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Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
ASSETS    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,066,580us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 841,482us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Deposits with banks and short-term investments 207,760laz_DepositsWithBanksAndShortTermInvestments 244,879laz_DepositsWithBanksAndShortTermInvestments
Cash deposited with clearing organizations and other segregated cash 43,290us-gaap_CashAndSecuritiesSegregatedUnderFederalAndOtherRegulations 62,046us-gaap_CashAndSecuritiesSegregatedUnderFederalAndOtherRegulations
Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $23,540 and $28,777 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively):    
Fees 483,681us-gaap_AccruedFeesAndOtherRevenueReceivable 452,535us-gaap_AccruedFeesAndOtherRevenueReceivable
Customers and other 72,648laz_ReceivablesFromCustomersAndOther 52,220laz_ReceivablesFromCustomersAndOther
Related parties 1,267us-gaap_DueFromRelatedParties 7,920us-gaap_DueFromRelatedParties
Total receivables, net 557,596us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet 512,675us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet
Investments 620,352us-gaap_Investments 478,105us-gaap_Investments
Property (net of accumulated amortization and depreciation of $256,286 and $253,930 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively) 222,569us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 248,796us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill and other intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $51,754 and $45,379 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively) 347,438us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill 363,877us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill
Other assets 266,651us-gaap_OtherAssets 259,277us-gaap_OtherAssets
Total Assets 3,332,236us-gaap_Assets 3,011,137us-gaap_Assets
Liabilities:    
Deposits and other customer payables 314,284laz_DepositsAndOtherCustomerPayables 275,434laz_DepositsAndOtherCustomerPayables
Accrued compensation and benefits 606,290us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent 523,063us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
Senior debt 1,048,350us-gaap_SeniorNotes 1,048,350us-gaap_SeniorNotes
Capital lease obligations 12,015us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations 15,834us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations
Related party payables 21,894us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrentAndNoncurrent 5,031us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
Other liabilities 559,346us-gaap_OtherLiabilities 513,427us-gaap_OtherLiabilities
Total Liabilities 2,562,179us-gaap_Liabilities 2,381,139us-gaap_Liabilities
Commitments and contingencies      
Common stock:    
Additional paid-in-capital 702,800us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital 737,899us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Retained earnings 464,655us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 203,236us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (200,766)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (133,004)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Stockholders' equity subtotal before common stock held by subsidiary and Noncontrolling interests, total 967,987laz_StockholdersEquitySubtotalBeforeCommonStockHeldBySubsidiaryAndNoncontrollingInterests 809,422laz_StockholdersEquitySubtotalBeforeCommonStockHeldBySubsidiaryAndNoncontrollingInterests
Total Lazard Ltd Stockholders' Equity 706,744us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 560,209us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interests 63,313us-gaap_MinorityInterest 69,789us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total Stockholders' Equity 770,057us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 629,998us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 3,332,236us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 3,011,137us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]    
Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share; 15,000,000 shares authorized:    
Preferred stock      
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]    
Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share; 15,000,000 shares authorized:    
Preferred stock      
Class A Common Stock [Member]    
Common stock:    
Common stock 1,298us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember		 1,291us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
Class A common stock held by subsidiaries, at cost (7,450,745 and 8,317,065 shares at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively) (261,243)us-gaap_CommonStockHeldBySubsidiary
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= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember		 (249,213)us-gaap_CommonStockHeldBySubsidiary
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= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
Class B Common Stock [Member]    
Common stock:    
Common stock