CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 847,555	$ 971,316
Deposits with banks and short-term investments	203,809	219,576
Restricted cash	33,089	34,091
Receivables (net of allowance for credit losses of $29,686 and $28,503 at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively):
Fees	554,596	560,552
Customers and other	170,892	201,767
Receivables	725,488	762,319
Investments	687,507	701,964
Property (net of accumulated amortization and depreciation of $424,128 and $414,547 at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, including $70,002 and $72,921 of property held for sale at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)	220,663	232,516
Operating lease right-of-use assets	451,707	407,213
Goodwill and other intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $67,711 and $67,681 at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)	393,967	394,928
Deferred tax assets	507,572	497,340
Other assets	455,837	414,518
Total Assets	4,527,194	4,635,781
Liabilities:
Deposits and other customer payables	382,115	443,262
Accrued compensation and benefits	550,189	781,375
Operating lease liabilities	522,864	485,191
Tax receivable agreement obligation	84,137	115,087
Senior debt	1,852,149	1,690,200
Deferred tax liabilities	3,944	3,857
Other liabilities	536,675	546,947
Total Liabilities	3,932,073	4,065,919
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	80,931	87,675
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share; 15,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023	0	0
Common stock:
Par value $0.01 per share (500,000,000 shares authorized; 112,766,091 shares issued at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, including shares held by subsidiaries)	1,128	1,128
Additional paid-in-capital	218,455	247,204
Retained earnings	1,382,703	1,402,636
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(306,293)	(289,950)
Stockholders' equity subtotal before common stock held by subsidiaries and Noncontrolling interests, total	1,295,993	1,361,018
Common stock held by subsidiaries, at cost (22,596,555 and 25,340,287 shares at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)	(837,338)	(937,259)
Total Lazard Stockholders’ Equity	458,655	423,759
Noncontrolling interests	55,535	58,428
Total Stockholders’ Equity	514,190	482,187
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests and Stockholders’ Equity	$ 4,527,194	$ 4,635,781