Quarterly report pursuant to sections 13 or 15(d)

Net Capital Requirements - Additional Information (Details)

Net Capital Requirements - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Stockholder's equity	$ 52,985	$ 51,221
Maximum
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Indebtedness to net capital	15
Ladenburg
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Regulatory net capital	6,605
Alternative minimum net capital requirement	250
Alternative excess amount over net capital requirement	6,355
Securities America
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Regulatory net capital	8,308
Alternative minimum net capital requirement	250
Alternative excess amount over net capital requirement	8,058
Investacorp Inc
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Regulatory net capital	3,738
Indebtedness to net capital	1.6
Excess amount over net capital	3,332
Minimum net capital requirement	406
Triad
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Regulatory net capital	3,580
Indebtedness to net capital	3.2
Excess amount over net capital	2,810
Minimum net capital requirement	770
Premier
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Stockholder's equity	1,484
Premier \| Minimum \| Cash
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Stockholder's equity	250
Premier \| Minimum \| Regulatory Requirements
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Stockholder's equity	1,000
Premier \| Minimum \| Regulatory Requirements \| Cash
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Stockholder's equity	$ 250

- Definition

Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.

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