Common Share and Earnings Per Common Share - Earnings Per Share Computation (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended |
6 Months Ended |
May 31, 2022 |
May 31, 2021 |
May 31, 2022 |
May 31, 2021 |
| Numerator for earnings per share: |
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| Net income attributable to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. common shareholders |
$ 114,014
|
$ 352,596
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$ 441,461
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$ 935,031
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| Allocation of earnings to participating securities |
(365)
|
(2,178)
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(2,116)
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(5,470)
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| Net income attributable to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. common shareholders for basic earnings per share |
113,649
|
350,418
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439,345
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929,561
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| Adjustment to allocation of earnings to participating securities related to diluted shares |
(4)
|
43
|
25
|
107
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| Mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred share dividends (2) |
0
|
1,626
|
4,141
|
3,252
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| Net income attributable to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. common shareholders for diluted earnings per share |
$ 113,645
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$ 352,087
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$ 443,511
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$ 932,920
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| Denominator for earnings per share: |
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| Weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares) |
236,687,000
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246,937,000
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239,325,000
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248,144,000
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| Denominator for basic earnings per share – weighted average shares (in shares) |
249,142,000
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263,280,000
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253,330,000
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264,829,000
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| Mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred shares (in shares) |
0
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4,441,000
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4,441,000
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4,441,000
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| Denominator for diluted earnings per share (in shares) |
251,979,000
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271,092,000
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261,494,000
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271,948,000
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| Weighted average shares of participating securities (in shares) |
975,500
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1,638,600
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1,269,800
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1,561,100
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| Restricted stock with future service required |
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| Denominator for earnings per share: |
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| Weighted average shares of restricted stock outstanding with future service required (in shares) |
(967,000)
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(1,618,000)
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(1,259,000)
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(1,540,000)
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| Restricted stock units with no future service required |
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| Denominator for earnings per share: |
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| Weighted average RSUs outstanding with no future service required (in shares) |
13,422,000
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17,961,000
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15,264,000
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18,225,000
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| Stock options and other share based awards |
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| Denominator for earnings per share: |
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| Dilutive effect of share-based payment awards (in shares) |
1,331,000
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1,152,000
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1,627,000
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646,000
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| Restricted stock units | Senior executive compensation plan RSUs awards |
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| Denominator for earnings per share: |
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| Dilutive effect of share-based payment awards (in shares) |
1,506,000
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2,219,000
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2,096,000
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2,032,000
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