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Lazard Ltd
(NYSE:LAZ) 

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Lazard Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a financial advisory and asset management firm in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Central and South America. Its Financial Advisory segment offers various financial advisory services regarding mergers and acquisitions, capital advis...

Founded: 1848
Full Time Employees: 3,099
Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Capital Markets

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    Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-12-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 
                                                                                         
      revenue
                                                                                         
      investment banking and other advisory fees
    357,421,000 540,660,000 425,895,000 493,226,000 360,367,000 519,013,000 366,385,000 408,773,000 453,027,000 490,973,000 265,314,000 350,104,000 277,408,000 409,994,000 454,255,000 405,091,000 389,739,000 608,659,000 384,821,000 475,161,000 317,831,000 511,123,000 304,999,000 304,259,000 297,669,000 401,339,000 305,303,000 328,974,000 335,804,000 414,254,000 309,690,000 421,444,000 408,726,000 334,815,000 305,530,000 410,275,000 334,916,000 403,458,000 343,154,000 286,609,000 265,143,000 330,039,000 330,408,000 314,277,000 301,372,000 358,238,000 290,604,000 279,907,000 272,675,000 312,182,000 232,006,000 260,241,000 168,104,000 307,079,000 218,262,000 240,306,000 273,541,000 258,386,000 248,358,000 243,096,000 220,327,000 345,383,000 245,294,000 245,282,000 269,209,000 305,748,000 252,538,000 236,387,000 161,402,000 254,060,000 260,708,000 279,431,000 196,724,000 383,503,000 369,857,000 228,205,000 215,083,000 290,403,000 183,318,000 252,803,000 219,583,000 231,029,000 251,663,000 208,663,000  
      asset management fees
    327,299,000 347,776,000 308,038,000 275,605,000 264,616,000 291,588,000 278,663,000 267,914,000 276,849,000 279,037,000 265,600,000 271,637,000 261,479,000 262,852,000 279,040,000 269,011,000 315,052,000 357,460,000 323,747,000 346,465,000 326,950,000 337,348,000 265,562,000 245,291,000 269,218,000 304,698,000 287,140,000 296,581,000 292,438,000 281,622,000 312,790,000 335,891,000 338,096,000 327,028,000 301,719,000 293,879,000 272,924,000 269,208,000 254,551,000 241,397,000 233,731,000 252,360,000 253,752,000 268,754,000 261,955,000 274,994,000 276,940,000 275,877,000                                      
      interest income
