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Noncontrolling Interest - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands					12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2019	Mar. 29, 2018	Dec. 11, 2017	Mar. 03, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Available-for-sale Securities Adjustment, Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest					$ (82)	$ (43)	$ 75
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest					595	(160)	$ 3,300
Adjustments to Additional Paid-In-Capital					$ (15,138)	(46,583)
Class A LP Units [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Grant of LP Units (in units)					32
LP Unit Purchases [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Units Purchased Or Converted Into Class A Common Stock Shares							32
Noncontrolling Interest, Period Increase (Decrease)							$ 2,523
PCA [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Issuance of Noncontrolling Interest						770
Purchase of Noncontrolling Interest (as a percent)	10.00%	15.00%		13.00%
Purchase of Noncontrolling Interest	$ 28,382	$ 25,525		$ 7,071
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests					$ 6,674	298	281
Adjustments to Additional Paid-In-Capital					21,708	$ 25,227	$ 8,219
Evercore Wealth Management [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Purchase of Noncontrolling Interest (as a percent)	17.00%
Purchase of Noncontrolling Interest	$ 24,533
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests					4,759
Adjustments to Additional Paid-In-Capital					$ 19,774
Evercore Wealth Management [Member] \| Class A LP Units [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Grant of LP Units (in units)	31
Purchase of Noncontrolling Interest	$ 2,701
Evercore Wealth Management [Member] \| Cash [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Purchase of Noncontrolling Interest	$ 21,832
PCA [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Purchase of Noncontrolling Interest (as a percent)			1.00%
Purchase of Noncontrolling Interest			$ 1,429