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Commitments and Contingencies - Summary of Future Minimum Lease Payments and Rentals under Lease Agreements (Detail)

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Commitments and Contingencies - Summary of Future Minimum Lease Payments and Rentals under Lease Agreements (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Minimum Lease Commitments  
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]  
Remainder of 2015 $ 2,757us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= samg_MinimumLeaseCommitmentsMember
2016 3,646us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= samg_MinimumLeaseCommitmentsMember
2017 2,838us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= samg_MinimumLeaseCommitmentsMember
2018 60us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= samg_MinimumLeaseCommitmentsMember
2019 36us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= samg_MinimumLeaseCommitmentsMember
Total 9,337us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= samg_MinimumLeaseCommitmentsMember
Minimum Net Rentals  
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]  
Remainder of 2015 2,424us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= samg_MinimumNetRentalsMember
2016 3,202us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= samg_MinimumNetRentalsMember
2017 2,495us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= samg_MinimumNetRentalsMember
2018 60us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= samg_MinimumNetRentalsMember
2019 36us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= samg_MinimumNetRentalsMember
Total 8,217us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= samg_MinimumNetRentalsMember
Non-cancellable Subleases  
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]  
Remainder of 2015 (333)samg_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueFromCurrentSubleaseLeaseRentals
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= samg_NoncancellableSubleasesMember
2016 (444)samg_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueFromSubleaseRentalsYearTwo
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= samg_NoncancellableSubleasesMember
2017 (343)samg_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueFromSubleaseRentalsYearThree
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= samg_NoncancellableSubleasesMember
Total $ (1,120)samg_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueFromSubleaseRentals
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= samg_NoncancellableSubleasesMember