    7,812,000 9,963,000 7,660,000 9,207,000 11,662,000 14,274,000 15,005,000 12,854,000 11,471,000 6,926,000 11,543,000 10,946,000 12,607,000 15,486,000 8,148,000 4,062,000 1,761,000 1,641,000 1,276,000 1,280,000 1,354,000 855,000 1,059,000 1,340,000 2,412,000 4,012,000 3,962,000 4,013,000 3,800,000 5,250,000 3,029,000 2,138,000 2,710,000 2,251,000 1,630,000 1,609,000 1,654,000 1,565,000 1,128,000 1,168,000 1,372,000 1,893,000 1,102,000 1,362,000 929,000 1,545,000 1,243,000 1,153,000 1,419,000 882,000 1,347,000 1,345,000 1,131,000 1,410,000 733,000 1,715,000 2,150,000 3,336,000 3,418,000 4,363,000 3,492,000 4,930,000 5,430,000 5,500,000 5,107,000 7,279,000 8,642,000 5,847,000 7,465,000 14,418,000 23,590,000 20,900,000 23,037,000 25,435,000 23,832,000 18,334,000 22,341,000 15,481,000 11,755,000 9,828,000 8,010,000 10,358,000 10,210,000 7,502,000  
      other
    86,867,000 30,979,000 29,171,000 39,122,000 32,519,000 14,143,000 147,361,000 18,450,000 44,134,000 48,827,000 713,000 29,631,000 10,417,000 43,528,000 4,988,000 -17,506,000 9,592,000 45,081,000 27,963,000 20,358,000 33,769,000 49,000,000 26,402,000 41,374,000 -11,142,000 33,357,000 14,668,000 21,233,000 29,636,000 3,174,000 15,291,000 12,055,000 18,673,000 28,238,000 29,252,000 24,183,000 27,926,000 31,572,000 22,269,000 17,468,000 9,870,000 20,685,000 54,000 36,196,000 29,629,000 14,559,000 12,936,000 25,668,000 22,228,000 31,201,000 25,692,000 14,209,000 21,686,000 34,604,000 15,602,000 13,568,000 26,209,000 10,265,000 19,531,000 22,240,000 22,830,000 16,448,000 23,924,000 11,472,000 12,389,000 12,936,000 27,992,000 40,198,000 8,042,000 12,461,000 -754,000 39,615,000 -30,992,000 -173,000 22,028,000 55,845,000 27,193,000 69,439,000 2,706,000 18,380,000 5,545,000 11,537,000 3,097,000 5,188,000 27,110,000 
      total revenue
    779,399,000 929,378,000 770,764,000 817,160,000 669,164,000 839,018,000 807,414,000 707,991,000 785,481,000 825,763,000 543,170,000 662,318,000 561,911,000 731,860,000 746,431,000 660,658,000 716,144,000 1,012,841,000 737,807,000 843,264,000 679,904,000 898,326,000 598,022,000 592,264,000 558,157,000 743,406,000 611,073,000 650,801,000 661,678,000 704,300,000 640,800,000 771,528,000 768,205,000 692,332,000 638,131,000 729,946,000 637,420,000 705,803,000 621,102,000 546,642,000 510,116,000 604,977,000 585,316,000 620,589,000 593,885,000 649,336,000 581,723,000 582,605,000 549,353,000 631,436,000 500,523,000 510,716,000 422,058,000 580,857,000 449,464,000 457,231,000 506,461,000 473,109,000 484,583,000 500,605,000 461,341,000 618,806,000 477,310,000 443,153,000 463,808,000 521,549,000 438,274,000 402,733,000 275,852,000 405,146,000 439,464,000 505,645,000 346,851,000 623,332,000 580,122,000 450,902,000 400,443,000 500,238,000 324,022,000 413,292,000 360,257,000 391,901,000 381,501,000 336,398,000  
      yoy
    16.47% 10.77% -4.54% 15.42% -14.81% 1.61% 48.65% 6.90% 39.79% 12.83% -27.23% 0.25% -21.54% -27.74% 1.17% -21.65% 5.33% 12.75% 23.37% 42.38% 21.81% 20.84% -2.14% -8.99% -15.65% 5.55% -4.64% -15.65% -13.87% 1.73% 0.42% 5.70% 20.52% -1.91% 2.74% 33.53% 24.96% 16.67% 6.11% -11.92% -14.11% -6.83% 0.62% 6.52% 8.11% 2.83% 16.22% 14.08% 30.16% 8.71% 11.36% 11.70% -16.67% 22.77% -7.25% -8.66% 9.78% -23.54% 1.52% 12.96% -0.53% 18.65% 8.91% 10.04% 68.14% 28.73% -0.27% -20.35% -20.47% -35.00% -24.25% 12.14% -13.38% 24.61% 79.04% 9.10% 11.15% 27.64% -15.07% 22.86%      
