Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents ($5.6 million and $6.2 million restricted from use at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)	$ 34,446	$ 50,940
Advisory fees receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.3 million and $0.1 million at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	72,784us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet	81,771us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet
Other receivables	6,590us-gaap_OtherReceivables	5,493us-gaap_OtherReceivables
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $58.5 million at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014	9,444us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	10,335us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Investments in merchant banking funds	3,675	4,173
Goodwill	121,666us-gaap_Goodwill	130,976us-gaap_Goodwill
Deferred tax asset, net	43,198us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet	50,244us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Other assets	2,876us-gaap_OtherAssets	3,718us-gaap_OtherAssets
Total assets	294,679us-gaap_Assets	337,650us-gaap_Assets
Liabilities and Equity
Compensation payable	7,460	26,404
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	10,292	9,035
Current income taxes payable	5,721us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent	10,007us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
Bank loan payable	34,700us-gaap_OtherShortTermBorrowings	35,600us-gaap_OtherShortTermBorrowings
Deferred tax liability	275us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities	362us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
Total liabilities	58,448us-gaap_Liabilities	81,408us-gaap_Liabilities
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 39,630,891 and 38,898,163 shares issued as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively; 28,479,284 and 28,053,563 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	396us-gaap_CommonStockValue	389us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Contingent convertible preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized and 1,099,877 shares issued as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and 439,951 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014	14,446	14,446
Restricted stock units	55,363ghl_RestrictedStockUnitsValue	90,107ghl_RestrictedStockUnitsValue
Additional paid-in capital	635,178	596,463
Exchangeable shares of subsidiary; 257,156 shares issued as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014; 32,804 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014	1,958ghl_ExchangeableSharesOfSubsidiary	1,958ghl_ExchangeableSharesOfSubsidiary
Retained earnings	134,901	141,290
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(25,008)	(17,969)
Treasury stock, at cost, par value $0.01 per share; 11,151,607 and 10,844,600 shares as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	(581,697)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(571,136)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Stockholders’ equity	235,537us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	255,548us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interests	694us-gaap_MinorityInterest	694us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity	236,231	256,242
Total liabilities and equity	$ 294,679	$ 337,650

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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