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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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The amount of the reduction or elimination during the period of a noncontrolling interest resulting from the parent's loss of control and deconsolidation of the entity in which one or more outside parties had a noncontrolling interest.

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Amount after tax and reclassification adjustments, of appreciation (loss) in value of unsold available-for-sale securities, attributable to noncontrolling interest. Excludes amounts related to other than temporary impairment (OTTI) loss.

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Amount after tax and reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature, attributable to noncontrolling interests.

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Noncontrolling Interest - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Available-for-sale Securities Adjustment, Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		$ (277)	$ (453)	$ (644)	$ (780)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		$ (572)	$ (1,133)	$ (2,053)	$ (1,487)
Evercore LP [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest (as a percent)		14.00%		14.00%
Evercore Wealth Management [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest (as a percent)		38.00%		38.00%
PCA [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest (as a percent)		39.00%		39.00%
Atalanta Sosnoff [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest (as a percent)						34.00%
ECB [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest (as a percent)	28.00%
Purchase of Noncontrolling Interest	$ 6,482
GMP III [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Deconsolidation				$ 5,808