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Consolidation Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
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