Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Artisan Funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment management fees	$ 114,767	$ 106,281
Fee waiver / expense reimbursement	$ 88	101
Artisan Funds \| Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fee percentage of average daily net assets	0.625%
Annualized operating expenses maximum percentage of average daily net assets	0.88%
Artisan Funds \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fee percentage of average daily net assets	1.05%
Annualized operating expenses maximum percentage of average daily net assets	1.50%
Artisan Global Funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment management fees	$ 8,163	8,156
Fee waiver / expense reimbursement	$ 47	21
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%
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%
Management fee threshold for reimbursement, percentage average daily net assets	0.20%
Artisan Private Funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment management fees	$ 1,229	564
Fee waiver / expense reimbursement	$ 32	0
Artisan Private Funds \| Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fee threshold for reimbursement, percentage average daily net assets	0.10%
Management fee threshold for reimbursement, percentage average daily net assets	0.10%
Artisan Private Funds \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fee threshold for reimbursement, percentage average daily net assets	1.00%
Management fee threshold for reimbursement, percentage average daily net assets	1.00%
Consolidation, Eliminations \| Artisan Global Funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment management fees	$ (13)	(16)
Fee waiver / expense reimbursement	(48)	(103)
Consolidation, Eliminations \| Artisan Private Funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment management fees	(51)	(40)
Fee waiver / expense reimbursement	(13)	(53)
Subsidiaries \| Artisan Global Funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment management fees	8,176	8,172
Fee waiver / expense reimbursement	95	124
Subsidiaries \| Artisan Private Funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment management fees	1,280	604
Fee waiver / expense reimbursement	$ 45	$ 53

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