Document And Entity Information (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Feb. 21, 2012 Class A [Member]	Feb. 21, 2012 Class B [Member]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	Evercore Partners Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001360901
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			28,840,121	47
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Public Float		$ 879.1
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Amendment Description	Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement of Evercore Partners Inc. to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the general rules and regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the 2012 annual meeting of stockholders to be held on June 7, 2012 ("Proxy Statement") are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.