5,862
Gross Unrealized Losses	(1,875)	(160)
Estimated Market Value	$ 159,539	$ 105,724

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Income Taxes Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Expected statutory income tax rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State and local income taxes, net of Federal benefit	2.10%	2.50%	1.50%
Capital loss valuation allowance	0.00%	0.10%	1.20%
Other	0.60%	0.90%	(0.20%)
Effective tax rate (excluding noncontrolling interests)	37.70%	38.50%	37.50%
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.60%)	(1.30%)	(1.30%)
Effective tax rate per Consolidated Statements of Income	37.10%	37.20%	36.20%

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Supplementary Quarterly Financial Data Schedule (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Sep. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2011		Mar. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Sep. 30, 2010		Jun. 30, 2010		Mar. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 216,406,000	[1]	$ 214,048,000	[1]	$ 225,777,000	[1]	$ 238,882,000	[1]	$ 245,317,000	[1],[2]	$ 242,173,000	[1],[2]	$ 231,484,000	[1],[2]	$ 232,970,000	[1],[2]	$ 895,114,000	$ 951,943,000	$ 1,175,950,000
Operating income	61,861,000	[1]	67,011,000	[1]	72,083,000	[1]	56,500,000	[1]	79,032,000	[1],[3]	75,088,000	[1],[3]	83,861,000	[1],[3]	71,810,000	[1],[3]	257,455,000	309,791,000	329,227,000
Net income including noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	38,625,000	[1]	38,520,000	[1]	42,885,000	[1]	35,054,000	[1]	48,631,000	[1],[3]	48,063,000	[1],[3]	48,275,000	[1],[3]	44,195,000	[1],[3]	155,083,000	189,163,000	208,540,000
Net income	36,943,000	[1]	38,320,000	[1]	42,413,000	[1]	33,231,000	[1]	46,401,000	[1],[3]	43,056,000	[1],[3]	47,650,000	[1],[3]	42,007,000	[1],[3]	150,906,000	179,114,000	197,292,000
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted	$ 0.36	[1]	$ 0.37	[1]	$ 0.41	[1]	$ 0.32	[1]	$ 0.45	[1],[3]	$ 0.42	[1],[3]	$ 0.46	[1],[3]	$ 0.38	[1],[3]
Cash dividends per share	$ 0.24		$ 0.24		$ 0.24		$ 0.24		$ 0.24	[4]	$ 0.24	[4]	$ 0.24	[4]	$ 1.50	[4]	$ 0.96	$ 2.22	$ 0.96
High	$ 22.39	[5]	$ 24.54	[5]	$ 27.11	[5]	$ 28.57	[5]	$ 27.02	[5]	$ 23.54	[5]	$ 27.32	[5]	$ 28.14	[5]
Low	$ 14.36	[5]	$ 16.01	[5]	$ 23.43	[5]	$ 24.93	[5]	$ 22.76	[5]	$ 20.01	[5]	$ 20.67	[5]	$ 23.85	[5]
Voluntary waiver of fees	89,000,000		88,900,000		79,400,000		63,400,000		60,000,000		53,800,000		58,200,000		69,500,000		(320,700,000)	(241,600,000)	(120,600,000)
Reduction in distribution expenses	61,900,000		63,200,000		57,800,000		49,500,000		47,700,000		42,600,000		45,000,000		51,200,000		(232,300,000)	(186,600,000)	(86,400,000)
Reduction in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,000,000		2,500,000		2,200,000		800,000		200,000		200,000		200,000		500,000		(6,500,000)	(1,000,000)	0
Reduction in pre-tax income	26,100,000		23,200,000		19,400,000		13,100,000		12,100,000		11,000,000		13,000,000		17,800,000		(81,900,000)	(54,000,000)	(34,200,000)
Other Asset Impairment Charges									3,200,000				7,000,000
Special Cash Dividend [Member]
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items]
Cash dividends per share															$ 1.26
Quarterly Cash Dividend [Member]
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items]
Cash dividends per share															$ 0.24
SunTrust Acquisition [Member]
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items]
Revenues									$ 7,400,000

[1] During the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2011, fee waivers in order for certain money market funds to maintain positive or zero net yields totaled $63.4 million, $79.4 million, $88.9 million and $89.0 million, respectively. These fee waivers were partially offset by related reductions in distribution expenses of $49.5 million, $57.8 million, $63.2 million and $61.9 million and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $0.8 million, $2.2 million, $2.5 million and $1.0 million such that the net negative pre-tax impact to Federated was $13.1 million, $19.4 million, $23.2 million, and $26.1 million for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2011, respectively. During the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2010, fee waivers in order for certain money market funds to maintain positive or zero net yields totaled $69.5 million, $58.2 million, $53.8 million and $60.0 million, respectively. These fee waivers were partially offset by related reductions in distribution expenses of $51.2 million, $45.0 million, $42.6 million and $47.7 million and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $0.5 million, $0.2 million, $0.2 million and $0.2 million such that the net negative pre-tax impact to Federated was $17.8 million, $13.0 million, $11.0 million, and $12.1 million for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2010, respectively.

[2] As a result of the SunTrust Acquisition, revenue for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010 included $7.4 million related to the acquired assets under management. See Note (3) for additional information.

[3] Federated recorded impairment charges of $7.0 million and $3.2 million related to intangible and fixed assets in the second and fourth quarters of 2010, respectively. See Note (6) for additional information.

[4] For the quarter ended March 31, 2010, Federated paid $1.26 per share for a special cash dividend. This payment was in addition to the $0.24 per share dividend paid in that quarter. All dividends are considered ordinary dividends for tax purposes.

[5] Federated’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FII.

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Purchased Loans (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2010
Transfers Of Purchased Loans [Abstract]
Transfer of purchased loans into new company sponsored fund in exchange for shares	$ 46.2
Cash invested in new company sponsored fund In exchange for shares	4.3
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Other Loans and Leases	$ 0.7

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Deferred tax assets and liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Tax net operating losses	$ 16,481	$ 17,885
Unrealized and realized capital losses	7,835	2,460
Other compensation related	5,843	268
Deferred income	3,500	0
Share-based compensation	3,405	8,274
Write-down of CDO and other investments	3,331	6,317
Other	2,560	4,648
Total deferred tax assets	42,955	39,852
Valuation allowance	(21,030)	(20,774)
Total deferred tax asset, net of valuation allowance	21,925	19,078
Intangible assets	73,269	54,734
Property and equipment	5,902	4,376
Deferred sales commissions	3,788	2,838
State taxes	3,546	3,087
Costs of internal-use software	2,630	2,566
Other	1,791	1,728
Total gross deferred tax liability	90,926	69,329
Net deferred tax liability	$ 69,001	$ 50,251

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Common Stock Narrative (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2011 Class B [Member]	Dec. 31, 2008 Class B [Member]
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Payments of Dividends		$ 99,960,000	$ 228,651,000	$ 98,499,000
Common Stock, Special Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid	$ 1.26
Payments Of Special Dividends	129,800,000
Statement [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized under share repurchase program						5,000,000
Repurchased shares, shares		1,500,000
Amount paid for repurchase of common stock		$ (28,057,000)	$ (14,249,000)	$ (20,102,000)
Remaining number of shares authorized to be repurchased					2,200,000

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Purchased Loans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Transfers Of Purchased Loans [Abstract]

Purchased Loans

(19) Purchased Loans

As part of seeding a new Federated-sponsored fund, Federated began investing in purchased loans, consisting primarily of syndicated, commercial, US dollar-denominated, floating-rate term loans during the second quarter 2010. The purchased loans were recorded at fair value and included in Other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. During 2010, Federated transferred $46.2 million in purchased loans and $4.3 million in cash into a new Federated-sponsored fund in exchange for shares of the fund. This transfer of assets was recorded as a sale for accounting purposes given that the loans were legally isolated from Federated, the Federated-sponsored fund has the right to pledge or exchange the loans and Federated has not maintained effective control over the transferred loans. For the year ended December 31, 2010, Federated recorded $0.7 million in Gain on securities, net on the Consolidated Statement of Income as a result of the sale of these loans. As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, Federated did not hold any purchased loans but maintains a seed investment in this fund.

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Concentration Risk Voluntary Fee Waivers (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010	Mar. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 89.0	$ 88.9	$ 79.4	$ 63.4	$ 60.0	$ 53.8	$ 58.2	$ 69.5	$ (320.7)	$ (241.6)	$ (120.6)
Distribution expense	61.9	63.2	57.8	49.5	47.7	42.6	45.0	51.2	(232.3)	(186.6)	(86.4)
Operating income									(88.4)	(55.0)	(34.2)
Noncontrolling interest	1.0	2.5	2.2	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.5	(6.5)	(1.0)	0
Pre-tax impact	$ 26.1	$ 23.2	$ 19.4	$ 13.1	$ 12.1	$ 11.0	$ 13.0	$ 17.8	$ (81.9)	$ (54.0)	$ (34.2)

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income attributable to Federated Shareholders [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

The components of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax, attributable to Federated shareholders are as follows:

in thousands	Unrealized Loss on Hedging Instruments			Unrealized (Loss) Gain on Securities Available for Sale			Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss)			Total
Balance at January 1, 2009	$	0		$	(310	)	$	607		$	297
Change in market value1	0			483			0			483
Reclassification adjustment2	0			251			0			251
Gain on currency conversion3	0			0			483			483
Balance at December 31, 2009	0			424			1,090			1,514
Change in market value1	(11,828		)	3,642			0			(8,186		)
Reclassification adjustment2	4,201			(802		)	0			3,399
Loss on currency conversion3	0			0			(422		)	(422		)
Balance at December 31, 2010	(7,627		)	3,264			668			(3,695		)
Change in market value1	(7,005		)	(1,449		)	0			(8,454		)
Reclassification adjustment2	5,366			(1,490		)	0			3,876
Loss on currency conversion3	0			0			(339		)	(339		)
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	(9,266	)	$	325		$	329		$	(8,612	)

1 The tax (benefit) expense related to the change in market value of the hedging instruments was $(4,458) and $(6,369) for 2011 and 2010, respectively. The tax (benefit) expense related to the change in market value of securities available for sale was $(1,337), $2,640 and $277 for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

2 The tax (expense) benefit related to the reclassification adjustment for the hedging instruments was $(2,889) and $(2,262) for 2011 and 2010, respectively. The tax (expense) benefit related to the reclassification adjustments for securities available for sale was $802, $431 and $(134) for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

3 The tax (benefit) expense related to the foreign currency translation gain/loss was $(183), $(227) and $260 for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

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Income Taxes Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Current Federal	$ 67,662	$ 79,273	$ 101,649
Current State	6,426	8,504	11,082
Current Foreign	(56)	(33)	297
Total Current	74,032	87,744	113,028
Deferred Federal	15,996	20,997	8,269
Deferred State	1,291	3,210	(3,399)
Deferred Foreign	(31)	6	380
Total Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 91,288	$ 111,957	$ 118,278

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Recourse Debt and Interest Rate Swap (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Recourse Debt And Interest Rate Swap [Abstract]

Recourse Debt

Recourse debt at December 31 consisted of the following:

dollars in thousands	Weighted-Average  Interest Rates at December 31,				2011		2010
	20111		2010
Term Loan2	3.646	%	4.396	%	$	361,250	$	403,750
Less: Short-term debt – recourse					42,500		42,500
Long-term debt – recourse					$	318,750	$	361,250

1 See additional information below regarding the interest rate fixed at 3.646% in connection with an interest rate swap, which expires on April 1, 2015.

2 The term loan borrowings under the Credit Agreement expire on June 10, 2016.

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Consolidation Assets and Liabilities of Unconsolidated VIEs and Federated's Maximum Risk of Loss (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investments in money market products included in cash and cash equivalents	$ 44.0		$ 191.2
Investments in money market products included in investments	177.5		105.8
Investment Companies [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Unconsolidated VIE assets	290,517.7	[1]	275,365.1	[1]
Unconsolidated VIE liabilities	0	[1]	0	[1]
Total remaining carrying value of investment and maximum risk of loss	221.5	[1]	297.0	[1]
Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Unconsolidated VIE assets	2.1	[2]	12.8	[2]
Unconsolidated VIE liabilities	12.0	[2]	121.6	[2]
Total remaining carrying value of investment and maximum risk of loss	0	[2]	0	[2]
Equity Investment [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Unconsolidated VIE assets	4.5		6.4
Unconsolidated VIE liabilities	0.7		2.4
Total remaining carrying value of investment and maximum risk of loss	$ 7.1		$ 7.4

[1] The unconsolidated VIE assets for the investment companies represent total net assets under management for the related investment companies. Of Federated’s $221.5 million invested in these entities at December 31, 2011, $44.0 million represents investments in money market funds included in Cash and cash equivalents, with the remaining $177.5 million included in Investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Of Federated’s $297.0 million invested in these entities at December 31, 2010, $191.2 million represents investments in money market funds included in Cash and cash equivalents, with the remaining $105.8 million included in Investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

[2] The risk of loss does not include the potential loss associated with related deferred tax assets expiring unutilized.

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Employee Benefit Plans Narrative (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Salary deferral contribution percentage, minimum	1.00%
Salary deferral contribution percentage, maximum	50.00%
Company's first matching contribution percentage	100.00%
Employee's contribution percentage to receive Company's first matching contribution percentage	2.00%
Company's second matching contribution percentage	50.00%
Employee's contribution percentage to receive Company's second matching contribution percentage	4.00%
Employer contribution expense	$ 4,000,000	$ 3,900,000	$ 3,900,000
Number of years of service for vesting	2
Number of hours of service for vesting, per year	1,000
Percentage vested after fulfilling the minimum required years of service	20.00%
Incremental percentage vested each subsequent year after fulfilling minimum required years of service	20.00%
Number of years for incremental percentage vesting until participant fully vested in Company's matching contribution	4
Profit Sharing Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Employer contribution expense	0	0	0
Number of hours of service for eligibility in profit sharing plan, per year	500
Number of shares in profit sharing plan	500,000
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Salary deferral contribution percentage, maximum	10.00%
Maximum number of shares of Class B common stock for Employee Stock Purchase Plan	750,000
Number of shares purchased since inception of Employee Stock Purchase Plan	$ 128,712

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Intangible Assets and Goodwill Future Amortization Expense Table (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
2012	$ 3.4
2013	2.6
2014	2.0
2015	1.4
2016	$ 1.0

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Business Combinations and Acquisitions Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Revenue	$ 980.7	$ 1,226.8
Net income attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.	$ 186.6	$ 211.5
Basic [Member]
Earnings per share - Basic Net income attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.	$ 1.80	$ 2.06
Diluted [Member]
Earnings per share - Diluted Net Income attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.	$ 1.80	$ 2.06

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Business Combinations and Acquisitions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Business Combinations and Acquisitions

(3) Business Combinations and Acquisitions

SunTrust. On September 20, 2010, Federated acquired the money market management business of SunTrust Banks, Inc. (SunTrust Acquisition). Pursuant to the definitive agreement signed on July 16, 2010, $14.1 billion of money market assets transitioned to Federated during the third and fourth quarters of 2010. Money market mutual fund assets in nine money market mutual funds managed by SunTrust’s RidgeWorth Capital Management were transitioned into eight existing Federated money market mutual funds with similar investment objectives in connection with a series of closings during the third and fourth quarters of 2010, the first, and most significant of which, occurred on September 20, 2010.

The SunTrust Acquisition included upfront cash payments that totaled $6.6 million. The transaction also includes annual contingent purchase price payments payable in the fourth quarters of each of the five years following the acquisition date. The contingent purchase price payments are calculated as a percentage of revenue less operating expenses directly attributed to certain eligible assets. As of the acquisition date, Federated recognized a liability of $20.1 million to record the estimated fair value of these future payments. See Note (20)(a) for information on contingent payments related to this acquisition. At December 31, 2011, management estimated remaining contingent payments could total $19 million over the four years that remain, however, the actual amount of the contingent payments will vary based on asset levels and related net revenues and is not limited by any maximum amount. A wide range of outcomes for actual payments is possible due to the extent of reasonably possible flow-rate volatility for the assets under management.

The SunTrust Acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. The valuation resulted in total consideration with a fair value of $24.1 millionassignable to a single identifiable intangible asset with an indefinite life and recorded in Renewable investment advisory rights on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. This asset is deductible for tax purposes. The valuation results, which were finalized in the first quarter 2011, are reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and the related footnotes. As of December 31, 2011, the estimated fair value of future consideration payments was $13.4 million and was recorded in Other current liabilities ($4.0 million) and Other long-term liabilities ($9.4 million) (see Note (6)(a) for a discussion regarding the valuation methodology). This liability is remeasured at each reporting date with changes in the fair value recognized in Intangible asset related expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The results of operations for the SunTrust Acquisition were included in Federated’s Consolidated Financial Statements beginning in September 2010 based on the date of the acquisition. The following table summarizes unaudited pro forma financial information assuming the SunTrust Acquisition occurred at the beginning of the year presented. This pro forma financial information is for informational purposes only and is not indicative of future results. In addition, the following pro forma financial information was not adjusted to reflect lower current levels of assets under management:

in millions, except per share data for the years ended,	2010		2009
Revenue	$	980.7	$	1,226.8
Net income attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.	$	186.6	$	211.5
Earnings per share – Basic and Diluted
Net income attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.	$	1.80	$	2.06

The pro forma results include adjustments for the effect of acquisition-related expenses including accretion of interest on the contingent consideration liability and income tax expense.

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Property and Equipment Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization expense	$ 8.3	$ 7.5	$ 7.5

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligations Disclosure [Table Text Block]

Federated is obligated to make certain future payments under various agreements to which it is a party, including operating leases (see Note (15)). The following table summarizes minimum noncancelable payments contractually due under Federated’s significant service contracts and employment arrangements:

	Payments due in
											After
in millions	2012		2013		2014		2015		2016		2016		Total
Purchase obligations1	$	17.9	$	13.2	$	4.9	$	0.9	$	0.4	$	0.5	$	37.8
Employment-related commitments2	16.1		8.3		7.6		0		0		0		32.0
Total	$	34.0	$	21.5	$	12.5	$	0.9	$	0.4	$	0.5	$	69.8

1 Federated is a party to various contracts pursuant to which it receives certain services including legal, access to various fund-related information systems and research databases, as well as trade order transmission and recovery services. These contracts contain certain minimum noncancelable payments, cancellation provisions and renewal terms. The contracts expire on various dates through the year 2019. Costs for such services are expensed as incurred.

2 Federated has certain domestic and international employment arrangements pursuant to which Federated is obligated to make minimum compensation payments. These contracts expire on various dates through the year 2014.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Nature of Operations [Text Block]

(a) Nature of Operations

Federated Investors, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, Federated) provide investment advisory, administrative, distribution and other services primarily to Federated mutual funds and Separate Accounts (which include separately managed accounts, institutional accounts, sub-advised funds and other managed products) in both domestic and international markets. For presentation purposes in the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Federated-sponsored mutual funds are considered to be affiliates of Federated.

The majority of Federated’s revenue is derived from investment advisory services provided to Federated mutual funds and Separate Accounts through various subsidiaries pursuant to investment advisory contracts. These subsidiaries are registered as investment advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and with certain states.

Federated mutual funds are distributed by a wholly owned subsidiary, which is a registered broker/dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and under applicable state laws. Federated’s investment products are primarily distributed within the wealth management and trust, broker/dealer and global institutional markets.

Basis of Accounting [Text Block]

(b) Basis of Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In preparing the financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimates, and such differences may be material to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Reclassifications [Text Block]

(c) Reclassification of Prior Period Financial Statements

Certain items previously reported have been reclassified to conform with the current year’s presentation.

Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(d) Principles of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Federated Investors, Inc. and entities or sponsored products in which Federated holds a controlling financial interest. A controlling financial interest is determined by the extent of Federated’s (1) decision-making ability through voting interests, (2) decision-making ability and rights/obligations to benefits/losses through variable interest or (3) participation in the economic risks and rewards of the entity through variable interests. To the extent Federated’s controlling financial interest in a consolidated subsidiary represents less than 100% of the subsidiary’s equity, Federated recognizes noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries. In the case of consolidated sponsored products (see Note (5)(b)), the noncontrolling interests represent equity which is redeemable or convertible for cash or other assets at the option of the equity holder. As such, these noncontrolling interests are deemed to represent temporary equity and are classified as redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries in the mezzanine section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets. All other noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries are classified as permanent equity. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Beginning on January 1, 2010, Federated adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) new consolidation model for variable interest entities (VIEs). As a result, Federated applies two different approaches to consider VIEs for possible consolidation. For non-investment fund entities, Federated considers a qualitative model for identifying whether its interest in a VIE is a controlling financial interest. The qualitative model considers whether Federated has: (1) the ability to direct significant activities of the VIE, and (2) the obligation to absorb losses of and/or to provide rights to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Federated reevaluates the need for consolidation under this qualitative approach on an ongoing basis.

For Federated’s interests in certain investment funds that meet the definition of VIEs, Federated evaluates the extent of Federated’s participation in the economic risks and rewards of the entity based on a quantitative model to determine whether consolidation is necessary. In cases where the results of the quantitative model indicate that Federated’s interest in such an entity absorbs the majority of the variability in the entity’s net assets, Federated is deemed to be the primary beneficiary and thus consolidates the entity.

