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Receivables - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
Interest-bearing financing fee receivables $ 86,221,000laz_InterestBearingFinancingFeeReceivables $ 69,464,000laz_InterestBearingFinancingFeeReceivables    
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivables 23,540,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable 28,777,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable 23,017,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable 19,450,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable
Aggregate carrying amount of non-interest bearing receivables 471,375,000laz_AggregateCarryingAmountNoninterestBearingTradeReceivables 443,211,000laz_AggregateCarryingAmountNoninterestBearingTradeReceivables    
Financing Receivables [Member]        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivables 0us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable
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0us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable
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Trade Receivables [Member]        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
Receivables past due or deemed uncollectible $ 24,578,000laz_ReceivableDeemedPastDueOrUncollectible
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$ 39,341,000laz_ReceivableDeemedPastDueOrUncollectible
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