Evercore Partners Inc. Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended														0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 LP Unit Purchases [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Share Repurchase Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Share Repurchase Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Share Repurchase Program [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Share Repurchase Program [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Share Repurchase Program [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Share Repurchase Program [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jan. 27, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Class A [Member] Morse Williams [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Class A [Member] MJC Associates Agreement [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Class A [Member] MJC Associates Agreement [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Class A [Member] Former Employee [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Class A [Member] Lexicon Partnership LLP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Step Up In Tax Basis [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Step Up In Tax Basis [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Consolidation Foreign Exchange Translation Loss [Member] Accumulated Translation Adjustment [Member] Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Sale of Business Foreign Exchange Translation Gain [Member] Accumulated Translation Adjustment [Member] Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Dividends payable, date declared																								Jan. 27, 2014
Dividend record date																								Feb. 28, 2014
Dividend payment date																								Mar. 14, 2014
Dividends declared per share of Class A common stock (in dollars per share)		$ 0.25	$ 0.22	$ 0.22	$ 0.22	$ 0.22	$ 0.2	$ 0.2	$ 0.2	$ 0.91	$ 0.82	$ 0.74												$ 0.25
Dividends per share, cash paid (in dollars per share)										$ 0.91	$ 0.82
Declared and paid dividends										$ 30,090	$ 24,296
Shares purchased for the net settlement of stock-based compensation awards (in shares)										983	726
Treasury stock acquired, market value per share (in dollars per share)														$ 22.24	$ 21.71	$ 55.12	$ 29.62			$ 36.00	$ 22.58	$ 41.00	$ 26.62
Increase in Treasury Stock										87,620	66,588
Number of shares issued (in shares)																									39	39	65	3	116
Decrease In Treasury Stock										1,194	5,641
Stock repurchase program number of shares purchased (in shares)																		1,298	1,884
LP Units exchanged by employees (in shares)	983									2,913	2,108
Increase in common stock										29	21
Increase to Additional Paid-In-Capital										20,222	15,022		1,586																	7,178	1,477
LP Units purchased (in shares)										185
Decrease to Noncontrolling Interest													5,893
Accumulated Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Marketable Securities		(2,409)								(2,409)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Gain (Loss), net		(8,375)								(8,375)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations										(4,260)	0	(4,198)																				(1,683)	409
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes from Discontinued Operations										$ (1,470)	$ 0	$ (722)																				$ (573)	$ 135