The equity method of accounting is used to account for investments in entities in which Federated’s equity investment gives it the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the investee. Equity investments are carried at Federated’s share of net assets and are included in either Investments or Other long-term assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets dependent upon management’s ability and intent to sell the investment. The proportionate share of income or loss is included in Nonoperating income (expenses) – other, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Business Combinations and Other Purchase of Business Transactions, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(e) Business Combinations

Beginning in 2009, business combinations are accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. Results of operations of an acquired business are included from the date of acquisition. Management estimates the fair value of the acquired assets, including identifiable intangible assets, and assumed liabilities based on their estimated fair values as of the date of acquisition. Any excess fair value of the acquired net assets over the acquisition-date fair value of the consideration transferred, including the fair value of any contingent consideration, is recorded as Goodwill on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of contingent consideration is recorded as a liability in Other current liabilities and Other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the acquisition date. This liability is remeasured at fair value each period end with changes in fair value recognized in Intangible asset related expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income. For a discussion regarding the approach used to estimate the fair value of the liability, see Note (6)(a).

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(f) Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include money market accounts and deposits with banks.

Marketable Securities, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(g) Investments

Federated's investments are categorized as Investments – affiliates or Investments – other on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Investments – affiliates represent Federated’s available-for-sale investments in Federated sponsored fluctuating-value mutual funds. These investments are carried at fair value with unrealized gains or losses on securities included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Realized gains and losses on these securities are computed on a specific-identification basis and recognized in Gain on securities, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Investments – other represents trading securities held by Federated primarily as a result of consolidating certain Federated-sponsored investment companies. Federated’s trading securities at December 31, 2011 were primarily comprised of high quality short-term debt securities held by a consolidated, non-US dollar-denominated sponsored money market fund, as well as shares of an offshore master fund invested in global project and trade finance transactions and stocks of large-cap U.S. and international companies held by various other consolidated investment companies (see Note (7) for additional information). Trading securities are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in Gain on securities, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The fair value of Federated's investments is generally based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical instruments. If quoted market prices are not available, fair value is generally based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, or model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. In the absence of observable market data inputs and/or value drivers, internally generated valuation techniques may be utilized in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable in the market place. On a periodic basis, management evaluates the carrying value of investments for impairment. With respect to its investments in fluctuating-value mutual funds, management considers various criteria, including the duration and extent of a decline in fair value, the ability and intent of management to retain the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow the value to recover and the financial condition and near-term prospects of the fund and the underlying investments of the fund, to determine whether a decline in fair value is other than temporary. If, after considering these criteria, management believes that a decline is other than temporary, the carrying value of the security is written down to fair value through the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Derivatives, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(h) Derivatives and Hedging Instruments

From time to time, Federated may consolidate an investment product that holds freestanding derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. Federated reports such derivative instruments at fair value and records the changes in fair value in Gain on securities, net on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

From time to time, Federated may also enter into and designate as accounting hedges derivative financial instruments to hedge interest-rate exposures with respect to variable-rate loan facilities (cash flow hedges) or to hedge foreign-currency exchange risk with respect to non-US dollar-denominated trading investments in consolidated investment companies (net investment hedges). To qualify for hedge accounting, the derivative must be deemed to be highly effective in offsetting the designated changes in the hedged item. For cash flow hedges and net investment hedges, the effective portions of the change in the fair value of the derivative are reported as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and subsequently reclassified to earnings in the period or periods during which the hedged item affects earnings. The change in fair value of the ineffective portion of the derivative, if any, is recognized immediately in earnings. If it is determined that the derivative instrument is not highly effective, hedge accounting is discontinued. If hedge accounting is discontinued because it is no longer probable that a forecasted transaction will occur, the derivative will continue to be recorded on the balance sheet at its fair value with changes in fair value included in current earnings, and the gains and losses in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax will be recognized immediately into earnings. If hedge accounting is discontinued because the hedging instrument is sold, terminated or no longer designated, the amount reported in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax up to the date of sale, termination or de-designation continues to be reported in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax until the forecasted transaction or the hedged item affects earnings. See Note (6) and Note (11) for additional information on the fair value of the hedges at December 31, 2011.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(i) Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are initially recorded at cost and are depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives ranging from 1 to 12 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or their respective lease terms. As property and equipment are taken out of service, the cost and related accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed. The write-off of any material residual net book value is reflected as a loss in Operating expenses – Other in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Management reviews the remaining useful lives and carrying values of property and equipment to determine whether events and circumstances indicate that a change in the useful life or impairment in value may have occurred. Indicators of impairment monitored by management include a decrease in the market price of the asset, an accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected in the acquisition or development of the asset, historical and projected cash flows associated with the asset and an expectation that the asset will be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of its previously estimated useful life. Should there be an indication of a change in the useful life or an impairment in value, Federated compares the carrying value of the asset to the probability-weighted undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the underlying asset over its remaining useful life to determine whether an impairment has occurred. If the carrying value of the asset exceeds the undiscounted cash flows, the asset is written down to fair value which is determined based on prices of similar assets if available or discounted cash flows. Impairment adjustments are recognized in Operating Expenses – Other in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Internal Use Software, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(j) Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use

Certain internal and external costs incurred in connection with developing or obtaining software for internal use are capitalized. These capitalized costs are included in Property and equipment, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the software or four years. These assets are subject to the impairment test used for other categories of property and equipment described in Note (1)(i).

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(k) Intangible Assets

Intangible assets, consisting primarily of goodwill, customer relationship intangible assets, renewable investment advisory contracts and noncompete agreements acquired in connection with various acquisitions, are recorded at fair value determined using a discounted cash flow model as of the date of acquisition. The discounted cash flow model considers various factors to project future cash flows expected to be generated from the asset. Given the investment advisory nature of Federated’s business and of the businesses acquired over the years, these factors typically include: (1) an estimated rate of change for underlying managed assets; (2) expected revenue per managed asset; (3) incremental operating expenses; (4) useful life of the acquired asset; and (5) a discount rate. Management estimates a rate of change for underlying managed assets based on a combination of an estimated rate of market appreciation or depreciation and an estimated net redemption or sales rate. Expected revenue per managed asset, incremental operating expenses and the useful life of the acquired asset are generally based on contract terms, average market participant data and historical experience. The discount rate is estimated at the current market rate of return. After the fair value of all separately identifiable assets has been estimated, goodwill is recorded to the extent the consideration paid for the acquisition exceeds the sum of the fair values of the separately identifiable acquired assets and assumed liabilities.

Federated amortizes finite-lived identifiable intangible assets using a method that reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible asset are expected to be consumed or otherwise used. Federated uses either the straight-line or an accelerated method of amortization after considering specific characteristics of the underlying fund shareholder base to forecast the pattern in which the economic benefits will be consumed, including fund shareholder behavior, demographics and persistency levels. The assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives, which range from 5 to 11 years. Management periodically evaluates the remaining useful lives and carrying values of the intangible assets to determine whether events and circumstances indicate that a change in the useful life or impairment in value may have occurred.

Indicators of impairment monitored by management include a decline in the level of managed assets, changes to contractual provisions underlying certain intangible assets and reductions in underlying operating cash flows. Should there be an indication of a change in the useful life or impairment in value of the finite-lived intangible assets, Federated compares the carrying value of the asset and its related useful life to the projected undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the underlying asset over its remaining useful life to determine whether impairment has occurred. If the carrying value of the asset exceeds the undiscounted cash flows, the asset is written down to its fair value determined using discounted cash flows. Federated writes-off the cost and accumulated amortization balances for all fully amortized intangible assets.

Federated has determined that certain acquired assets, specifically, certain renewable investment advisory contracts, have indefinite useful lives. In reaching this conclusion, management considered the legal, regulatory and contractual provisions of the investment advisory contract that enable the renewal of the contract, the level of cost and effort required in renewing the investment advisory contract, and the effects of obsolescence, demand, competition and other economic factors that could impact the funds’ projected performance and existence. The contracts generally renew annually and the value of these acquired assets assumes renewal. These indefinite-lived intangible assets are reviewed for impairment annually or whenever events or circumstances indicate that a change in the useful life or impairment in value may have occurred. Indicators of impairment monitored by management include a decline in the level of managed assets, changes to contractual provisions of the renewable investment advisory contracts and reductions in underlying operating cash flows. Federated estimates the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets and compares it to the remaining book value of the assets to determine whether an impairment charge is necessary. Impairment is indicated when the carrying value of the intangible assets exceed their fair value.

Federated tests goodwill for impairment at least annually or when indicators of potential impairment exist. Goodwill is evaluated at the reporting unit level. Federated has determined that it has a single reporting unit consistent with its single operating segment based on the fact that Federated’s operations are managed as a single business: investment management. Federated does not have multiple operating segments or business components for which discrete financial information is prepared. Federated uses a two-step process to test for and measure impairment which begins with an estimation of the fair value of its reporting unit by considering Federated’s market capitalization. If Federated’s market capitalization falls to a level below its recorded book value of net assets, Federated’s goodwill would be considered for possible impairment.

Deferred Sales Commissions [Policy Text Block]

(l) Deferred Sales Commissions

Federated pays upfront commissions to broker/dealers to promote the sale of certain mutual fund shares. Under various fund-related contracts, Federated is entitled to distribution and servicing fees from the mutual fund over the life of such shares. Both of these fees are calculated as a percentage of average managed assets associated with the related classes of shares. For certain share classes, Federated is also entitled to receive a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), which is collected from certain redeeming shareholders.

For share classes that pay both a distribution fee and CDSC, Federated generally capitalizes a portion of the upfront commissions as deferred sales commissions, dependent upon expected recoverability rates. The deferred sales commission asset is amortized over the estimated period of benefit of up to eight years. Deferred sales commission amortization expense was $7.4 million, $12.2 million and $18.5 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and was included in Operating expenses – Other on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Distribution and shareholder service fees are recognized in Other service fees, net-affiliates on the Consolidated Statements of Income over the life of the mutual fund share class. CDSCs collected on these share classes are used to reduce the deferred sales commission asset. Federated reviews the carrying value of deferred sales commission assets on a periodic basis to determine whether a significant long-term decline in the equity or bond markets or other events or circumstances indicate that an impairment in value may have occurred. Should there be an indication of an impairment in value, Federated compares the carrying value of the asset to the probability-weighted undiscounted future cash flows of the underlying asset to determine whether an impairment has occurred. Management writes down the asset balance to fair value when reasonably estimable expected future cash flows are not expected to be sufficient to fully amortize the remaining deferred sales commission asset.

For share classes that do not pay both a distribution fee and CDSC, Federated expenses the cost of the upfront commission as incurred in Distribution expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income and credits Distribution expense for any CDSCs collected.

Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block]

(m) Foreign Currency Translation

The balance sheets of certain wholly owned foreign subsidiaries of Federated and certain consolidated foreign-denominated investment products are translated at the current exchange rate as of the end of the accounting period and the related income or loss is translated at the average exchange rate in effect during the period. Net exchange gains and losses resulting from these translations are excluded from income and are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are reflected in Operating Expenses – Other in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Treasury Stock [Policy Text Block]

(n) Treasury Stock

Federated accounts for acquisitions of treasury stock at cost and reports total treasury stock held as a deduction from Federated Investors shareholders’ equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. At the date of subsequent reissue, the treasury stock account is reduced by the cost of such stock on a specific-identification basis. Additional paid-in capital from treasury stock transactions is increased as Federated reissues treasury stock for more than the cost of the shares. If Federated issues treasury stock for less than its cost, Additional paid-in capital from treasury stock transactions is reduced to no less than zero. Once this account is at zero, any further required reductions are recorded to Retained earnings on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(o) Revenue Recognition

Revenue from providing investment advisory, administrative and other services (including distribution, shareholder servicing and retirement plan recordkeeping) is recognized during the period in which the services are performed. Investment advisory, administrative and the majority of other service fees are generally calculated as a percentage of total net assets of the investment portfolios that are managed by Federated. The fair value of the investment portfolios is primarily determined using quoted market prices or independent third-party broker or dealer price quotes. In limited circumstances, a quotation or price evaluation is not readily available from a pricing source. In these cases, pricing is determined by management based on a prescribed valuation process that has been approved by the directors/trustees of the sponsored products. For the periods presented, a de minimus amount of assets under management were priced by Federated management. Federated may waive certain fees for competitive reasons such as to maintain positive or zero net yields, to meet regulatory requirements or to meet contractual requirements. Federated waived fees of $724.9 million, $653.1 million and $645.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, nearly all of which was for competitive reasons. The increase in fee waivers for the year ended December 31, 2011 as compared to the same period of 2010 was primarily due to a $79.1 million increase in fee waivers to maintain positive or zero net yields. Fee waivers may continue to increase in order to maintain positive or zero net yields in addition to other competitive reasons. Fee waivers to maintain positive or zero net yields are partially offset by a related reduction to distribution expense and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (see Note (4) for additional information on the net impact of these waivers).

Federated has contractual arrangements with third parties to provide certain fund-related services. Management considers various factors to determine whether Federated’s revenue should be recorded based on the gross amount payable by the funds or net of payments to third-party service providers. Management’s analysis is based on whether Federated is acting as the principal service provider or as an agent. The primary factors considered include: (1) whether the customer holds Federated or the service provider responsible for the fulfillment and acceptability of the services to be provided; (2) whether Federated has any practical latitude in negotiating the price to pay a third-party provider; (3) whether Federated or the customer selects the ultimate service provider; and (4) whether Federated has credit risk in the arrangement. Generally, the less the customer is directly involved with or participates in making decisions regarding the ultimate third-party service provider, the more supportive the facts are that Federated is acting as the principal in these transactions and should therefore report gross revenues. As a result of considering these factors, investment advisory fees, distribution fees and certain other service fees are recorded gross of payments made to third parties.

Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block]

(p) Share-Based Compensation

Federated recognizes compensation costs based on grant-date fair value for all share-based awards granted, modified or settled after January 1, 2006, as well as for any awards that were granted prior to January 1, 2006 for which requisite service has not yet been provided.

Federated issues shares for share-based awards from treasury stock. For restricted stock awards, the fair value of the award is calculated as the difference between the closing market value of Federated’s Class B common stock on the date of grant and the purchase price paid by the employee, if any. Federated estimates the grant-date fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Federated’s awards are generally subject to graded vesting schedules. Compensation expense is adjusted for estimated forfeitures and is recognized on a straight-line or modified straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award. Compensation expense also includes dividends paid on forfeited awards. Forfeiture assumptions are evaluated on a quarterly basis and updated as necessary.

For awards granted prior to January 1, 2006 with provisions that allow for accelerated vesting upon retirement, Federated recognizes expense over the vesting period of the awards, regardless of the employee’s attainment of retirement age. Beginning January 1, 2006, for all newly granted awards with provisions that allow for accelerated vesting upon retirement, Federated recognizes expense over the shorter of the vesting period or the period between grant date and the date on which the employee meets the minimum age requirement for retirement.

Lease, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(q) Leases

Federated classifies leases as operating in accordance with the provisions of lease accounting. Rent expense under noncancelable operating leases with scheduled rent increases or rent holidays is accounted for on a straight-line basis over the lease term, beginning on the date of initial possession or the effective date of the lease agreement. The amount of the excess of straight-line rent expense over scheduled payments is recorded as a deferred liability. Build-out allowances and other such lease incentives are recorded as deferred credits, and are amortized on a straight-line basis as a reduction of rent expense beginning in the period they are deemed to be earned, which generally coincides with the effective date of the lease. The current portion of unamortized deferred lease costs and build-out allowances is included in Other current liabilities and the long-term portion is included in Other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Advertising Cost, Policy, Expensed Advertising Cost [Policy Text Block]

(r) Advertising Costs

Federated generally expenses the cost of all advertising and promotional activities as incurred. Certain printed matter, however, such as sales brochures, are accounted for as prepaid supplies and are included in Other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets until they no longer are owned or expected to be used, at which time their costs are expensed. Federated expensed advertising costs of $2.6 million, $0.2 million and $0.1 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(s) Income Taxes

Federated accounts for income taxes under the liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Federated recognizes a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence regarding future taxable income, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

Regarding the recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, Federated follows a two-step process prescribed by GAAP. The first step for evaluating a tax position involves first determining whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination by the appropriate taxing authorities. The second step then requires a company to measure the tax position benefit as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Federated classifies any interest and penalties on tax liabilities on the Consolidated Statements of Income as components of Nonoperating Income (Expenses) – Other, net and Operating Expenses – Other, respectively.

Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(t) Earnings Per Share

Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated under the two-class method. Pursuant to the two-class method, Federated’s unvested restricted stock awards with nonforfeitable rights to dividends are considered participating securities and are included in the computation of earnings per share.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Policy Text Block]

(u) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax is reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity and includes net of tax, the unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale, foreign currency translation adjustments and the effective portion of the gain or loss on a derivative instrument designated and qualifying as a cash flow or net investment hedge.

Loss Contingencies [Policy Text Block]

(v) Loss Contingencies

Federated accrues for estimated costs, including legal costs related to existing lawsuits, claims and proceedings when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the costs can be reasonably estimated. Accruals are reviewed at least quarterly and are adjusted to reflect the impact and status of settlements, rulings, advice of counsel and other information pertinent to a particular matter. Significant differences could exist between the actual cost required to investigate, litigate and/or settle a claim or the ultimate outcome of a suit and management’s estimate. These differences could have a material impact on Federated’s results of operations, financial position and/or cash flows. Recoveries of losses are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income when receipt is deemed probable.

Segment Reporting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(w) Business Segments

Business or operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is regularly evaluated by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.

Federated does not have multiple operating segments or business components for which discrete financial information is prepared. Federated operates in one operating segment, the investment management business, nearly all of which is conducted within the United States. Federated’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Federated’s chief operating decision maker. Federated’s CEO utilizes a consolidated approach to assess performance and allocate resources.

Fair Value Measurement

Fair Value Measurement

On May 12, 2011, the FASB issued an update to the accounting standard on fair value measurement. The update amends certain fair value measurement guidance and expands disclosure requirements primarily for fair value measurements utilizing significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) and items not measured at fair value but for which fair value must be disclosed. This update is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management does not expect the adoption of the update to have a material impact on Federated's Consolidated Financial Statements.

Intangibles - Goodwill and Other

Intangibles - Goodwill and Other

On September 15, 2011, the FASB issued an update to the accounting standard on intangibles. The update amends guidance on testing goodwill for impairment to permit a qualitative assessment prior to performance of the two-step impairment test. If the result of the qualitative assessment reveals that there are no indicators of impairment, a quantitative calculation would not be required. This update is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management does not expect the adoption of the update to impact Federated's Consolidated Financial Statements.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive Income

In June and December 2011, the FASB issued updates to the accounting standard on the presentation of comprehensive income. The updates require presentation of the components of comprehensive income in either (1) a continuous statement of comprehensive income or (2) two separate but consecutive statements. The updates, which do not modify the components of comprehensive income, are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. As the updates affect disclosure only, the adoption of the updates will not impact Federated’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Supplementary Quarterly Financial Data

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block]

(22) Supplementary Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

in thousands, except per share data, for the quarters ended	March 31,		June 30,		September 30,		December 31,
2011
Revenue1	$	238,882	$	225,777	$	214,048	$	216,406
Operating income1	56,500		72,083		67,011		61,861
Net income including noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries1	35,054		42,885		38,520		38,625
Amounts attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.
Net income1	33,231		42,413		38,320		36,943
Earnings per share – Basic and Diluted1	0.32		0.41		0.37		0.36
Cash dividends per share	0.24		0.24		0.24		0.24
Stock price per share2
High	28.57		27.11		24.54		22.39
Low	24.93		23.43		16.01		14.36
2010
Revenue1, 3	$	232,970	$	231,484	$	242,173	$	245,317
Operating income1, 4	71,810		83,861		75,088		79,032
Net income including noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries1, 4	44,195		48,275		48,063		48,631
Amounts attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.
Net income1, 4	42,007		47,650		43,056		46,401
Earnings per share – Basic and Diluted1, 4	0.38		0.46		0.42		0.45
Cash dividends per share5	1.50		0.24		0.24		0.24
Stock price per share2
High	28.14		27.32		23.54		27.02
Low	23.85		20.67		20.01		22.76

1 During the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2011, fee waivers in order for certain money market funds to maintain positive or zero net yields totaled $63.4 million, $79.4 million, $88.9 million and $89.0 million, respectively. These fee waivers were partially offset by related reductions in distribution expenses of $49.5 million, $57.8 million, $63.2 million and $61.9 million and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $0.8 million, $2.2 million, $2.5 million and $1.0 million such that the net negative pre-tax impact to Federated was $13.1 million, $19.4 million, $23.2 million, and $26.1 million for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2011, respectively. During the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2010, fee waivers in order for certain money market funds to maintain positive or zero net yields totaled $69.5 million, $58.2 million, $53.8 million and $60.0 million, respectively. These fee waivers were partially offset by related reductions in distribution expenses of $51.2 million, $45.0 million, $42.6 million and $47.7 million and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $0.5 million, $0.2 million, $0.2 million and $0.2 million such that the net negative pre-tax impact to Federated was $17.8 million, $13.0 million, $11.0 million, and $12.1 million for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2010, respectively.

