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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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Amount of cash outflow for pension benefit. Includes, but is not limited to, employer contribution to fund plan asset and payment to retiree. Excludes other postretirement benefit.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 25
-Subparagraph (g)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109223946&loc=d3e3536-108585

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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
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%
Payment for Pension Benefits	$ 137,000	$ 165,000	$ 82,000
Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plans Annual Contribution Percentage of Employee's 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 Plans Annual Contribution Percentage of Employee's 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 Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount	$ 0	0	0
Evercore Europe Plan After July 2011 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plans Annual Contribution Percentage of Employee's Salary (as a percent)	15.00%
Evercore Europe Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount	$ 2,915,000	$ 3,145,000	$ 3,524,000
ISI U.K. Plan Through March 2018 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Pension Contributions, Percent of Employees Salary (as a percent)	5.00%
ISI U.K. Plan Starting in April 2018 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Pension Contributions, Percent of Employees Salary (as a percent)	6.00%