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Share-Based and Other Deferred Compensation | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] |
Share-Based and Other Deferred Compensation | Share-Based and Other Deferred Compensation LP Units Equities business – In conjunction with the acquisition of the operating businesses of ISI in 2014, the Company issued Evercore LP units and interests which have been treated as compensation. In July 2017, the Company exchanged all of the previously outstanding 4,148 Class H limited partnership interests of Evercore LP for 1,012 vested (963 of which were subject to certain liquidated damages and continued employment provisions) and 938 unvested Class J LP Units. These units converted into an equal amount of Class E LP Units, and became exchangeable into Class A Shares of the Company, ratably, on February 15, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Compensation expense related to the Class J LP Units was $1,067 and $18,101 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. On February 15, 2020, 223 Class J LP Units vested and were converted to an equal amount of Class E LP Units. Following the conversion, no Class J LP Units remain issued and outstanding. Class I-P Units – In November 2016, the Company issued 400 Class I-P Units in conjunction with the appointment of the Co-Chief Executive Officer (then Executive Chairman). These Class I-P Units convert into a specified number of Class I LP Units, which are exchangeable on a one-for-one basis to Class A Shares, contingent on the achievement of certain market and service conditions, subject to vesting upon specified termination events (including retirement, upon satisfying certain eligibility criteria, on or following January 15, 2022, subject to a one year prior written notice requirement) or a change in control. These Class I-P Units are segregated into two groups of 200 units each, with share price threshold vesting conditions which are required to exceed a certain level for 20 consecutive trading days (which were met as of March 31, 2017). The Company determined the fair value of the award to be $24,412 and is expensing the award ratably over the implied service period, which ends on March 1, 2022. As the award contains market-based conditions, the entire expense will be recognized if the award does not vest for any reason other than the service conditions. Compensation expense related to this award was $4,625, $4,632 and $4,619 for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Class K-P Units – In November 2017, the Company issued 64 Class K-P Units to an employee of the Company. These Class K-P Units converted into 80 Class K LP Units (which are exchangeable on a one-for-one basis to Class A Shares), upon the achievement of certain defined benchmark results relating to the employee's business and continued service through December 31, 2021. In June 2019, the Company issued 220 Class K-P Units to an employee of the Company. These Class K-P Units convert into a number of Class K LP Units (which are exchangeable on a one-for-one basis to Class A Shares), contingent and based upon the achievement of certain defined benchmark results relating to the employee's business and continued service through February 4, 2023 for the first tranche, which consists of 120 Class K-P Units, and February 4, 2028 for the second tranche, which consists of 100 Class K-P Units. In December 2021, the Company issued 400 Class K-P Units to certain employees of the Company. These Class K-P Units convert into a number of Class K LP Units (which are exchangeable on a one-for-one basis to Class A Shares), contingent and based upon the achievement of certain market conditions, defined benchmark results and continued service through December 31, 2025. As this award contains market, performance and service conditions, the expense for this award will reflect the fair value of the underlying units as determined at the award's grant date, taking into account the probable outcome of the market condition being achieved, as well as the probable outcome of the performance and service conditions. These Class K-P Units in the aggregate may convert into a maximum of 1,180 Class K LP Units, contingent upon the achievement of certain defined benchmarks and continued service, as described above. The Company determined the grant date fair value of these awards probable to vest as of December 31, 2021 to be $98,525, related to 926 Class K LP Units which were probable of achievement, and recognizes expense for these units over the respective service periods. Aggregate compensation expense related to the Class K-P Units was $8,564, $8,920 and $3,690 for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, the total compensation cost not yet recognized related to the Class I-P Units and Class K-P Units, including awards which are subject to performance conditions, based on the current probability of the benchmarks being achieved, was $82,958. The weighted-average period over which this compensation cost is expected to be recognized is 36 months. Class L Interests – In April 2021, the Company's Board of Directors approved the issuance of Class L Interests in Evercore LP ("Class L