2 Federated’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FII.

3 As a result of the SunTrust Acquisition, revenue for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010 included $7.4 million related to the acquired assets under management. See Note (3) for additional information.

4 Federated recorded impairment charges of $7.0 million and $3.2 million related to intangible and fixed assets in the second and fourth quarters of 2010, respectively. See Note (6) for additional information.

5 For the quarter ended March 31, 2010, Federated paid $1.26 per share for a special cash dividend. This payment was in addition to the $0.24 per share dividend paid in that quarter. All dividends are considered ordinary dividends for tax purposes.

The approximate number of beneficial shareholders of Federated’s Class A and Class B common stock as of February 16, 2012, was 1 and 35,922, respectively.

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Investments Narrative (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Current	$ 159,539,000	$ 105,724,000
Trading Securities, Current	113,505,000	29,161,000
Payments to Acquire Available-for-sale Securities	73,192,000	99,284,000	1,388,000
Available For Sale Securities Unrealized Gain Position Fair Value	48,400,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	111,100,000
Fixed-Income Mutual Funds [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Available-for-sale Securities	60,000,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	461,000	662,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	950,000	136,000
Total Fluctuating-Value Mutual Funds [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	2,498,000	5,862,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	1,875,000	160,000
Consolidated feeder fund investment in offshore master investment fund [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Trading Securities, Current	17,900,000
Stocks of large-cap U.S. and international companies [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Trading Securities, Current	10,900,000
Money Market Funds [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Trading Securities, Debt, Current	$ 77,100,000

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Supplementary Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]

in thousands, except per share data, for the quarters ended	March 31,		June 30,		September 30,		December 31,
2011
Revenue1	$	238,882	$	225,777	$	214,048	$	216,406
Operating income1	56,500		72,083		67,011		61,861
Net income including noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries1	35,054		42,885		38,520		38,625
Amounts attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.
Net income1	33,231		42,413		38,320		36,943
Earnings per share – Basic and Diluted1	0.32		0.41		0.37		0.36
Cash dividends per share	0.24		0.24		0.24		0.24
Stock price per share2
High	28.57		27.11		24.54		22.39
Low	24.93		23.43		16.01		14.36
2010
Revenue1, 3	$	232,970	$	231,484	$	242,173	$	245,317
Operating income1, 4	71,810		83,861		75,088		79,032
Net income including noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries1, 4	44,195		48,275		48,063		48,631
Amounts attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.
Net income1, 4	42,007		47,650		43,056		46,401
Earnings per share – Basic and Diluted1, 4	0.38		0.46		0.42		0.45
Cash dividends per share5	1.50		0.24		0.24		0.24
Stock price per share2
High	28.14		27.32		23.54		27.02
Low	23.85		20.67		20.01		22.76

1 During the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2011, fee waivers in order for certain money market funds to maintain positive or zero net yields totaled $63.4 million, $79.4 million, $88.9 million and $89.0 million, respectively. These fee waivers were partially offset by related reductions in distribution expenses of $49.5 million, $57.8 million, $63.2 million and $61.9 million and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $0.8 million, $2.2 million, $2.5 million and $1.0 million such that the net negative pre-tax impact to Federated was $13.1 million, $19.4 million, $23.2 million, and $26.1 million for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2011, respectively. During the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2010, fee waivers in order for certain money market funds to maintain positive or zero net yields totaled $69.5 million, $58.2 million, $53.8 million and $60.0 million, respectively. These fee waivers were partially offset by related reductions in distribution expenses of $51.2 million, $45.0 million, $42.6 million and $47.7 million and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $0.5 million, $0.2 million, $0.2 million and $0.2 million such that the net negative pre-tax impact to Federated was $17.8 million, $13.0 million, $11.0 million, and $12.1 million for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2010, respectively.

2 Federated’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FII.

3 As a result of the SunTrust Acquisition, revenue for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010 included $7.4 million related to the acquired assets under management. See Note (3) for additional information.

4 Federated recorded impairment charges of $7.0 million and $3.2 million related to intangible and fixed assets in the second and fourth quarters of 2010, respectively. See Note (6) for additional information.

5 For the quarter ended March 31, 2010, Federated paid $1.26 per share for a special cash dividend. This payment was in addition to the $0.24 per share dividend paid in that quarter. All dividends are considered ordinary dividends for tax purposes.

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Business Combinations and Acquisitions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

in millions, except per share data for the years ended,	2010		2009
Revenue	$	980.7	$	1,226.8
Net income attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.	$	186.6	$	211.5
Earnings per share – Basic and Diluted
Net income attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.	$	1.80	$	2.06

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Concentration Risk Concentration Risk (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]

Schedule of Revenue Concentration [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes revenue from Federated's asset classes over the last three years:

	2011		2010		2009
Money market assets	46	%	50	%	65	%
Equity assets	33	%	31	%	23	%
Fixed-income assets	20	%	18	%	12	%

Voluntary Fee Waivers [Table Text Block]

The impact of such fee waivers on various components of Federated's Consolidated Statements of Income was as follows for the years ended December 31:

in millions	2011			2010			2009
Revenue	$	(320.7	)	$	(241.6	)	$	(120.6	)
Distribution expense	(232.3		)	(186.6		)	(86.4		)
Operating income	(88.4		)	(55.0		)	(34.2		)
Noncontrolling interest	(6.5		)	(1.0		)	0
Pre-tax impact	$	(81.9	)	$	(54.0	)	$	(34.2	)

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

(2) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

(a) Fair Value Measurement

On May 12, 2011, the FASB issued an update to the accounting standard on fair value measurement. The update amends certain fair value measurement guidance and expands disclosure requirements primarily for fair value measurements utilizing significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) and items not measured at fair value but for which fair value must be disclosed. This update is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management does not expect the adoption of the update to have a material impact on Federated's Consolidated Financial Statements.

(b) Comprehensive Income

In June and December 2011, the FASB issued updates to the accounting standard on the presentation of comprehensive income. The updates require presentation of the components of comprehensive income in either (1) a continuous statement of comprehensive income or (2) two separate but consecutive statements. The updates, which do not modify the components of comprehensive income, are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. As the updates affect disclosure only, the adoption of the updates will not impact Federated’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

(c) Intangibles - Goodwill and Other

On September 15, 2011, the FASB issued an update to the accounting standard on intangibles. The update amends guidance on testing goodwill for impairment to permit a qualitative assessment prior to performance of the two-step impairment test. If the result of the qualitative assessment reveals that there are no indicators of impairment, a quantitative calculation would not be required. This update is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management does not expect the adoption of the update to impact Federated's Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities [Table Text Block]

At December 31, 2011 and 2010, Federated was involved with certain VIEs in which it held a variable interest but for which it was not the primary beneficiary. The assets and liabilities of these unconsolidated VIEs and Federated’s maximum risk of loss related thereto were as follows at December 31:

	2011						2010
in millions	Unconsolidated VIE assets		Unconsolidated VIE Liabilities		Total remaining carrying value of investment and maximum risk of loss		Unconsolidated VIE assets		Unconsolidated VIE Liabilities		Total remaining carrying value of investment and maximum risk of loss
Investment companies1	$	290,517.7	$	—	$	221.5	$	275,365.1	$	—	$	297.0
CDOs2	$	2.1	$	12.0	$	0	$	12.8	$	121.6	$	0
Equity investment	$	4.5	$	0.7	$	7.1	$	6.4	$	2.4	$	7.4

1 The unconsolidated VIE assets for the investment companies represent total net assets under management for the related investment companies. Of Federated’s $221.5 million invested in these entities at December 31, 2011, $44.0 million represents investments in money market funds included in Cash and cash equivalents, with the remaining $177.5 million included in Investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Of Federated’s $297.0 million invested in these entities at December 31, 2010, $191.2 million represents investments in money market funds included in Cash and cash equivalents, with the remaining $105.8 million included in Investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

2 The risk of loss does not include the potential loss associated with related deferred tax assets expiring unutilized.

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Commitments and Contingencies Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligations Disclosure (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due within One Year	$ 34.0
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due within Two Years	21.5
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due within Three Years	12.5
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due within Four Years	0.9
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due within Five Years	0.4
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due after Five Years	0.5
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation	69.8
Purchase Obligations [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due within One Year	17.9	[1]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due within Two Years	13.2	[1]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due within Three Years	4.9	[1]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due within Four Years	0.9	[1]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due within Five Years	0.4	[1]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due after Five Years	0.5	[1]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation	37.8	[1]
Employment-related Commitments [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due within One Year	16.1	[2]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due within Two Years	8.3	[2]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due within Three Years	7.6	[2]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due within Four Years	0	[2]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due within Five Years	0	[2]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due after Five Years	0	[2]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation	$ 32.0	[2]

[1] Federated is a party to various contracts pursuant to which it receives certain services including legal, access to various fund-related information systems and research databases, as well as trade order transmission and recovery services. These contracts contain certain minimum noncancelable payments, cancellation provisions and renewal terms. The contracts expire on various dates through the year 2019. Costs for such services are expensed as incurred.

[2] Federated has certain domestic and international employment arrangements pursuant to which Federated is obligated to make minimum compensation payments. These contracts expire on various dates through the year 2014.

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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

Income tax expense (benefit), net consisted of the following components for the years ended December 31:

in thousands	2011			2010			2009
Current:
Federal	$	67,662		$	79,273		$	101,649
State	6,426			8,504			11,082
Foreign	(56		)	(33		)	297
	74,032			87,744			113,028
Deferred:
Federal	15,996			20,997			8,269
State	1,291			3,210			(3,399		)
Foreign	(31		)	6			380
Total	$	91,288		$	111,957		$	118,278

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The reconciliation between the statutory income tax rate and the effective tax rate consisted of the following for the years ended December 31:

	2011		2010		2009
Expected statutory income tax rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
Increase/(decrease):
State and local income taxes, net of Federal benefit	2.1		2.5		1.5
Capital loss valuation allowance	0		0.1		1.2
Other	0.6		0.9		(0.2	)
Effective tax rate (excluding noncontrolling interests)	37.7		38.5		37.5
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.6	)	(1.3	)	(1.3	)
Effective tax rate per Consolidated Statements of Income	37.1	%	37.2	%	36.2	%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

The tax effects of temporary differences that gave rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following at December 31:

in thousands	2011			2010
Deferred Tax Assets
Tax net operating losses	$	16,481		$	17,885
Unrealized and realized capital losses	7,835			2,460
Other compensation related	5,843			268
Deferred income	3,500			0
Share-based compensation	3,405			8,274
Write-down of CDO and other investments	3,331			6,317
Other	2,560			4,648
Total deferred tax assets	42,955			39,852
Valuation allowance	(21,030		)	(20,774		)
Total deferred tax asset, net of valuation allowance	$	21,925		$	19,078
Deferred Tax Liabilities
Intangible assets	$	73,269		$	54,734
Property and equipment	5,902			4,376
Deferred sales commissions	3,788			2,838
State taxes	3,546			3,087
Costs of internal-use software	2,630			2,566
Other	1,791			1,728
Total gross deferred tax liability	$	90,926		$	69,329
Net deferred tax liability	$	69,001		$	50,251

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Fair Value Measurements Narrative (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended										12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2010		Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2010 Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Sun Trust Acquisition [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Sun Trust Acquisition [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Money Market Funds [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Intangible asset related [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Intangible asset related [Member]	Mar. 31, 2010 Air Transportation Equipment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Air Transportation Equipment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Impairment of Intangible Assets [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Customer Relationships [Member]		Dec. 31, 2010 Customer Relationships [Member]		Dec. 31, 2010 Customer Relationships [Member] Impairment of Intangible Assets [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Noncompete Agreements [Member]		Dec. 31, 2010 Noncompete Agreements [Member]		Dec. 31, 2010 Noncompete Agreements [Member] Impairment of Intangible Assets [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Consolidated feeder fund investment in offshore master investment fund [Member]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived						$ 10,200,000								$ 8,200,000	$ 15,500,000
Net proceeds from sale of aircraft				0		3,298,000		0								3,300,000
Cash and cash equivalents invested in money market funds	194,500,000			45,800,000		194,500,000
Investments transferred from Level 2 to Level 1				3,500,000
Trading Securities, Current	29,161,000			113,505,000		29,161,000																								17,900,000
Trading Securities, Debt, Current													77,100,000
Fair value of future consideration payments liability, current											4,000,000	5,300,000
Fair value of future consideration payments liability, noncurrent											9,400,000
Probability-weighted scenarios assumed growth rates in assets									9.00%	(100.00%)
Impairment related to fair value measurement on a nonrecurring basis	3,200,000		7,000,000														5,200,000
Finite-lived intangible assets, net value after impairment	19,112,000	[1]		12,097,000	[1]	19,112,000	[1]													10,534,000	[2]	15,920,000	[2]	2,000,000	1,563,000	[3]	3,192,000	[3]	800,000
Fixed assets value after impairment	38,516,000			38,228,000		38,516,000													700,000
Fair value of asset																	$ 3,400,000	$ 2,800,000

[1] Weighted average amortization period of 8.9 years at December 31, 2011

[2] Weighted average amortization period of 9.3 years at December 31, 2011

[3] Weighted average amortization period of 6.9 years at December 31, 2011

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Leases Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 years	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Operating Leases Number Of Renewal Terms	2
Operating Leases Number Of Years For Each Renewal Term	5
Rental expenses	$ 10.5	$ 10.6	$ 11.1

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 49,273	$ 198,756
Investments—affiliates	159,539	105,724
Investments—other	113,505	29,161
Receivables, net of reserve of $121 and $60, respectively	21,526	21,228
Prepaid expenses	17,420	15,861
Other current assets	5,248	2,440
Total current assets	366,511	373,170
Long-Term Assets
Goodwill	642,329	635,313
Renewable investment advisory rights	64,600	64,500
Other intangible assets	13,997	21,012
Property and equipment	38,228	38,516
Other long-term assets	25,191	20,993
Total long-term assets	784,345	780,334
Total assets	1,150,856	1,153,504
Current Liabilities
Short-term debt - recourse	42,500	42,500
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	41,691	86,191
Accrued compensation and benefits	59,971	61,129
Other current liabilities	43,194	24,532
Total current liabilities	187,356	214,352
Long-Term Liabilities
Long-term debt - recourse	318,750	361,250
Long-term deferred tax liability, net	73,246	51,380
Other long-term liabilities	28,321	32,807
Total long-term liabilities	420,317	445,437
Total liabilities	607,673	659,789
Commitments and contingencies (Note (20))
TEMPORARY EQUITY
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	506	1,543
PERMANENT EQUITY
Additional paid-in capital from treasury stock transactions	0	135
Retained earnings	1,069,913	1,036,571
Treasury stock, at cost, 25,762,366 and 25,841,365 shares Class B common stock, respectively	(772,481)	(778,609)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(8,612)	(3,695)
Total Federated Investors, Inc. shareholders' equity	541,959	491,799
Nonredeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	718	373
Total permanent equity	542,677	492,172
Total liabilities, temporary equity and permanent equity	1,150,856	1,153,504
Class A [Member]
PERMANENT EQUITY
Common stock	189	189
Class B [Member]
PERMANENT EQUITY
Common stock	$ 252,950	$ 237,208

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Narrative (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 years	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Deferred Sales Commission Asset B-Shares Estimated Period Of Benefit	8
Internal Use Software Estimated Useful Lives	4
Amortization of deferred sales commissions	$ 7,378,000	$ 12,197,000	$ 18,462,000
Total Waived Fees	724,900,000	653,100,000	645,500,000
Increase In Voluntary Waiver Of Fees To Maintain Positive Or Zero Net Yields	(79,100,000)
Advertising Expense	$ 2,600,000	$ 200,000	$ 100,000
Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Minimum	1
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum	5
Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum	12
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Maximum	11

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Operating Activities
Net income including noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	$ 155,083	$ 189,163	$ 208,540
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Amortization of deferred sales commissions	7,378	12,197	18,462
Depreciation and other amortization	14,400	21,075	23,751
Share-based compensation expense	19,006	19,124	18,775
Gain on disposal of assets	(2,834)	(2,584)	(47)
Provision for deferred income taxes	17,252	24,213	5,250
Fair-value adjustments for contingent liabilities	900	0	0
Tax benefit (detriment) from share-based compensation	179	1,830	(41)
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation	(1,693)	(3,005)	(1,259)
Impairment of assets	0	10,191	21,663
Net purchases of trading securities	(102,738)	(25,803)	(13,629)
Deferred sales commissions paid	(9,386)	(10,638)	(11,949)
Contingent deferred sales charges received	1,443	2,275	3,399
Proceeds from sale of certain B-share - related future revenue	0	1,223	5,296
Other changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in receivables, net	2,188	(2,408)	13,932
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets	1,255	11,391	(15,481)
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses	(3,990)	(14,249)	(10,800)
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities	15,047	(18,048)	8,727
Net cash provided by operating activities	113,490	215,947	274,589
Investing Activities
Purchases of securities available for sale	(73,192)	(99,284)	(1,388)
Cash paid for business acquisitions	(53,507)	(49,561)	(24,332)
Proceeds from redemptions of securities avaliable for sale	27,492	55,121	363
Cash paid for property and equipment	(8,247)	(7,870)	(26,210)
Cash paid for purchased loans	0	(47,178)	0
Proceeds from sale of purchased loans	0	1,044	0
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	0	3,298	0
Net cash used by investing activities	(107,454)	(144,430)	(51,567)
Financing Activities
Dividends paid	(99,960)	(228,651)	(98,499)
Purchases of treasury stock	(28,545)	(13,462)	(20,102)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	(3,726)	(11,347)	(9,490)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	6,511	10,074	11,521
Proceeds from shareholders for share-based compensation	16,795	11,590	6,409
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation	1,693	3,005	1,259
Proceeds from new borrowings - recourse	0	407,000	54,800
Payments on debt - recourse	(42,500)	(129,250)	(105,871)
Payments on debt - nonrecourse	(3,951)	(9,577)	(19,198)
Other financing activities	(1,836)	(2,595)	1,163
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities	(155,519)	36,787	(178,008)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(149,483)	108,304	45,014
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	198,756	90,452	45,438
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	49,273	198,756	90,452
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Income Taxes	72,052	77,072	126,837
Interest	$ 15,893	$ 12,941	$ 4,351

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Intangible Assets and Goodwill Narrative (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Significant Deletions	$ (63,000,000)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense	7,000,000	14,300,000	16,600,000
Goodwill	642,329,000	635,313,000
Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Significant Deletions	$ (60,000,000)

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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Federated’s identifiable intangible assets and goodwill consisted of the following at December 31:

	2011							2010
in thousands	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Carrying Value		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Carrying Value
Finite-lived intangible assets:
Customer relationships1	$	56,492	$	(45,958	)	$	10,534	$	119,472	$	(103,552	)	$	15,920
Noncompete agreements2	12,142		(10,579		)	1,563		12,142		(8,950		)	3,192
Total finite-lived intangible assets3	68,634		(56,537		)	12,097		131,614		(112,502		)	19,112
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Renewable investment advisory rights	64,600		N/A			64,600		64,500		N/A			64,500
Trade names	1,900		N/A			1,900		1,900		N/A			1,900
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets	66,500		N/A			66,500		66,400		N/A			66,400
Goodwill	642,329		N/A			642,329		635,313		N/A			635,313
Total identifiable intangible assets and goodwill	$	777,463	$	(56,537	)	$	720,926	$	833,327	$	(112,502	)	$	720,825

1 Weighted average amortization period of 9.3 years at December 31, 2011

2 Weighted average amortization period of 6.9 years at December 31, 2011

3 Weighted average amortization period of 8.9 years at December 31, 2011

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Following is a schedule of expected aggregate annual amortization expense for intangible assets in each of the five succeeding years assuming no new acquisitions or impairments:

in millions	For the years ending December  31,
2012		$	3.4
2013		$	2.6
2014		$	2.0
2015		$	1.4
2016		$	1.0

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Recourse Debt and Interest Rate Swap Narrative (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Oct. 31, 2011	Jun. 10, 2011 years	Apr. 09, 2010
Term Loan, Weighted-Average Interest Rates		3.646%	[1],[2]	4.396%	[1]
Previous Term Loan Facility								$ 425,000,000
Borrowings Under Credit Agreement		361,250,000	[1]	403,750,000	[1]
Closing costs							1,800,000
Loans Payable Term							5
Final payment due upon expiration	28,300,000
Liability on swap agreement		15,200,000		11,700,000
Amount of swap liability to be reclassified during next twelve months		6,400,000
Amount of swap liability reclassified during the period		8,300,000		6,500,000
Revolving credit facility		200,000,000
Previous Revolving Credit Facility						200,000,000
Facility fee in basis points for revolving credit facility		15
Borrowings Under Credit Agreement At Date Of Amendment [Member]
Borrowings Under Credit Agreement							382,500,000
Libor Spread [Member]
Revolving Credit Facility Spread in Basis Points		110
Term Loan Quarterly Payment First Three Years [Member]
Required principal payments per quarter for the term loan	10,600,000
Term Loan Quarterly Payment Years Four And Five [Member]
Required principal payments per quarter for the term loan	$ 28,300,000

[1] The term loan borrowings under the Credit Agreement expire on June 10, 2016.