      qoq
    -16.14% 20.58% -5.68% 22.12% -20.24% 3.91% 14.04% -9.87% -4.88% 52.03% -17.99% 17.87% -23.22% -1.95% 12.98% -7.75% -29.29% 37.28% -12.51% 24.03% -24.31% 50.22% 0.97% 6.11% -24.92% 21.66% -6.10% -1.64% -6.05% 9.91% -16.94% 0.43% 10.96% 8.49% -12.58% 14.52% -9.69% 13.64% 13.62% 7.16% -15.68% 3.36% -5.68% 4.50% -8.54% 11.62% -0.15% 6.05% -13.00% 26.16% -2.00% 21.01% -27.34% 29.23% -1.70% -9.72% 7.05% -2.37% -3.20% 8.51% -25.45% 29.64% 7.71% -4.45% -11.07% 19.00% 8.82% 46.00% -31.91% -7.81% -13.09% 45.78% -44.36% 7.45% 28.66% 12.60% -19.95% 54.38% -21.60% 14.72% -8.07% 2.73% 13.41%   
      interest expense
    22,817,000 22,657,000 22,686,000 21,163,000 21,113,000 22,149,000 22,548,000 22,642,000 20,728,000 19,742,000 19,252,000 19,204,000 19,475,000 19,471,000 19,687,000 21,112,000 21,252,000 20,466,000 20,378,000 20,127,000 19,797,000 20,172,000 20,344,000 19,972,000 20,143,000 22,065,000 20,005,000 20,111,000 18,004,000 17,065,000 14,319,000 13,590,000 13,507,000 13,524,000 13,272,000 12,766,000 13,956,000 14,238,000 12,194,000 11,962,000 11,898,000 11,728,000 11,798,000 11,497,000 16,136,000 15,396,000 15,512,000 15,709,000 15,953,000 18,746,000 20,169,000 20,311,000 20,155,000 20,164,000 20,658,000 20,321,000 20,422,000 21,331,000 22,164,000 23,313,000 23,318,000 23,921,000 24,073,000 24,118,000 25,597,000 26,766,000 26,559,000 27,108,000 27,457,000 29,226,000 33,644,000 38,257,000 38,772,000 38,249,000 38,074,000 29,542,000 31,245,000 27,361,000 26,510,000 26,384,000 23,999,000 24,824,000 24,598,000 19,035,000  
      net revenue
    756,582,000 906,721,000 748,078,000 795,997,000 648,051,000 816,869,000 784,866,000 685,349,000 764,753,000 806,021,000 523,918,000 643,114,000 542,436,000 712,389,000 726,744,000 639,546,000 694,892,000 992,375,000 717,429,000 823,137,000 660,107,000 878,154,000 577,678,000 572,292,000 538,014,000 721,341,000 591,068,000 630,690,000 643,674,000 687,235,000 626,481,000 757,938,000 754,698,000 678,808,000 624,859,000 717,180,000 623,464,000 691,565,000 608,908,000 534,680,000 498,218,000 593,249,000 573,518,000 609,092,000 577,749,000 633,940,000 566,211,000 566,896,000 533,400,000 612,690,000 480,354,000 490,405,000 401,903,000 560,693,000 428,806,000 436,910,000 486,039,000 451,778,000 462,419,000 477,292,000 438,023,000 594,885,000 453,237,000 419,035,000 438,211,000 494,783,000 411,715,000 375,625,000 248,395,000 375,920,000 405,820,000 467,388,000 308,079,000 585,083,000 542,048,000 421,360,000 369,198,000 472,877,000 297,512,000 386,908,000 336,258,000 367,077,000 356,903,000 317,363,000  
      operating expenses
                                                                                        217,692,000 
      compensation and benefits