Interests") to certain of the named executive officers of the Company, pursuant to which the named executive officers may receive a discretionary distribution of profits from Evercore LP, to be paid in the first quarter of 2022. Distributions pursuant to these interests are anticipated to be made in lieu of any cash incentive compensation payments which may otherwise have been made to the named executive officers of the Company in respect of their service for 2021. The Company records expense related to these interests as part of its accrual for incentive compensation within Employee Compensation and Benefits on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. In January 2022, the Company issued Class L Interests to certain of the named executive officers of the Company, pursuant to which the named executive officers may receive a discretionary distribution of profits from Evercore LP, to be paid in the first quarter of 2023. Stock Incentive Plan In 2006 the Company's stockholders and board of directors adopted the Evercore Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan. The total number of Class A Shares which could be issued under this plan was 20,000. During the second quarter of 2013, the Company's stockholders approved the Amended and Restated 2006 Evercore Inc. Stock Incentive Plan. The amended and restated plan, among other things, authorized an additional 5,000 shares of the Company's Class A Shares. During 2016, the Company's stockholders approved the Amended and Restated 2016 Evercore Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (the "2016 Plan"). The 2016 Plan, among other things, authorized an additional 10,000 shares of the Company's Class A Shares. During 2020, the Company's stockholders approved the Amended and Restated 2016 Evercore Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (the "Amended 2016 Plan"), which amended the prior Amended and Restated 2016 Evercore Inc. Stock Incentive Plan. The Amended 2016 Plan, among other things, authorizes an additional 6,000 shares of the Company's Class A Shares. The Amended 2016 Plan permits the Company to grant to certain employees, directors and consultants incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, RSUs and other awards based on the Company's Class A Shares. The Company intends to use newly-issued Class A Shares to satisfy any awards under the Amended 2016 Plan and its predecessor plan. Class A Shares underlying any award granted under the Amended 2016 Plan that expire, terminate or are canceled or satisfied for any reason without being settled in stock again become available for awards under the plan. The total shares available to be granted in the future under the Amended 2016 Plan was 4,072 as of December 31, 2021. The Company also grants, at its discretion, dividend equivalents, in the form of unvested RSU awards, or deferred cash dividends, concurrently with the payment of dividends to the holders of Class A Shares, on all unvested RSU grants. The dividend equivalents have the same vesting and delivery terms as the underlying RSU award. The Company estimates forfeitures in the aggregate compensation cost to be amortized over the requisite service period of its awards. The Company periodically monitors its estimated forfeiture rate and adjusts its assumptions to the actual occurrence of forfeited awards. A change in estimated forfeitures is recognized through a cumulative adjustment in the period of the change. The Company had 119 RSUs which were fully vested but not delivered as of December 31, 2021. Equity Grants 2021 Equity Grants. During 2021, pursuant to the above Stock Incentive Plans, the Company granted employees 2,166 RSUs that are Service-based Awards. Service-based Awards granted during 2021 had grant date fair values of $111.03 to $154.56 per share, with an average value of $119.86 per share, for an aggregate fair value of $259,551, and generally vest ratably over four years. During 2021, 2,287 Service-based Awards vested and 184 Service-based Awards were forfeited. Compensation expense related to Service-based Awards was $211,298 for the year ended December 31, 2021. The following table summarizes activity related to Service-based Awards during the year ended December 31, 2021:
| Service-based Awards
| Number of Shares |  | Grant Date Weighted Average Fair Value
Unvested Balance at January 1, 2021 | 5,524 |  |  | $ | 465,118 |
Granted | 2,166 |  |  | 259,551 |
Modified | — |  |  | — |
Forfeited | (184) |  |  | (18,453) |
Vested | (2,287) |  |  | (194,709) |
Unvested Balance at December 31, 2021 | 5,219 |  |  | $ | 511,507 |
