DEI - shares	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 06, 2017
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	INTL FCSTONE INC.
Trading Symbol	INTL
Entity Central Index Key	0000913760
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		18,639,836
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes