Evercore Partners Inc. Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 20, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share of Class A common stock (in dollars per share)		$ 0.28	$ 0.25	$ 0.56	$ 0.5
Dividends per share, cash paid (in dollars per share)				$ 0.56
Declared and paid dividends				$ 22,703
Shares purchased for the net settlement of stock-based compensation awards (in shares)				928
Increase in Treasury Stock				$ 123,639
LP Units exchanged by employees (in shares)				209
Increase in common stock				$ 2
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital				4,117
L P Units Purchased Or Converted Into Class Common Stock Value (in shares)				26
Accumulated Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Marketable Securities		$ (4,752)		(4,752)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Gain (Loss), net		$ (17,849)		$ (17,849)
Minimum [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Treasury stock acquired, market value per share (in dollars per share)				$ 47.56
Maximum [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Treasury stock acquired, market value per share (in dollars per share)				$ 52.85
Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program number of shares purchased (in shares)				1,522
Share Repurchase Program [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Treasury stock acquired, market value per share (in dollars per share)				$ 47.10
Share Repurchase Program [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Treasury stock acquired, market value per share (in dollars per share)				$ 53.39
Subsequent Event [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Dividends payable, date declared	Jul. 20, 2015
Dividends declared per share of Class A common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28
Dividend record date	Aug. 28, 2015
Dividend payment date	Sep. 11, 2015
LP Unit Purchases [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital				$ (770)
Noncontrolling Interest, Period Increase (Decrease)				$ (353)