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Regulatory Requirements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) |  |  | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2014 Oppenheimer [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Freedom [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Oppenheimer Investments Asia Ltd. [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Oppenheimer Europe Ltd [Member] Basel Three New Requirements [Member]
Regulatory Capital Requirements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Required percentage of net capital to aggregate customer-related debit items |  |  | 2.00% |  |  |
Initial capital |  |  | $ 168,000,000 | $ 4,500,000 | $ 2,200,000 | $ 4,800,000
Actual percentage of net capital to aggregate customer-related debit items |  |  | 12.50% |  |  |
Excess capital |  |  | 141,200,000 |  |  |
Freedom maintain net capital equal to the greater |  |  |  | 250,000 |  |
Aggregate indebtedness |  |  |  | 6.67% |  |
Net capital in excess of minimum required |  |  |  | 4,300,000 | 1,900,000 |
Cash and securities segregated for regulatory and other purposes | 36,281,000 | 36,323,000 | 14,500,000 | 20,900,000 |  |
Initial required capital |  |  |  |  | $ 387,000 | $ 68,000
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio |  |  |  |  |  | 10.81%
Common equity Tier 1 required |  |  |  |  |  | 4.50%
Tier 1 capital ratio |  |  |  |  |  | 10.81%
Tier 1 capital ratio required |  |  |  |  |  | 6.00%
Total capital ratio |  |  |  |  |  | 12.49%
Total capital ratio required |  |  |  |  |  | 8.00%

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- Definition Common Equity Tier One Ratio required for capital adequacy purposes under the Capital Requirements Directive (DRD IV) in the European Union. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The amount of net capital in excess of the alternative minimum required net capital. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Rule 15c3 -Number 240 -Section 1 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph ii -Article 15c3 -Subsection a + Details
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