Capital and Other Regulatory Requirements - Regulatory Capital Requirements (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014
FCStone LLC [Member]
Net Capital under Commodity Exchange Act Computation	$ 121.3
Required Net Capital under Commodity Exchange Act	67.0
Cash and Securities Segregated under Commodity Exchange Act Regulation	1,824.5
Cash and Securities Segregated under Commodity Exchange Act Regulation, Amount Required to be Segregated	1,783.9
Secured Funds	83.6
Secured Funds Required Under Commodity Exchange Act	64.8
INTL FCStone Ltd [Member]
Net Capital under Commodity Exchange Act Computation	83.4
Required Net Capital under Commodity Exchange Act	56.6
Cash and Securities Segregated under Commodity Exchange Act Regulation	117.9
Cash and Securities Segregated under Commodity Exchange Act Regulation, Amount Required to be Segregated	117.9
INTL Trading [Member]
Net Capital	3.4
Minimum Net Capital Required for Entity	1.0
FCC Investments [Member]
Net Capital	0.3
Minimum Net Capital Required for Entity	0.3
FCStone Australia [Member]
Net Capital under Commodity Exchange Act Computation	1.5
Required Net Capital under Commodity Exchange Act	0.8
Net Capital	11.4
Cash and Securities Segregated under Commodity Exchange Act Regulation	25.2
Cash and Securities Segregated under Commodity Exchange Act Regulation, Amount Required to be Segregated	21.4
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	3.9
INTL FCStone DTVM Ltda [Member]
Net Capital	3.1
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	0.6
Gainvest S.A. Sociedad Gerente de FCI - Comision Nacional de Valores [Member]
Net Capital under Commodity Exchange Act Computation	0.7
Required Net Capital under Commodity Exchange Act	0.1
Net Capital	4.7
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	0.2
INTL Capital S.A – Rosario Futures Exchanges [Member] [Domain]
Net Capital	10.6
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	7.0
INTL Capital S.A. – General Inspector of Justice [Member] [Domain]
Net Capital under Commodity Exchange Act Computation	3.3
Required Net Capital under Commodity Exchange Act	1.8
INTL Capital S.A. – Superintendence of Securities Markets of Buenos Aires [Member] [Domain]
Net Capital under Commodity Exchange Act Computation	3.9
Required Net Capital under Commodity Exchange Act	$ 0.9

Cash and Securities Segregated under Commodity Exchange Act Regulation, Amount Required to be Segregated

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Secured funds

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Secured Funds Required Under Commodity Exchange Act

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The minimum amount of Total Capital required for capital adequacy purposes under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.

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Cash and securities deposited in a special reserve account for the exclusive benefit of customers pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act.

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Minimum amount of net capital required to be maintained by the entity to engage in securities transactions.

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Net capital is equal to the net worth of the broker dealer, less certain items such as exchange memberships, carrying value of securities not readily marketable, haircuts on marketable securities in proprietary accounts, furniture and equipment and other illiquid assets as defined.

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The amount of net capital calculated under the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's minimum financial requirements, pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act, less the market value of certain commodity options.

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Amount of net capital required to be maintained under the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) minimum financial requirements, pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act, less the market value of certain commodity options.

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