Share-Based and Other Deferred Compensation (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands					1 Months Ended						3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 15, 2020 shares	Mar. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 shares	Nov. 30, 2017 shares	Jul. 31, 2017 shares	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($) tranche anniversary shares	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2013 shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) Installments $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2006 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense, Tax Benefit													$ 50,254	$ 46,572	$ 49,251
Headcount Reductions (as a percent)														8.00%
Severance Costs													2,780	$ 30,340
Cash Payments Related To Separation Benefits															6,035
Payments for Restructuring													$ 6,539	$ 26,492
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Severance Costs															$ 1,967
Restricted Stock Units Related to Restructuring | shares													34,000	156,000	22,000
Cash and Deferred Cash Compensation [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Severance Costs															$ 6,178
Special Charges [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Payments for Restructuring														$ 26,492	377
Special Charges [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Severance Costs														10,916	1,272
Special Charges [Member] | Cash and Deferred Cash Compensation [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Severance Costs														$ 30,340	1,578
Employee Compensation and Benefits
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Severance Costs															8,145
Employee Compensation and Benefits | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Severance Costs													$ 2,434
LP Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Limited Partnership Units Convertible Conversion Ratio										1			1
Two Thousand Six Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Class A [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized | shares																			20,000,000
Number of Additional Shares Authorized (in shares) | shares												5,000,000
2016 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Class A [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Additional Shares Authorized (in shares) | shares																10,000,000
Amended Two Thousand Sixteen Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted											$ 315,000
Amended Two Thousand Sixteen Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Class A [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Additional Shares Authorized (in shares) | shares														6,000,000
Number of Shares Available for Grant (in shares) | shares					4,072,000								4,072,000
2006 and 2016 Stock Incentive Plans [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares Vested During Period (in shares) | shares													2,287,000
Shares Issued During Period (in shares) | shares													2,166,000
Granted													$ 259,551
Shares Forfeited During Period (in shares) | shares													184,000
Long Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement Compensation Expense													$ 54,066	$ 21,808	31,931
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Distribution Paid					$ 44,477	$ 48,461							92,938
Long Term Incentive Plan [Member] | Current Liabilities [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Recorded Liability					3,940								3,940
Long Term Incentive Plan [Member] | Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Recorded Liability					$ 76,376								$ 76,376
Class J LP Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Outstanding | shares					0								0	0
Issued LP Units (in shares) | shares					0								0	0
Class J LP Units [Member] | Acquisition Related [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares Vested During Period (in shares) | shares			223,000
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Outstanding | shares					0								0
Issued LP Units (in shares) | shares					0								0
Class I-P Units [Member] | Board of Directors Chairman [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation Expense													$ 4,625	$ 4,632	4,619
Grant of I-P Units (in units) | shares										400,000
Retirement Notice Requirement										1 year
Number of Tranches of Class I-P Units | tranche										2
Number of Class I-P Units in Each Tranche (in units) | shares										200,000
Number of Consecutive Trading Days Required for Class I-P Units to Exceed Thresholds										20 days
Grant of I-P Units, Fair Value of Award										$ 24,412
Class K-P Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation Expense													$ 8,564	$ 8,920	$ 3,690
Grant of K-P Units (in units) | shares					400,000		220,000	64,000
K-P Units to be Granted Upon Achievement of Benchmarks (in units) | shares													1,180,000
Grant of K-P Units, Fair Value of Award													$ 98,525
Class K Units Probable of Achievement (in units) | shares													926,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Converted in Period | shares													80,000
Class K-P Units [Member] | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant of K-P Units (in units) | shares							120,000
Class K-P Units [Member] | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant of K-P Units (in units) | shares							100,000
LP Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Excluding Option, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount					$ 82,958								$ 82,958
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition													36 months
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award Vesting Period													4 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Class A [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Number | shares					119,000								119,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | 2016 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares Issued During Period (in shares) | shares														1,946,000	2,598,000
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares														$ 80.94	$ 91.04
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Nonvested														$ 157,508	$ 236,529
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | 2016 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares														$ 44.21	$ 72.11
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | 2016 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares														$ 93.19	$ 96.22
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Amended Two Thousand Sixteen Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares Issued During Period (in shares) | shares													2,166,000
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares													$ 119.86
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Nonvested					$ 259,551								$ 259,551
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Amended Two Thousand Sixteen Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares Issued During Period (in shares) | shares											2,500,000
Award Vesting Period											4 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Amended Two Thousand Sixteen Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares													$ 111.03
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Amended Two Thousand Sixteen Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares													$ 154.56
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | 2006 and 2016 Stock Incentive Plans [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation Expense													$ 211,298	$ 192,070	$ 208,786
Shares Vested During Period (in shares) | shares													2,287,000	2,715,000	2,473,000
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Excluding Option, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount					241,251								$ 241,251
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition													22 months
Shares Forfeited During Period (in shares) | shares													184,000	121,000	121,000
Deferred Cash Compensation Program [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation, Vesting Period (in years)													4 years
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Cash Award Granted, Amount					96,511								$ 96,511	$ 181,165	$ 93,366		$ 82,592
Deferred Compensation Arrangement Compensation Expense													130,767	112,216	66,374
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Recorded Liability					339,203								339,203
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized					173,940								$ 173,940
Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual, Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized Period For Recognition													21 months
Deferred Cash Compensation Program [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation, Vesting Period (in years)											4 years
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Cash Award Granted, Amount											$ 138,000
Restricted Cash Award [Member] | Board of Directors Chairman [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Retirement Notice Requirement										6 months
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Cash Award Granted, Amount										$ 35,000
Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Cash Award Tranche One Vesting Amount				$ 11,000
Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Cash Award Tranche Two Vesting Amount		$ 6,000
Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Cash Award Tranche Three Vesting Amount	$ 6,000
Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Tranche Four Vesting Amount										$ 6,000
Awards Vesting Period | anniversary										2
Restricted Cash Award [Member] | Board of Directors Chairman [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Cash Award Granted, Amount										$ 8,750
Restricted Cash Award [Member] | Board of Directors Chairman [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Cash Award Granted, Amount										$ 35,000
Other Deferred Cash [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Cash Award Granted, Amount																		$ 29,500
Deferred Compensation Arrangement Compensation Expense													$ 10,595	12,897	26,827
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized					9,859								$ 9,859
Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual, Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized Period For Recognition													10 months
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Number of Installments | Installments													5
Employee Loans [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement Compensation Expense													$ 23,136	20,411	20,421
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Recorded Liability					43,933								$ 43,933
Employee Loans [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Requisite Service Period (in years)													1 year
Employee Loans [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Requisite Service Period (in years)													5 years
2017 Long-term Incentive Plan [Member] | Long Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized					8,232								$ 8,232
Long Term Incentive Plan Performance Period (in years)													4 years
2021 Long Term Incentive Plan | Long Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized					$ 222,792								$ 222,792
Evercore ISI [Member] | Class H LP Interests [Member] | Acquisition Related [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Units Outstanding (in units) | shares									4,148,000
Evercore ISI [Member] | Class J LP Units [Member] | Acquisition Related [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation Expense														$ 1,067	$ 18,101
Evercore ISI [Member] | Vested LP Units [Member] | Class J LP Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant of LP Units (in units) | shares									1,012,000
Evercore ISI [Member] | Vested LP Units [Member] | Class J LP Units [Member] | Subject to Continued Employment [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant of LP Units (in units) | shares									963,000
Evercore ISI [Member] | Unvested LP Units [Member] | Class J LP Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant of LP Units (in units) | shares									938,000