Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,231,593	$ 1,246,537
Deposits with banks and short-term investments	1,180,686	1,006,969
Cash deposited with clearing organizations and other segregated cash	43,280	38,379
Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $27,130 and $40,164 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively):
Fees	537,442	501,397
Customers and other	125,696	184,137
Total receivables, net	663,138	685,534
Investments	531,995	575,148
Property (net of accumulated amortization and depreciation of $367,545 and $339,770 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively)	219,842	212,946
Operating lease right-of-use assets	551,504
Goodwill and other intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $68,305 and $65,949 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively)	373,594	375,318
Deferred tax assets	586,750	597,776
Other assets	257,199	258,634
Total Assets	5,639,581	4,997,241
Liabilities:
Deposits and other customer payables	1,246,200	1,154,207
Accrued compensation and benefits	602,777	585,484
Operating lease liabilities	644,345
Senior debt	1,679,562	1,434,260
Deferred tax liabilities	3,511	5,571
Other liabilities	534,268	576,986
Total Liabilities	4,958,007	4,027,148
Commitments and contingencies
Common stock:
Class A, par value $.01 per share (500,000,000 shares authorized; 112,766,091 and 129,766,091 shares issued at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, including shares held by subsidiaries as indicated below)	1,128	1,298
Additional paid-in-capital	41,020	750,692
Retained earnings	1,193,570	1,195,563
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(293,648)	(273,818)
Stockholders' equity subtotal before common stock held by subsidiaries and Noncontrolling interests, total	942,070	1,673,735
Class A common stock held by subsidiaries, at cost (8,513,493 and 17,574,805 shares at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively)	(332,079)	(756,884)
Total Lazard Ltd Stockholders’ Equity	609,991	916,851
Noncontrolling interests	71,583	53,242
Total Stockholders’ Equity	681,574	970,093
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	5,639,581	4,997,241
LTBP Trust [Member]
Liabilities:
Tax receivable agreement obligation	247,344	270,640
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock:
Preferred stock
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock:
Preferred stock