Net Income Per Share Attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. Common Shareholders - Additional Information (Details) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Adjustment to Diluted Net Income Attributable to Class A Common Shareholders if LP Units were Dilutive | $	$ 11,389	$ 1,311
Class G And H Interests and Class I-P Units [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Shares that are Contingently Issuable	2,575	3,413
LP Units [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share (in shares)	6,098	6,413
LP Units [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Limited Partnership Units Convertible Conversion Ratio	1