Document and Entity Information	0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
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Document Type	485BPOS
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Registrant Name	LAZARD FUNDS INC
Central Index Key	0000874964
Amendment Flag	false
Document Creation Date	Dec. 18, 2013
Document Effective Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Prospectus Date	Dec. 31, 2013