Envestnet, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Net Income (Loss) Per Share (AntiDil) (Details) - shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Common share equivalents for securities that were anti-dilutive and therefore excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share (in shares)	7,671,274	3,383,281	2,834,113
Stock Options
Common share equivalents for securities that were anti-dilutive and therefore excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share (in shares)	3,033,194	297,343
Restricted Stock
Common share equivalents for securities that were anti-dilutive and therefore excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share (in shares)	1,894,759	210,233	90,792
Convertible Notes \| Convertible debt
Common share equivalents for securities that were anti-dilutive and therefore excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share (in shares)	2,743,321	2,743,321	2,743,321
Upside Holdings, Inc. \| Restricted Stock
Common share equivalents for securities that were anti-dilutive and therefore excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share (in shares)		132,384