Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Feb. 17, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
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 Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 2.0
Class A [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		39,724,730
Class B [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		25