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Stockholders' Equity (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
vote
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2016
shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Outstanding 77,801,854 76,942,872 75,569,845 74,354,869
Common Class A, dividends paid (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 3.39 $ 3.19 $ 2.76  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Outstanding, Number 297,891 246,581 178,401  
Artisan Partners Holdings LP        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Holdings Partnership Distributions to Limited Partners | $ $ 94,842 $ 103,434 $ 115,804  
General Partners' Capital Account, Period Distribution Amount | $ 226,245 217,396 197,070  
Total Holdings Partnership Distributions | $ $ 321,087 $ 320,830 $ 312,874  
Quarterly cash dividend        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Common Class A, dividends paid (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 2.36 $ 2.40 $ 2.40  
Special annual dividend        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Common Class A, dividends paid (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 1.03 $ 0.79 $ 0.36  
Class A Common Stock        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Authorized 500,000,000      
Outstanding 56,429,825 54,071,188 50,463,126 42,149,436
Common stock votes per share | vote 1      
Class B Common Stock        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Authorized 200,000,000      
Outstanding 7,803,364 8,645,249 11,922,192 15,142,049
Common stock votes per share | vote 1      
Class C Common Stock        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Authorized 400,000,000      
Outstanding 13,568,665 14,226,435 13,184,527 17,063,384
Common stock votes per share | vote 1