[2] See additional information below regarding the interest rate fixed at 3.646% in connection with an interest rate swap, which expires on April 1, 2015.

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Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

(16) Income Taxes

Federated files a consolidated federal income tax return. Financial statement tax expense is determined under the liability method.

Income tax expense (benefit), net consisted of the following components for the years ended December 31:

in thousands	2011			2010			2009
Current:
Federal	$	67,662		$	79,273		$	101,649
State	6,426			8,504			11,082
Foreign	(56		)	(33		)	297
	74,032			87,744			113,028
Deferred:
Federal	15,996			20,997			8,269
State	1,291			3,210			(3,399		)
Foreign	(31		)	6			380
Total	$	91,288		$	111,957		$	118,278

The federal net tax effects of timing differences exceeding 5% of 2011 pretax income at the statutory federal income tax rate included in Income tax provision on the Consolidated Statements of Income were $(18.7) million, $(11.8) million and $(6.8) million for amortization and/or impairments of intangible assets in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, $5.1 million, $(1.2) million and $(5.4) million for accrued incentive compensation in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $3.5 million, $(7.3) million and $1.3 million for insurance proceeds in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The reconciliation between the statutory income tax rate and the effective tax rate consisted of the following for the years ended December 31:

	2011		2010		2009
Expected statutory income tax rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
Increase/(decrease):
State and local income taxes, net of Federal benefit	2.1		2.5		1.5
Capital loss valuation allowance	0		0.1		1.2
Other	0.6		0.9		(0.2	)
Effective tax rate (excluding noncontrolling interests)	37.7		38.5		37.5
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.6	)	(1.3	)	(1.3	)
Effective tax rate per Consolidated Statements of Income	37.1	%	37.2	%	36.2	%

During 2010, state and local taxes increased as a result of the combination of changing apportionment factors and the full year impact of prior year tax law changes.

The tax effects of temporary differences that gave rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following at December 31:

in thousands	2011			2010
Deferred Tax Assets
Tax net operating losses	$	16,481		$	17,885
Unrealized and realized capital losses	7,835			2,460
Other compensation related	5,843			268
Deferred income	3,500			0
Share-based compensation	3,405			8,274
Write-down of CDO and other investments	3,331			6,317
Other	2,560			4,648
Total deferred tax assets	42,955			39,852
Valuation allowance	(21,030		)	(20,774		)
Total deferred tax asset, net of valuation allowance	$	21,925		$	19,078
Deferred Tax Liabilities
Intangible assets	$	73,269		$	54,734
Property and equipment	5,902			4,376
Deferred sales commissions	3,788			2,838
State taxes	3,546			3,087
Costs of internal-use software	2,630			2,566
Other	1,791			1,728
Total gross deferred tax liability	$	90,926		$	69,329
Net deferred tax liability	$	69,001		$	50,251

At December 31, 2011, the company had deferred tax assets related to foreign and state tax net operating loss carryforwards in certain taxing jurisdictions in the aggregate of $16.3 million, which will expire over the period 2012 through 2031. A valuation allowance has been recognized for $1.7 million (or 94%) of the deferred tax asset for foreign tax net operating losses, and for $14.3 million (or 99%) of the deferred tax asset for state tax net operating losses. The valuation allowances were recorded due to management’s belief that it is more likely than not that Federated will not realize the full benefit of these net operating losses. No valuation allowance has been recorded with regard to the federal tax net operating loss of $0.2 million acquired in connection with a prior period acquisition.

At December 31, 2010, the company had deferred tax assets related to foreign and state tax net operating loss carryforwards in certain taxing jurisdictions in the aggregate of $16.2 million, which will expire over the period 2011 through 2030. A valuation allowance has been recognized for $1.8 million (or 94%) of the deferred tax asset for foreign tax net operating losses, and for $14.0 million (or 98%) of the deferred tax asset for state tax net operating losses. The valuation allowances were recorded due to management’s belief that it is more likely than not that Federated will not realize the full benefit of these net operating losses. No valuation allowance has been recorded with regard to the federal tax net operating loss of $1.7 million acquired in connection with a prior period acquisition.

In addition, at December 31, 2011 and 2010, Federated had recognized deferred tax assets resulting from capital losses on certain CDO and other investments and the write down in prior years in the then-remaining value of its investment in certain managed CDOs. The carry-forward period for capital losses, once recognized, is five years. Management currently believes it is more likely than not that Federated will not fully realize these deferred tax assets in the future and therefore has recognized a related valuation allowance for $4.8 million.

The company and its subsidiaries file annual income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various U.S. state and local jurisdictions, and in certain foreign jurisdictions. Based upon its review of these filings, there were no material unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2011 or 2010. Therefore, there were no material changes during 2011, and no reasonable possibility of a significant increase or decrease in unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months.

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Property and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property and equipment consisted of the following at December 31:

in thousands	Estimated Useful Life				2011			2010
Computer software and hardware	2	to	7	years	$	45,468		$	40,642
Transportation equipment		12		years	17,875			17,875
Leasehold improvements	Up to term of lease				15,934			15,853
Office furniture and equipment	5	to	10	years	6,200			6,127
Total cost					85,477			80,497
Accumulated depreciation and amortization					(47,249		)	(41,981		)
Property and equipment, net					$	38,228		$	38,516

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income attributable to Federated Shareholders [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]

(18) Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income attributable to Federated Shareholders

The components of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax, attributable to Federated shareholders are as follows:

in thousands	Unrealized Loss on Hedging Instruments			Unrealized (Loss) Gain on Securities Available for Sale			Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss)			Total
Balance at January 1, 2009	$	0		$	(310	)	$	607		$	297
Change in market value1	0			483			0			483
Reclassification adjustment2	0			251			0			251
Gain on currency conversion3	0			0			483			483
Balance at December 31, 2009	0			424			1,090			1,514
Change in market value1	(11,828		)	3,642			0			(8,186		)
Reclassification adjustment2	4,201			(802		)	0			3,399
Loss on currency conversion3	0			0			(422		)	(422		)
Balance at December 31, 2010	(7,627		)	3,264			668			(3,695		)
Change in market value1	(7,005		)	(1,449		)	0			(8,454		)
Reclassification adjustment2	5,366			(1,490		)	0			3,876
Loss on currency conversion3	0			0			(339		)	(339		)
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	(9,266	)	$	325		$	329		$	(8,612	)

1 The tax (benefit) expense related to the change in market value of the hedging instruments was $(4,458) and $(6,369) for 2011 and 2010, respectively. The tax (benefit) expense related to the change in market value of securities available for sale was $(1,337), $2,640 and $277 for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

2 The tax (expense) benefit related to the reclassification adjustment for the hedging instruments was $(2,889) and $(2,262) for 2011 and 2010, respectively. The tax (expense) benefit related to the reclassification adjustments for securities available for sale was $802, $431 and $(134) for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

3 The tax (benefit) expense related to the foreign currency translation gain/loss was $(183), $(227) and $260 for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

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Share-Based Compensation Plans Narrative (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 years		Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009 years	Mar. 31, 2011 Class B Common Stock Bonus [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Class B Common Stock Bonus [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Class B Common Stock Key Employees [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Stock Options Key Employees [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Stock Options Bonus [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Maximum [Member]
Number of Shares Authorized under Stock Incentive Plan	27,100,000
Number of Shares Available for Grant under Stock Incentive Plan	6,600,000
Share-based compensation expense	$ 19,006,000		$ 19,124,000	$ 18,775,000
Deferred Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation	7,100,000		7,200,000	7,100,000
Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	66,000,000
Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	6
Award Requisite Service Period					3		10	10	0	3	10
Restricted Stock Vested Period										5 years	10 years
Restricted Stock Granted in Period	1,011,876	[1]	897,379	1,155,136	456,876		555,000
Restricted Stock Granted in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 19.97	[1]	$ 22.97	$ 20.41
Restricted Stock, Vested in Period, Total Fair Value	15,400,000		12,200,000	6,800,000
Stock Options Exercise Period, Years						10		1
Number of Shares of Common Stock Able To Be Purchased For Each Exercised Stock Option	1
Stock Options, Exercises in Period	603,418		486,150	345,275
Stock Options, Exercises in Period, Total Intrinsic Value	$ 1,200,000		$ 2,300,000	$ 4,000,000
Options, Granted In Period	0		0	12,000
Stock Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value				$ 3.38
Stock Options, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate				4.07%
Stock Options, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate				24.90%
Stock Options, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate				1.89%
Stock Options, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term				5

[1] 1During the first quarter of 2011, Federated awarded 456,876 shares of restricted Federated Class B common stock in connection with a bonus program in which certain key employees received a portion of their bonus in the form of restricted stock under the Plan. This restricted stock, which was granted on the bonus payment date and issued out of treasury, generally vests over a three-year period. During 2011, Federated awarded 555,000 shares of restricted Federated Class B common stock to certain key employees. The restricted stock award generally vests over a ten-year period with restrictions on the vested portion of the award lapsing on approximately the awards’ fifth- and tenth-year anniversaries.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Significant Accounting Policies

(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Nature of Operations

Federated Investors, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, Federated) provide investment advisory, administrative, distribution and other services primarily to Federated mutual funds and Separate Accounts (which include separately managed accounts, institutional accounts, sub-advised funds and other managed products) in both domestic and international markets. For presentation purposes in the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Federated-sponsored mutual funds are considered to be affiliates of Federated.

The majority of Federated’s revenue is derived from investment advisory services provided to Federated mutual funds and Separate Accounts through various subsidiaries pursuant to investment advisory contracts. These subsidiaries are registered as investment advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and with certain states.

Federated mutual funds are distributed by a wholly owned subsidiary, which is a registered broker/dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and under applicable state laws. Federated’s investment products are primarily distributed within the wealth management and trust, broker/dealer and global institutional markets.

(b) Basis of Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In preparing the financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimates, and such differences may be material to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(c) Reclassification of Prior Period Financial Statements

Certain items previously reported have been reclassified to conform with the current year’s presentation.

(d) Principles of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Federated Investors, Inc. and entities or sponsored products in which Federated holds a controlling financial interest. A controlling financial interest is determined by the extent of Federated’s (1) decision-making ability through voting interests, (2) decision-making ability and rights/obligations to benefits/losses through variable interest or (3) participation in the economic risks and rewards of the entity through variable interests. To the extent Federated’s controlling financial interest in a consolidated subsidiary represents less than 100% of the subsidiary’s equity, Federated recognizes noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries. In the case of consolidated sponsored products (see Note (5)(b)), the noncontrolling interests represent equity which is redeemable or convertible for cash or other assets at the option of the equity holder. As such, these noncontrolling interests are deemed to represent temporary equity and are classified as redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries in the mezzanine section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets. All other noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries are classified as permanent equity. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Beginning on January 1, 2010, Federated adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) new consolidation model for variable interest entities (VIEs). As a result, Federated applies two different approaches to consider VIEs for possible consolidation. For non-investment fund entities, Federated considers a qualitative model for identifying whether its interest in a VIE is a controlling financial interest. The qualitative model considers whether Federated has: (1) the ability to direct significant activities of the VIE, and (2) the obligation to absorb losses of and/or to provide rights to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Federated reevaluates the need for consolidation under this qualitative approach on an ongoing basis.

For Federated’s interests in certain investment funds that meet the definition of VIEs, Federated evaluates the extent of Federated’s participation in the economic risks and rewards of the entity based on a quantitative model to determine whether consolidation is necessary. In cases where the results of the quantitative model indicate that Federated’s interest in such an entity absorbs the majority of the variability in the entity’s net assets, Federated is deemed to be the primary beneficiary and thus consolidates the entity.

The equity method of accounting is used to account for investments in entities in which Federated’s equity investment gives it the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the investee. Equity investments are carried at Federated’s share of net assets and are included in either Investments or Other long-term assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets dependent upon management’s ability and intent to sell the investment. The proportionate share of income or loss is included in Nonoperating income (expenses) – other, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

(e) Business Combinations

Beginning in 2009, business combinations are accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. Results of operations of an acquired business are included from the date of acquisition. Management estimates the fair value of the acquired assets, including identifiable intangible assets, and assumed liabilities based on their estimated fair values as of the date of acquisition. Any excess fair value of the acquired net assets over the acquisition-date fair value of the consideration transferred, including the fair value of any contingent consideration, is recorded as Goodwill on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of contingent consideration is recorded as a liability in Other current liabilities and Other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the acquisition date. This liability is remeasured at fair value each period end with changes in fair value recognized in Intangible asset related expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income. For a discussion regarding the approach used to estimate the fair value of the liability, see Note (6)(a).

(f) Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include money market accounts and deposits with banks.

(g) Investments

Federated's investments are categorized as Investments – affiliates or Investments – other on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Investments – affiliates represent Federated’s available-for-sale investments in Federated sponsored fluctuating-value mutual funds. These investments are carried at fair value with unrealized gains or losses on securities included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Realized gains and losses on these securities are computed on a specific-identification basis and recognized in Gain on securities, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Investments – other represents trading securities held by Federated primarily as a result of consolidating certain Federated-sponsored investment companies. Federated’s trading securities at December 31, 2011 were primarily comprised of high quality short-term debt securities held by a consolidated, non-US dollar-denominated sponsored money market fund, as well as shares of an offshore master fund invested in global project and trade finance transactions and stocks of large-cap U.S. and international companies held by various other consolidated investment companies (see Note (7) for additional information). Trading securities are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in Gain on securities, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The fair value of Federated's investments is generally based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical instruments. If quoted market prices are not available, fair value is generally based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, or model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. In the absence of observable market data inputs and/or value drivers, internally generated valuation techniques may be utilized in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable in the market place. On a periodic basis, management evaluates the carrying value of investments for impairment. With respect to its investments in fluctuating-value mutual funds, management considers various criteria, including the duration and extent of a decline in fair value, the ability and intent of management to retain the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow the value to recover and the financial condition and near-term prospects of the fund and the underlying investments of the fund, to determine whether a decline in fair value is other than temporary. If, after considering these criteria, management believes that a decline is other than temporary, the carrying value of the security is written down to fair value through the Consolidated Statements of Income.

(h) Derivatives and Hedging Instruments

From time to time, Federated may consolidate an investment product that holds freestanding derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. Federated reports such derivative instruments at fair value and records the changes in fair value in Gain on securities, net on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

From time to time, Federated may also enter into and designate as accounting hedges derivative financial instruments to hedge interest-rate exposures with respect to variable-rate loan facilities (cash flow hedges) or to hedge foreign-currency exchange risk with respect to non-US dollar-denominated trading investments in consolidated investment companies (net investment hedges). To qualify for hedge accounting, the derivative must be deemed to be highly effective in offsetting the designated changes in the hedged item. For cash flow hedges and net investment hedges, the effective portions of the change in the fair value of the derivative are reported as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and subsequently reclassified to earnings in the period or periods during which the hedged item affects earnings. The change in fair value of the ineffective portion of the derivative, if any, is recognized immediately in earnings. If it is determined that the derivative instrument is not highly effective, hedge accounting is discontinued. If hedge accounting is discontinued because it is no longer probable that a forecasted transaction will occur, the derivative will continue to be recorded on the balance sheet at its fair value with changes in fair value included in current earnings, and the gains and losses in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax will be recognized immediately into earnings. If hedge accounting is discontinued because the hedging instrument is sold, terminated or no longer designated, the amount reported in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax up to the date of sale, termination or de-designation continues to be reported in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax until the forecasted transaction or the hedged item affects earnings. See Note (6) and Note (11) for additional information on the fair value of the hedges at December 31, 2011.

(i) Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are initially recorded at cost and are depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives ranging from 1 to 12 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or their respective lease terms. As property and equipment are taken out of service, the cost and related accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed. The write-off of any material residual net book value is reflected as a loss in Operating expenses – Other in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Management reviews the remaining useful lives and carrying values of property and equipment to determine whether events and circumstances indicate that a change in the useful life or impairment in value may have occurred. Indicators of impairment monitored by management include a decrease in the market price of the asset, an accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected in the acquisition or development of the asset, historical and projected cash flows associated with the asset and an expectation that the asset will be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of its previously estimated useful life. Should there be an indication of a change in the useful life or an impairment in value, Federated compares the carrying value of the asset to the probability-weighted undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the underlying asset over its remaining useful life to determine whether an impairment has occurred. If the carrying value of the asset exceeds the undiscounted cash flows, the asset is written down to fair value which is determined based on prices of similar assets if available or discounted cash flows. Impairment adjustments are recognized in Operating Expenses – Other in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

(j) Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use

Certain internal and external costs incurred in connection with developing or obtaining software for internal use are capitalized. These capitalized costs are included in Property and equipment, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the software or four years. These assets are subject to the impairment test used for other categories of property and equipment described in Note (1)(i).

(k) Intangible Assets

Intangible assets, consisting primarily of goodwill, customer relationship intangible assets, renewable investment advisory contracts and noncompete agreements acquired in connection with various acquisitions, are recorded at fair value determined using a discounted cash flow model as of the date of acquisition. The discounted cash flow model considers various factors to project future cash flows expected to be generated from the asset. Given the investment advisory nature of Federated’s business and of the businesses acquired over the years, these factors typically include: (1) an estimated rate of change for underlying managed assets; (2) expected revenue per managed asset; (3) incremental operating expenses; (4) useful life of the acquired asset; and (5) a discount rate. Management estimates a rate of change for underlying managed assets based on a combination of an estimated rate of market appreciation or depreciation and an estimated net redemption or sales rate. Expected revenue per managed asset, incremental operating expenses and the useful life of the acquired asset are generally based on contract terms, average market participant data and historical experience. The discount rate is estimated at the current market rate of return. After the fair value of all separately identifiable assets has been estimated, goodwill is recorded to the extent the consideration paid for the acquisition exceeds the sum of the fair values of the separately identifiable acquired assets and assumed liabilities.

Federated amortizes finite-lived identifiable intangible assets using a method that reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible asset are expected to be consumed or otherwise used. Federated uses either the straight-line or an accelerated method of amortization after considering specific characteristics of the underlying fund shareholder base to forecast the pattern in which the economic benefits will be consumed, including fund shareholder behavior, demographics and persistency levels. The assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives, which range from 5 to 11 years. Management periodically evaluates the remaining useful lives and carrying values of the intangible assets to determine whether events and circumstances indicate that a change in the useful life or impairment in value may have occurred.

Indicators of impairment monitored by management include a decline in the level of managed assets, changes to contractual provisions underlying certain intangible assets and reductions in underlying operating cash flows. Should there be an indication of a change in the useful life or impairment in value of the finite-lived intangible assets, Federated compares the carrying value of the asset and its related useful life to the projected undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the underlying asset over its remaining useful life to determine whether impairment has occurred. If the carrying value of the asset exceeds the undiscounted cash flows, the asset is written down to its fair value determined using discounted cash flows. Federated writes-off the cost and accumulated amortization balances for all fully amortized intangible assets.

Federated has determined that certain acquired assets, specifically, certain renewable investment advisory contracts, have indefinite useful lives. In reaching this conclusion, management considered the legal, regulatory and contractual provisions of the investment advisory contract that enable the renewal of the contract, the level of cost and effort required in renewing the investment advisory contract, and the effects of obsolescence, demand, competition and other economic factors that could impact the funds’ projected performance and existence. The contracts generally renew annually and the value of these acquired assets assumes renewal. These indefinite-lived intangible assets are reviewed for impairment annually or whenever events or circumstances indicate that a change in the useful life or impairment in value may have occurred. Indicators of impairment monitored by management include a decline in the level of managed assets, changes to contractual provisions of the renewable investment advisory contracts and reductions in underlying operating cash flows. Federated estimates the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets and compares it to the remaining book value of the assets to determine whether an impairment charge is necessary. Impairment is indicated when the carrying value of the intangible assets exceed their fair value.

Federated tests goodwill for impairment at least annually or when indicators of potential impairment exist. Goodwill is evaluated at the reporting unit level. Federated has determined that it has a single reporting unit consistent with its single operating segment based on the fact that Federated’s operations are managed as a single business: investment management. Federated does not have multiple operating segments or business components for which discrete financial information is prepared. Federated uses a two-step process to test for and measure impairment which begins with an estimation of the fair value of its reporting unit by considering Federated’s market capitalization. If Federated’s market capitalization falls to a level below its recorded book value of net assets, Federated’s goodwill would be considered for possible impairment.

(l) Deferred Sales Commissions

Federated pays upfront commissions to broker/dealers to promote the sale of certain mutual fund shares. Under various fund-related contracts, Federated is entitled to distribution and servicing fees from the mutual fund over the life of such shares. Both of these fees are calculated as a percentage of average managed assets associated with the related classes of shares. For certain share classes, Federated is also entitled to receive a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), which is collected from certain redeeming shareholders.

