Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Jun. 30, 2016 |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Mar. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | $ 297,059 | $ 274,323 | $ 269,775 | $ 265,796 | $ 294,333 | $ 282,214 | $ 296,748 | $ 278,823 | $ 1,106,953 | $ 1,152,118 | $ 921,253 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 2,586 | $ (6,911) | $ (1,576) | $ (6,385) | (421) | $ (3,149) | $ (2,833) | $ (5,292) | (12,286) | (11,695) | 10,006 |
| EBITDA, as adjusted | 35,771 | 44,045 | 61,178 | ||||||||
| Identifiable assets | 546,003 | 574,105 | 546,003 | 574,105 | 510,114 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 28,334 | 27,077 | 18,397 | ||||||||
| Interest | 4,262 | 5,169 | 6,990 | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures | 7,132 | 8,298 | 7,447 | ||||||||
| Non-cash compensation | 5,311 | 8,759 | 10,541 | ||||||||
| Corporate | |||||||||||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | 3,763 | 5,339 | 5,210 | ||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | (17,609) | (15,824) | (14,519) | ||||||||
| EBITDA, as adjusted | (12,785) | (9,639) | (7,907) | ||||||||
| Identifiable assets | 29,884 | 50,999 | 29,884 | 50,999 | 52,141 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 64 | 52 | 11 | ||||||||
| Interest | 748 | 947 | 1,166 | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures | 0 | 87 | 134 | ||||||||
| Non-cash compensation | 3,519 | 4,046 | 3,062 | ||||||||
| Independent brokerage and advisory services | Operating Segments | |||||||||||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | 1,003,282 | 1,035,365 | 816,581 | ||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 15,071 | 7,735 | 10,520 | ||||||||
| EBITDA, as adjusted | 47,977 | 46,462 | 50,596 | ||||||||
| Identifiable assets | 423,288 | 417,367 | 423,288 | 417,367 | 350,187 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 20,406 | 19,373 | 14,978 | ||||||||
| Interest | 2,828 | 3,532 | 5,460 | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures | 6,784 | 7,341 | 6,058 | ||||||||
| Non-cash compensation | 1,010 | 3,836 | 6,751 | ||||||||
| Ladenburg | Operating Segments | |||||||||||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | 49,425 | 61,841 | 73,298 | ||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | (3,674) | 3,095 | 14,846 | ||||||||
| EBITDA, as adjusted | (1,676) | 6,052 | 16,174 | ||||||||
| Identifiable assets | 38,665 | 44,050 | 38,665 | 44,050 | 39,845 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 703 | 703 | 665 | ||||||||
| Interest | 4 | 7 | 67 | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures | 139 | 87 | 1,002 | ||||||||
| Non-cash compensation | 537 | 638 | 612 | ||||||||
| Insurance brokerage | Operating Segments | |||||||||||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | 50,483 | 49,573 | 26,164 | ||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | (6,074) | (6,701) | (841) | ||||||||
| EBITDA, as adjusted | 2,255 | 1,170 | 2,315 | ||||||||
| Identifiable assets | $ 54,166 | $ 61,689 | 54,166 | 61,689 | 67,941 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 7,161 | 6,949 | 2,743 | ||||||||
| Interest | 682 | 683 | 297 | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures | 209 | 783 | 253 | ||||||||
| Non-cash compensation | $ 245 | $ 239 | $ 116 | ||||||||