As of December 31, 2021, the total compensation cost related to unvested Service-based Awards not yet recognized was $241,251. The ultimate amount of such expense is dependent upon the actual number of Service-based Awards that vest. The Company periodically assesses the forfeiture rates used for such estimates. The weighted-average period over which this compensation cost is expected to be recognized is 22 months. 2020 Equity Grants. During 2020, pursuant to the above Stock Incentive Plans, the Company granted employees 1,946 RSUs that are Service-based Awards. Service-based Awards granted during 2020 had grant date fair values of $44.21 to $93.19 per share, with an average value of $80.94 per share, for an aggregate fair value of $157,508. During 2020, 2,715 Service-based Awards vested and 121 Service-based Awards were forfeited. Compensation expense related to Service-based Awards was $192,070 f or the year ended December 31, 2020. 2019 Equity Grants. During 2019, pursuant to the above Stock Incentive Plans, the Company granted employees 2,598 RSUs that are Service-based Awards. Service-based Awards granted during 2019 had grant date fair values of $72.11 to $96.22 per share, with an average value of $91.04 per share, for an aggregate fair value of $236,529. During 2019, 2,473 Service-based Awards vested and 121 Service-based Awards were forfeited. Compensation expense related to Service-based Awards was $208,786 for the year ended December 31, 2019. Deferred Cash Deferred Cash Compensation Program – The Company's deferred cash compensation program provides participants the ability to elect to receive a portion of their deferred compensation in cash, which is indexed to notional investment portfolios selected by the participant and vests ratably over four years and requires payment upon vesting. The Company granted $96,511, $181,165, $93,366 and $82,592 of deferred cash awards pursuant to the deferred cash compensation program during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Compensation expense related to the Company's deferred cash compensation program was $130,767, $112,216 and $66,374 for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, the Company expects to pay an aggregate of $339,203 related to the Company's deferred cash compensation program at various dates through 2025 and total compensation expense related to these awards not yet recognized was $173,940. The weighted-average period over which this compensation cost is expected to be recognized is 21 months. Amounts due pursuant to this program are expensed over the service period of the award and are reflected in Accrued Compensation and Benefits on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2021. Other Deferred Cash Awards – In November 2016, the Company granted a restricted cash award in conjunction with the appointment of the Co-Chief Executive Officer (then Executive Chairman) with a target payment amount of $35,000, of which $11,000 vested on March 1, 2019, $6,000 vested on each of March 1, 2020 and 2021, and $6,000 is scheduled to vest on each of the next two anniversaries of March 1, 2021, provided that the Co-Chief Executive Officer continues to remain employed through each such vesting date, subject to vesting upon specified termination events (including retirement, upon satisfying certain eligibility criteria, on or following May 1, 2019, subject to a six month prior written notice requirement) or a change in control. The Company had the discretion to increase (by an amount up to $35,000) or decrease (by an amount up to $8,750) the total amount payable under this award. In 2017, the Company granted deferred cash awards of $29,500 to certain employees. These awards vest in five equal installments over the period ending June 30, 2022, subject to continued employment. The Company recognizes expense for these awards ratably over the vesting period. In addition, the Company periodically grants other deferred cash awards to certain employees. The Company recognizes expense for these awards ratably over the vesting period. Compensation expense related to other deferred cash awards was $10,595, $12,897 and $26,827 for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, the total compensation cost related to other defe rred cash awards not yet recognized was $9,859. The weighted-average period over which this compensation cost is expected to be recognized is 10 months. 2022 Equity and Deferred Cash Grants During the first quarter of 2022, as part of the 2021 bonus awards, the Company granted to certain employees approximately 2,500 unvested RSUs pursuant to the Amended 2016 Plan, with a grant date fair value of approximately $315,000. These awards will generally vest over four years. In addition, during the first quarter of 2022, the Company granted approximately $138,000 of deferred cash compensation to certain employees, principally pursuant to the deferred cash compensation program. These awards will generally vest over four years. Long-term Incentive Plan The Company's Long-term Incentive Plan provides for incentive compensation awards to Advisory Senior Managing Directors, excluding executive officers of the Company, who exceed defined benchmark results over four-year performance periods beginning January 1, 2017 (the "2017 Long-term Incentive Plan") and January 1, 2021 (the "2021 Long-term Incentive Plan", which was approved by the Company's Board of Directors in April 2021 and modified in July 2021). Remaining amounts due pursuant to the 2017 and 2021 Long-term Incentive Plans, which aggregate $3,940 of current liabilities and $76,376 of long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2021, are due to be paid, in cash or Class A Shares, at the Company's discretion, in the first quarter of 2022 and 2023 (for the 2017 Long-term Incentive Plan), and in the first quarter