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Consolidation Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |
Accounts receivable from Federated Funds | $ 22,300 | $ 22,300 | $ 16,900
Total Waived Fees | 102,200 | 220,800 |
Investments - consolidated investment companies | 56,879 | 56,879 | 25,368
Federated's net interest in the consolidated Federated Fund VIEs | 18,200 | 18,200 | 17,000
Nonredeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiary | 1,323 | 1,323 | 1,156
Consolidated Voting Rights Entities [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments - consolidated investment companies | 12,100 | 12,100 |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries | 1,900 | 1,900 |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary, Aggregated Disclosure [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments - consolidated investment companies | 44,800 | 44,800 | 25,400
Redeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries | 27,800 | 27,800 | 8,700
Liabilities | 900 | 900 | 3,000
VIE maximum risk of loss | 18,200 | 18,200 | 17,000
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary, Aggregated Disclosure [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |
Consolidated VIE assets | $ 600 | $ 600 | 3,100
General Partnership and VIE [Member] | Passport [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent |  | 50.50% |
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners | 49.50% | 49.50% |
Liabilities | $ 3,400 | $ 3,400 |
Nonredeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiary | 1,300 | 1,300 |
General Partnership and VIE [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | Passport [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |
Consolidated VIE assets | 6,100 | 6,100 |
Non-Consolidated Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |
VIE maximum risk of loss | 1,100 | 1,100 | 301,500
VIE investment | 1,100 | 1,100 | 301,500
AUM for nonconsolidated Federated Funds | 13,400 | 13,400 | 268,000,000
Non-Consolidated Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Investments [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |
VIE investment |  |  | 141,800
Non-Consolidated Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |
VIE investment |  |  | $ 159,700
Financial Support Waived Fees [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial support | 74,300 | 164,900 |
Financial Support, Capital Contributions [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial support | $ 0 | $ 0 |

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