Related Parties - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payment for expenses on behalf of the private equity funds	$ 1,098	$ 1,833	$ 1,301
Revenue from related parties	4,781	6,696	8,346
Advisory fees earned from clients	568,238	430,597	301,931
Employee compensation arrangement	1,546
Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advisory fees earned from clients	$ 2,000	$ 1,250

Aggregate amount of receivables to be collected from related parties where one party can exercise control or significant influence over another party; including affiliates, owners or officers and their immediate families, pension trusts, and so forth, at the financial statement date. which are usually due after one year (or one business cycle).

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Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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