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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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Additional shares included in the calculation of diluted EPS as a result of the potentially dilutive effect of contingently issuable shares. Contingently issuable shares are those shares that are issuable for little or no cash contingent on certain conditions being met.

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Net Income Per Share Attributable to Evercore Partners Inc. Common Shareholders - Additional Information (Detail) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Nov. 30, 2015 shares
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Adjustment To Diluted Net Income Attributable To Class A Common Shareholders If LP Units Were Dilutive \| $	$ 1,311	$ 683
LP Units [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)	6,413	6,793
Class G And H Interests [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Shares that are contingently issuable (in shares)	3,413	724
LP Units [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Limited Partnership Units Convertible Conversion Ratio	1	1
Class A [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Shares that are contingently issuable (in shares)	3,413	724
Share Repurchase During Offering			2,355
Class A [Member] \| Warrant [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase Class A shares (in shares)			5,455