CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 923,247	$ 971,316
Deposits with banks and short-term investments	247,847	219,576
Restricted cash	33,558	34,091
Receivables (net of allowance for credit losses of $30,086 and $28,503 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively):
Fees	459,703	560,552
Customers and other	290,780	201,767
Receivables	750,483	762,319
Investments	620,615	701,964
Property (net of accumulated amortization and depreciation of $419,680 and $414,547 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, including $71,343 and $72,921 of property held for sale at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)	227,539	232,516
Operating lease right-of-use assets	389,884	407,213
Goodwill and other intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $67,696 and $67,681 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)	394,113	394,928
Deferred tax assets	506,171	497,340
Other assets	493,513	414,518
Total Assets	4,586,970	4,635,781
Liabilities:
Deposits and other customer payables	536,343	443,262
Accrued compensation and benefits	495,923	781,375
Operating lease liabilities	467,351	485,191
Tax receivable agreement obligation	115,001	115,087
Senior debt	1,851,444	1,690,200
Deferred tax liabilities	2,177	3,857
Other liabilities	581,725	546,947
Total Liabilities	4,049,964	4,065,919
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	88,475	87,675
Common stock:
Par value $0.01 per share (500,000,000 shares authorized; 112,766,091 shares issued at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, including shares held by subsidiaries)	1,128	1,128
Additional paid-in-capital	134,573	247,204
Retained earnings	1,384,829	1,402,636
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(303,995)	(289,950)
Stockholders' equity subtotal before common stock held by subsidiaries and Noncontrolling interests, total	1,216,535	1,361,018
Common stock held by subsidiaries, at cost (22,248,005 and 25,340,287 shares at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)	(823,821)	(937,259)
Total Lazard Stockholders’ Equity	392,714	423,759
Noncontrolling interests	55,817	58,428
Total Stockholders’ Equity	448,531	482,187
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests and Stockholders’ Equity	4,586,970	4,635,781
Series A Preferred Stock
Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share; 15,000,000 shares authorized:
Series A and B - no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Series B Preferred Stock
Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share; 15,000,000 shares authorized:
Series A and B - no shares issued and outstanding	$ 0	$ 0