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Incentive Plans - Summary of Activity Relating to PRSUs (Detail) (PRSUs [Member], USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
PRSUs [Member]
   
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Units, Beginning Balance 448,128us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= laz_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitMember
  
Units, Granted 360,783us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= laz_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitMember
448,128us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= laz_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitMember
Units, Earned 538,237us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= laz_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitMember
 
Units, Ending Balance 1,347,148us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= laz_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitMember
448,128us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= laz_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitMember
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Beginning Balance $ 36.11us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= laz_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitMember
  
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Granted $ 44.46us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= laz_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitMember
$ 36.11us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= laz_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitMember
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Earned $ 34.72us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= laz_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitMember
 
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Ending Balance $ 37.79us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= laz_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitMember
$ 36.11us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= laz_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitMember