2.2.0.7 false Related Parties 0205 - Disclosure - Related Parties true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Related Parties [Abstract] 0 us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionDueFromToRelatedPartyAbstract us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string No definition available. false 3 Related Parties 1 us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>Note 5 — Related Parties</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     At September 30, 2010, the Company had receivables of $0.3 million due from the Greenhill Funds relating to expense reimbursements, which are included in due from affiliates. At December 31, 2009, the Company had receivables of $0.2 million and payables of $0.4 million due to the Greenhill Funds relating to accrued management fees and expense reimbursements, which are included in due to affiliates. See “Note 1 — Organization”. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Included in accounts payable and accrued expenses are $0.3 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, of interest payable on the undistributed earnings to the U.K. members of GCI. See “Note 1 — Organization”. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Under the terms of the Share Sale Agreement the selling shareholder and certain non-founding partners of Caliburn were paid post closing distributions of accrued profits prior to the acquisition date of approximately AUS $7.6 million ($6.9 million). See “Note 3 — Acquisition”. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     In conjunction with the sale of certain assets of the merchant banking business, the Company agreed to sublease to GCP Capital office space for a period of three to five years beginning in January 2011. The Company did not recognize any revenue related to the sublease during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. See “Note 4 — Investments — Affiliated Merchant Banking Investments”. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock This element may be used for the entire related party transactions disclosure as a single block of text. Disclosure may include: the nature of the relationship(s), a description of the transactions, the amount of the transactions, the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms of the transaction from the previous period, stated interest rate, expiration date, terms and manner of settlement per the agreement with the related party, and amounts due to or from related parties. If the entity and one or more other entities are under common ownership or management control and this control affects the operating results or financial position, disclosure includes the nature of the control relationship even if there are no transactions between the entities. Disclosure may also include the aggregate amount of current and deferred tax expense for each statement of earnings presented where the entity is a member of a group that files a consolidated tax return, the amount of any tax related balances due to or from affiliates as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, the principal provisions of the method by which the consolidated amount of current and deferred tax expense is allocated to the members of the group and the nature and effect of any changes in that method. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 04 -Paragraph b -Article 3A Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 08 -Paragraph k -Article 4 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 57 -Paragraph 1-4 false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true