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Regulatory Requirements - Additional Information (Narrative) (Details) | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2021 EUR (€)
Regulatory Capital Requirements [Line Items] |  |
Net capital | $ 3,700,000 |
Excess Liquid Capital under Hong Kong SFC Rules | 3,300,000 |
Oppenheimer [Member] |  |
Regulatory Capital Requirements [Line Items] |  |
Required percentage of net capital to aggregate customer-related debit items | 0.02 |
Net Capital | $ 372,600,000 |
Aggregate indebtedness | 27.64% |
Excess capital | $ 345,600,000 |
Freedom |  |
Regulatory Capital Requirements [Line Items] |  |
Net Capital | $ 4,600,000 |
Aggregate indebtedness | 6.67% |
Freedom maintain net capital equal to the greater | $ 100,000 |
Net capital in excess of minimum required | $ 4,500,000 |
Oppenheimer Europe Ltd |  |
Regulatory Capital Requirements [Line Items] |  |
Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio | 0.1689 | 0.1689
Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio Required | 4.50% | 4.50%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio Required | 6.00% | 6.00%
Total Capital Ratio | 22.53% | 22.53%
Total Capital Ratio Required | 8.00% | 8.00%
Regulatory capital required to be maintained | € |  | € 730,000
Oppenheimer Investments Asia Ltd. |  |
Regulatory Capital Requirements [Line Items] |  |
Regulatory capital required to be maintained | $ 385,295 |

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