Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Revenues	$ 173,258	$ 126,364
Expenses
Compensation and benefits	101,726	74,668
Occupancy	4,180	4,558
Professional fees	5,241	2,236
Communication, technology and information services	5,471	5,296
Travel and related expenses	6,591	6,131
Depreciation and amortization	857	736
Other expenses	6,158	3,848
Total expenses	130,224	97,473
Operating income (loss)	43,034	28,891
Other income and (expenses)	238	103
Income (loss) from equity method investments	3,104	2,069
Income (loss) before income taxes	46,376	31,063
Provision for income taxes	6,997	5,444
Net income (loss)	39,379	25,619
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	24,101	18,649
Net income (loss) attributable to Moelis & Company	15,278	6,970
Class A common stock
Expenses
Net income (loss) attributable to Moelis & Company	$ 15,278	$ 6,970
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding
Basic (in shares)	26,160,969	20,376,718
Diluted (in shares)	32,921,576	22,402,820
Net income (loss) per share attributable to holders of shares of Class A common stock
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.58	$ 0.34
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.46	0.31
Dividends declared per share of Class A common stock	$ 0.37	$ 1.1