    491,894,000 637,694,000 498,212,000 519,208,000 430,270,000 534,423,000 465,405,000 452,560,000 550,824,000 559,207,000 364,605,000 572,231,000 449,967,000 474,843,000 420,937,000 363,830,000 396,841,000 559,768,000 419,627,000 514,918,000 401,546,000 524,736,000 354,625,000 351,568,000 319,755,000 427,308,000 391,363,000 372,470,000 372,254,000 349,542,000 343,987,000 416,159,000 405,047,000 374,673,000 361,787,000 414,612,000 361,801,000 381,267,000 353,756,000 308,310,000 297,210,000 334,960,000 319,565,000 336,719,000 328,502,000 307,505,000 338,612,000 345,924,000 321,565,000 367,855,000 301,809,000 331,131,000 277,739,000 445,602,000 283,818,000 283,392,000 338,317,000 338,934,000 273,532,000 286,480,000 269,999,000 348,242,000 282,528,000 263,021,000 300,377,000 615,515,000 250,914,000 239,279,000 203,532,000 221,894,000 432,777,000 280,021,000 193,561,000 330,832,000 323,152,000 249,046,000 220,038,000 276,152,000 180,982,000 234,148,000 200,139,000 216,455,000 215,199,000 161,148,000 140,860,000 
      occupancy and equipment
    31,420,000 31,579,000 31,908,000 33,703,000 35,413,000 33,798,000 34,249,000 32,031,000 32,857,000 33,436,000 33,108,000 32,800,000 31,773,000 30,907,000 30,696,000 29,409,000 31,239,000 32,402,000 31,015,000 29,875,000 34,748,000 33,592,000 31,318,000 30,574,000 32,198,000 34,045,000 29,856,000 30,953,000 28,295,000 32,781,000 28,848,000 29,240,000 30,238,000 37,374,000 29,156,000 30,828,000 27,484,000 28,162,000 26,973,000 27,163,000 27,007,000 28,978,000 26,278,000 27,272,000 27,339,000 25,471,000 29,400,000 28,367,000 28,312,000 26,491,000 27,393,000 39,738,000 29,304,000 32,854,000 25,680,000 28,347,000 26,282,000 30,668,000 24,345,000 22,977,000 22,708,000 23,324,000 22,414,000 21,320,000 21,270,000 24,679,000 23,690,000 19,990,000 20,094,000 22,543,000 22,872,000 22,277,000 29,494,000 25,667,000 21,462,000 24,285,000          
      marketing and business development
    28,662,000 35,077,000 26,085,000 29,593,000 27,731,000 28,572,000 21,782,000 25,493,000 23,599,000 27,259,000 20,754,000 28,582,000 22,762,000 26,674,000 19,633,000 22,673,000 14,123,000 16,850,000 9,922,000 9,332,000 6,651,000 8,161,000 7,562,000 6,517,000 20,186,000 30,947,000 27,318,000 28,784,000 27,984,000 32,889,000 21,868,000 28,228,000 25,659,000 25,628,000 19,798,000 24,027,000 19,752,000 22,710,000 16,927,000 23,877,000 19,688,000 25,783,000 18,244,000 18,324,000 19,190,000 28,775,000 19,127,000 20,894,000 19,233,000 23,568,000 17,077,000 25,377,000 18,192,000 25,888,000 19,096,000 22,322,000 28,267,000 29,577,000 19,844,000 20,879,000 18,111,000 25,699,000 17,503,000 18,252,000 15,603,000 20,736,000 14,070,000 15,788,000 13,453,000 17,230,000 18,368,000 25,220,000 20,464,000 24,244,000 16,898,000 16,964,000          
      technology and information services
