Net Income (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. Common Shareholders Calculations of Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share Attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. Common Shareholders (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	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
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. common shareholders									$ 54,799		$ 28,805		$ 7,834
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. common shareholders	(16)	(1,826)	(55)	(893)	0	0	0	0	(1,605)		0		(966)
Net income attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. common shareholders									53,194		28,805		6,868
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding, including vested restricted stock units (RSUs) (in shares)									32,208		29,275		26,019
Basic net income per share from continuing operations attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.51	$ 0.47	$ 0.52	$ 0.20	$ 0.64	$ 0.18	$ 0.27	$ (0.12)	$ 1.70		$ 0.98		$ 0.30
Basic net income (loss) per share from discontinued operations attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ (0.04)	$ 0.00	$ (0.01)	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ (0.05)		$ 0.00		$ (0.04)
Basic net income per share attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.51	$ 0.43	$ 0.52	$ 0.19	$ 0.64	$ 0.18	$ 0.27	$ (0.12)	$ 1.65		$ 0.98		$ 0.26
Diluted weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding (in shares)									38,481		32,548		29,397
Diluted net income per share from continuing operations attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.42	$ 0.39	$ 0.44	$ 0.17	$ 0.56	$ 0.17	$ 0.25	$ (0.12)	$ 1.42		$ 0.89		$ 0.27
Diluted net income (loss) per share from discontinued operations attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ (0.03)	$ 0.00	$ (0.01)	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ (0.04)		$ 0.00		$ (0.04)
Diluted net income per share attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.42	$ 0.36	$ 0.44	$ 0.16	$ 0.56	$ 0.17	$ 0.25	$ (0.12)	$ 1.38		$ 0.89		$ 0.23
Class A [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Evercore Partners Inc.									54,867		28,889		7,918
Associated accretion of redemption price of noncontrolling interest in Trilantic (See Note 15)									(68)		(84)		(84)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. common shareholders									54,799		28,805		7,834
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. common shareholders									(1,605)		0		(966)
Net income attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. common shareholders									53,194		28,805		6,868
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding, including vested restricted stock units (RSUs) (in shares)									32,208		29,275		26,019
Basic net income per share from continuing operations attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. common shareholders (in dollars per share)									$ 1.70		$ 0.98		$ 0.30
Basic net income (loss) per share from discontinued operations attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. common shareholders (in dollars per share)									$ (0.05)		$ 0.00		$ (0.04)
Basic net income per share attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. common shareholders (in dollars per share)									$ 1.65		$ 0.98		$ 0.26
Noncontrolling Interest Related To Assumed Exchange Of Lp Units For Common Shares										[1]		[1]		[1]
Associated Corporate Taxes Related To Assumed Elimination Of Noncontrolling Interest Described										[1]		[1]		[1]
Diluted net income from continuing operations attributable to Class A common shareholders									54,799		28,805		7,834
Diluted net income attributable to Class A common shareholders									53,194		28,805		6,868
Amount Of Dilutive Partnership Units										[1]		[1]		[1]
Additional shares of the Company's common stock assumed to be issued pursuant to non-vested RSUs and deferred consideration, as calculated using the Treasury Stock Method (in shares)									3,585		2,386		1,903
Assumed conversion of Warrants issued (in shares)									2,688		887		1,475
Diluted weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding (in shares)									38,481		32,548		29,397
Diluted net income per share from continuing operations attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. common shareholders (in dollars per share)									$ 1.42		$ 0.89		$ 0.27
Diluted net income (loss) per share from discontinued operations attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. common shareholders (in dollars per share)									$ (0.04)		$ 0.00		$ (0.04)
Diluted net income per share attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. common shareholders (in dollars per share)									$ 1.38		$ 0.89		$ 0.23

[1] The Company has outstanding LP Units in its subsidiary, Evercore LP, which give the holders the right to receive Class A Shares upon exchange on a one for one basis. During the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the LP Units were antidilutive and consequently the effect of their exchange into Class A Shares has been excluded from the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. common shareholders. The units that would have been included in the denominator of the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. common shareholders if the effect would have been dilutive were 6,433, 8,695 and 10,356 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The adjustment to the numerator, Diluted net income attributable to Class A common shareholders, if the effect would have been dilutive, would have been $12,804, $8,135 and $5,692 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. In computing this adjustment, the Company assumes that all vested LP Units, and all unvested LP Units after applying the treasury stock method, are converted into Class A Shares, that all earnings attributable to those shares are attributed to Evercore Partners Inc. and, that it has adopted a conventional corporate tax structure and is taxed as a C Corporation in the U.S. at prevailing corporate tax rates. The Company does not anticipate that the LP Units will result in a dilutive computation in future periods.