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Cash and Securities Segregated For Regulatory and Other Purposes | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Cash and Securities Segregated For Regulatory and Other Purposes | 2. Cash and Securities Segregated For Regulatory and Other Purposes Deposits of $32.0 million were held at year-end in special reserve bank accounts for the exclusive benefit of customers in accordance with regulatory requirements at December 31, 2012 ($30.1 million at December 31, 2011). To the extent permitted, these deposits are invested in interest bearing accounts collateralized by qualified securities. OMHHF had client funds held in escrow totaling $242.7 million at December 31, 2012 ($166.7 million at December 31, 2011) which are not required to be and, accordingly, are not carried on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Oppenheimer Trust had a deposit of $100,000 with the State of Ohio at December 31, 2012.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for financial services, specifically for brokers and dealers, for the accounting period and at the balance sheet date. Disclosure may include amounts receivable from and payable to broker-dealers and clearing organizations, including securities failed to receive, deposits received for securities loaned, amounts payable to clearing organizations related to open transactions, floor brokerage payables and payables for commodities futures accounts liquidating to an equity balance on a broker-dealer's records. May also include disclosure on company's consolidation policy and a note indicating the amount of the broker-dealer's actual net capital and the amount of required net capital. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Rule 15c3 -Number 240 -Section 1, 2, 3 -Article 15c3 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Audit and Accounting Guide (AAG) -Number AAG-BRD -IssueDate 2006-05-01 -Chapter 7 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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