    48,275,000 48,845,000 48,862,000 49,272,000 46,216,000 47,573,000 44,628,000 46,406,000 44,917,000 47,363,000 46,897,000 51,370,000 44,040,000 47,125,000 44,579,000 42,067,000 37,931,000 39,762,000 37,559,000 35,774,000 33,670,000 36,100,000 33,457,000 32,629,000 31,358,000 38,783,000 34,076,000 38,825,000 32,055,000 37,520,000 36,394,000 32,527,000 33,252,000 34,242,000 31,373,000 32,032,000 24,024,000 26,055,000 24,179,000 24,296,000 22,931,000 26,678,000 22,923,000 23,034,000 22,893,000 22,654,000 23,025,000 21,954,000 23,487,000 23,958,000 22,217,000 20,134,000 22,980,000 23,750,000 21,474,000 21,275,000 20,393,000 22,646,000 20,417,000 20,582,000 19,567,000 20,192,000 18,904,000 16,996,000 17,652,000 19,950,000 17,592,000 16,156,000 15,922,000 16,879,000 17,683,000 17,089,000 16,241,000 17,438,000 15,204,000 14,161,000          
      professional services
    20,678,000 23,708,000 20,951,000 24,589,000 18,837,000 23,954,000 19,541,000 23,734,000 19,880,000 23,129,000 20,451,000 21,402,000 24,326,000 21,292,000 15,665,000 16,549,000 16,029,000 26,060,000 16,698,000 19,996,000 14,948,000 20,330,000 14,701,000 16,728,000 14,545,000 23,386,000 15,105,000 19,144,000 14,217,000 18,851,000 13,353,000 16,714,000 12,431,000 14,231,000 11,005,000 11,234,000 11,462,000 13,635,000 10,870,000 11,245,000 9,762,000 13,429,000 10,758,000 13,883,000 11,459,000 13,648,000 11,184,000 14,120,000 7,591,000 10,440,000 12,904,000 10,706,000 8,613,000 12,859,000 8,514,000 13,274,000 9,311,000 13,929,000 11,434,000 13,120,000 9,841,000 13,786,000 10,731,000 10,814,000 8,171,000 12,686,000 11,823,000 11,871,000 8,189,000 7,686,000 16,017,000 16,237,000 13,267,000 12,813,000 13,166,000 13,711,000          
      fund administration and outsourced services
    33,516,000 33,077,000 32,390,000 30,054,000 26,545,000 25,923,000 27,996,000 27,114,000 26,140,000 27,450,000 27,884,000 28,968,000 26,576,000 24,614,000 27,110,000 28,551,000 29,703,000 35,784,000 34,137,000 31,302,000 29,279,000 26,431,000 26,196,000 24,053,000 26,390,000 28,201,000 28,425,000 28,493,000 28,930,000 29,805,000 34,748,000 33,227,000 35,184,000 18,729,000 18,325,000 18,338,000 15,913,000 16,994,000 17,097,000 15,895,000 13,435,000 13,355,000 14,367,000 17,493,000 16,148,000 16,967,000 17,034,000 16,002,000 15,454,000 15,970,000 14,475,000 15,388,000 13,465,000 12,090,000 13,179,000 12,670,000 13,451,000 12,016,000 14,019,000 13,507,000 13,251,000 13,167,000 12,037,000 10,996,000 11,374,000 11,852,000 10,272,000 8,057,000 7,746,000 9,118,000 8,569,000 6,573,000 6,570,000 7,003,000 6,074,000 4,459,000          
      total operating expenses
    667,008,000 821,769,000 653,148,000 702,916,000 593,416,000 709,785,000 623,679,000 621,709,000 710,192,000 734,124,000 528,775,000 753,187,000 579,360,000 639,249,000 568,602,000 513,708,000 535,164,000 724,037,000 562,470,000 656,876,000 525,817,000 660,655,000 472,998,000 476,427,000 453,917,000 602,364,000 538,695,000 529,005,000 524,011,000 530,918,000 487,800,000 557,998,000 568,870,000 320,272,000 480,647,000 544,679,000 473,267,000 534,709,000 459,916,000 421,444,000 399,841,000 453,900,000 2,774,000 1,410,468,000 503,086,000 434,347,000 452,499,000 467,916,000 426,220,000 539,536,000 399,236,000 449,467,000 380,306,000 565,890,000 382,080,000 392,377,000 448,216,000 466,665,000 374,681,000 388,090,000 364,577,000 463,272,000 373,770,000 351,984,000 472,692,000 716,359,000 338,550,000 318,679,000 339,164,000 321,827,000 540,533,000 379,650,000 290,057,000 452,805,000 423,462,000 332,197,000 290,930,000 357,670,000 248,319,000 302,215,000 258,142,000 289,993,000 279,614,000 227,643,000  
