Net Capital Requirements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2011

Net Capital Requirements [Abstract]

Net capital and excess net capital

	Net Capital		Excess Net Capital
Jefferies	$	762,729	$	693,313
Jefferies Execution	$	15,651	$	15,401
Jefferies High Yield Trading	$	527,962	$	527,712
Jefferies Bache Securities, LLC	$	3,464	$	3,214

	Adjusted Net Capital		Excess Net Capital
Jefferies Bache, LLC	$	248,824	$	41,335