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Evercore Inc. Stockholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2018
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Dividends Declared Per Share of Class A Common Stock (in dollars per share)		$ 0.50	$ 0.50	$ 0.50	$ 0.40	$ 0.40	$ 0.34	$ 0.34	$ 0.34	$ 1.90	$ 1.42
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid (in dollars per share)										$ 1.90	$ 1.42
Declared and Paid Dividends, Cash										$ 77,302	$ 56,521
Accrued Deferred Cash Dividends										$ 12,288	$ 9,815
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares)										3,106	3,916
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share (in dollars per share)										$ 93.24	$ 74.99
Increase in Treasury Stock										$ 289,681	$ 293,753
LP Units Exchanged By Employees (in units)										1,182	1,213
Increase in Common Stock										$ 12	$ 12
Adjustments to Additional Paid-In-Capital										46,583	44,729
Accumulated Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Marketable Securities		$ (3,525)								(3,525)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Gain (Loss), Net		$ (26,909)								$ (26,909)
Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change						$ 0					$ 0
Accounting Standards Update 2016-01 [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change												$ 2,229
Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares)										2,021	2,757
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share (in dollars per share)										$ 89.81	$ 73.75
Share Repurchase Program [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Treasury Stock Acquired, Market Value Per Share (in dollars per share)										80.05	67.37
Share Repurchase Program [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Treasury Stock Acquired, Market Value Per Share (in dollars per share)										$ 112.30	$ 78.81
Net Settlement of Share Based Awards [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares)										1,085	1,159
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share (in dollars per share)										$ 99.64	$ 77.95
Net Settlement of Share Based Awards [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Treasury Stock Acquired, Market Value Per Share (in dollars per share)										79.47	50.90
Net Settlement of Share Based Awards [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Treasury Stock Acquired, Market Value Per Share (in dollars per share)										$ 115.30	$ 90.50
Subsequent Event [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Dividends Declared Per Share of Class A Common Stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.50
G5 [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax											$ 16,266