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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Feb. 05, 2015
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]        
Operating lease agreements expiration date Various dates through 2023      
Rental expense relating to operating leases $ 27,375,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet $ 23,905,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet $ 22,714,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet  
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Minimum Rentals 3,100,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumRentals      
Other Assets 30,609,000us-gaap_OtherAssets 23,190,000us-gaap_OtherAssets    
Unfunded commitments for capital contributions 8,711,000evr_UnfundedCommitmentsForCapitalContributions      
Line Of Credit Intra Day Facility 10,179,000evr_LineOfCreditIntraDayFacility      
Contractual Obligations Related To Tax Receivable Agreements 202,081,000evr_ContractualObligationsRelatedToTaxReceivableAgreements      
Payment To Counterparties To Tax Receivable Agreement Within One Year Or Less 10,828,000evr_PaymentToCounterpartiesToTaxReceivableAgreementWithinOneYearOrLess      
Payment To Counterparties To Tax Receivable Agreement One To Three Years 22,424,000evr_PaymentToCounterpartiesToTaxReceivableAgreementOneToThreeYears      
Payment To Counterparties To Tax Receivable Agreement Three To Five Years 23,967,000evr_PaymentToCounterpartiesToTaxReceivableAgreementThreeToFiveYears      
Payment To Counterparties To Tax Receivable Agreement After Five Years 144,862,000evr_PaymentToCounterpartiesToTaxReceivableAgreementAfterFiveYears      
Investment in private equity funds 76,581,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments 67,560,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments    
First Republic Bank [Member]        
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]        
Maximum borrowing capacity 50,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= evr_FirstRepublicBankMember		      
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date Jun. 27, 2015      
Line Of Credit Facility, Number Of Drawdowns 3evr_LineOfCreditFacilityNumberOfDrawdowns
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= evr_FirstRepublicBankMember		      
Amount outstanding during period 25,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= evr_FirstRepublicBankMember		      
Evercore ISI [Member]        
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]        
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Minimum Rentals 3,700,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumRentals
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= evr_EvercoreISIMember		      
Protego [Member]        
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]        
Percentage of the return proceeds received payable (as a percent) 90.00%evr_BusinessCombinationsPercentageoftheReturnProceedsReceivedPayable
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= evr_ProtegoMember		      
Private Equity Funds [Member]        
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]        
Investment in private equity funds 36,551,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember		 32,379,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember		    
Private Equity Funds [Member] | Discovery Fund [Member]        
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]        
Investment in private equity funds 2,867,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= evr_DiscoveryFundMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember		 5,015,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= evr_DiscoveryFundMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember		    
Private Equity Funds [Member] | Discovery Fund [Member] | Protego [Member]        
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]        
Goodwill 1,979,000us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= evr_ProtegoMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= evr_DiscoveryFundMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember		      
Investment in private equity funds 2,867,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= evr_ProtegoMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= evr_DiscoveryFundMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember		      
Office Equipment [Member]        
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]        
Rental expense relating to operating leases 1,640,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_OfficeEquipmentMember		 1,049,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_OfficeEquipmentMember		 627,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_OfficeEquipmentMember		  
Letter of Credit [Member]        
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]        
Other Assets 3,308,000us-gaap_OtherAssets
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember		 3,660,000us-gaap_OtherAssets
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember		    
Subsequent Event [Member] | First Republic Bank [Member]        
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]        
Amount outstanding during period       $ 45,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= evr_FirstRepublicBankMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember