Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule Of Operating Information, Segment

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net revenues:
Global Wealth Management	$	240,029	$	225,645	$	488,377	$	464,091
Institutional Group		135,297		132,915		283,801		259,909
Other		(919)		297		2,562		1,470
	$	374,407	$	358,857	$	774,740	$	725,470
Income before income taxes:
Global Wealth Management	$	61,353	$	55,426	$	130,531	$	116,898
Institutional Group		17,546		21,951		41,250		43,344
Other		(35,025)		(73,502)		(68,653)		(105,683)
	$	43,874	$	3,875	$	103,128	$	54,559

⁽¹⁾No individual client accounted for more than 10 percent of total net revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 or 2011.

Schedule Of Information Of Total Assets On Segment Basis

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
Global Wealth Management	$	4,385,714	$	3,637,069
Institutional Group		1,456,680		1,028,948
Other		296,141		285,883
	$	6,138,535	$	4,951,900

Schedule Of Net Revenues Earned On Major Geographical Areas

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net revenues:
United States	$	365,265	$	343,800	$	757,103	$	694,809
Canada		3,814		6,813		6,066		13,261
United Kingdom		2,942		6,088		6,832		12,137
Other European		2,386		2,156		4,739		5,263
	$	374,407	$	358,857	$	774,740	$	725,470