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Additional shares included in the calculation of diluted EPS as a result of the potentially dilutive effect of contingently issuable shares. Contingently issuable shares are those shares that are issuable for little or no cash contingent on certain conditions being met.

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Net Income Per Share Attributable to Evercore Inc. Common Shareholders - Additional Information (Details) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) shares
Class I-P and K-P Units [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Shares that are Contingently Issuable		400	400	400	400
LP Units [Member] \| Class A and E 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)		5,310	5,018	5,238	5,125
Adjustment to Diluted Net Income Attributable to Class A Common Shareholders if LP Units were Dilutive \| $		$ 6,804	$ 6,423	$ 25,996	$ 26,881
LP Units [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Limited Partnership Units Convertible Conversion Ratio	1			1