Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 1,195,012	$ 1,161,111
Interest expense	23,018	21,498
Net revenues	828,443	895,435
Expenses:
Compensation and benefits	409,592	489,659
Cost of sales	66,921	81,935
Floor brokerage and clearing fees	51,868	42,176
Depreciation and amortization	33,934	28,160
Selling, general and other expenses	221,106	226,344
Total expenses	806,439	889,772
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income related to associated companies	22,004	5,663
Income related to associated companies	27,313	32,100
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	49,317	37,763
Income tax provision (benefit)	2,302	(48,429)
Income from continuing operations	47,015	86,192
Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax provision of $0 and $15,934	0	52,957
Net income	47,015	139,149
Net (income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(1,066)	1,344
Net (income) loss attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests	138	(14,796)
Preferred stock dividends	(1,276)	(1,172)
Net income attributable to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. common shareholders	$ 44,811	$ 124,525
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. common shareholders:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14	$ 0.23
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.11
Net income (in dollars per share)	0.14	0.34
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. common shareholders:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.14	0.23
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.11
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14	$ 0.34
Amounts attributable to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. common shareholders:
Income from continuing operations, net of taxes	$ 44,811	$ 86,018
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes	0	38,507
Net income attributable to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. common shareholders	44,811	124,525
Commissions and other fees
Revenues:
Revenues	147,134	147,902
Principal transactions
Revenues:
Revenues	246,182	145,663
Investment banking
Revenues:
Revenues	285,596	439,991
Interest income
Revenues:
Revenues	386,844	275,222
Manufacturing revenues
Revenues:
Revenues	75,425	98,365
Other
Revenues:
Revenues	53,831	53,968
Jefferies Group
Revenues:
Interest expense	$ 366,569	$ 265,676