Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies (a) Contractual Federated may be required to make certain compensation-related payments through 2019 in connection with various significant employment and incentive arrangements. Federated is obligated to make future minimum compensation payments of approximately $6 million. Based on asset levels as of September 30, 2017 and performance goals, incentive payments could total up to another $8 million over the remaining terms of these arrangements. On June 5, 2017, Federated refinanced the Prior Credit Agreement and is no longer committed to make quarterly principal payments. Outstanding principal is to be paid no later than the expiration date of the Credit Agreement. See Note (8) to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. (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. As of September 30, 2017, management does not believe that a material loss related to any of these matters is reasonably possible. (c) Legal Proceedings Federated has claims asserted and threatened against it in the ordinary course of business. As of September 30, 2017, Federated does not believe that a material loss related to these claims is reasonably possible. See Item 1A - Risk Factors included in Federated's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (as updated under Part II, Item 1A - Risk Factors included in Federated's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017) for additional information regarding risks related to claims asserted or threatened against Federated.

Commitments and Contingencies

(a) Contractual

Federated may be required to make certain compensation-related payments through 2019 in connection with various significant employment and incentive arrangements. Federated is obligated to make future minimum compensation payments of approximately $6 million. Based on asset levels as of September 30, 2017 and performance goals, incentive payments could total up to another $8 million over the remaining terms of these arrangements.

On June 5, 2017, Federated refinanced the Prior Credit Agreement and is no longer committed to make quarterly principal payments. Outstanding principal is to be paid no later than the expiration date of the Credit Agreement. See Note (8) to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

(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. As of September 30, 2017, management does not believe that a material loss related to any of these matters is reasonably possible.

Federated has claims asserted and threatened against it in the ordinary course of business. As of September 30, 2017, Federated does not believe that a material loss related to these claims is reasonably possible.

See Item 1A - Risk Factors included in Federated's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (as updated under Part II, Item 1A - Risk Factors included in Federated's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017) for additional information regarding risks related to claims asserted or threatened against Federated.