Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Related Parties	$ 900	$ 600
Artisan Global Funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment management fees	32,510	35,008	$ 30,107
Fee waiver / expense reimbursement	$ 178	1	218
Artisan Global Funds \| Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fee percentage of average daily net assets	0.75%
Management fee threshold for reimbursement, percentage average daily net assets	0.10%
Artisan Global Funds \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fee percentage of average daily net assets	1.85%
Management fee threshold for reimbursement, percentage average daily net assets	0.20%
Artisan Funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Annualized operating expenses maximum percentage of average daily net assets	0.88%
Annualized operating expenses minimum percentage of average daily assets	1.50%
Investment management fees	$ 452,895	487,460	472,501
Fee waiver / expense reimbursement	$ 391	419	504
Artisan Funds \| Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fee percentage of average daily net assets	0.625%
Artisan Funds \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fee percentage of average daily net assets	1.05%
Artisan Global Funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment management fees	$ 2,884	1,012	0
Fee waiver / expense reimbursement	$ 105	0	0
Artisan Global Funds \| Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fee threshold for reimbursement, percentage average daily net assets	0.10%
Artisan Global Funds \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fee threshold for reimbursement, percentage average daily net assets	1.00%
Subsidiaries [Member] \| Artisan Global Funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment management fees	$ 32,577	35,070	30,107
Fee waiver / expense reimbursement	514	386	218
Subsidiaries [Member] \| Artisan Global Funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment management fees	3,042	739	39
Fee waiver / expense reimbursement	219	206	290
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] \| Artisan Global Funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment management fees	(67)	(62)	0
Fee waiver / expense reimbursement	(336)	(385)	0
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] \| Artisan Global Funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment management fees	(369)	(286)	(89)
Fee waiver / expense reimbursement	(114)	(206)	(290)
Performance fees \| Artisan Global Funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment management fees	$ 211	$ 559	$ 50

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