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Investment In Unconsolidated Affiliates (Condensed Balance Sheets of LSV) (Details) (LSV Asset Management [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
LSV Asset Management [Member]
   
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]    
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Current Assets $ 133,657us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= seic_LSVAssetManagementMember
$ 118,630us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= seic_LSVAssetManagementMember
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Noncurrent Assets 2,269us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= seic_LSVAssetManagementMember
2,588us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= seic_LSVAssetManagementMember
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Assets 135,926us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationAssets
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= seic_LSVAssetManagementMember
121,218us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationAssets
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= seic_LSVAssetManagementMember
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Current Liabilities 35,208us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentLiabilities
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= seic_LSVAssetManagementMember
26,103us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentLiabilities
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= seic_LSVAssetManagementMember
Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information, Equity 100,718us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationEquity
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= seic_LSVAssetManagementMember
95,115us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationEquity
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= seic_LSVAssetManagementMember
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Liabilities and Equity $ 135,926us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLiabilitiesAndEquity
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= seic_LSVAssetManagementMember
$ 121,218us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLiabilitiesAndEquity
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= seic_LSVAssetManagementMember