Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013 Class A [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Class B [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	EVR
Entity Registrant Name	EVERCORE PARTNERS INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001360901
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		31,364,881	42