of 2025, 2026 and 2027 (for the 2021 Long-term Incentive Plan), subject to employment at the time of payment. The performance period for the 2017 Long-term Incentive Plan ended on December 31, 2020. In conjunction with this plan, the Company distributed cash payments of $92,938 in the year ended December 31, 2021, including the first cash distribution made in March 2021 of $48,461, and an additional cash distribution made in December 2021 of $44,477 related to the acceleration of certain amounts due in the first quarter of 2022. Awards issued under the 2017 Long-term Incentive Plan are subject to retirement eligibility requirements after the performance criteria has been achieved. The Company periodically assesses the probability of the benchmarks being achieved and expenses the probable payout over the requisite service period of the award. The Company recorded $54,066, $21,808 and $31,931 of compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, the total remaining expense to be recognized for the 2017 Long-term Incentive Plan over the future vesting period ending March 15, 2023 is $8,232. As of December 31, 2021, the total remaining expense to be recognized for the 2021 Long-term Incentive Plan over the future vesting period ending March 15, 2027, based on the current anticipated probable payout for the plan, is $222,792. Employee Loans Receivable Periodically, the Company provides new and existing employees with cash payments in the form of loans and/or other cash awards which are subject to ratable vesting terms with service requirements ranging from one to five years and in certain circumstances, subject to the achievement of performance requirements. Generally, these awards, based on the terms, include a requirement of either full or partial repayment by the employee if the service or other requirements of the agreements with the Company are not achieved. In circumstances where the employee meets the Company's minimum credit standards, the Company amortizes these awards to compensation expense over the relevant service period, which is generally the period they are subject to forfeiture. Compensation expense related to these awards was $23,136, $20,411 and $20,421 for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The remaining unamortized amount of these awards was $43,933 as of December 31, 2021. Other The total income tax benefit related to share-based compensation arrangements recognized in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $50,254, $46,572 and $49,251, respectively. Separation and Transition Benefits In 2020, the Company completed a review of operations focused on markets, sectors and people which delivered lower levels of productivity in an effort to attain greater flexibility of operations and better position itself for future growth. This review, which began in the fourth quarter of 2019, generated reductions of approximately 8% of the Company's headcount. In conjunction with the employment reductions, for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred expenses related to separation benefits, stay arrangements and accelerated deferred cash compensation (together, the "Termination Costs") of $30,340 and $1,578, respectively, and the acceleration of the amortization of share-based payments previously granted to affected employees of $10,916 and $1,272, respectively, (related to 156 and 22 RSUs), respectively, each recorded in Special Charges, Including Business Realignment Costs, primarily within the Investment Banking segment, on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations. In conjunction with these arrangements, the Company distributed cash payments of $26,492 and $377 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company granted separation and transition benefits to certain employees, resulting in expense included in Employee Compensation and Benefits, primarily within the Investment Banking segment, of $8,145 for the year ended December 31, 2019. This is comprised of expense related to Termination Costs of $6,178 and expense related to the acceleration of the amortization of share-based payments of $1,967 for the year ended December 31, 2019. In conjunction with these arrangements, the Company distributed cash payments of $6,035 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The following table presents the change in the Company's Termination Costs liability for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:
| For the Years Ended December 31,
| 2021 |  | 2020
Beginning Balance | $ | 4,589 |  |  | $ | 1,151 |
Termination Costs Incurred | 2,780 |  |  | 30,340 |
Cash Benefits Paid | (6,539) |  |  | (26,492) |
Non-Cash Charges | (155) |  |  | (410) |
Ending Balance | $ | 675 |  |  | $ | 4,589 |
In addition to the above Termination Costs incurred, for the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company also incurred expenses related to the acceleration of the amortization of share-based payments previously granted to affected employees of $2,434 (related to 34 RSUs) recorded in Employee Compensation and Benefits, within the Investment Banking segment, on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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