Annual report pursuant to section 13 and 15(d)

Net Capital Requirements (Details)

Net Capital Requirements (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Stockholder's equity	$ 193,413	$ 51,221	$ 63,443	$ 46,919
Maximum [Member]
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Indebtedness to net capital	15
Securities America [Member]
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Regulatory net capital	10,968
Alternative excess amount over net capital requirement	10,718
Alternative minimum net capital requirement	250
Ladenburg
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Regulatory net capital	12,573
Alternative excess amount over net capital requirement	12,323
Alternative minimum net capital requirement	250
Triad [Member]
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Regulatory net capital	4,262
Alternative excess amount over net capital requirement	3,147
Alternative minimum net capital requirement	1,115
Indebtedness to net capital	3.9
Investacorp Inc [Member]
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Regulatory net capital	5,052
Alternative excess amount over net capital requirement	4,713
Alternative minimum net capital requirement	339
Indebtedness to net capital	1.0
Premier [Member] \| Regulatory Requirements [Member]
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Stockholder's equity	1,319
Premier [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Regulatory Requirements [Member]
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Stockholder's equity	1,000
Premier [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Regulatory Requirements [Member] \| Cash [Member]
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Minimum net capital requirement	250
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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