      operating income
    89,574,000 84,952,000 94,930,000 93,081,000 54,635,000 107,084,000 161,187,000 63,640,000 54,561,000 71,897,000 -4,857,000 -110,073,000 -36,924,000 73,140,000 158,142,000 125,838,000 159,728,000 268,338,000 154,959,000 166,261,000 134,290,000 217,499,000 104,680,000 95,865,000 84,097,000 118,977,000 52,373,000 101,685,000 119,663,000 156,317,000 138,681,000 199,940,000 185,828,000 358,536,000 144,212,000 172,501,000 150,197,000 156,856,000 148,992,000 113,236,000 98,377,000 139,349,000 570,744,000 -801,376,000 74,663,000 199,593,000 113,712,000 98,980,000 107,180,000 73,154,000 81,118,000 40,938,000 21,597,000 -5,197,000 46,726,000 44,533,000 37,823,000 -14,887,000 87,738,000 89,202,000 73,446,000 131,613,000 79,467,000 67,051,000 -34,481,000 -221,576,000 73,165,000 56,946,000 -90,769,000 54,093,000 -134,713,000 87,738,000 18,022,000 71,504,250 118,586,000 89,163,000 78,268,000         
      yoy
    63.95% -20.67% -41.11% 46.26% 0.14% 48.94% -3418.65% -157.82% -247.77% -1.70% -103.07% -187.47% -123.12% -72.74% 2.05% -24.31% 18.94% 23.37% 48.03% 73.43% 59.68% 82.81% 99.87% -5.72% -29.72% -23.89% -62.23% -49.14% -35.61% -56.40% -3.84% 15.91% 23.72% 128.58% -3.21% 52.34% 52.67% 12.56% -73.90% -114.13% 31.76% -30.18% 401.92% -909.63% -30.34% 172.84% 40.18% 141.78% 396.27% -1507.62% 73.60% -8.07% -42.90% -65.09% -46.74% -50.08% -48.50% -111.31% 10.41% 33.04% -313.00% -159.40% 8.61% 17.74% -62.01% -509.62% -154.31% -35.10% -603.66% -24.35% -213.60% -1.60% -76.97%             
      qoq
    5.44% -10.51% 1.99% 70.37% -48.98% -33.57% 153.28% 16.64% -24.11% -1580.28% -95.59% 198.11% -150.48% -53.75% 25.67% -21.22% -40.48% 73.17% -6.80% 23.81% -38.26% 107.78% 9.20% 13.99% -29.32% 127.17% -48.49% -15.02% -23.45% 12.72% -30.64% 7.59% -48.17% 148.62% -16.40% 14.85% -4.25% 5.28% 31.58% 15.10% -29.40% -75.58% -171.22% -1173.32% -62.59% 75.53% 14.88% -7.65% 46.51% -9.82% 98.15% 89.55% -515.57% -111.12% 4.92% 17.74% -354.07% -116.97% -1.64% 21.45% -44.20% 65.62% 18.52% -294.46% -84.44% -402.84% 28.48% -162.74% -267.80% -140.15% -253.54% 386.84% -74.80% -39.70% 33.00% 13.92%          
      operating margin %
    11.49% 9.14% 12.32% 11.39% 8.16% 12.76% 19.96% 8.99% 6.95% 8.71% -0.89% -16.62% -6.57% 9.99% 21.19% 19.05% 22.30% 26.49% 21.00% 19.72% 19.75% 24.21% 17.50% 16.19% 15.07% 16.00% 8.57% 15.62% 18.08% 22.19% 21.64% 25.91% 24.19% 51.79% 22.60% 23.63% 23.56% 22.22% 23.99% 20.71% 19.29% 23.03% 97.51% -129.13% 12.57% 30.74% 19.55% 16.99% 19.51% 11.59% 16.21% 8.02% 5.12% -0.89% 10.40% 9.74% 7.47% -3.15% 18.11% 17.82% 15.92% 21.27% 16.65% 15.13% -7.43% -42.48% 16.69% 14.14% -32.90% 13.35% -30.65% 17.35% 5.20% 11.47% 20.44% 19.77% 19.55% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 
