Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 385,215	$ 461,906	$ 462,076
Investment advisory fees and other receivables	186,344	170,220
Investments	624,605	536,323
Assets of consolidated CLO entities:
Cash and cash equivalents	8,963	36,641
Bank loans and other investments	147,116	685,681
Other assets	371	5,814
Deferred sales commissions	17,841	17,923
Deferred income taxes	46,099	61,139
Equipment and leasehold improvements, net	45,651	48,746
Intangible assets, net	65,126	74,534
Goodwill	228,876	228,876	154,636
Other assets	103,879	79,446
Total assets	1,860,086	2,407,249
Liabilities:
Accrued compensation	181,064	169,953
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	64,598	58,529
Dividend payable	30,057	26,740
Debt	573,655	573,499
Liabilities of consolidated CLO entities:
Senior and subordinated note obligations	151,982	279,127
Line of credit	0	247,789
Redeemable preferred shares	0	64,952
Other liabilities	298	124,305
Other liabilities	93,485	115,960
Total liabilities	1,095,139	1,660,854
Commitments and contingencies
Temporary Equity:
Redeemable non-controlling interests	107,466	74,856
Permanent Equity:
Voting Common Stock, par value $0.00390625 per share: Authorized, 1,280,000 shares Issued and outstanding, 415,078 and 399,240 shares, respectively	2	2
Non-Voting Common Stock, par value $0.00390625 per share: Authorized, 190,720,000 shares Issued and outstanding, 117,846,273 and 121,232,506 shares, respectively	460	474
Additional paid-in capital	0	124,837
Notes receivable from stock option exercises	(8,818)	(7,122)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(17,996)	(177)
Appropriated retained earnings	2,467	10,249
Retained earnings	679,061	541,521
Total Eaton Vance Corp. shareholders' equity	655,176	669,784
Non-redeemable non-controlling interests	2,305	1,755
Total permanent equity	657,481	671,539
Total liabilities, temporary equity and permanent equity	$ 1,860,086	$ 2,407,249