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Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income Attributable to Federated Investors, Inc. Shareholders (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Jan. 01, 2016
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax |  | $ (4,609) |  | $ (1,662) |
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications and tax |  | 948 |  | 476 |
Other comprehensive income, before reclassifications, tax total |  | (345) |  | (187) |
Reclassification adjustments, before tax |  | 1,295 |  | 358 |
Reclassification adjustment, tax total |  | (471) |  | (131) |
Net current-period other comprehensive income |  | 1,427 |  | 516 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax |  | (3,182) |  | (1,146) |
Unrealized Loss on Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | [1] | 0 |  | (269) |
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications and tax | [1] | 0 |  | 67 |
Other comprehensive income, before reclassifications, tax total | [1] | 0 |  | (25) |
Reclassification adjustments, before tax | [1] | 0 |  | 358 |
Reclassification adjustment, tax total | [1] | 0 |  | (131) |
Net current-period other comprehensive income | [1] | 0 |  | 269 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | [1] | 0 |  | 0 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Securities Available for Sale [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | [2] | (3,795) |  | (1,126) |
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications and tax | [2] | 908 |  | 1,086 |
Other comprehensive income, before reclassifications, tax total | [2] | (331) |  | (399) |
Reclassification adjustments, before tax | [2] | 1,295 | [3] | 0 |
Reclassification adjustment, tax total | [2] | (471) |  | 0 |
Net current-period other comprehensive income | [2] | 1,401 |  | 687 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | [2] | (2,394) |  | (439) |
Foreign Currency Translation Loss [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax |  | (814) |  | (267) |
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications and tax |  | 40 |  | (677) |
Other comprehensive income, before reclassifications, tax total |  | (14) |  | 237 |
Reclassification adjustments, before tax |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Reclassification adjustment, tax total |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Net current-period other comprehensive income |  | 26 |  | (440) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax |  | $ (788) |  | $ (707) |
Accounting Standards Update 2015-02 [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustment from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax to retained earnings |  |  |  |  | $ 831
[1] | Federated entered into an interest rate swap in 2010 to hedge its interest-rate risk associated with its original term loan facility. The interest rate swap expired on April 1, 2015. Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax were recorded in Debt expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
[2] | Other than as described in note 3 below, amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax were recorded in Gain (loss) on securities, net on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
[3] | Amount includes reclassification of $0.8 million, net of tax from Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax to Retained earnings on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as a result of the adoption of ASU 2015-02 (see Note (2) for additional information).

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