Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenues	$ 126,364	$ 99,412
Expenses
Compensation and benefits	74,668	55,393
Occupancy	4,558	3,677
Professional fees	2,236	3,554
Communication, technology and information services	5,296	4,101
Travel and related expenses	6,131	5,613
Depreciation and amortization	736	620
Other expenses	3,848	5,073
Total expenses	97,473	78,031
Operating income (loss)	28,891	21,381
Other income and (expenses)	103	15
Income (loss) from equity method investments	2,069	2,865
Income (loss) before income taxes	31,063	24,261
Provision for income taxes	5,444	4,300
Net income (loss)	25,619	19,961
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	18,649	14,625
Net income (loss) attributable to Moelis & Company	6,970	5,336
Class A common stock
Expenses
Net income (loss) attributable to Moelis & Company	$ 6,970	$ 5,336
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding
Basic (in shares)	20,376,718	19,730,182
Diluted (in shares)	22,402,820	20,948,966
Net income (loss) per share attributable to holders of shares of Class A common stock
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.34	$ 0.27
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.31	0.25
Dividends declared per share of Class A common stock	$ 1.1	$ 0.2