Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,389,876	$ 1,231,593
Deposits with banks and short-term investments	1,134,463	1,180,686
Cash deposited with clearing organizations and other segregated cash	44,488	43,280
Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $36,649 and $27,130 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively):
Fees	621,880	537,442
Customers and other	121,261	125,696
Total receivables, net	743,141	663,138
Investments	658,532	531,995
Property (net of accumulated amortization and depreciation of $402,471 and $367,545 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively)	257,587	219,842
Operating lease right-of-use assets	513,923	551,504
Goodwill and other intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $70,155 and $68,305 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively)	384,071	373,594
Deferred tax assets	538,448	586,750
Other assets	307,332	257,199
Total Assets	5,971,861	5,639,581
Liabilities:
Deposits and other customer payables	1,201,150	1,246,200
Accrued compensation and benefits	734,544	602,777
Operating lease liabilities	606,963	644,345
Senior debt	1,682,741	1,679,562
Deferred tax liabilities	1,041	3,511
Other liabilities	524,538	534,268
Total Liabilities	4,972,428	4,958,007
Commitments and contingencies
Common stock:
Class A, par value $.01 per share (500,000,000 shares authorized; 112,766,091 shares issued at December 31, 2020 and 2019, including shares held by subsidiaries as indicated below)	1,128	1,128
Additional paid-in-capital	135,439	41,020
Retained earnings	1,295,386	1,193,570
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(238,368)	(293,648)
Stockholders' equity subtotal before common stock held by subsidiaries and Noncontrolling interests, total	1,193,585	942,070
Class A common stock held by subsidiaries, at cost (7,728,387 and 8,513,493 shares at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively)	(281,813)	(332,079)
Total Lazard Ltd Stockholders’ Equity	911,772	609,991
Noncontrolling interests	87,661	71,583
Total Stockholders’ Equity	999,433	681,574
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	5,971,861	5,639,581
LTBP Trust [Member]
Liabilities:
Tax receivable agreement obligation	221,451	247,344
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock:
Preferred stock
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock:
Preferred stock