Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Taxes Payable, Current	$ 20,886	$ 2,515
LP Units exchanged by employees (in shares)	586	1,421
Tax Savings Distribution Ratio To Unit Holders	85.00%
Retained Ratio Of Tax Savings	15.00%
Amounts Due Pursuant To Tax Receivable Agreements	$ 186,036	$ 191,253
Deferred Tax Assets - Non-Current	298,115	265,901
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital	12,833	16,254
Increase (Decrease) In Deferred Tax Assets Associated With Changes In Depreciation And Amortization	3,520
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	8,227
Increase (decrease) in deferred tax assets, changes in unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities	455	1,072
Increase (decrease) in deferred tax assets, changes in foreign currency translation adjustments	8,492	5,129
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount	5,054
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance, Noncurrent	1,510	1,605
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense		191
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued		229
Subsidiary of Common Parent [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries	5,378
Unrecognized Deferred Tax Liability Not Recognized Attributable To Reinvested Earnings	$ 1,598
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital		$ 1,124
Class A LP Units [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
LP Units exchanged by employees (in shares)	314
LP Units Exchanged by Employees Which Triggered Additional Liability Under Tax Receivable Agreement	277
Exchange Of LP Units [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Amounts Due Pursuant To Tax Receivable Agreements	$ 7,812
Deferred Tax Assets - Non-Current	6,641
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital	1,172
Evercore LP [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Increase (Decrease) In Deferred Tax Assets Associated With Amortization of Tangible and Intangible Assets	$ (13,701)