Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	Class A [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Class A [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 1,007,939			$ 659	$ 1,818,100	$ (30,434)	$ 364,882		$ (1,395,087)	$ 249,819
Beginning Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2018				65,872,014					(26,123,438)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income	353,661						297,436			56,225
Other Comprehensive Income	3,351					2,838				513
Treasury Stock Purchases	(283,081)								$ (283,081)
Treasury Stock Purchases, Shares (in shares)									(3,399,227)
Evercore LP Units Exchanged for Class A Common Stock	17,825			$ 3	32,964					(15,142)
Evercore LP Units Exchanged for Class A Common Stock, Shares				353,383
Equity-based Compensation Awards	234,857			$ 25	206,942					27,890
Equity-based Compensation Awards, Shares				2,473,278
Dividends	(104,049)						(104,049)
Noncontrolling Interest (Note 16)	(104,253)				(41,482)					(62,771)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	1,126,250			$ 687	2,016,524	(27,596)	558,269		$ (1,678,168)	256,534
Ending Balance (Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 [Member]) at Dec. 31, 2019		$ (1,310)						$ (1,310)
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2019				68,698,675					(29,522,665)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income	412,680						350,574			62,106
Other Comprehensive Income	25,204					17,838				7,366
Treasury Stock Purchases	$ (146,559)								$ (146,559)
Treasury Stock Purchases, Shares (in shares)	(1,922,000)								(1,922,393)
Evercore LP Units Exchanged for Class A Common Stock	$ 9,272			$ 9	46,946					(37,683)
Evercore LP Units Exchanged for Class A Common Stock, Shares				898,585
Equity-based Compensation Awards	218,875			$ 26	204,231					14,618
Equity-based Compensation Awards, Shares				2,598,023
Dividends	(108,960)						(108,960)
Noncontrolling Interest (Note 16)	(46,078)				(1,565)					(44,513)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2020	1,489,374			$ 722	2,266,136	(9,758)	798,573		$ (1,824,727)	258,428
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2020			40,750,225	72,195,283					(31,445,058)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income	868,573						740,116			128,457
Other Comprehensive Income	(2,775)					(2,328)				(447)
Treasury Stock Purchases	$ (720,725)								$ (720,725)
Treasury Stock Purchases, Shares (in shares)	(5,456,000)								(5,455,800)
Evercore LP Units Exchanged for Class A Common Stock	$ 13,668			$ 2	25,972					(12,306)
Evercore LP Units Exchanged for Class A Common Stock, Shares				241,890
Equity-based Compensation Awards	229,870			$ 24	216,657					13,189
Equity-based Compensation Awards, Shares				2,367,115
Dividends	(120,307)						(120,307)
Noncontrolling Interest (Note 16)	(122,397)				(49,986)					(72,411)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 1,635,281			$ 748	$ 2,458,779	$ (12,086)	$ 1,418,382		$ (2,545,452)	$ 314,910
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2021			37,903,430	74,804,288					(36,900,858)