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Consolidation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Consolidation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Fee waivers	$ 98,800,000	$ 87,400,000
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items]
Investments, deconsolidation	6,200,000
Non-Consolidated Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items]
Assets under management	5,200,000,000
Non-Consolidated Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| Cash and Cash Equivalents
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items]
Federated's maximum risk of loss in non-consolidated investment companies	68,300,000
Non-Consolidated Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| Receivables from Federated Funds
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items]
Federated's maximum risk of loss in non-consolidated investment companies	24,300,000		$ 16,200,000
Financial Support, Fee Waivers
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items]
Money market funds which meet the scope exception of the consolidation guidance	68,100,000	57,900,000
Financial Support, Capital Contributions
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items]
Money market funds which meet the scope exception of the consolidation guidance	$ 0	$ 0