For share classes that pay both a distribution fee and CDSC, Federated generally capitalizes a portion of the upfront commissions as deferred sales commissions, dependent upon expected recoverability rates. The deferred sales commission asset is amortized over the estimated period of benefit of up to eight years. Deferred sales commission amortization expense was $7.4 million, $12.2 million and $18.5 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and was included in Operating expenses – Other on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Distribution and shareholder service fees are recognized in Other service fees, net-affiliates on the Consolidated Statements of Income over the life of the mutual fund share class. CDSCs collected on these share classes are used to reduce the deferred sales commission asset. Federated reviews the carrying value of deferred sales commission assets on a periodic basis to determine whether a significant long-term decline in the equity or bond markets or other events or circumstances indicate that an impairment in value may have occurred. Should there be an indication of an impairment in value, Federated compares the carrying value of the asset to the probability-weighted undiscounted future cash flows of the underlying asset to determine whether an impairment has occurred. Management writes down the asset balance to fair value when reasonably estimable expected future cash flows are not expected to be sufficient to fully amortize the remaining deferred sales commission asset.

For share classes that do not pay both a distribution fee and CDSC, Federated expenses the cost of the upfront commission as incurred in Distribution expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income and credits Distribution expense for any CDSCs collected.

(m) Foreign Currency Translation

The balance sheets of certain wholly owned foreign subsidiaries of Federated and certain consolidated foreign-denominated investment products are translated at the current exchange rate as of the end of the accounting period and the related income or loss is translated at the average exchange rate in effect during the period. Net exchange gains and losses resulting from these translations are excluded from income and are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are reflected in Operating Expenses – Other in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

(n) Treasury Stock

Federated accounts for acquisitions of treasury stock at cost and reports total treasury stock held as a deduction from Federated Investors shareholders’ equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. At the date of subsequent reissue, the treasury stock account is reduced by the cost of such stock on a specific-identification basis. Additional paid-in capital from treasury stock transactions is increased as Federated reissues treasury stock for more than the cost of the shares. If Federated issues treasury stock for less than its cost, Additional paid-in capital from treasury stock transactions is reduced to no less than zero. Once this account is at zero, any further required reductions are recorded to Retained earnings on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(o) Revenue Recognition

Revenue from providing investment advisory, administrative and other services (including distribution, shareholder servicing and retirement plan recordkeeping) is recognized during the period in which the services are performed. Investment advisory, administrative and the majority of other service fees are generally calculated as a percentage of total net assets of the investment portfolios that are managed by Federated. The fair value of the investment portfolios is primarily determined using quoted market prices or independent third-party broker or dealer price quotes. In limited circumstances, a quotation or price evaluation is not readily available from a pricing source. In these cases, pricing is determined by management based on a prescribed valuation process that has been approved by the directors/trustees of the sponsored products. For the periods presented, a de minimus amount of assets under management were priced by Federated management. Federated may waive certain fees for competitive reasons such as to maintain positive or zero net yields, to meet regulatory requirements or to meet contractual requirements. Federated waived fees of $724.9 million, $653.1 million and $645.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, nearly all of which was for competitive reasons. The increase in fee waivers for the year ended December 31, 2011 as compared to the same period of 2010 was primarily due to a $79.1 million increase in fee waivers to maintain positive or zero net yields. Fee waivers may continue to increase in order to maintain positive or zero net yields in addition to other competitive reasons. Fee waivers to maintain positive or zero net yields are partially offset by a related reduction to distribution expense and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (see Note (4) for additional information on the net impact of these waivers).

Federated has contractual arrangements with third parties to provide certain fund-related services. Management considers various factors to determine whether Federated’s revenue should be recorded based on the gross amount payable by the funds or net of payments to third-party service providers. Management’s analysis is based on whether Federated is acting as the principal service provider or as an agent. The primary factors considered include: (1) whether the customer holds Federated or the service provider responsible for the fulfillment and acceptability of the services to be provided; (2) whether Federated has any practical latitude in negotiating the price to pay a third-party provider; (3) whether Federated or the customer selects the ultimate service provider; and (4) whether Federated has credit risk in the arrangement. Generally, the less the customer is directly involved with or participates in making decisions regarding the ultimate third-party service provider, the more supportive the facts are that Federated is acting as the principal in these transactions and should therefore report gross revenues. As a result of considering these factors, investment advisory fees, distribution fees and certain other service fees are recorded gross of payments made to third parties.

(p) Share-Based Compensation

Federated recognizes compensation costs based on grant-date fair value for all share-based awards granted, modified or settled after January 1, 2006, as well as for any awards that were granted prior to January 1, 2006 for which requisite service has not yet been provided.

Federated issues shares for share-based awards from treasury stock. For restricted stock awards, the fair value of the award is calculated as the difference between the closing market value of Federated’s Class B common stock on the date of grant and the purchase price paid by the employee, if any. Federated estimates the grant-date fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Federated’s awards are generally subject to graded vesting schedules. Compensation expense is adjusted for estimated forfeitures and is recognized on a straight-line or modified straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award. Compensation expense also includes dividends paid on forfeited awards. Forfeiture assumptions are evaluated on a quarterly basis and updated as necessary.

For awards granted prior to January 1, 2006 with provisions that allow for accelerated vesting upon retirement, Federated recognizes expense over the vesting period of the awards, regardless of the employee’s attainment of retirement age. Beginning January 1, 2006, for all newly granted awards with provisions that allow for accelerated vesting upon retirement, Federated recognizes expense over the shorter of the vesting period or the period between grant date and the date on which the employee meets the minimum age requirement for retirement.

(q) Leases

Federated classifies leases as operating in accordance with the provisions of lease accounting. Rent expense under noncancelable operating leases with scheduled rent increases or rent holidays is accounted for on a straight-line basis over the lease term, beginning on the date of initial possession or the effective date of the lease agreement. The amount of the excess of straight-line rent expense over scheduled payments is recorded as a deferred liability. Build-out allowances and other such lease incentives are recorded as deferred credits, and are amortized on a straight-line basis as a reduction of rent expense beginning in the period they are deemed to be earned, which generally coincides with the effective date of the lease. The current portion of unamortized deferred lease costs and build-out allowances is included in Other current liabilities and the long-term portion is included in Other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(r) Advertising Costs

Federated generally expenses the cost of all advertising and promotional activities as incurred. Certain printed matter, however, such as sales brochures, are accounted for as prepaid supplies and are included in Other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets until they no longer are owned or expected to be used, at which time their costs are expensed. Federated expensed advertising costs of $2.6 million, $0.2 million and $0.1 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

(s) Income Taxes

Federated accounts for income taxes under the liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Federated recognizes a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence regarding future taxable income, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

Regarding the recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, Federated follows a two-step process prescribed by GAAP. The first step for evaluating a tax position involves first determining whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination by the appropriate taxing authorities. The second step then requires a company to measure the tax position benefit as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Federated classifies any interest and penalties on tax liabilities on the Consolidated Statements of Income as components of Nonoperating Income (Expenses) – Other, net and Operating Expenses – Other, respectively.

(t) Earnings Per Share

Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated under the two-class method. Pursuant to the two-class method, Federated’s unvested restricted stock awards with nonforfeitable rights to dividends are considered participating securities and are included in the computation of earnings per share.

(u) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax is reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity and includes net of tax, the unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale, foreign currency translation adjustments and the effective portion of the gain or loss on a derivative instrument designated and qualifying as a cash flow or net investment hedge.

(v) Loss Contingencies

Federated accrues for estimated costs, including legal costs related to existing lawsuits, claims and proceedings when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the costs can be reasonably estimated. Accruals are reviewed at least quarterly and are adjusted to reflect the impact and status of settlements, rulings, advice of counsel and other information pertinent to a particular matter. Significant differences could exist between the actual cost required to investigate, litigate and/or settle a claim or the ultimate outcome of a suit and management’s estimate. These differences could have a material impact on Federated’s results of operations, financial position and/or cash flows. Recoveries of losses are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income when receipt is deemed probable.

(w) Business Segments

Business or operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is regularly evaluated by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.

Federated does not have multiple operating segments or business components for which discrete financial information is prepared. Federated operates in one operating segment, the investment management business, nearly all of which is conducted within the United States. Federated’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Federated’s chief operating decision maker. Federated’s CEO utilizes a consolidated approach to assess performance and allocate resources.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Receivables, reserve	$ 121	$ 60
Treasury stock, shares	25,762,366	25,841,365
Class A [Member]
Common stock, no par value	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, shares authorized	20,000	20,000
Common stock, shares issued	9,000	9,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	9,000	9,000
Class B [Member]
Common stock, no par value	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, shares authorized	900,000,000	900,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	129,505,456	129,505,456

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Recourse Debt and Interest Rate Swap

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Recourse Debt And Interest Rate Swap [Abstract]

Recourse Debt and Interest Rate Swap

(11) Recourse Debt and Interest Rate Swap

Recourse debt at December 31 consisted of the following:

dollars in thousands	Weighted-Average  Interest Rates at December 31,				2011		2010
	20111		2010
Term Loan2	3.646	%	4.396	%	$	361,250	$	403,750
Less: Short-term debt – recourse					42,500		42,500
Long-term debt – recourse					$	318,750	$	361,250

1 See additional information below regarding the interest rate fixed at 3.646% in connection with an interest rate swap, which expires on April 1, 2015.

2 The term loan borrowings under the Credit Agreement expire on June 10, 2016.

In the second quarter 2011, Federated entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among Federated, certain of its subsidiaries, PNC Bank, National Association as administrative agent, a syndicate of 19 banks led by PNC Capital Markets LLC as sole bookrunner and joint lead arranger and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. as joint lead arranger (Credit Agreement). The Credit Agreement amended and restated Federated’s prior $425 million term loan facility dated April 9, 2010. The borrowings of $382.5 million under the Credit Agreement represented the remaining principal balance from the prior $425 million term loan. The Credit Agreement qualified for modification accounting treatment. Accordingly, closing costs of $1.8 million were capitalized in the second quarter 2011 and are being amortized over the 5-year term of the amended loan.

The Credit Agreement expires on June 10, 2016 and requires principal payments of $10.6 million per quarter for the first three years and $28.3 million per quarter for the fourth and fifth years and a final payment of $28.3 million due upon its expiration. Certain subsidiaries entered into an Amended and Restated Continuing Agreement of Guaranty and Suretyship whereby these subsidiaries guarantee payment of all obligations incurred through the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement also includes representations, warranties and other financial and non-financial covenants. Federated was in compliance with all such covenants at and for the year ended December 31, 2011.

The borrowings under the term loan component of the Credit Agreement bear interest at a reduced spread over LIBOR, as compared to the prior term loan. The interest rate swap (the Swap) that Federated entered into with PNC Bank, National Association and certain other banks during 2010 to hedge its interest rate risk associated with the prior $425 million term loan remains in effect.

Under the Swap, which expires on April 1, 2015, Federated will receive payments based on LIBOR plus a spread and will make payments based on an annual fixed rate of 3.646%. The Swap requires monthly cash settlements of interest paid or received. The differential between the interest paid or interest received from the monthly settlements will be recorded as adjustments to Debt expense – recourse on the Consolidated Statements of Income. The Swap is accounted for as a cash flow hedge and has been determined to be highly effective. Federated evaluates effectiveness using the long-haul method. Changes in the fair value of the Swap will likely be offset by an equal and opposite change in the fair value of the hedged item, therefore very little, if any, net impact on reported earnings is expected. The fair value of the Swap agreement at December 31, 2011 was a liability of $15.2 million which was recorded in Other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The entire amount of this loss in fair value was recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2011. During the next twelve months management expects to charge $6.4 million of this loss to Debt expense – recourse on the Consolidated Statements of Income as a component of Federated’s fixed interest rate of 3.646%. This amount could differ from amounts actually recognized due to changes in interest rates subsequent to December 31, 2011 and will not affect the amount of interest expense recognized in total on the Credit Agreement for any period presented. During the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, $8.3 million and $6.5 million, respectively, were charged to Debt expense – recourse on the Consolidated Statements of Income as a component of Federated’s fixed interest rate associated with the Swap.

The Credit Agreement also contains a $200 million revolving credit facility. This new revolving credit facility replaced the previous $200 million revolving credit facility, which was scheduled to expire on October 31, 2011, and was terminated in connection with Federated’s entry into the Credit Agreement. Federated had no borrowings outstanding on the previous revolving credit facility. Federated pays an annual facility fee, currently 15 basis points, based on its credit rating. Borrowings under the new revolving credit facility bear interest similar to the term loan borrowings under the Credit Agreement except the London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR) spread is currently 110 basis points, based on Federated's credit rating. As of December 31, 2011, the entire $200 million revolving credit facility was available for borrowings.

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	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Feb. 16, 2012 Class A [Member]	Feb. 16, 2012 Class B [Member]
Entity Registrant Name	FEDERATED INVESTORS INC /PA/
Entity Central Index Key	0001056288
Trading Symbol	FII
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			9,000	103,743,090
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float		$ 2,200,000,000

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Employee Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

(12) Employee Benefit Plans

(a) 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan

Federated offers a 401(k) plan covering substantially all employees. Under the 401(k) plan, employees can make salary deferral contributions at a rate of 1% to 50% of their annual compensation (as defined in the 401(k) plan), subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations. Federated makes a matching contribution in an amount equal to 100% of the first 2% that each participant defers and 50% of the next 4% of deferral contributions. Forfeitures of unvested matching contributions are used to offset future matching contributions.

Matching contributions to the 401(k) plan recognized in Compensation and related expense amounted to $4.0 million, $3.9 million and $3.9 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Vesting in Federated’s matching contributions commences once a participant in the 401(k) plan has been employed at least two years and worked at least 1,000 hours per year. Upon completion of two years of service, 20% of Federated’s contribution included in a participant’s account vests and 20% vests for each of the following four years if the participant works at least 1,000 hours per year. Employees are immediately vested in their 401(k) salary deferral contributions.

A Federated employee becomes eligible to participate in the profit sharing plan if they are employed on the last day of the year and have worked at least 500 hours for the year. The profit sharing plan is a defined contribution plan to which Federated may contribute amounts as authorized by its board of directors. No contributions have been made to the profit sharing plan in 2011, 2010 or 2009. At December 31, 2011, the profit sharing plan held 0.5 million shares of Federated Class B common stock.

(b) Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Federated offers an employee stock purchase plan that allows employees to purchase a maximum of 750,000 shares of Class B common stock. Employees may contribute up to 10% of their salary to purchase shares of Federated’s Class B common stock on a quarterly basis at the market price. The shares purchased under this plan may be newly issued shares, treasury shares or shares purchased on the open market. As of December 31, 2011, 128,712 shares were purchased by employees in this plan on the open market since the plan’s inception in 1998.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income attributable to Federated Shareholders Schedule (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009		Dec. 31, 2008
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income attributable to Federated Shareholders [Abstract]
Unrealized Loss on Hedging Instruments Net of Tax Reconciliation Value	$ (9,266)		$ (7,627)		$ 0		$ 0
Unrealized (Loss) Gain on Securities Available for Sale Net Of Tax Reconciliation Value	325		3,264		424		(310)
Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss) Net of Tax Reconciliation Value	329		668		1,090		607
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(8,612)		(3,695)		1,514		(297)
Unrealized Loss on Hedging Instruments Change in Market Value, Net of Tax	(7,005)	[1]	(11,828)	[1]	0	[1]
Unrealized (Loss) Gain on Securities Available for Sale Change in Market Value, Net of Tax	(1,449)	[1]	3,642	[1]	483	[1]
Total Change in Market Value Net Of Tax	(8,454)	[1]	(8,186)	[1]	483	[1]
Unrealized Loss on Hedging Instruments Reclassification Adjustment, Net of Tax	5,366	[2]	4,201	[2]	0	[2]
Unrealized (Loss) Gain on Securities Available For Sale, Reclassification Adjustment, Net of Tax	(1,490)	[2]	(802)	[2]	251	[2]
Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss) Reclassification Adjustment, Net of Tax	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]
Total Reclassification Adjustment Net of Tax	3,876	[2]	3,399	[2]	251	[2]
Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss), Gain (Loss) on currency conversion, Net of Tax	(339)	[3]	(422)	[3]	483	[3]
Change in market value of the hedging instruments, tax	(4,458)		(6,369)
Change in market value of securities available for sale, tax	(1,337)		2,640		277
Reclassification adjustment for hedging instruments, tax	(2,889)		(2,262)
Reclassification adjustment for available for sale securities, tax	802		431		(134)
Foreign currency translation gain/loss, tax	$ (183)		$ (227)		$ 260

[1] The tax (benefit) expense related to the change in market value of the hedging instruments was $(4,458) and $(6,369) for 2011 and 2010, respectively. The tax (benefit) expense related to the change in market value of securities available for sale was $(1,337), $2,640 and $277 for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

[2] The tax (expense) benefit related to the reclassification adjustment for the hedging instruments was $(2,889) and $(2,262) for 2011 and 2010, respectively. The tax (expense) benefit related to the reclassification adjustments for securities available for sale was $802, $431 and $(134) for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively

[3] The tax (benefit) expense related to the foreign currency translation gain/loss was $(183), $(227) and $260 for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

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Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009
Revenue
Investment advisory fees, net-affiliates	$ 524,779		$ 579,159		$ 691,170
Investment advisory fees, net-other	61,561		60,245		58,653
Administrative service fees, net-affiliates	220,356		215,643		261,610
Other service fees, net-affiliates	73,343		82,476		148,586
Other service fees, net-other	12,042		11,559		10,413
Other, net	3,033		2,861		5,518
Total revenue	895,114		951,943		1,175,950
Operating Expenses
Compensation and related	245,439		242,853		254,428
Distribution	235,670		259,210		410,019
Professional service fees	53,737		18,980		38,133
Office and occupancy	24,689		22,958		24,509
Systems and communications	22,971		22,828		23,470
Advertising and promotional	13,413		10,110		11,085
Travel and related	12,174		11,461		11,374
Intangible asset related	7,915		22,511		32,574
Other	21,651		31,241		41,131
Total operating expenses	637,659		642,152		846,723
Operating income	257,455		309,791		329,227
Nonoperating Income (Expenses)
Investment income, net	4,827		3,330		1,037
Gain on securities, net	1,432	[1]	3,542	[1]	2,271	[1]
Debt expense - recourse	(17,047)		(15,049)		(4,345)
Other, net	(296)		(494)		(1,372)
Total nonoperating expenses, net	(11,084)		(8,671)		(2,409)
Income before income taxes	246,371		301,120		326,818
Income tax provision	91,288		111,957		118,278
Net income including noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	155,083		189,163		208,540
Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	4,177		10,049		11,248
Net income	$ 150,906		$ 179,114		$ 197,292
Amounts attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.
Earnings Per Share, Basic	$ 1.45	[2]	$ 1.73	[2]	$ 1.93	[2]
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$ 1.45	[2]	$ 1.73	[2]	$ 1.92	[2]
Cash dividends per share	$ 0.96		$ 2.22		$ 0.96

[1] Amounts related to consolidated investment companies totaled $(1.2) million, $1.5 million and $2.3 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

[2] Federated Common Stock excludes unvested restricted stock which are deemed participating securities in accordance with the two-class method of computing earnings per share.

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Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

(6) Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or the price paid to transfer a liability as of the measurement date. A three-tier, fair-value reporting hierarchy exists for disclosure of fair value measurements based on the observability of the inputs to the valuation of financial assets and liabilities. The three levels are:

Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets. Level 1 assets may include equity and debt securities that are traded in an active exchange market, including shares of mutual funds.

Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 assets and liabilities may include debt and equity securities, purchased loans and over-the-counter derivative contracts whose fair value is determined using a pricing model without significant unobservable market data inputs.

Level 3 – Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable in active exchange markets.

(a) Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis

Fair value measurements for classes of Federated’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following at December 31:

	2011								2010
	Fair Value Measurements Using								Fair Value Measurements Using
in thousands	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	49,273	$	0	$	0	$	49,273	$	198,756	$	0	$	0	$	198,756
Available-for-sale equity securities	159,539		0		0		159,539		105,724		0		0		105,724
Trading securities – equity	10,805		18,653		0		29,458		6,937		4,431		0		11,368
Trading securities – debt	216		83,831		0		84,047		10,016		7,777		0		17,793
Foreign currency forward contract	0		55		0		55		0		68		0		68
Total financial assets	$	219,833	$	102,539	$	0	$	322,372	$	321,433	$	12,276	$	0	$	333,709
Financial Liabilities
Interest rate swap	$	0	$	15,241	$	0	$	15,241	$	0	$	11,734	$	0	$	11,734
SunTrust Acquisition future consideration payments liability	0		0		13,404		13,404		0		0		20,058		20,058
Foreign currency forward contracts	0		245		0		245		0		0		0		0
Total financial liabilities	$	0	$	15,486	$	13,404	$	28,890	$	0	$	11,734	$	20,058	$	31,792

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Federated did not hold any nonfinancial assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2011 or December 31, 2010.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include investments in money market funds and deposits with banks. Cash and cash equivalents invested in Federated money market funds totaled $45.8 million and $194.5 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Cash investments in money market funds are valued under the market approach through the use of quoted market prices in an active market, which is the net asset value of the underlying funds, and are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

Available-for-sale equity securities

Available-for-sale equity securities include investments in sponsored fluctuating-value mutual funds and are included in Investments - affiliates on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The securities are valued under the market approach through the use of quoted market prices available in an active market, which is the net asset value of the underlying funds, and are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. There is no modeling or additional information needed to arrive at the fair values of these investments.

