Evercore Partners Inc. (Parent Company Only) Financial Statements - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 02, 2015
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Line Items]
Dividends per share, cash paid (in dollars per share)									$ 1.15	$ 1.03
Shares purchased for the net settlement of stock-based compensation awards (in shares)									996,000	1,661,000
Increase in Treasury Stock									$ 283,283,000	$ 142,850,000
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.31	$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 1.15	$ 1.03	$ 0.91
Declared and paid dividends									$ 46,326,000	$ 38,754,000
Cash Received For Settlement Of Warrant												$ 11,020,000
Loans Payable	$ 120,000,000								120,000,000				$ 120,000,000
Contractual Obligations Related To Tax Receivable Agreements	197,674,000								197,674,000
Payment To Counterparties To Tax Receivable Agreement Within One Year Or Less	11,638,000								11,638,000
Payment To Counterparties To Tax Receivable Agreement One To Three Years	23,713,000								23,713,000
Payment To Counterparties To Tax Receivable Agreement Three To Five Years	25,590,000								25,590,000
Payment To Counterparties To Tax Receivable Agreement After Five Years	$ 136,733,000								$ 136,733,000
Class A [Member]
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Line Items]
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	1,000,000,000				1,000,000,000				1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01				$ 0.01				$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	55,249,559				46,414,240				55,249,559	46,414,240
Class B [Member]
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Line Items]
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	1,000,000				1,000,000				1,000,000	1,000,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01				$ 0.01				$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	25				27				25	27
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Line Items]
Dividends per share, cash paid (in dollars per share)									$ 1,150.00
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared									$ 1.15
Declared and paid dividends									$ 46,326,000
Cash Received For Settlement Of Warrant												$ 11,020,000
Contractual Obligations Related To Tax Receivable Agreements	$ 197,674,000								197,674,000
Payment To Counterparties To Tax Receivable Agreement Within One Year Or Less	11,638,000								11,638,000
Payment To Counterparties To Tax Receivable Agreement One To Three Years	23,713,000								23,713,000
Payment To Counterparties To Tax Receivable Agreement Three To Five Years	25,590,000								25,590,000
Payment To Counterparties To Tax Receivable Agreement After Five Years	$ 136,733,000								$ 136,733,000
Parent Company [Member] | Class A [Member]
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Line Items]
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	1,000,000,000				1,000,000,000				1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01				$ 0.01				$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	55,249,559				46,414,240				55,249,559	46,414,240
Shares purchased for the net settlement of stock-based compensation awards (in shares)									996,000
Increase in Treasury Stock									$ 283,283,000
Parent Company [Member] | Class B [Member]
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Line Items]
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	1,000,000				1,000,000				1,000,000	1,000,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01				$ 0.01				$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	25				27				25	27
Common Stock Shares Cancelled	4								4
Minimum [Member]
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Line Items]
Treasury stock acquired, market value per share (in dollars per share)									$ 47.56	$ 45.82
Minimum [Member] | Parent Company [Member] | Class A [Member]
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Line Items]
Treasury stock acquired, market value per share (in dollars per share)									47.56
Maximum [Member]
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Line Items]
Treasury stock acquired, market value per share (in dollars per share)									59.02	$ 61.82
Maximum [Member] | Parent Company [Member] | Class A [Member]
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Line Items]
Treasury stock acquired, market value per share (in dollars per share)									$ 59.02
Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program number of shares purchased (in shares)									4,471,000	1,046,000
Share Repurchase Program [Member] | Parent Company [Member] | Class A [Member]
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program number of shares purchased (in shares)									4,471,000
Share Repurchase Program [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Line Items]
Treasury stock acquired, market value per share (in dollars per share)									$ 47.10	$ 47.99
Share Repurchase Program [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Parent Company [Member] | Class A [Member]
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Line Items]
Treasury stock acquired, market value per share (in dollars per share)									47.10
Share Repurchase Program [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Line Items]
Treasury stock acquired, market value per share (in dollars per share)									57.03	$ 55.00
Share Repurchase Program [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Parent Company [Member] | Class A [Member]
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Line Items]
Treasury stock acquired, market value per share (in dollars per share)									$ 57.03
New Loan [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Line Items]
Loans Payable													$ 120,000,000
Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal And Interest	$ 133,514,000								$ 133,514,000
Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal And Interest In Next Twelve Months	3,101,000								3,101,000
Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal And Interest In One To Three Years	42,162,000								42,162,000
Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal And Interest In Three To Five Years	$ 88,251,000								$ 88,251,000