Segment Information (Segment Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Mar. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
Jun. 30, 2014 |
Mar. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2013 |
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | $ 294,333 | $ 282,214 | $ 296,748 | $ 278,823 | $ 264,950 | $ 223,732 | $ 220,753 | $ 211,818 | $ 1,152,118 | $ 921,253 | $ 793,116 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | (421) | $ (3,149) | $ (2,833) | $ (5,292) | 2,030 | $ (571) | $ 3,690 | $ 4,857 | (11,695) | 10,006 | 2,404 |
| EBITDA, as adjusted | 43,636 | 61,178 | 57,203 | ||||||||
| Identifiable assets | 574,358 | 510,758 | 574,358 | 510,758 | 360,820 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 27,077 | 18,397 | 15,315 | ||||||||
| Interest | 5,169 | 6,990 | 15,438 | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures | 8,298 | 7,447 | 6,861 | ||||||||
| Non-cash compensation | 8,759 | 10,541 | 6,766 | ||||||||
| Corporate | |||||||||||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | 5,339 | 5,210 | 267 | ||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | (15,824) | (14,519) | (14,135) | ||||||||
| EBITDA, as adjusted | (9,639) | (7,907) | (8,534) | ||||||||
| Identifiable assets | 51,241 | 52,747 | 51,241 | 52,747 | 6,631 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 52 | 11 | 49 | ||||||||
| Interest | 947 | 1,166 | 2,836 | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures | 87 | 134 | 0 | ||||||||
| Non-cash compensation | 4,046 | 3,062 | 2,453 | ||||||||
| Independent brokerage and advisory services | |||||||||||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | 1,035,365 | 816,581 | 723,246 | ||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 7,735 | 10,520 | 4,850 | ||||||||
| EBITDA, as adjusted | 46,053 | 50,596 | 52,549 | ||||||||
| Identifiable assets | 417,378 | 350,225 | 417,378 | 350,225 | 320,239 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 19,373 | 14,978 | 14,475 | ||||||||
| Interest | 3,532 | 5,460 | 12,527 | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures | 7,341 | 6,058 | 4,898 | ||||||||
| Non-cash compensation | 3,836 | 6,751 | 3,667 | ||||||||
| Ladenburg | |||||||||||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | 61,841 | 73,298 | 69,603 | ||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 3,095 | 14,846 | 11,689 | ||||||||
| EBITDA, as adjusted | 6,052 | 16,174 | 13,188 | ||||||||
| Identifiable assets | 44,050 | 39,845 | 44,050 | 39,845 | 33,950 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 703 | 665 | 791 | ||||||||
| Interest | 7 | 67 | 75 | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures | 87 | 1,002 | 1,963 | ||||||||
| Non-cash compensation | 638 | 612 | 646 | ||||||||
| Insurance brokerage | |||||||||||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | 49,573 | 26,164 | 0 | ||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | (6,701) | (841) | 0 | ||||||||
| EBITDA, as adjusted | 1,170 | 2,315 | 0 | ||||||||
| Identifiable assets | $ 61,689 | $ 67,941 | 61,689 | 67,941 | 0 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 6,949 | 2,743 | 0 | ||||||||
| Interest | 683 | 297 | 0 | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures | 783 | 253 | 0 | ||||||||
| Non-cash compensation | $ 239 | $ 116 | $ 0 | ||||||||