Share-Based and Other Deferred Compensation Share Based and Other Deferred Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

2006 and 2016 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule of Nonvested Share Activity [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes activity related to Service-based Awards during the year ended December 31, 2016:

	Service-based Awards
	Number of Shares		Grant Date Weighted Average Fair Value
Unvested Balance at January 1, 2016	5,634		$	261,603
Granted	4,044		208,833
Modified	—		—
Forfeited	(181	)	(8,758		)
Vested	(2,609	)	(115,230		)
Unvested Balance at December 31, 2016	6,888		$	346,448

Evercore ISI [Member] | Acquisition Related [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule of Nonvested Share Activity [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize activity related to the Acquisition-related Awards for the Company's equities business during the year ended December 31, 2016. In these tables, awards whose performance conditions have not yet been achieved are reflected as unvested:

	Class E LP Units
	Number of Units		Grant Date Weighted Average Fair Value
Unvested Balance at January 1, 2016	771		$	39,525
Granted	4		203
Modified	—		—
Forfeited	(5	)	(270		)
Vested/Performance Achieved	(389	)	(19,755		)
Unvested Balance at December 31, 2016	381		$	19,703

	Class G LP Interests					Class H LP Interests
	Number of Interests		Grant Date Weighted Average Fair Value			Number of Interests		Grant Date Weighted Average Fair Value
Unvested Balance at January 1, 2016	1,075		$	55,623		4,083		$	211,365
Granted	6		308			33		1,752
Modified	—		—			—		—
Forfeited	(6	)	(303		)	(33	)	(1,729		)
Vested/Performance Achieved	(364	)	(18,811		)	(37	)	(1,933		)
Unvested Balance at December 31, 2016	711		$	36,817		4,046		$	209,455