Trading securities - equity

These trading securities primarily represent the equity securities held by consolidated investment funds and are included in Investments - other on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. For the publicly traded equity securities available in an active exchange market, whether domestic or foreign, the fair value of these securities is often classified as Level 1 and is based on unadjusted quoted market prices. From time to time, however, the fair value of certain equity securities traded principally in foreign markets may be determined by third-party pricing services when it has been determined that there has been a significant trend in the U.S. equity markets or in index futures trading. The determination to use the third-party pricing service versus the unadjusted quoted market price is the cause for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for these securities. For the period between December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2011, approximately $3.5 million of investments transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 as a result of a determination by management to use adjusted quoted market prices because there had been a significant trend in the U.S. equity markets or in index futures trading after the foreign markets closed on December 31, 2010, as compared to using unadjusted quoted market prices to determine fair values of these equity securities at December 31, 2011. Transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy are reported at fair values as of the beginning of the period in which the transfers occur.

At December 31, 2011, equity trading securities also included shares of an offshore master investment fund held by a consolidated feeder fund. The offshore master investment fund, which is not publicly traded in an active exchange market, makes investments in global project and trade finance transactions. The $17.9 million fair value of the feeder fund's investment in the master fund was determined using the net asset value of the master fund, as a practical expedient, and was classified as Level 2 in the valuation hierarchy at December 31, 2011. Certain near-term, lock-up restrictions surrounding the holding period of the feeder fund's investment in the master fund existed at December 31, 2011, but did not materially impact the measurement of fair value.

Trading securities - debt

These trading securities primarily represent high-quality short-term debt securities held by a consolidated, non-U.S. dollar-denominated money market fund ($77.1 million). Such assets had a maximum weighted-average maturity of 15 days at December 31, 2011 and were valued based on amortized cost, which approximates fair value given the high-quality, short-term nature of these securities. The remaining amount of trading debt securities primarily represents U.S. and foreign investment-grade bonds held by consolidated sponsored investment funds. The fair value of these securities may include observable market data such as closing market prices provided by independent pricing services after considering factors such as the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers and general market conditions. The entire amount of these securities is included in Investments - other on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Foreign currency forward contracts

The fair value of foreign currency forward contracts is included in Receivables or Accounts payable and accrued expense on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These contracts are entered into by Federated to hedge foreign exchange risk related to investments denominated in foreign currencies. Additionally, certain consolidated sponsored investment funds may hold foreign currency forward contracts as part of their investment strategy. Pricing is determined by interpolating a value by utilizing the spot foreign exchange rate and forward points (based on the spot rate and currency interest rate differentials), which are all inputs that are observable in active markets.

Interest rate swap

The fair value of Federated's interest rate swap is included in Other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Pricing is determined based on a third-party, model-derived valuation in which all significant inputs are observable in active markets including the Eurodollar future rate and yields for three- and thirty-year Treasury securities. See Note (11) for more information regarding the swap.

SunTrust Acquisition future consideration payments liability

The liability for future consideration payments related to the SunTrust Acquisition is recorded at fair value on a recurring basis in Other current liabilities ($4.0 million) and Other long-term liabilities ($9.4 million) on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2011. Management estimated the fair value of future consideration payments related to the SunTrust Acquisition based primarily upon expected future cash flows using an income approach valuation methodology with unobservable market data inputs (Level 3). Such inputs included (1) an estimated rate of change for underlying assets under management based on estimated net redemptions or sales; (2) expected net revenue per managed asset based generally on contract terms; and (3) a discount rate estimated at the current market rate of return.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending fair-value measurements of Federated’s liability for future consideration payments related to the SunTrust Acquisition:

in thousands
Balance at December 31, 2010	$	20,058
Adjustment to reflect final valuation1	(2,600		)
Changes in fair value2	900
Contingent consideration payments	(4,954		)
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	13,404

1 As a result of finalizing the valuation relating to the SunTrust Acquisition in the first quarter 2011, this adjustment was required in order to revise the preliminary estimate of fair value.

2 Amounts included in Intangible asset related expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

(b) Fair Value Measurements on a Nonrecurring Basis

Since 2008, Federated experienced significant declines in the assets under management related to certain quantitative investment products acquired in 2006. The declines in assets under management reflected significant market depreciation as well as investor net redemptions. In light of these declines in assets under management, performance relative to peers and indices and the uncertainty regarding each of these in the future, the carrying values of the related intangible assets were tested for recoverability at various times over the past several years. In 2009, as a result of management’s impairment testing, Federated recorded a $15.5 million impairment charge in Intangible asset related expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income. Management’s quarterly recoverability test of the carrying value of these intangible assets performed as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010 indicated that the carrying values were not fully recoverable. Cash flow projections at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010 were lower than previous projections prepared in connection with recoverability testing as a result of actual and projected declines in assets under management in excess of prior estimates. Management estimated the fair value of these intangible assets at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010 based primarily upon expected future cash flows using an income approach valuation methodology with unobservable market data inputs (Level 3). Such inputs included (1) an estimated rate of change for underlying assets under management; (2) expected revenue per managed asset; (3) direct operating expenses; and (4) a discount rate. Management estimated a rate of change for underlying assets under management based on a combination of an estimated rate of market appreciation or depreciation and an estimated net redemption or sales rate. Expected revenue per managed asset and direct operating expenses are generally based on contract terms, average market participant data and historical experience. The discount rate was estimated at the current market rate of return. In addition, because of the subjective nature of the projected discounted cash flows, management considered several scenarios and used probability weighting to calculate the expected future cash flows attributable to the intangible assets. The probability-weighted scenarios assumed growth rates in assets under management ranging from -100% to 9% over the cash-flow projection period. As a result of these fair value analyses, during 2010 Federated recorded a $10.2 million impairment charge on the Consolidated Statements of Income, $8.2 million of which was included in Intangible asset related expenses with the remainder in Operating expenses – Other. The related customer relationship intangible assets were written down to $2.0 million, the noncompete agreement included in Other intangible assets was written down to $0.8 million and the related fixed assets were written down to $0.7 million as of December 31, 2010. Intangible asset amortization expense and fixed asset depreciation for future periods were reduced as a result of this impairment. Given the uncertainties regarding future market conditions, the timing and pace of a forecasted recovery and possible prolonged periods of underperformance of the quantitative products compared to peers and indices and the significance of these factors to assets under management, management cannot be certain of the outcome of future undiscounted cash flow analyses for these assets with a remaining net book value of $2.8 million at December 31, 2011.

As a result of deterioration in the resale market for used aircraft in 2008 and 2009 and management’s intent to sell its aircraft before the end of its previously estimated useful life, Federated recognized impairment charges totaling $5.2 million to write down the carrying value of one of Federated’s aircraft in 2009. Based upon independent valuation and market data for similar assets (Level 2), management estimated the value of this aircraft less expected costs to sell to be $3.4 million at December 31, 2009. The impairment charges were recorded as operating expense in Other on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2009. In the first quarter 2010, this aircraft was sold for net proceeds of $3.3 million. The loss on sale was recorded as an operating expense in Other on the Consolidated Statements of Income in the first quarter of 2010.

(c) Fair Value Measurements of Other Financial Instruments

The fair value of Federated’s recourse debt is estimated based on the current market rate for debt with similar remaining maturities. Based on this fair value estimate, the carrying value of recourse debt appearing on the Consolidated Balance Sheets approximates fair value.

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Consolidation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

(5) Consolidation

Federated is involved with various entities in the normal course of business that may be deemed to be voting rights entities or VIEs. In accordance with Federated’s consolidation accounting policy, Federated first determines whether the entity being evaluated is a voting rights entity or a VIE. Once this determination is made, Federated proceeds with its evaluation of whether or not to consolidate the entity. The disclosures below represent the results of such evaluations pertaining to 2011 and 2010.

(a) Consolidated Voting Interest Entities

Federated has a majority interest (50.5%) and acts as the general partner in Passport Research Ltd., a limited partnership. Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. is the limited partner with a 49.5% interest. The partnership acts as investment adviser to two sponsored funds. Noncontrolling interests in this subsidiary are included in Nonredeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiary on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(b) Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

From time to time, Federated invests in investment companies that meet the definition of a VIE for general corporate investment purposes or, in the case of newly launched products, in order to provide investable cash thereby allowing the product to establish a performance history. Most of Federated’s sponsored mutual funds meet the definition of a VIE primarily due to the fact that given the funds' typical series fund structure, the shareholders of each participating portfolio underlying the series fund generally lack the ability as an individual group to make decisions through voting rights regarding the board of directors/trustees of the fund. Federated’s investment in investment companies represents its maximum exposure to loss. As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, Federated was the sole or majority investor in certain investment companies and was deemed to be the primary beneficiary since Federated’s majority interest would absorb the majority of the variability of the net assets of the VIE. At December 31, 2011, the aggregate assets and liabilities of such entities that Federated consolidated were $111.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively, and Federated recorded $0.5 million to Redeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries on Federated’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. At December 31, 2010, the aggregate assets and liabilities of such entities that Federated consolidated were $27.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, and Federated recorded $1.5 million to Redeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries on Federated’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The assets of the investment companies are primarily classified as Investments and Cash and cash equivalents on Federated’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and are restricted for use by the investment company. The liabilities of the investment companies are primarily classified as Accounts payable and accrued expenses on Federated’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and primarily represent unsettled trades and operating liabilities of the entities.

Federated’s conclusion to consolidate an investment company may vary from period to period based on changes in Federated’s percentage interest in the entity resulting from changes in the number of fund shares held by either Federated or third parties. Given that the entities follow investment company accounting, which prescribes fair-value accounting, a deconsolidation generally does not result in gains or losses for Federated. During 2011, Federated deconsolidated two sponsored mutual funds based on a determination that it no longer was the primary beneficiary of the funds as a result of new subscriptions in fund shares by unrelated third parties. Accordingly, Federated deconsolidated $17.7 million in Investments and $7.6 million in Redeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of the dates of deconsolidation. During 2010, Federated deconsolidated a sponsored mutual fund based on a determination that it no longer was the primary beneficiary of the fund as a result of new subscriptions in fund shares by unrelated third parties. Accordingly, Federated deconsolidated $22.0 million in Investments and $21.3 million in Redeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of the date of deconsolidation. There was no impact to the Consolidated Statements of Income in 2011, 2010 or 2009 from entities upon their deconsolidation.

Neither creditors nor equity investors in the investment companies have any recourse to Federated’s general credit. In the ordinary course of business, from time to time, Federated may choose to waive certain fees or assume operating expenses of sponsored investment companies for competitive, regulatory or contractual reasons (see Note (1)(o) for information regarding fee waivers). Federated has not provided financial support to any of these entities outside the ordinary course of business.

(c) Non-Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

At December 31, 2011 and 2010, Federated was involved with certain VIEs in which it held a variable interest but for which it was not the primary beneficiary. The assets and liabilities of these unconsolidated VIEs and Federated’s maximum risk of loss related thereto were as follows at December 31:

	2011						2010
in millions	Unconsolidated VIE assets		Unconsolidated VIE Liabilities		Total remaining carrying value of investment and maximum risk of loss		Unconsolidated VIE assets		Unconsolidated VIE Liabilities		Total remaining carrying value of investment and maximum risk of loss
Investment companies1	$	290,517.7	$	—	$	221.5	$	275,365.1	$	—	$	297.0
CDOs2	$	2.1	$	12.0	$	0	$	12.8	$	121.6	$	0
Equity investment	$	4.5	$	0.7	$	7.1	$	6.4	$	2.4	$	7.4

1 The unconsolidated VIE assets for the investment companies represent total net assets under management for the related investment companies. Of Federated’s $221.5 million invested in these entities at December 31, 2011, $44.0 million represents investments in money market funds included in Cash and cash equivalents, with the remaining $177.5 million included in Investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Of Federated’s $297.0 million invested in these entities at December 31, 2010, $191.2 million represents investments in money market funds included in Cash and cash equivalents, with the remaining $105.8 million included in Investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

2 The risk of loss does not include the potential loss associated with related deferred tax assets expiring unutilized.

Investment Companies – Federated's involvement with certain investment companies that are deemed to be VIEs includes serving as the investment manager, or at times, holding a minority interest or both. Federated’s variable interest is not deemed to absorb the majority of the variability of the entity’s net assets. Therefore Federated is not the primary beneficiary of these VIEs and has not consolidated these entities.

In the ordinary course of business, from time to time, Federated may choose to waive certain fees or assume operating expenses of these sponsored investment companies for competitive, regulatory or contractual reasons (see Note (1)(o) for information regarding fee waivers). Federated has not provided financial support to any of these entities outside the ordinary course of business.

Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs) – At December 31, 2010, Federated acted as the investment manager for two CDOs with assets under management of $12.8 million. Because one of these CDOs unwound in the first quarter 2011, Federated acted as the investment manager for only one CDO with assets under management of $2.1 million as of December 31, 2011. This remaining CDO is expected to unwind in the first half of 2012. The CDOs, which are alternative investment products created for the purpose of providing investors with an opportunity for returns that vary with the risk level of their investment, met the definition of a VIE due primarily to the lack of unilateral decision making authority of the equity holders. Federated’s variable interests in the remaining CDO is limited to a 25% pro-rata equity interest and a fixed, asset-based management fee earned prospectively as services are provided. As an equity holder, Federated participates in all rights and obligations to income and expected losses of the CDO on a proportionate basis with all other equity holders. In its role as investment manager, Federated is not entitled to any additional residual return nor is it obligated to absorb any expected losses of the entity. Federated has not provided financial support to the CDO.

Federated was not the primary beneficiary of either of these VIEs at December 31, 2011 or 2010. Upon consideration of the qualitative power and benefits model, Federated determined that as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, neither its 25% pro-rata equity interest nor its management fee potential could result in Federated receiving benefits or absorbing losses that could potentially be significant to either of these entities. Therefore Federated has not consolidated these entities.

Equity Investment – Federated holds a 12% non-voting, noncontrolling interest in both Dix Hills Partners, LLC, a registered investment adviser and commodity trading adviser, and its affiliate, Dix Hills Associates, LLC (collectively, Dix Hills). Dix Hills is based in Jericho, New York and as of December 31, 2011, managed over $700 million in both absolute return and enhanced fixed-income mandates, including a hedge fund strategy and an enhanced cash strategy. Due primarily to the nature of the voting rights of the equity holders, Dix Hills meets the definition of a VIE, however, with its non-voting 12% interest, Federated is not deemed to have power to direct the activities of Dix Hills and therefore is not the primary beneficiary. Federated has not provided financial support to Dix Hills. Federated’s investment in Dix Hills is included in Other long-term assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Earnings Per Share Attributable to Federated Investors, Inc. Shareholders

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share Attributable to Federated Investors, Inc. Shareholders

(17) Earnings Per Share Attributable to Federated Investors, Inc. Shareholders

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share using the two-class method for amounts attributable to Federated Investors, Inc. for the years ended December 31:

in thousands, except per share data	2011			2010			2009
Numerator – Basic
Net income attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.	$	150,906		$	179,114		$	197,292
Less: Total income available to participating unvested restricted shareholders1	(4,922		)	(6,443		)	(4,917		)
Total net income attributable to Federated Common Stock2	$	145,984		$	172,671		$	192,375
Numerator – Diluted
Net income attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.	$	150,906		$	179,114		$	197,292
Less: Total income available to participating unvested restricted shareholders1	(4,921		)	(6,443		)	(4,913		)
Total net income attributable to Federated Common Stock2	$	145,985		$	172,671		$	192,379
Denominator
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding	100,609			99,925			99,923
Dilutive potential shares from stock options	23			68			133
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	100,632			99,993			100,056
Earnings per share
Net income attributable to Federated Common Stock - Basic2	$	1.45		$	1.73		$	1.93
Net income attributable to Federated Common Stock - Diluted2	$	1.45		$	1.73		$	1.92

1 Income available to participating restricted shareholders includes dividends paid to unvested restricted shareholders, net of forfeited dividends, and their proportionate share of undistributed earnings.

2 Federated Common Stock excludes unvested restricted stock which are deemed participating securities in accordance with the two-class method of computing earnings per share.

For the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, 0.7 million, 3.0 million and 2.7 million stock option awards, respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for each year because the exercise price was greater than the average market price of Federated Class B common stock for each respective year. In the event the awards become dilutive, these shares would be included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share and would result in additional dilution.

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Share-Based Compensation Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Share-Based Compensation Plans

(13) Share-Based Compensation Plans

Federated’s long-term stock-incentive compensation has been provided for under the Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan), as amended and subsequently approved by shareholders from time to time. Share-based awards are granted to reward Federated’s employees and non-management directors who have contributed to the success of Federated and to provide incentive to increase their efforts on behalf of Federated. Since the Plan’s inception, a total of 27.1 million shares of Class B common stock have been authorized for granting share-based awards in the form of restricted stock, stock options or other share-based awards. As of December 31, 2011, 6.6 million shares are available under the Plan.

Share-based compensation expense was $19.0 million, $19.1 million and $18.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The associated tax benefits recorded in connection with share-based compensation expense was $7.1 million, $7.2 million and $7.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. At December 31, 2011, the maximum remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to share-based awards approximated $66 million which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 6 years.

(a) Restricted Stock

Federated’s restricted stock awards represent shares of Federated Class B common stock that may be sold by the awardee only once the restrictions lapse, as dictated by the terms of the award. The awards are generally subject to graded vesting schedules that vary in length from three to ten years with a portion of the award vesting each year, as dictated by the terms of the award. For an award with a ten-year vesting period, the restrictions on the vested portion of the award typically lapse on approximately the award’s fifth- and tenth-year anniversaries. Certain restricted stock awards granted pursuant to a key employee bonus program have a three-year graded vesting schedule with restrictions lapsing at each vesting date. During the period of restriction, the recipient receives dividends on all shares awarded, regardless of their vesting status.

The following table summarizes activity of non-vested restricted stock awards for the year ended December 31, 2011:

	Restricted Shares		Weighted- Average Grant- Date Fair Value
Non-vested at January 1, 2011	3,503,326			$	24.14
Granted1	1,011,876			$	19.97
Vested	(646,152	)		$	25.76
Forfeited	(99,029	)		$	23.99
Non-vested at December 31, 2011	3,770,021			$	22.74

1 During the first quarter of 2011, Federated awarded 456,876 shares of restricted Federated Class B common stock in connection with a bonus program in which certain key employees received a portion of their bonus in the form of restricted stock under the Plan. This restricted stock, which was granted on the bonus payment date and issued out of treasury, generally vests over a three-year period. During 2011, Federated awarded 555,000 shares of restricted Federated Class B common stock to certain key employees. The restricted stock award generally vests over a ten-year period with restrictions on the vested portion of the award lapsing on approximately the awards’ fifth- and tenth-year anniversaries.

Federated awarded 1,011,876 shares of restricted Federated Class B common stock with a weighted-average grant-date fair value of $19.97 to employees during 2011; awarded 897,379 shares of restricted Federated Class B common stock with a weighted-average grant-date fair value of $22.97 to employees during 2010; and awarded 1,155,136 shares of restricted Federated Class B common stock with a weighted-average grant-date fair value of $20.41 to employees during 2009.

The total fair value of restricted stock vested during December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $15.4 million, $12.2 million and $6.8 million, respectively.

(b) Stock Options

The outstanding stock options were granted with exercise prices that equaled or exceeded the market price of Federated’s Class B common stock on the grant date. The options generally have graded vesting schedules that vary in length up to ten years and in certain cases, may contain accelerated vesting provisions based upon the attainment of specific performance criteria. The stated exercise period is typically a one-year period following the date on which the entire award becomes fully vested. Each vested option may be exercised for the purchase of one share of Class B common stock at the exercise price. In some cases, Federated awarded stock options with no requisite service requirement. These options, which were fully vested on the date of grant, were immediately exercisable and expire no later than ten years after the grant date.

The following table summarizes the status of and changes in Federated’s stock option program for the year ended December 31, 2011:

	Options		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining  Contractual Life (in years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Outstanding at January 1, 2011	3,215,432		$	28.67
Granted	0		N/A
Exercised	(603,418	)	$	25.07
Forfeited	0		N/A
Expired unexercised	(2,219,535	)	$	29.46
Outstanding at December 31, 2011	392,479		$	29.72	1.3	$	0
Vested at December 31, 2011	392,479		$	29.72	1.3	$	0
Exercisable at December 31, 2011	392,479		$	29.72	1.3	$	0

Total options exercised during December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 were 603,418, 486,150 and 345,275, respectively. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $1.2 million, $2.3 million and $4.0 million, respectively.

