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Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Dec. 31, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies (a) Contractual From time to time, pursuant to agreements entered into in connection with certain business combinations and asset acquisitions, Federated Hermes is obligated to make future payments under various agreements to which it is a party. See Note (7) for additional information regarding these payments. (b) Contingencies Federated Hermes previously recorded as revenue certain carried interest, subject to clawback provisions, from certain funds (Carried Interest). As of December 31, 2021, approximately $11 million of Carried Interest is subject to clawback. As a result of the impact of the Pandemic on certain markets during 2021, management concluded it was reasonably possible that the market value of the assets held by these funds could be reduced at future valuation dates, which could result in a portion or all of this Carried Interest being repaid. As of December 31, 2021, management estimates that clawbacks will not occur based on the current valuation of the assets held by these funds. Future reductions in the valuation of the assets held by these funds may result in a clawback of a portion or all of this Carried Interest. (c) Guarantees and Indemnifications On an intercompany basis, various subsidiaries of Federated Hermes guarantee certain financial obligations of Federated Hermes, Inc., and of other consolidated subsidiaries, and Federated Hermes, Inc. guarantees certain financial and performance-related obligations of various wholly owned subsidiaries. In addition, in the normal course of business, Federated Hermes has entered into contracts that provide a variety of indemnifications. Typically, obligations to indemnify third parties arise in the context of contracts entered into by Federated Hermes, under which Federated Hermes agrees to hold the other party harmless against losses arising out of the contract, provided the other party's actions are not deemed to have breached an agreed-upon standard of care. In each of these circumstances, payment by Federated Hermes is contingent on the other party making a claim for indemnity, subject to Federated Hermes' right to challenge the claim. Further, Federated Hermes' obligations under these agreements may be limited in terms of time and/or amount. It is not possible to predict the maximum potential amount of future payments under these or similar agreements due to the conditional nature of Federated Hermes' obligations and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. As of December 31, 2021, management does not believe that a material loss related to any of these matters is reasonably possible. (d) Legal Proceedings Like other companies, Federated Hermes has claims asserted and threatened against it in the ordinary course of business. As of December 31, 2021, Federated Hermes does not believe that a material loss related to these claims is reasonably possible.