Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Retained Earnings (Deficit) [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Class A [Member]	Class A [Member] Common Stock [Member]
Beginning Balance, Value at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 490,749	$ 654,275	$ (9,086)	$ (77,079)	$ (139,954)	$ 62,243		$ 350
Beginning Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2012					(5,463,515)			(35,040,501)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income	72,022			53,262		18,760
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(1,926)		(1,698)			(228)
Treasury Stock Purchases	(87,620)				$ (87,620)
Treasury Stock Purchases, Shares					(2,281,326)
Evercore LP Units Purchased or Converted into Class A Common Stock	7,601	28,986				(21,414)		$ 29
Evercore LP Units Converted into Class A Common Stock, Shares								2,913,266
Equity-based Compensation Awards	120,517	100,058			$ 65	20,365		$ 29
Equity-based Compensation Awards, Shares					2,600			2,818,667
Shares Issued as Consideration for Acquisitions and Investments	1,494	365			$ 1,129
Shares Issued as Consideration for Acquisitions and Investments, Shares					39,341
Dividends and Equivalents	(30,090)	5,989		(36,079)
Noncontrolling Interest (Note 15)	(9,589)	9,560				(19,149)
Ending Balance, Value at Dec. 31, 2013	563,158	799,233	(10,784)	(59,896)	$ (226,380)	60,577		$ 408
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2013					(7,702,900)			(40,772,434.000)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income	107,371			86,874		20,497
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(12,211)		(9,603)			(2,608)
Treasury Stock Purchases	(142,850)				$ (142,850)
Treasury Stock Purchases, Shares					(2,706,666)
Evercore LP Units Purchased or Converted into Class A Common Stock	5,563	17,235				(11,686)		$ 14
Evercore LP Units Converted into Class A Common Stock, Shares								1,421,493
Equity-based Compensation Awards	136,989	133,354				3,593		$ 42
Equity-based Compensation Awards, Shares								4,220,313
Shares Issued as Consideration for Acquisitions and Investments	87,662	11,073			$ 4,245	72,344
Shares Issued as Consideration for Acquisitions and Investments, Shares					131,243
Dividends and Equivalents	(38,754)	6,038		(44,792)
Noncontrolling Interest (Note 15)	5,305	(16,786)			$ 3,856	18,235
Noncontrolling Interest (Note 15), shares					119,207
Ending Balance, Value at Dec. 31, 2014	712,233	950,147	(20,387)	(17,814)	$ (361,129)	160,952		$ 464
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2014					(10,159,116)		(36,255,124)	(46,414,240.00)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income	57,690			42,863		14,827
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(18,038)		(14,152)			(3,886)
Treasury Stock Purchases	(283,283)				$ (283,283)
Treasury Stock Purchases, Shares					(5,467,172)
Evercore LP Units Purchased or Converted into Class A Common Stock	(960)	11,046				(12,012)		$ 6
Evercore LP Units Converted into Class A Common Stock, Shares								585,723
Equity-based Compensation Awards	206,119	123,357				82,734		$ 28
Equity-based Compensation Awards, Shares								2,795,051
Dividends and Equivalents	(46,326)	6,514		(52,840)
Noncontrolling Interest (Note 15)	(38,620)	1,331				(39,951)
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Conversion of Convertible Securities, Net of Adjustments	118,401	118,347						$ 54
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities								5,454,545
Ending Balance, Value at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 707,216	$ 1,210,742	$ (34,539)	$ (27,791)	$ (644,412)	$ 202,664		$ 552
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2015					(15,626,288)		(39,623,271)	(55,249,559.000)