There were no stock options granted in 2011 or 2010. Federated granted 12,000 stock options to non-management directors with a weighted-average grant-date fair value of $3.38 during the second quarter of 2009. Federated estimated the grant-date fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions for options granted in 2009: dividend yield based on latest annualized dividend of 4.07%; expected volatility factor based on historical volatility of 24.9%; risk-free interest rate based on the U.S. Treasury strip rate for the expected life of the option of 1.89%; and an expected life of 5 years. The expected life is based on the assumption that these options will be exercised evenly over the life of the option. These awards were granted with an exercise price that was equal to the market price on the date of grant.

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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	Jan. 26, 2012
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Dividend per share paid to shareholders	$ 0.24

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Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

(9) Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following at December 31:

in thousands	Estimated Useful Life				2011			2010
Computer software and hardware	2	to	7	years	$	45,468		$	40,642
Transportation equipment		12		years	17,875			17,875
Leasehold improvements	Up to term of lease				15,934			15,853
Office furniture and equipment	5	to	10	years	6,200			6,127
Total cost					85,477			80,497
Accumulated depreciation and amortization					(47,249		)	(41,981		)
Property and equipment, net					$	38,228		$	38,516

Depreciation and amortization expense was $8.3 million, $7.5 million and $7.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

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Intangible Assets and Goodwill Table (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010
Intangible Assets Including Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$ 68,634	[1]	$ 131,614	[1]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(56,537)	[1]	(112,502)	[1]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	12,097	[1]	19,112	[1]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	66,500		66,400
Goodwill	642,329		635,313
Intangible Assets Including Goodwill Gross	777,463		833,327
Intangible Assets Including Goodwill	720,926		720,825
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Remaining Amortization Period	8.9
Intangible Assets Including Goodwill [Member]
Intangible Assets Including Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(56,537)		(112,502)
Renewable Investment Advisory Rights [Member]
Intangible Assets Including Goodwill [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	64,600		64,500
Trade Names [Member]
Intangible Assets Including Goodwill [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	1,900		1,900
Customer Relationships [Member]
Intangible Assets Including Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	56,492	[2]	119,472	[2]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(45,958)	[2]	(103,552)	[2]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	10,534	[2]	15,920	[2]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Remaining Amortization Period	9.3
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Intangible Assets Including Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	12,142	[3]	12,142	[3]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(10,579)	[3]	(8,950)	[3]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 1,563	[3]	$ 3,192	[3]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Remaining Amortization Period	6.9

[1] Weighted average amortization period of 8.9 years at December 31, 2011

[2] Weighted average amortization period of 9.3 years at December 31, 2011

[3] Weighted average amortization period of 6.9 years at December 31, 2011

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Investments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Investments

(7) Investments

Investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 included available-for-sale and trading securities. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, Federated held investments totaling $159.5 million and $105.7 million, respectively, in fluctuating-value Federated-sponsored mutual funds that were classified as available-for-sale securities and were included in Investments- affiliates on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Federated’s trading securities totaled $113.5 million and $29.2 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and were included in Investments - other on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Federated consolidates certain investment companies into its Consolidated Financial Statements as a result of Federated’s controlling financial interest in the products (see Note (5)). All investments held by these investment companies, which primarily represented Federated-sponsored investment companies, were included in Federated’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 as trading securities.

Federated’s trading securities as of December 31, 2011 were primarily comprised of high quality short-term debt securities held by a consolidated, non-US dollar-denominated sponsored money market fund ($77.1 million), as well as shares of an offshore master fund invested in global project and trade finance transactions ($17.9 million) and stocks of large-cap U.S. and international companies ($10.9 million) held by various other consolidated investment companies.

Available-for-sale securities (see Note (1)(g)) consisted of the following at December 31:

	2011									2010
			Gross Unrealized					Estimated Market Value				Gross Unrealized					Estimated Market Value
in thousands	Cost		Gains		(Losses)					Cost		Gains		(Losses)
Equity mutual funds	$	43,217	$	2,037	$	(925	)	$	44,329	$	41,879	$	5,200	$	(24	)	$	47,055
Fixed-income mutual funds	115,699		461		(950		)	115,210		58,143		662		(136		)	58,669
Total fluctuating-value mutual funds	$	158,916	$	2,498	$	(1,875	)	$	159,539	$	100,022	$	5,862	$	(160	)	$	105,724

The increase in available-for-sale securities at December 31, 2011 as compared to December 31, 2010, was primarily due to Federated investing $60.0 million of available cash in certain Federated-sponsored fixed-income mutual funds during 2011. As of December 31, 2011, unrealized gains of $2.5 million related to equity and fixed-income investments with a fair value of $48.4 million. As of December 31, 2011, unrealized losses of $1.9 million related to fixed-income and equity investments with a fair value of $111.1 million, all of which were outstanding for less than twelve months.

Gains and losses recognized in Gain on securities, net on the Consolidated Statements of Income in connection with investments consisted of the following for the years ended December 31:

in thousands	2011			2010			2009
Unrealized (loss) gain
Trading securities	$	(871	)	$	541		$	2,824
Derivatives1	(560		)	190			(18		)
Realized gains2
Available-for-sale securities	3,006			1,239			118
Trading securities	931			2,045			810
Derivatives1	570			720			328
Purchased loans	0			678			0
Realized losses2
Available-for-sale securities	0			(6		)	0
Trading securities	(830		)	(958		)	(1,405		)
Derivatives1	(814		)	(907		)	0
Impairments	0			0			(386		)
Gain on securities, net3	$	1,432		$	3,542		$	2,271

1 These items relate to the settlement of economic derivatives held either by certain consolidated sponsored products or Federated.

2 Realized gains and losses are computed on a specific-identification basis.

3 Amounts related to consolidated investment companies totaled $(1.2) million, $1.5 million and $2.3 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

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Intangible Assets and Goodwill

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

(8) Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Federated’s identifiable intangible assets and goodwill consisted of the following at December 31:

	2011							2010
in thousands	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Carrying Value		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Carrying Value
Finite-lived intangible assets:
Customer relationships1	$	56,492	$	(45,958	)	$	10,534	$	119,472	$	(103,552	)	$	15,920
Noncompete agreements2	12,142		(10,579		)	1,563		12,142		(8,950		)	3,192
Total finite-lived intangible assets3	68,634		(56,537		)	12,097		131,614		(112,502		)	19,112
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Renewable investment advisory rights	64,600		N/A			64,600		64,500		N/A			64,500
Trade names	1,900		N/A			1,900		1,900		N/A			1,900
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets	66,500		N/A			66,500		66,400		N/A			66,400
Goodwill	642,329		N/A			642,329		635,313		N/A			635,313
Total identifiable intangible assets and goodwill	$	777,463	$	(56,537	)	$	720,926	$	833,327	$	(112,502	)	$	720,825

1 Weighted average amortization period of 9.3 years at December 31, 2011

2 Weighted average amortization period of 6.9 years at December 31, 2011

3 Weighted average amortization period of 8.9 years at December 31, 2011

The decrease of $63.0 million in the cost of the total finite-lived intangible assets at December 31, 2011 as compared to December 31, 2010 primarily relates to a $60.0 million write-off of a fully amortized customer relationship intangible asset relating to a prior year acquisition.

Amortization expense for identifiable intangible assets was $7.0 million, $14.3 million and $16.6 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. This expense was included in Intangible asset related on the Consolidated Statements of Income for each period. See Note (6)(b) for information regarding the intangible asset impairments.

Following is a schedule of expected aggregate annual amortization expense for intangible assets in each of the five succeeding years assuming no new acquisitions or impairments:

in millions	For the years ending December  31,
2012		$	3.4
2013		$	2.6
2014		$	2.0
2015		$	1.4
2016		$	1.0

Goodwill at December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $642.3 million and $635.3 million, respectively. During 2011, Federated recorded goodwill primarily in connection with contingent purchase price payment accrual related to the acquisition of certain assets of Clover Capital Management, Inc., a Rochester, New York-based investment manager that specializes in value investing (Clover Capital Acquisition). This acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting and therefore goodwill was recorded at the time the contingencies lapsed. See Note (20)(a) for additional information.

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Other Current Liabilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Other Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Other Current Liabilities

(10) Other Current Liabilities

Federated’s Other current liabilities at December 31, 2011 included an accrual of $15.2 million related to an interest rate swap (see Note (11) for additional information), $5.9 million contingent purchase price payment accrual related to the Clover Capital Acquisition (see Note (20)(a) for additional information) and $4.0 million for the short-term portion of the SunTrust Acquisition future consideration payments liability (see Note (3) for additional information). Also included in Other current liabilities at December 31, 2011 was $10.0 million related to insurance proceeds for claims submitted to cover costs associated with various legal proceedings. Federated is involved in legal proceedings with certain insurance carriers to, among other things, retain these insurance reimbursements. In the event that Federated does not prevail, it will be required to repay all or a portion of these advance payments. Because the outcome of this claim is uncertain at this time, Federated recorded the advance payments as a liability and will continue to evaluate the contingency until it is resolved.

Federated’s Other current liabilities at December 31, 2010 included an accrual of $11.7 million related to the aforementioned interest rate swap and $5.3 million for the short-term portion of the SunTrust Acquisition future consideration payments liability.

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Other Current Liabilities (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Liability at Fair Value	$ 15,200,000	$ 11,700,000
Insurance proceeds for claims submitted to cover cost	10,000,000
Clover Capital Acquisition [Member]
Business acquisition contingent consideration accrued liability	5,900,000	0
Sun Trust Acquisition [Member]
Fair value of future consideration payments liability, current	$ 4,000,000	$ 5,300,000

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Supplementary Quarterly Financial Data Narrative (Details)	Feb. 16, 2012
Common Class A [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common Stock Number Of Beneficial Shareholders	1
Common Class B [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common Stock Number Of Beneficial Shareholders	35,922

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Recourse Debt and Interest Rate Swap Recourse Debt (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010
Recourse Debt And Interest Rate Swap [Abstract]
Term Loan, Weighted-Average Interest Rates	3.646%	[1],[2]	4.396%	[1]
Term Loan	$ 361,250	[1]	$ 403,750	[1]
Less: Short-term debt - recourse	42,500		42,500
Long-term debt - recourse	$ 318,750		$ 361,250

[1] The term loan borrowings under the Credit Agreement expire on June 10, 2016.

[2] See additional information below regarding the interest rate fixed at 3.646% in connection with an interest rate swap, which expires on April 1, 2015.

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Property and Equipment Table (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 years	Dec. 31, 2010
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$ 85,477	$ 80,497
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	(47,249)	(41,981)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	38,228	38,516
Computer Software and Hardware [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Minimum	2
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum	7
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	45,468	40,642
Transportation Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum	12
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	17,875	17,875
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	15,934	15,853
Office Furniture And Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Minimum	5
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum	10
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$ 6,200	$ 6,127

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Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Available-For-Sale Securities

Available-for-sale securities (see Note (1)(g)) consisted of the following at December 31:

	2011									2010
			Gross Unrealized					Estimated Market Value				Gross Unrealized					Estimated Market Value
in thousands	Cost		Gains		(Losses)					Cost		Gains		(Losses)
Equity mutual funds	$	43,217	$	2,037	$	(925	)	$	44,329	$	41,879	$	5,200	$	(24	)	$	47,055
Fixed-income mutual funds	115,699		461		(950		)	115,210		58,143		662		(136		)	58,669
Total fluctuating-value mutual funds	$	158,916	$	2,498	$	(1,875	)	$	159,539	$	100,022	$	5,862	$	(160	)	$	105,724

Gains and losses on investments

Gains and losses recognized in Gain on securities, net on the Consolidated Statements of Income in connection with investments consisted of the following for the years ended December 31:

in thousands	2011			2010			2009
Unrealized (loss) gain
Trading securities	$	(871	)	$	541		$	2,824
Derivatives1	(560		)	190			(18		)
Realized gains2
Available-for-sale securities	3,006			1,239			118
Trading securities	931			2,045			810
Derivatives1	570			720			328
Purchased loans	0			678			0
Realized losses2
Available-for-sale securities	0			(6		)	0
Trading securities	(830		)	(958		)	(1,405		)
Derivatives1	(814		)	(907		)	0
Impairments	0			0			(386		)
Gain on securities, net3	$	1,432		$	3,542		$	2,271

1 These items relate to the settlement of economic derivatives held either by certain consolidated sponsored products or Federated.

2 Realized gains and losses are computed on a specific-identification basis.

3 Amounts related to consolidated investment companies totaled $(1.2) million, $1.5 million and $2.3 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

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Consolidation (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Deconsolidation, Gain (Loss), Amount	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	50.50%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners	49.50%
Consolidated variable interest entities aggregate assets	111,100,000		27,100,000
Consolidated variable interest entities aggregate liabilities	500,000		200,000
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	506,000		1,543,000
Deconsolidated variable interest entities investments	17,700,000		22,000,000
Deconsolidated variable interest entities redeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	7,600,000		21,300,000
Variable interest in CDO, equity interest limit, maximum	25.00%
Ownership interest in equity-method investment	12.00%
Assets under management of equity investee	700,000,000
Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Unconsolidated VIE assets	$ 2,100,000	[1]	$ 12,800,000	[1]

[1] The risk of loss does not include the potential loss associated with related deferred tax assets expiring unutilized.

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Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Leases [Abstract]

Leases of Lessee Disclosure [Text Block]

(15) Leases

The following is a schedule by year of future minimum payments required under the operating leases that have initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2011:

in millions
2012	$	11.7
2013	12.1
2014	11.9
2015	10.0
2016	9.3
2017 and thereafter	37.3
Total minimum lease payments	$	92.3

Federated held a material operating lease at December 31, 2011 for its corporate headquarters building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This lease expires in 2021 and has renewal options for two successive terms of five years each. This lease includes provisions for leasehold improvement incentives, rent escalation and certain penalties for early termination. In addition, at December 31, 2011, Federated had various other operating lease agreements primarily involving additional facilities. These leases are noncancelable and expire on various dates through the year 2019. Most leases include renewal options and, in certain leases, escalation clauses.

Rental expenses were $10.5 million, $10.6 million and $11.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

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Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

(20) Commitments and Contingencies

(a) Contractual

Federated is obligated to make certain future payments under various agreements to which it is a party, including operating leases (see Note (15)). The following table summarizes minimum noncancelable payments contractually due under Federated’s significant service contracts and employment arrangements:

	Payments due in
											After
in millions	2012		2013		2014		2015		2016		2016		Total
Purchase obligations1	$	17.9	$	13.2	$	4.9	$	0.9	$	0.4	$	0.5	$	37.8
Employment-related commitments2	16.1		8.3		7.6		0		0		0		32.0
Total	$	34.0	$	21.5	$	12.5	$	0.9	$	0.4	$	0.5	$	69.8

1 Federated is a party to various contracts pursuant to which it receives certain services including legal, access to various fund-related information systems and research databases, as well as trade order transmission and recovery services. These contracts contain certain minimum noncancelable payments, cancellation provisions and renewal terms. The contracts expire on various dates through the year 2019. Costs for such services are expensed as incurred.

2 Federated has certain domestic and international employment arrangements pursuant to which Federated is obligated to make minimum compensation payments. These contracts expire on various dates through the year 2014.

As part of the SunTrust Acquisition, Federated is required to make annual contingent purchase price payments in the fourth quarters of each of the five years following the acquisition date. The contingent purchase price payments are calculated as a percentage of revenue less operating expenses directly attributed to certain eligible assets. The first contingent purchase price payment of $5.0 million was paid in the fourth quarter of 2011. At December 31, 2011, management estimated remaining contingent payments could total $19.0 million over the four years that remain, however, the actual amount of the contingent payments will vary based on asset levels and related net revenues and is not limited by any maximum amount. A wide range of outcomes for actual payments is possible due to the extent of reasonably possible flow-rate volatility for the assets under management. As of December 31, 2011, a liability of $13.4 million representing the estimated fair value of future consideration payments was recorded in Other current liabilities ($4.0 million) and Other long-term liabilities ($9.4 million) (see Note (6)(a) for a discussion regarding the valuation methodology). This liability is remeasured at each reporting date with changes in the fair value recognized in Intangible asset related expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

In the fourth quarter 2008, Federated completed the acquisition of certain assets of David W. Tice & Associates LLC that relate to the management of the Prudent Bear Fund and the Prudent DollarBear Fund (Prudent Bear Acquisition). As part of the Prudent Bear Acquisition, Federated is required to make contingent purchase price payments based upon certain revenue growth targets over the four-year period following the acquisition date. The contingent purchase price payments are recorded as additional goodwill at the time the contingency is resolved. The first two contingent purchase price payments of $5.1 million and $44.7 million were paid in the first quarters of 2010 and 2011, respectively. The remaining contingent purchase price payments could total as much as $49 million. As of December 31, 2011, no amounts were accrued for the third anniversary year ended in December 2011.

As part of the Clover Capital Acquisition, Federated is required to make contingent purchase price payments based upon growth in revenues over the five-year period following the acquisition date. The contingent purchase price payments, which could total as much as $56 million, will be recorded as additional goodwill at the time the contingency is resolved. The applicable growth targets were not met for the first two anniversary years and as such, no amounts were accrued or paid related to 2009 or 2010. As of December 31, 2011, $5.9 million was accrued for the third anniversary year ended in December 2011 and was paid in January 2012.

As part of the 2005 acquisition of the cash management business of Alliance Capital Management L.P. (Alliance Acquisition), Federated was required to make contingent purchase price payments over a five-year period following the acquisition date. These payments were primarily calculated as a percentage of revenues less certain operating expenses directly attributed to the assets acquired. Contingent purchase price payments of $10.7 million, $13.3 million, $16.2 million, $19.8 million and $32.4 million were paid in the second quarters of 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010, respectively. In addition, a final contingent purchase price payment of $3.3 million was paid in the third quarter 2010. Contingent payments were recorded as additional goodwill at the time the related contingency was resolved.

In the third quarter 2007, Federated completed a transaction with Rochdale Investment Management LLC to acquire certain assets relating to its business of providing investment advisory and investment management services to the Rochdale Atlas Portfolio (Rochdale Acquisition). The Rochdale Acquisition agreement provides for two forms of contingent purchase price payments. The first form of contingent payment is based on Federated InterContinental Fund asset growth and performance through 2012. This form of payment was payable in 2010, will be payable again in 2012 and could aggregate to as much as $20 million. In the fourth quarter of 2010, $1.1 million was paid with respect to this first form of contingent payment and was recorded as goodwill. As of December 31, 2011, no amounts were accrued related to the potential payment in 2012. The second form of contingent payment is payable on a semi-annual basis over the five-year period following the acquisition closing date and is based on certain revenue earned by Federated from the Federated InterContinental Fund as well as fund performance. As of December 31, 2011, $4.1 million was paid in semi-annual contingent purchase price payments and, related to future semi-annual contingent purchase price payments, $0.4 million was accrued in Other current liabilities and recorded as goodwill. Contingent payments are recorded as additional goodwill at the time the related contingency is resolved.

In addition to the $16.1 million of employee-related commitments to be paid in 2012, Federated may be required to make certain incentive compensation-related payments in connection with various significant employment arrangements. The employment contracts expire on various dates through the year 2014 with payments possible through 2018. As of December 31, 2011, the maximum bonus payable over the remaining terms of the contracts approximates $54 million, none of which would be payable in 2012. In addition, certain employees have incentive compensation opportunities related to the Federated Kaufmann Large Cap Fund (the Fund Bonus). Based on asset levels at December 31, 2011, $0.5 million would be paid in 2012 as a Fund Bonus payment. Management is unable to reasonably estimate a range of possible bonus payments for the Fund Bonus for subsequent years due to the wide range of possible growth-rate scenarios.

(b) Guarantees and Indemnifications

On an intercompany basis, various wholly owned subsidiaries of Federated guarantee certain financial obligations of Federated Investors, Inc., and Federated Investors, Inc. guarantees certain financial and performance-related obligations of various wholly owned subsidiaries. In addition, in the normal course of business, Federated has entered into contracts that provide a variety of indemnifications. Typically, obligations to indemnify third parties arise in the context of contracts entered into by Federated, under which Federated agrees to hold the other party harmless against losses arising out of the contract, provided the other party’s actions are not deemed to have breached an agreed upon standard of care. In each of these circumstances, payment by Federated is contingent on the other party making a claim for indemnity, subject to Federated’s right to challenge the other party’s claim. Further, Federated’s obligations under these agreements may be limited in terms of time and/or amount. It is not possible to predict the maximum potential amount of future payments under these or similar agreements due to the conditional nature of Federated’s obligations and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Management believes that if Federated were to incur a loss in any of these matters, such loss should not have a material effect on its business, financial position or results of operations.

(c) Past Mutual Fund Trading Issues and Related Legal Proceedings

Since February 2004, Federated has been named as a defendant in seven cases involving the fees charged to the Federated Kaufmann Fund. These cases were originally filed in five different federal courts and one state court. The state court case was voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff without prejudice. The six federal cases were consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

The plaintiffs in these cases sought compensatory damages reflecting a return of all advisory fees earned by Federated in connection with the management of the Federated Kaufmann Fund since June 28, 2003, as well as attorneys' fees and expenses. On April 28, 2011, Federated reached a final settlement to resolve these cases. Operating income for the year ended December 31, 2011 included charges of $17.3 million in legal and related costs associated with these cases. This amount was charged primarily to Professional service fees. Federated is currently involved in legal proceedings with certain insurance carriers to obtain and/or retain insurance reimbursements for these and other related costs.

