Consolidation - Consolidated Federated Fund VIEs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
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Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] | ||
Federated's Net Interest in Federated Fund VIEs | $ 4.1 | $ 10.1 |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary, Aggregated Disclosure | ||
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] | ||
Less: Liabilities | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Less: Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest in Subsidiaries | 9.0 | 11.2 |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary, Aggregated Disclosure | Investments—Consolidated Investment Companies | ||
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] | ||
Consolidated VIE assets | 13.2 | 21.2 |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary, Aggregated Disclosure | Receivables | ||
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] | ||
Consolidated VIE assets | $ 0.4 | $ 0.4 |