Evercore Partners Inc. Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended									0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 LP Unit Purchases [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] Accumulated Translation Adjustment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Share Repurchase Program [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Share Repurchase Program [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Share Repurchase Program [Member] Maximum [Member]	Oct. 23, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Dividends payable, date declared														Oct. 23, 2013
Dividends Declared per Share of Class A Common Stock			$ 0.22	$ 0.2	$ 0.66	$ 0.6								$ 0.25
Dividend record date														Nov. 29, 2013
Dividend payment date														Dec. 13, 2013
Dividends per share, cash paid					$ 0.66
Declared and paid dividends					$ 21,214
Shares purchased for the net settlement of stock-based compensation awards					932
Treasury stock acquired, market value per share							$ 22.24	$ 50.08				$ 36.00	$ 41.00
Stock repurchase program number of shares purchased											1,298
Increase in Treasury Stock					85,073
LP Units exchanged by employees	983				1,616
Exchange settlement period					2013-01
Increase in common stock					16
Increase to Additional Paid-In-Capital					10,585				1,343
LP Units purchased		185
Noncontrolling Interest, decrease from redemptions or purchase of interests									5,893
Accumulated Unrealized (Loss) on Marketable Securities, net			(1,828)		(1,828)
Accumulated foreign Currency Translation Adjustment (Loss), net			(8,370)		(8,370)
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation, before Income Tax			(2,811)	0	(4,236)	0				(1,683)
Discontinued Operation, Tax Effect of Discontinued Operation			$ (985)	$ 0	$ (1,462)	$ 0				$ (573)