As of the date of this filing, no material additional accruals or costs relating to Past Mutual Fund Trading Issues and Related Legal Proceedings are reasonably possible.

(d) Other Legal Proceedings

Federated has claims asserted and threatened against it in the ordinary course of business. As of December 31, 2011, Federated does not believe that a material loss related to these claims is reasonably possible.

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Concentration Risk Schedule of Revenue Concentration (Details) (Revenue Concentration by Asset Class [Member])	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Money Market Assets [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue concentration on total revenue	46.00%	50.00%	65.00%
Equity Assets [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue concentration on total revenue	33.00%	31.00%	23.00%
Fixed-income Assets [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue concentration on total revenue	20.00%	18.00%	12.00%

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Earnings Per Share Attributable to Federated Investors, Inc. Shareholders (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share using the two-class method for amounts attributable to Federated Investors, Inc. for the years ended December 31:

in thousands, except per share data	2011			2010			2009
Numerator – Basic
Net income attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.	$	150,906		$	179,114		$	197,292
Less: Total income available to participating unvested restricted shareholders1	(4,922		)	(6,443		)	(4,917		)
Total net income attributable to Federated Common Stock2	$	145,984		$	172,671		$	192,375
Numerator – Diluted
Net income attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.	$	150,906		$	179,114		$	197,292
Less: Total income available to participating unvested restricted shareholders1	(4,921		)	(6,443		)	(4,913		)
Total net income attributable to Federated Common Stock2	$	145,985		$	172,671		$	192,379
Denominator
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding	100,609			99,925			99,923
Dilutive potential shares from stock options	23			68			133
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	100,632			99,993			100,056
Earnings per share
Net income attributable to Federated Common Stock - Basic2	$	1.45		$	1.73		$	1.93
Net income attributable to Federated Common Stock - Diluted2	$	1.45		$	1.73		$	1.92

1 Income available to participating restricted shareholders includes dividends paid to unvested restricted shareholders, net of forfeited dividends, and their proportionate share of undistributed earnings.

2 Federated Common Stock excludes unvested restricted stock which are deemed participating securities in accordance with the two-class method of computing earnings per share.

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Total	Common Class A [Member]	Common Class B [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital from Treasury Stock Transactions [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net of Tax [Member]	Total Shareholders' Equity [Member]	Nonredeemable Noncontrolling Interest in Subsidiary [Member]	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries Temporary Equity [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2008	$ 423,791				$ 198,630	$ 0	$ 1,028,928	$ (804,481)	$ 297	$ 423,374	$ 417	$ 779
Shares, Outstanding at Dec. 31, 2008		9,000	102,262,744	27,242,712
Net Income	206,765	0	0	0	0	0	197,292	0	0	197,292	9,473	1,775
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale, net of reclassification adjustment	602	0	0	0	0	0	(132)	0	734	602	0	0
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)	483	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	483	483	0	50
Comprehensive income	207,850									198,377	9,473
Subscriptions - redeemable noncontrolling interest holders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,940
Deconsolidation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(423)
Stock award activity	19,725				17,772	(149)	(20,652)	22,754	0	19,725	0	0
Stock award activity, shares		0	1,155,136	(1,155,136)
Dividends declared/Distributions to noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	(107,512)	0	0	0	0	0	(98,230)	0	0	(98,230)	(9,282)	(208)
Stock option activity	5,063				607	149	(2,133)	6,440	0	5,063	0	0
Stock option activity, shares		0	345,275	(345,275)
Purchase of treasury stock	(20,102)				0	0	0	(20,102)	0	(20,102)	0	0
Purchase of treasury stock, shares		0	(828,918)	828,918
Balance at Dec. 31, 2009	528,815				217,009	0	1,105,073	(795,389)	1,514	528,207	608	13,913
Shares, Outstanding at Dec. 31, 2009		9,000	102,934,237	26,571,219
Net Income	187,937	0	0	0	0	0	179,114	0	0	179,114	8,823	1,226
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale, net of reclassification adjustment	2,882	0	0	0	0	0	42	0	2,840	2,882	0	0
Unrealized gain (loss) on hedging instruments, net of reclassification adjustment	(7,627)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(7,627)	(7,627)	0	0
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)	(422)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(422)	(422)	0	(48)
Comprehensive income	182,770									173,947	8,823
Subscriptions - redeemable noncontrolling interest holders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10,074
Deconsolidation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(21,334)
Stock award activity	21,905				20,118	0	(19,096)	20,883	0	21,905	0	0
Stock award activity, shares		0	903,379	(903,379)
Dividends declared/Distributions to noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	(237,142)	0	0	0	0	0	(228,084)	0	0	(228,084)	(9,058)	(2,288)
Stock option activity	10,073				270	135	(478)	10,146	0	10,073	0	0
Stock option activity, shares		0	486,150	(486,150)
Purchase of treasury stock	(14,249)				0	0	0	(14,249)	0	(14,249)	0	0
Purchase of treasury stock, shares		0	(659,675)	659,675
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	492,172				237,397	135	1,036,571	(778,609)	(3,695)	491,799	373	1,543
Shares, Outstanding at Dec. 31, 2010		9,000	103,664,091	25,841,365
Net Income	154,967	0	0	0	0	0	150,906	0	0	150,906	4,061	116
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale, net of reclassification adjustment	(2,942)	0	0	0	0	0	(3)	0	(2,939)	(2,942)	0	0
Unrealized gain (loss) on hedging instruments, net of reclassification adjustment	(1,639)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(1,639)	(1,639)	0	0
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)	(339)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(339)	(339)	0	(28)
Comprehensive income	150,047									145,986	4,061
Subscriptions - redeemable noncontrolling interest holders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6,511
Deconsolidation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(7,626)
Stock award activity	21,050				19,770	(797)	(17,640)	19,717	0	21,050	0	0
Stock award activity, shares		0	1,016,376	(1,016,376)
Dividends declared/Distributions to noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	(103,637)	0	0	0	0	0	(99,921)	0	0	(99,921)	(3,716)	(10)
Stock option activity	11,102				(4,028)	662	0	14,468	0	11,102	0	0
Stock option activity, shares		0	603,418	(603,418)
Purchase of treasury stock	(28,057)				0	0	0	(28,057)	0	(28,057)	0	0
Purchase of treasury stock, shares	(1,500,000)	0	(1,540,795)	1,540,795
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	$ 542,677				$ 253,139	$ 0	$ 1,069,913	$ (772,481)	$ (8,612)	$ 541,959	$ 718	$ 506
Shares, Outstanding at Dec. 31, 2011		9,000	103,743,090	25,762,366

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Concentration Risk

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]

Concentration Risk

(4) Concentration Risk

(a) Revenue Concentration by Asset Class

The following table summarizes revenue from Federated's asset classes over the last three years:

	2011		2010		2009
Money market assets	46	%	50	%	65	%
Equity assets	33	%	31	%	23	%
Fixed-income assets	20	%	18	%	12	%

Approximately 46% of Federated’s total revenue for 2011 was attributable to money market assets.

A significant change in Federated’s money market business or a significant reduction in money market assets due to regulatory changes, changes in the financial markets including significant and rapid increases in interest rates over a short period of time causing certain investors to prefer direct investments in interest-bearing securities, significant deterioration in investor confidence, further persistent declines in or additional prolonged periods of historically low short-term interest rates and resulting fee waivers or other circumstances, could have a material adverse effect on Federated’s results of operations.

Current Regulatory Environment

In January 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted extensive amendments to Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 aimed at enhancing the resiliency of money market funds. These amendments included a series of enhancements including rules that required all money market funds to meet specific portfolio liquidity standards and rules that significantly enhanced the public disclosure and regulatory reporting obligations of these funds. In Federated's view, the amendments of 2010 meaningfully and sufficiently strengthened money market funds. Recent experience demonstrated that the amendments of 2010 were effective in meeting heightened requests for redemptions occurring at various times throughout 2011 in connection with the U.S. credit rating downgrade and the ongoing European debt crisis.

The SEC staff is considering additional changes to Rule 2a-7 that could adversely impact the viability of money market funds, including requiring a floating net asset value, imposing capital requirements, and creating redemption restrictions. Federated believes the changes currently under consideration, if enacted, would significantly reduce the utility and attractiveness of money market funds to investors. Thus, rather than enhance the resiliency of money market funds, the contemplated changes would potentially severely harm the utility of money market funds for investors who, in Federated's view, value money market funds in their current form as an efficient and effective cash management investment product offering daily liquidity at par. It has been reported that the SEC may propose amendments to Rule 2a-7 as early as the first quarter of 2012.

If ultimately enacted, some or all of these changes would be detrimental to Federated's money market fund business and could materially and adversely affect Federated's operations. The very proposal of such amendments could have an adverse impact on Federated's money market fund business and operations and could also negatively impact the short-term credit markets. Management is carefully monitoring developments in this area and plans to actively participate both individually and with industry groups in the public comment process that would accompany any rule change proposal. Federated is unable to assess the degree of any potential impact such additional reforms may have on its business and operations until such proposals are issued. Even when issued, the final version of any SEC rule amendment could vary significantly from the form in which it is proposed.

Historically Low Short-Term Interest Rates

In certain money market funds, the gross yield is not sufficient to cover all of the fund’s normal operating expenses due to historically low short-term interest rates. Since the fourth quarter 2008, Federated has voluntarily waived fees in order for certain funds to maintain positive or zero net yields. These fee waivers were partially offset by related reductions in distribution expense and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests as a result of Federated's ability to share the impact of the waivers with third-party intermediaries.

The impact of such fee waivers on various components of Federated's Consolidated Statements of Income was as follows for the years ended December 31:

in millions	2011			2010			2009
Revenue	$	(320.7	)	$	(241.6	)	$	(120.6	)
Distribution expense	(232.3		)	(186.6		)	(86.4		)
Operating income	(88.4		)	(55.0		)	(34.2		)
Noncontrolling interest	(6.5		)	(1.0		)	0
Pre-tax impact	$	(81.9	)	$	(54.0	)	$	(34.2	)

During 2011, changes in asset mix as well as further declines in interest rates for certain money market investments caused an increase in these fee waivers. (See Note (22) for information regarding the quarterly pre-tax impact of the fee waivers.) Based on recent Federal Reserve Bank commentary on their outlook for interest rates, management expects the fee waivers and the related reduction in distribution expense and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests will continue at least until late 2014. Based on recent market conditions and assuming asset levels remain constant, fee waivers for the first quarter 2012 may result in a net negative pre-tax impact on income of approximately $27 million. Increases in short-term interest rates that result in higher yields on securities purchased in money market fund portfolios would reduce the net pre-tax impact of these waivers. Management estimates that an increase of 10 basis points in gross yields on securities purchased in money market fund portfolios will likely reduce the net pre-tax impact of these waivers between thirty-five and forty percent from the current levels and an increase of 25 basis points would reduce the impact between sixty-five and seventy percent. The actual amount of future fee waivers could vary significantly from management’s estimates as they are contingent on a number of variables including, but not limited to, changes in assets within the money market funds, available yields on instruments held by the money market funds, actions by the Federal Reserve, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and other governmental entities, changes in expenses of the money market funds, changes in the mix of money market customer assets, Federated’s willingness to continue the fee waivers and changes in the extent to which the impact of the waivers is shared by third parties. 

(b) Revenue Concentration by Investment Fund

Approximately 12% and 11% of Federated’s total revenue for 2011 were derived from services provided to two sponsored funds, the Federated Kaufmann Fund and the Federated Prime Obligations Fund, respectively. A significant and prolonged decline in the assets under management in these funds could have a material adverse effect on Federated’s future revenues and, to a lesser extent, net income, due to a related reduction to distribution expenses associated with these funds.

(c) Revenue Concentration by Customer

Approximately 10% of Federated’s total revenue for 2011 was derived from services provided to one intermediary customer, the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Significant changes in Federated’s relationship with this customer could have a material adverse effect on Federated’s future revenues and, to a lesser extent, net income, due to related material reductions to distribution expenses associated with this intermediary.

A listing of Federated’s risk factors is included herein under the section entitled Risk Factors in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

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Investments Gain on Securities, Net of Investment Income (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009
Impairments	$ 0		$ 0		$ (386)
Gain on securities, net	1,432	[1]	3,542	[1]	2,271	[1]
Consolidated Investment Companies [Member]
Gain on securities, net	(1,200)		1,500		2,300
Trading Securities [Member]
Unrealized (loss) gain on trading securities	(871)		541		2,824
Realized gains	931	[2]	2,045	[2]	810	[2]
Realized losses	(830)	[2]	(958)	[2]	(1,405)	[2]
Derivatives [Member]
Unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives	(560)	[3]	190	[3]	(18)	[3]
Realized gains	570	[2],[3]	720	[2],[3]	328	[2],[3]
Realized losses	(814)	[2],[3]	(907)	[2],[3]	0	[2],[3]
Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Realized gains	3,006	[2]	1,239	[2]	118	[2]
Realized losses	0	[2]	(6)	[2]	0	[2]
Purchased Loans [Member]
Realized gains	$ 0	[2]	$ 678	[2]	$ 0	[2]

[1] Amounts related to consolidated investment companies totaled $(1.2) million, $1.5 million and $2.3 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

[2] Realized gains and losses are computed on a specific-identification basis.

[3] These items relate to the settlement of economic derivatives held either by certain consolidated sponsored products or Federated.

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Commitments and Contingencies Narrative (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		52 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011 Sun Trust Acquisition [Member] years	Sep. 30, 2010 Sun Trust Acquisition [Member] years	Dec. 31, 2010 Sun Trust Acquisition [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Prudent Bear Acquisition [Member]	Mar. 31, 2010 Prudent Bear Acquisition [Member]	Dec. 31, 2008 Prudent Bear Acquisition [Member] years	Dec. 31, 2011 Prudent Bear Acquisition [Member]	Dec. 31, 2008 Clover Capital Acquisition [Member] years	Dec. 31, 2011 Clover Capital Acquisition [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Clover Capital Acquisition [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Rochdale Acquisition [Member]	Sep. 30, 2007 Rochdale Acquisition [Member] years	Dec. 31, 2011 Rochdale Acquisition [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Alliance Acquisition [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Alliance Acquisition [Member]	Jun. 30, 2009 Alliance Acquisition [Member]	Jun. 30, 2008 Alliance Acquisition [Member]	Jun. 30, 2007 Alliance Acquisition [Member]	Jun. 30, 2006 Alliance Acquisition [Member]	Jun. 30, 2005 Alliance Acquisition [Member] years	Dec. 31, 2011 Employment-related Commitments [Member]
Business Acquisition Contingent Consideration Payable Period			5				4		5				5								5
Contingent purchase price payments		$ 5,000,000			$ 44,700,000	$ 5,100,000						$ 1,100,000		$ 4,100,000	$ 3,300,000	$ 32,400,000	$ 19,800,000	$ 16,200,000	$ 13,300,000	$ 10,700,000
Estimated remaining contingent purchase price payments		19,000,000						49,000,000		56,000,000				20,000,000
Remaining Business Acquisition Contingent Consideration Payable Period		4
Fair value of future consideration payments liability		13,400,000
Fair value of future consideration payments liability, current		4,000,000		5,300,000
Fair value of future consideration payments liability, noncurrent		9,400,000
Business acquisition contingent consideration accrued liability								0		5,900,000	0			400,000
Employee-related commitments to be paid in 2012	34,000,000																					16,100,000	[1]
Maximum bonus payable over remaining terms	54,000,000
Bonus payable in succeeding year	0
Bonus payable related to the Fund Bonus	500,000
Legal Fees	$ 17,300,000

[1] Federated has certain domestic and international employment arrangements pursuant to which Federated is obligated to make minimum compensation payments. These contracts expire on various dates through the year 2014.

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Share-Based Compensation Plans Nonvested Restricted Stock Units (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Mar. 31, 2011 Class B Common Stock Bonus [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Class B Common Stock Key Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Nonvested, Beginning Balance	3,503,326
Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Beginning Balance	$ 24.14
Granted in Period	1,011,876	[1]	897,379	1,155,136	456,876	555,000
Granted in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 19.97	[1]	$ 22.97	$ 20.41
Vested in Period	(646,152)
Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 25.76
Forfeited in Period	(99,029)
Forfeited in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 23.99
Nonvested, Ending Balance	3,770,021		3,503,326
Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Ending Balance	$ 22.74		$ 24.14
Vesting period, years					3	10

[1] 1During the first quarter of 2011, Federated awarded 456,876 shares of restricted Federated Class B common stock in connection with a bonus program in which certain key employees received a portion of their bonus in the form of restricted stock under the Plan. This restricted stock, which was granted on the bonus payment date and issued out of treasury, generally vests over a three-year period. During 2011, Federated awarded 555,000 shares of restricted Federated Class B common stock to certain key employees. The restricted stock award generally vests over a ten-year period with restrictions on the vested portion of the award lapsing on approximately the awards’ fifth- and tenth-year anniversaries.

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Subsequent Events

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

(21) Subsequent Events

On January 26, 2012, the board of directors declared a $0.24 per share dividend to shareholders of record as of February 8, 2012, which was paid on February 15, 2012.

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Income Taxes Narrative (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 years	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, State and Local	$ 16,300,000	$ 16,200,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Foreign	200,000	1,700,000
Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	15,996,000	20,997,000	8,269,000
Capital Loss Carry-forward period	5
Foreign Operating Loss, Net [Member]
Valuation Allowance, Amount	1,700,000	1,800,000
Deferred tax asset, valuation allowance	94.00%	94.00%
State Operating Loss, Net [Member]
Valuation Allowance, Amount	14,300,000	14,000,000
Deferred tax asset, valuation allowance	99.00%	98.00%
Capital Losses [Member]
Valuation Allowance, Amount	4,800,000
Amortization and/ or impairments of intangible assets [Member]
Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	(18,700,000)	(11,800,000)	(6,800,000)
Accrued Incentive Compensation [Member]
Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	5,100,000	(1,200,000)	(5,400,000)
Insurance Proceeds [Member]
Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 3,500,000	$ (7,300,000)	$ 1,300,000

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Share-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Nonvested Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes activity of non-vested restricted stock awards for the year ended December 31, 2011:

	Restricted Shares		Weighted- Average Grant- Date Fair Value
Non-vested at January 1, 2011	3,503,326			$	24.14
Granted1	1,011,876			$	19.97
Vested	(646,152	)		$	25.76
Forfeited	(99,029	)		$	23.99
Non-vested at December 31, 2011	3,770,021			$	22.74

1 During the first quarter of 2011, Federated awarded 456,876 shares of restricted Federated Class B common stock in connection with a bonus program in which certain key employees received a portion of their bonus in the form of restricted stock under the Plan. This restricted stock, which was granted on the bonus payment date and issued out of treasury, generally vests over a three-year period. During 2011, Federated awarded 555,000 shares of restricted Federated Class B common stock to certain key employees. The restricted stock award generally vests over a ten-year period with restrictions on the vested portion of the award lapsing on approximately the awards’ fifth- and tenth-year anniversaries.

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the status of and changes in Federated’s stock option program for the year ended December 31, 2011:

	Options		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining  Contractual Life (in years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Outstanding at January 1, 2011	3,215,432		$	28.67
Granted	0		N/A
Exercised	(603,418	)	$	25.07
Forfeited	0		N/A
Expired unexercised	(2,219,535	)	$	29.46
Outstanding at December 31, 2011	392,479		$	29.72	1.3	$	0
Vested at December 31, 2011	392,479		$	29.72	1.3	$	0
Exercisable at December 31, 2011	392,479		$	29.72	1.3	$	0

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Common Stock

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

(14) Common Stock

The Class A common stockholder has the entire voting rights of Federated; however, without the consent of the majority of the holders of the Class B common stock, the Class A common stockholder cannot alter Federated’s structure, dispose of all or substantially all of Federated’s assets, amend the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of Federated to adversely affect the Class B common stockholders, or liquidate or dissolve Federated. With respect to dividends, distributions and liquidation rights, the Class A common stock and Class B common stock have equal preferences and rights.

(a) Dividends

Cash dividends of $100.0 million, $228.7 million and $98.5 million were paid in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, to holders of common stock. In the first quarter 2010, Federated paid $1.26 per share or $129.8 million for a special dividend in addition to the regular quarterly cash dividends paid throughout 2010. All dividends are considered ordinary dividends for tax purposes.

(b) Treasury Stock Repurchase

During 2008, the board of directors authorized a share repurchase program that allows Federated to buy back as many as 5 million shares of Class B common stock. The program has no stated expiration date and no other programs existed as of December 31, 2011. The program authorizes executive management to determine the timing and the amount of shares for each purchase. The repurchased stock is held in treasury for employee share-based compensation plans, potential acquisitions and other corporate activities. During the year ended December 31, 2011, Federated repurchased 1.5 million shares of common stock for $28.1 million, nearly all of which were repurchased in the open market. The remaining shares were repurchased in connection with employee separations and are not counted against the board-approved share repurchase program. At December 31, 2011, approximately 2.2 million shares remain available to be purchased under the current buyback program.