Net Income Per Share Attributable to Evercore Inc. Common Shareholders - Calculation (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Basic Net Income Per Share Attributable to Evercore Inc. Common Shareholders
Weighted average Class A Shares outstanding, including vested RSUs (in shares)	38,101	39,224	40,054
Basic net income per share attributable to Evercore Inc. common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 6.71	$ 12.15	$ 18.48
Diluted Net Income Per Share Attributable to Evercore Inc. Common Shareholders
Weighted average Class A Shares outstanding, including vested RSUs (in shares)	38,101	39,224	40,054
Diluted weighted average Class A Shares outstanding (in shares)	40,099	41,037	43,321
Diluted net income per share attributable to Evercore Inc. common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 6.37	$ 11.61	$ 17.08
Class A [Member]
Basic Net Income Per Share Attributable to Evercore Inc. Common Shareholders
Net income attributable to Evercore Inc. common shareholders	$ 255,479	$ 476,520	$ 740,116
Weighted average Class A Shares outstanding, including vested RSUs (in shares)	38,101	39,224	40,054
Basic net income per share attributable to Evercore Inc. common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 6.71	$ 12.15	$ 18.48
Diluted Net Income Per Share Attributable to Evercore Inc. Common Shareholders
Net income attributable to Evercore Inc. common shareholders	$ 255,479	$ 476,520	$ 740,116
Noncontrolling interest related to the assumed exchange of LP Units for Class A Shares	0	0	0
Associated corporate taxes related to the assumed elimination of Noncontrolling Interest described above	0	0	0
Diluted net income attributable to Evercore Inc. common shareholders	$ 255,479	$ 476,520	$ 740,116
Weighted average Class A Shares outstanding, including vested RSUs (in shares)	38,101	39,224	40,054
Assumed exchange of LP Units for Class A Shares (in shares)	0	0	0
Additional shares of the Company's common stock assumed to be issued pursuant to non-vested RSUs and deferred consideration, as calculated using the Treasury Stock Method (in shares)	1,902	1,605	2,768
Shares that are contingently issuable (in shares)	96	208	499
Diluted weighted average Class A Shares outstanding (in shares)	40,099	41,037	43,321
Diluted net income per share attributable to Evercore Inc. common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 6.37	$ 11.61	$ 17.08