Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenues
Investment Banking Revenue	$ 1,133,860	$ 821,359	$ 666,806
Investment Management Revenue	95,129	98,751	95,759
Other Revenue, Including Interest	11,259	11,292	16,868
Total Revenues	1,240,248	931,402	779,433
Interest Expense	16,975	15,544	14,005
Net Revenues	1,223,273	915,858	765,428
Expenses
Employee Compensation and Benefits	788,175	549,516	485,794
Occupancy and Equipment Rental	47,703	41,202	34,708
Professional Fees	50,817	45,429	36,450
Travel and Related Expenses	55,388	40,015	31,937
Communications and Information Services	36,372	18,818	13,373
Depreciation and Amortization	27,927	16,263	14,537
Special Charges	41,144	4,893	170
Acquisition and Transition Costs	4,890	5,828	58
Other Operating Expenses	42,187	22,947	18,226
Total Expenses	1,094,603	744,911	635,253
Income Before Income from Equity Method Investments and Income Taxes	128,670	170,947	130,175
Income from Equity Method Investments	6,050	5,180	8,326
Income Before Income Taxes	134,720	176,127	138,501
Provision for Income Taxes	77,030	68,756	63,689
Net Income from Continuing Operations	57,690	107,371	74,812
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations	0	0	(4,260)
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	0	0	(1,470)
Net Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations	0	0	(2,790)
Net Income	57,690	107,371	72,022
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	14,827	20,497	18,760
Net Income Attributable to Evercore Partners Inc.	42,863	86,874	53,262
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. Common Shareholders:
From Continuing Operations	42,863	86,874	54,799
From Discontinued Operations	0	0	(1,605)
Net Income Attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. Common Shareholders	$ 42,863	$ 86,874	$ 53,194
Weighted Average Shares of Class A Common Stock Outstanding
Basic (in shares)	37,161	35,827	32,208
Diluted (in shares)	43,699	41,843	38,481
Basic Net Income (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. Common Shareholders:
From Continuing Operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.15	$ 2.42	$ 1.70
From Discontinued Operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	(0.05)
Net Income Per Share Attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. Common Shareholders (in dollars per share)	1.15	2.42	1.65
Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. Common Shareholders:
From Continuing Operations (in dollars per share)	0.98	2.08	1.42
From Discontinued Operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	(0.04)
Net Income Per Share Attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. Common Shareholders (in dollars per share)	0.98	2.08	1.38
Dividends declared per share of Class A common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 1.15	$ 1.03	$ 0.91