Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of Operations Information by Segments

(in thousands)	Clearing	Retail Brokerage	Institutional Brokerage	Banking	Other Consolidated Entities	Consolidated SWS Group, Inc.
June 30, 2013
Operating revenue	$   12,875	$      107,109	$          95,569	$       2,678	$             2,533	$         220,764
Net intersegment revenues	(725)	714	(227)	3,458	(3,220)	-
Net interest revenue	6,063	3,331	12,378	41,423	(12,306)	50,889
Net revenues	18,938	110,440	107,947	44,101	(9,773)	271,653
Non-interest expenses	19,419	107,942	87,081	31,359	36,155	281,956
Other gains (losses)	-	-	-	-	3,613	3,613
Depreciation and amortization	66	872	421	1,747	2,376	5,482
Net income (loss) before taxes	(481)	2,498	20,866	12,742	(42,315)	(6,690)
Assets (*)	260,824	212,001	1,836,469	1,269,308	36,093	3,614,695
June 29, 2012
Operating revenue	$   12,558	$      103,150	$         114,498	$       2,714	$            (1,299)	$         231,621
Net intersegment revenues	(770)	676	128	3,657	(3,691)	-
Net interest revenue	6,056	3,732	15,579	47,228	(10,793)	61,802
Net revenues	18,614	106,882	130,077	49,942	(12,092)	293,423
Non-interest expenses	20,368	108,788	90,423	42,626	33,484	295,689
Other gains (losses)	-	-	-	-	(3,674)	(3,674)
Depreciation and amortization	75	921	416	1,922	2,445	5,779
Net income (loss) before taxes	(1,754)	(1,906)	39,654	7,316	(49,250)	(5,940)
Assets (*)	279,367	203,916	1,600,659	1,306,653	71,564	3,462,159
June 24, 2011
Operating revenue	$   14,715	$      106,226	$         129,702	$         (838)	$             1,147	$         250,952
Net intersegment revenues	(864)	906	273	3,786	(4,101)	-
Net interest revenue	6,475	3,431	15,993	65,147	66	91,112
Net revenues	21,190	109,657	145,695	64,309	1,213	342,064
Non-interest expenses	20,689	108,301	99,444	110,639	36,445	375,518
Depreciation and amortization	859	938	573	2,436	2,412	7,218
Net income (loss) before taxes	501	1,356	46,251	(46,330)	(35,232)	(33,454)
Assets (*)	339,993	189,312	1,819,420	1,351,295	36,570	3,736,590

Summary of Reconciliation of Assets

	June 30, 2013	June 29, 2012	June 24, 2011
Amount as presented above	$         3,614,695	$         3,462,159	$         3,736,590
Reconciling items:
Unallocated assets:
Cash	12,071	9,365	4,654
Receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing	81,378	44,780	31,929
organizations
Receivable from clients, net of allowances	51,437	17,231	12,002
Other assets	24,037	20,504	31,102
Unallocated eliminations	(3,245)	(7,196)	(14,120)
Total assets	$         3,780,373	$         3,546,843	$         3,802,157