Evercore Partners Inc. (Parent Company Only) Financial Statements Condensed Statements of Financial Condition, Parent Company Only (Share Data) (Details) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Treasury Stock, Shares	15,626,288	10,159,116
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Treasury Stock, Shares	15,626,288	10,159,116
Class A [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Common Stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, shares authorized	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Common Stock, shares issued	55,249,559	46,414,240
Common Stock, shares outstanding	39,623,271	36,255,124
Class A [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Common Stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, shares authorized	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Common Stock, shares issued	55,249,559	46,414,240
Common Stock, shares outstanding	39,623,271	36,255,124
Class B [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Common Stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, shares authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Common Stock, shares issued	25	27
Common Stock, shares outstanding	25	27
Class B [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Common Stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, shares authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Common Stock, shares issued	25	27
Common Stock, shares outstanding	25	27