Evercore Partners Inc. (Parent Company Only) Financial Statements (Condensed Statements Of Operations) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010	Mar. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009
Revenues
TOTAL REVENUES									$ 543,655		$ 398,746		$ 336,686
Interest Expense									19,391		22,841		24,269
NET REVENUES	112,781	163,181	141,204	107,098	101,452	123,025	64,319	87,109	524,264	[1]	375,905	[1]	312,417	[1]
Expenses
TOTAL EXPENSES	113,790	149,739	129,589	95,334	91,794	104,585	66,947	75,719	488,452		339,045		288,969
Provision for Income Taxes	1,080	11,144	6,064	4,436	4,413	8,476	(1,551)	4,839	22,724		16,177		19,679
Net Income (Loss)	(2,487)	2,295	5,535	7,698	4,897	9,553	(1,213)	6,372	13,041		19,609		1,939
Parent Company [Member]
Revenues
Interest Income									7,817		7,693		7,594
TOTAL REVENUES									7,817		7,693		7,594
Interest Expense									7,817		7,693		7,594
NET REVENUES
Expenses
TOTAL EXPENSES
OPERATING INCOME
Equity in Income of Subsidiary									21,083		20,618		9,212
Provision for Income Taxes									14,131		11,664		10,782
Net Income (Loss)									$ 6,952		$ 8,954		$ (1,570)

[1] Net revenues include Other Revenue, net, allocated to the segments as follows: