Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 379,414	$ 462,076
Investment advisory fees and other receivables	161,237	133,589
Investments	545,474	486,933
Assets of consolidated collateralized loan obligation ("CLO") entity:
Cash and cash equivalents	58,300	36,758
Bank loans and other investments	245,991	430,583
Other assets	2,237	1,107
Deferred sales commissions	18,859	19,336
Deferred income taxes	57,422	51,234
Equipment and leasehold improvements, net	49,713	54,889
Intangible assets, net	76,892	59,228
Goodwill	228,876	154,636
Other assets	85,942	89,122
Total assets	1,910,357	1,979,491
Liabilities:
Accrued compensation	133,686	145,338
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	58,645	59,397
Dividend payable	24,273	23,250
Debt	573,460	500,000
Liabilities of consolidated CLO entity:
Senior and subordinated note obligations	291,175	446,605
Other liabilities	421	766
Other Liabilities	77,411	91,785
Total liabilities	1,159,071	1,267,141
Commitments and contingencies
Temporary Equity:
Redeemable non-controlling interests	97,051	98,765
Permanent Equity:
Voting Common Stock, par value $0.00390625 per share: Authorized, 1,280,000 shares Issued and outstanding, 399,240 and 413,167 shares, respectively	2	2
Non-Voting Common Stock, par value $0.00390625 per share: Authorized, 190,720,000 shares Issued and outstanding, 120,938,397 and 115,878,384 shares, respectively	472	453
Additional paid-in capital	134,464	26,730
Notes receivable from stock option exercises	(6,861)	(4,155)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	686	3,923
Appropriated retained earnings	13,107	18,699
Retained earnings	511,034	566,420
Total Eaton Vance Corp. shareholders' equity	652,904	612,072
Non-redeemable non-controlling interests	1,331	1,513
Total permanent equity	654,235	613,585
Total liabilities, temporary equity and permanent equity	$ 1,910,357	$ 1,979,491