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Regulatory requirements (Details) | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2022 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2021 EUR (€)
Oppenheimer |  |  |
Regulatory Capital Requirements [Line Items] |  |  |
Required percentage of net capital to aggregate customer-related debit items (as a percent) | 2.00% |  |
Net capital | $ 425,800,000 |  |
Aggregate indebtedness (as a percent) | 32.17% |  |
Excess capital | $ 399,400,000 |  |
Freedom |  |  |
Regulatory Capital Requirements [Line Items] |  |  |
Net capital | $ 4,300,000 |  |
Aggregate indebtedness (as a percent) | 6.67% |  |
Freedom maintain net capital equal to the greater | $ 100,000 |  |
Net capital in excess of minimum required | $ 4,200,000 |  |
Oppenheimer Europe Ltd |  |  |
Regulatory Capital Requirements [Line Items] |  |  |
Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio (as a percent) | 1.27 |  |
Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio Required (as a percent) | 56.00% |  |
Tier 1 Capital Ratio Required (as a percent) | 75.00% |  |
Total Capital Ratio (as a percent) | 169.00% |  |
Total Capital Ratio Required (as a percent) | 100.00% |  |
Regulatory capital required to be maintained |  | £ 750,000 | € 730,000
Oppenheimer Investments Asia Ltd. |  |  |
Regulatory Capital Requirements [Line Items] |  |  |
Regulatory capital required to be maintained | $ 382,163 |  |
Net capital | 4,800,000 |  |
Excess Liquid Capital under Hong Kong SFC Rules | $ 4,400,000 |  |

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