CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,165,718	$ 971,316
Deposits with banks and short-term investments	313,023	219,576
Restricted cash	34,998	34,091
Receivables (net of allowance for credit losses of $27,239 and $28,503 at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively):
Fees	529,322	560,552
Customers and other	152,705	201,767
Receivables	682,027	762,319
Investments	688,411	701,964
Property (net of accumulated amortization and depreciation of $332,911 and $414,547 at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, including $72,921 of property held for sale at December 31, 2023)	158,440	232,516
Operating lease right-of-use assets	450,462	407,213
Goodwill and other intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $67,711 and $67,681 at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)	394,575	394,928
Deferred tax assets	526,800	497,340
Other assets	405,550	414,518
Total Assets	4,820,004	4,635,781
Liabilities:
Deposits and other customer payables	346,834	443,262
Accrued compensation and benefits	633,712	781,375
Operating lease liabilities	521,521	485,191
Tax receivable agreement obligation	84,137	115,087
Senior debt	1,852,843	1,690,200
Deferred tax liabilities	2,173	3,857
Other liabilities	614,329	546,947
Total Liabilities	4,055,549	4,065,919
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	84,467	87,675
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; 15,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at September 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 September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, including shares held by subsidiaries)	1,128	1,128
Additional paid-in-capital	284,091	247,204
Retained earnings	1,437,698	1,402,636
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(271,844)	(289,950)
Stockholders' equity subtotal before common stock held by subsidiaries and Noncontrolling interests, total	1,451,073	1,361,018
Common stock held by subsidiaries, at cost (22,296,316 and 25,340,287 shares at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)	(826,800)	(937,259)
Total Lazard Stockholders’ Equity	624,273	423,759
Noncontrolling interests	55,715	58,428
Total Stockholders’ Equity	679,988	482,187
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests and Stockholders’ Equity	$ 4,820,004	$ 4,635,781