Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Revenues	$ 302,088	$ 263,866
Expenses
Compensation and benefits	176,637	156,499
Occupancy	5,810	7,695
Professional fees	4,315	5,999
Communication, technology and information services	8,779	8,659
Travel and related expenses	7,643	1,610
Depreciation and amortization	2,039	1,449
Other expenses	7,438	9,512
Total expenses	212,661	191,423
Operating income (loss)	89,427	72,443
Other income and (expenses)	(2,235)	3,179
Income (loss) before income taxes	87,192	75,622
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	13,598	(176)
Net income (loss)	73,594	75,798
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	7,879	9,269
Net income (loss) attributable to Moelis & Company	65,715	66,529
Class A Common Stock
Expenses
Net income (loss) attributable to Moelis & Company	$ 65,715	$ 66,529
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding
Basic (in shares)	64,824,347	60,932,966
Diluted (in shares)	70,000,473	66,360,217
Net income (loss) per share attributable to holders of shares of Class A common stock
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.01	$ 1.09
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.94	$ 1.00