Consolidated Statements Of Financial Condition - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2023		Dec. 31, 2022
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 3,361,801		$ 2,199,985
Cash segregated for regulatory purposes		162,048		29,017
Receivables:
Brokerage clients, net		841,507		924,385
Brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations		414,144		418,091
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		349,849		348,162
Financial instruments owned, at fair value		918,741		731,752
Available-for-sale securities, Fair Value		1,551,686	[1]	1,636,041
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost	[2]	5,888,798		5,990,451
Loans:
Held for investment, net		19,305,805		20,465,092
Held for sale, at lower of cost or market		423,999		156,912
Investments, at fair value		91,105		99,376
Fixed assets, net		191,528		200,043
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net		778,216		775,949
Goodwill		1,388,243		1,326,548
Intangible assets, net		133,279		130,589
Loans and advances to financial advisors and other employees, net		683,486		654,112
Deferred tax assets, net		121,522		159,207
Other assets		1,121,703		950,412
Total assets		37,727,460		37,196,124
Payables:
Brokerage clients		734,821		770,336
Brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations		231,736		94,954
Drafts		117,688		102,212
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		417,644		212,011
Bank deposits		27,334,579		27,117,111
Financial instruments sold, but not yet purchased, at fair value		497,741		454,817
Accrued compensation		585,612		677,376
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		1,337,579		1,264,282
Senior notes, net		1,115,629		1,114,554
Debentures to Stifel Financial Capital Trusts		60,000		60,000
Total liabilities		32,433,029		31,867,653
Equity
Preferred stock - $1 par value; authorized 3,000,000 shares; issued 27,400 shares		685,000		685,000
Common stock - $0.15 par value; authorized 194,000,000 shares; issued 111,662,321 and 111,662,034 shares, respectively		16,749		16,749
Additional paid-in-capital		1,905,097		1,928,069
Retained earnings		3,398,610		3,169,095
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(74,326)		(117,960)
Treasury stock, at cost, 10,600,793 and 6,314,033 shares, respectively		(636,699)		(352,482)
Total equity		5,294,431		5,328,471
Total liabilities and equity		$ 37,727,460		$ 37,196,124

[1] Due to the immaterial amount of income recognized on tax-exempt securities, yields were not calculated on a tax-equivalent basis.

[2] Held-to-maturity securities are carried in the consolidated statements of financial condition at amortized cost, and the changes in the value of these securities, other than impairment charges, are not reported on the consolidated financial statements.