Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | |||
| Equity income from investments | $ 615 | $ 304 | $ 18 |
| Performance fees and allocations | 834 | 322 | 11 |
| Due from Silvercrest Funds | 1,094 | 2,876 | |
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| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | |||
| Income from management fees | 6,049 | 6,188 | 7,503 |
| Income from performance fees and allocations | 613 | 303 | 13 |
| Equity income from investments | 613 | 303 | 2 |
| Performance fees and allocations | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Due from Silvercrest Funds | 1,094 | 2,876 | |
| Income from advisory fees | 985 | 713 | $ 525 |
| Receivable from partners | $ 6 | $ 2 | |
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| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | |||
| Management and advisory fees percentage | 0.00% | ||
| Percentage of performance fees | 0.00% | ||
| Affiliated Entity | Maximum | |||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | |||
| Management and advisory fees percentage | 1.75% | ||
| Percentage of performance fees | 10.00% | ||
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- Definition For an unclassified balance sheet, amount of receivables arising from transactions with related parties. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of fixed fee revenue for the management of an investment fund portfolio. Excludes investment advisory, distribution and servicing, and performance fees. No definition available.
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- Definition For an unclassified balance sheet, amounts due from related parties including affiliates, employees, joint ventures, officers and stockholders, immediate families thereof, and pension funds. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of fees earned from providing investment advice and research to customers. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of revenue earned by the entity based on the investment results achieved. Excludes fees based upon a percentage of the assets under management not performance-related. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition 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. No definition available.
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