Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,000,102	$ 1,465,022
Deposits with banks and short-term investments	1,341,514	1,347,544
Restricted cash	621,099	617,448
Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $15,320 and $33,957 at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively):
Fees	571,127	669,464
Customers and other	169,268	136,345
Total receivables, net	740,395	805,809
Investments	638,960	1,007,339
Property (net of accumulated amortization and depreciation of $370,453 and $367,507 at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)	218,551	250,005
Operating lease right-of-use assets	420,013	466,054
Goodwill and other intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $70,065 and $70,221 at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)	375,889	379,571
Deferred tax assets	390,543	435,308
Other assets	460,859	373,081
Total Assets	6,207,925	7,147,181
Liabilities:
Deposits and other customer payables	1,499,812	1,442,701
Accrued compensation and benefits	531,496	972,303
Operating lease liabilities	502,206	552,522
Senior debt	1,687,092	1,685,227
Deferred tax liabilities	8,964	1,827
Other liabilities	530,137	626,203
Total Liabilities	4,952,106	5,494,217
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	578,495	575,000
Common stock:
Class A, par value $.01 per share (500,000,000 shares authorized; 112,766,091 shares issued at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, including shares held by subsidiaries as indicated below)	1,128	1,128
Additional paid-in-capital	126,746	144,729
Retained earnings	1,682,398	1,560,636
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(334,382)	(223,847)
Stockholders' equity subtotal before common stock held by subsidiaries and Noncontrolling interests, total	1,475,890	1,482,646
Class A common stock held by subsidiaries, at cost (24,434,236 and 12,046,140 shares at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)	(915,254)	(507,426)
Total Lazard Ltd Stockholders’ Equity	560,636	975,220
Noncontrolling interests	116,688	102,744
Total Stockholders’ Equity	677,324	1,077,964
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests and Stockholders’ Equity	6,207,925	7,147,181
LTBP Trust [Member]
Liabilities:
Tax receivable agreement obligation	192,399	213,434
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock:
Preferred stock
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock:
Preferred stock