Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	May 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 1,510,371	$ 1,243,826	$ 2,705,383	$ 2,404,937
Interest expense	23,138	24,279	46,156	45,777
Net revenues	1,101,657	911,159	1,930,100	1,806,594
Expenses:
Compensation and benefits	510,560	478,515	920,152	968,174
Cost of sales	80,415	90,690	147,336	172,625
Floor brokerage and clearing fees	60,387	45,046	112,255	87,222
Depreciation and amortization	36,786	31,905	70,720	60,065
Selling, general and other expenses	229,062	236,562	450,168	462,906
Total expenses	940,348	906,997	1,746,787	1,796,769
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income related to associated companies	161,309	4,162	183,313	9,825
Income related to associated companies	22,170	33,353	49,483	65,453
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	183,479	37,515	232,796	75,278
Income tax provision (benefit)	(488,797)	9,598	(486,495)	(38,831)
Income from continuing operations	672,276	27,917	719,291	114,109
Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax provision of $0, $31,111, $0 and $47,045	0	77,106	0	130,063
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of income tax provision of $0, $229,553, $0 and $229,553	0	643,921	0	643,921
Net income	672,276	748,944	719,291	888,093
Net (income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests	191	(136)	(875)	1,208
Net income attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests	(427)	(22,108)	(289)	(36,904)
Preferred stock dividends	(1,276)	(1,171)	(2,552)	(2,343)
Net income attributable to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. common shareholders	$ 670,764	$ 725,529	$ 715,575	$ 850,054
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. common shareholders:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 2.17	$ 0.08	$ 2.29	$ 0.31
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0.15	0	0.26
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	1.82	0	1.79
Net income (in dollars per share)	2.17	2.05	2.29	2.36
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. common shareholders:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	2.14	0.08	2.25	0.31
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0.15	0	0.25
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	1.80	0	1.77
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 2.14	$ 2.03	$ 2.25	$ 2.33
Amounts attributable to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. common shareholders:
Income from continuing operations, net of taxes	$ 670,764	$ 27,193	$ 715,575	$ 113,211
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes	0	54,415	0	92,922
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes	0	643,921	0	643,921
Net income attributable to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. common shareholders	670,764	725,529	715,575	850,054
Commissions and other fees
Revenues:
Revenues	159,685	157,704	306,819	305,606
Principal transactions
Revenues:
Revenues	240,189	53,755	486,371	199,418
Investment banking
Revenues:
Revenues	430,087	500,297	715,683	940,288
Interest income
Revenues:
Revenues	445,967	327,314	832,811	602,536
Manufacturing revenues
Revenues:
Revenues	90,237	114,735	165,662	213,100
Other
Revenues:
Revenues	144,206	90,021	198,037	143,989
Jefferies Group
Revenues:
Interest expense	$ 408,714	$ 332,667	$ 775,283	$ 598,343