Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents ($6.2 million and $5.1 million restricted from use at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively)	$ 50,940	$ 42,679
Advisory fees receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.1 million and $0.0 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively	81,771us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet	85,236us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet
Other receivables	5,493us-gaap_OtherReceivables	2,877us-gaap_OtherReceivables
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $58.5 million and $57.0 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively	10,335us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	11,500us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Investments in merchant banking funds	4,173	11,745
Goodwill	130,976us-gaap_Goodwill	142,972us-gaap_Goodwill
Deferred tax asset, net	50,244us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet	54,202us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Other assets	3,718us-gaap_OtherAssets	2,235us-gaap_OtherAssets
Total assets	337,650us-gaap_Assets	353,446us-gaap_Assets
Liabilities and Equity
Compensation payable	26,404	13,851
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	9,035	13,346
Current income taxes payable	10,007us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent	15,345us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
Bank loan payable	35,600us-gaap_OtherShortTermBorrowings	30,849us-gaap_OtherShortTermBorrowings
Deferred tax liability	362us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities	2,345us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
Total liabilities	81,408us-gaap_Liabilities	75,736us-gaap_Liabilities
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 38,898,163 and 37,872,756 shares issued as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively; 28,053,563 and 27,767,702 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively	389us-gaap_CommonStockValue	379us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Contingent convertible preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized, 1,099,877 shares issued as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively; 439,951 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively	14,446	14,446
Restricted stock units	90,107ghl_RestrictedStockUnitsValue	117,258ghl_RestrictedStockUnitsValue
Additional paid-in capital	596,463	534,533
Exchangeable shares of subsidiary; 257,156 shares issued as of December 31, 2014 and 2013; 32,804 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and 2013	1,958ghl_ExchangeableSharesOfSubsidiary	1,958ghl_ExchangeableSharesOfSubsidiary
Retained earnings	141,290	152,412
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(17,969)	(9,361)
Treasury stock, at cost, par value $0.01 per share; 10,844,600 and 10,105,054 shares as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively	(571,136)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(534,957)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Stockholders’ equity	255,548us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	276,668us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interests	694us-gaap_MinorityInterest	1,042us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity	256,242	277,710
Total liabilities and equity	$ 337,650	$ 353,446

Estimated fair value of contingent convertible preferred stock (performance stock), that pay no dividend and, if certain revenue levels are achieved, will convert into additional common stock of the Company contingent on the achievement of certain future revenue targets.

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