Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,158,785	$ 1,132,083
Deposits with banks and short-term investments	419,668	389,861
Cash deposited with clearing organizations and other segregated cash	29,030	34,948
Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $16,386 and $12,882 at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively):
Fees	564,291	423,817
Customers and other	73,991	73,396
Total receivables, net	638,282	497,213
Investments	459,422	541,911
Property (net of accumulated amortization and depreciation of $286,001 and $265,506 at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	209,021	207,165
Goodwill and other intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $60,080 and $57,561 at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	382,024	326,976
Deferred tax assets	1,075,777	1,130,595
Other assets	184,499	217,022
Total Assets	4,556,508	4,477,774
Liabilities:
Deposits and other customer payables	472,283	506,665
Accrued compensation and benefits	541,588	570,409
Senior debt	1,188,600	989,358
Deferred tax liabilities	9,168	11,104
Capital lease obligations	7,205	9,028
Other liabilities	530,241	499,942
Total Liabilities	3,262,695	3,110,468
Commitments and contingencies
Common stock:
Class A, par value $.01 per share (500,000,000 shares authorized; 129,766,091 shares issued at December 31, 2016 and 2015, including shares held by subsidiaries as indicated below)	1,298	1,298
Additional paid-in-capital	688,231	600,034
Retained earnings	1,134,186	1,123,728
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(314,222)	(234,356)
Stockholders' equity subtotal before common stock held by subsidiaries and Noncontrolling interests, total	1,509,493	1,490,704
Class A common stock held by subsidiaries, at cost (7,628,786 and 4,253,381 shares at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	(273,506)	(177,249)
Total Lazard Ltd Stockholders’ Equity	1,235,987	1,313,455
Noncontrolling interests	57,826	53,851
Total Stockholders’ Equity	1,293,813	1,367,306
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	4,556,508	4,477,774
LTBP Trust [Member]
Liabilities:
Tax receivable agreement obligation	513,610	523,962
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock:
Preferred stock
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock:
Preferred stock