Share-Based Compensation Plans	9 Months Ended
Share-Based Compensation Plans	Sep. 30, 2016
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Share-Based Compensation Plans	Share-Based Compensation Plans (a) Restricted Stock During the first nine months of 2016, Federated awarded 529,660 shares of restricted Federated Class B common stock, nearly all of which was granted in connection with a bonus program in which certain key employees received a portion of their bonus in the form of restricted stock under Federated’s Stock Incentive Plan. This restricted stock, which was granted on the bonus payment date and issued out of treasury, will generally vest over a three-year period. Federated awarded 863,137 shares of restricted Federated Class B common stock under its Stock Incentive Plan during 2015. Of this amount, 373,137 shares were awarded in connection with the aforementioned bonus program in 2015. The remaining shares were awarded to certain key employees and generally vest over a ten-year period. (b) Stock Options During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, there were no stock options exercised or granted. During the year ended December 31, 2015, there were 3,000 stock options exercised and no stock options granted. (c) Non-Management Director Stock Award Federated awarded 5,700 shares of Federated Class B common stock to non-management directors during each of the second quarters of 2016 and 2015. There were no additional awards to non-management directors in 2016 or 2015.

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.