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Define contribution plans annual contribution percentage of employee's salary

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Pension Contributions, Percent of Employees Salary (as a percent)

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Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan.

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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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Maximum percentage of employee gross pay the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan.

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The amount of cash or cash equivalents contributed by the entity to fund its pension plans.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 25
-Subparagraph (g)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3536-108585

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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee (as a percent)	10.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount	$ 3,524	$ 3,808	$ 4,167
Pension Contributions, Percent of Employees Salary (as a percent)	5.00%
Pension Contributions	$ 82
Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan Annual Contribution Percentage of Employees Salary (as a percent)	15.00%
Defined Contribution Plan Contribution Percentage By Employee (as a percent)	7.50%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay (as a percent)	5.00%
Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan Annual Contribution Percentage of Employees Salary (as a percent)	50.00%
Defined Contribution Plan Contribution Percentage By Employee (as a percent)	10.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay (as a percent)	10.00%
Evercore Europe Plan After July 2011 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan Annual Contribution Percentage of Employees Salary (as a percent)	17.50%