      benefit for income taxes
    -10,989,000                                                                                     
      net income
    100,563,000 54,214,000 73,500,000 61,317,000 61,989,000 78,296,000 116,135,000 52,053,000 40,224,000 71,494,000 6,774,000 -120,376,000 -15,199,000 57,065,000 122,792,000 91,651,000 120,975,000 211,290,000 115,513,000 124,916,000 90,826,000 194,770,000 76,515,000 73,076,000 58,331,000 79,531,000 48,196,000 73,513,000 96,476,000 113,684,000 108,725,000 148,379,000 161,661,000 -82,954,000 111,470,000 120,901,000 110,430,000 128,987,000 112,618,000 81,364,000 70,723,000 155,341,000 399,790,000 375,155,000 62,646,000 172,805,000 89,920,000 85,909,000 85,429,000 52,796,000 62,748,000 31,921,000 17,649,000 -4,106,000 33,673,000 34,162,000 29,056,000 -8,123,000 67,133,000 71,566,000 59,983,000 111,435,000 70,354,000 53,528,000 -40,894,000 -198,275,000 53,197,000 43,427,000 -86,594,000 37,979,000 -76,957,000 34,317,000 7,799,000 59,125,000 40,267,000 29,296,000 26,354,000 36,596,000 13,158,000 23,545,000 19,686,000 23,934,000 18,603,000 27,593,000  
      yoy
    62.23% -30.76% -36.71% 17.80% 54.11% 9.51% 1614.42% -143.24% -364.65% 25.29% -94.48% -231.34% -112.56% -72.99% 6.30% -26.63% 33.19% 8.48% 50.97% 70.94% 55.71% 144.90% 58.76% -0.59% -39.54% -30.04% -55.67% -50.46% -40.32% -237.04% -2.46% 22.73% 46.39% -164.31% -1.02% 48.59% 56.14% -16.97% -71.83% -78.31% 12.89% -10.11% 344.61% 336.69% -26.67% 227.31% 43.30% 169.13% 384.04% -1385.83% 86.35% -6.56% -39.26% -49.45% -49.84% -52.27% -51.56% -107.29% -4.58% 33.70% -246.68% -156.20% 32.25% 23.26% -52.78% -622.06% -169.13% 26.55% -1210.32% -35.76% -291.12% 17.14% -70.41% 61.56% 206.03% 24.43% 33.87% 52.90% -29.27% -14.67%      
      qoq
    85.49% -26.24% 19.87% -1.08% -20.83% -32.58% 123.11% 29.41% -43.74% 955.42% -105.63% 692.00% -126.63% -53.53% 33.98% -24.24% -42.74% 82.91% -7.53% 37.53% -53.37% 154.55% 4.71% 25.28% -26.66% 65.02% -34.44% -23.80% -15.14% 4.56% -26.72% -8.22% -294.88% -174.42% -7.80% 9.48% -14.39% 14.53% 38.41% 15.05% -54.47% -61.14% 6.57% 498.85% -63.75% 92.18% 4.67% 0.56% 61.81% -15.86% 96.57% 80.87% -529.83% -112.19% -1.43% 17.57% -457.70% -112.10% -6.19% 19.31% -46.17% 58.39% 31.43% -230.89% -79.38% -472.72% 22.50% -150.15% -328.00% -149.35% -324.25% 340.02% -86.81% 46.83% 37.45% 11.16% -27.99% 178.13% -44.12% 19.60% -17.75% 28.66% -32.58%   
      net income margin %
    12.90% 5.83% 9.54% 7.50% 9.26% 9.33% 14.38% 7.35% 5.12% 8.66% 1.25% -18.17% -2.70% 7.80% 16.45% 13.87% 16.89% 20.86% 15.66% 14.81% 13.36% 21.68% 12.79% 12.34% 10.45% 10.70% 7.89% 11.30% 14.58% 16.14% 16.97% 19.23% 21.04% -11.98% 17.47% 16.56% 17.32% 18.28% 18.13% 14.88% 13.86% 25.68% 68.30% 60.45% 10.55% 26.61% 15.46% 14.75% 15.55% 8.36% 12.54% 6.25% 4.18% -0.71% 7.49% 7.47% 5.74% -1.72% 13.85% 14.30% 13.00% 18.01% 14.74% 12.08% -8.82% -38.02% 12.14% 10.78% -31.39% 9.37% -17.51% 6.79% 2.25% 9.49% 6.94% 6.50% 6.58% 7.32% 4.06% 5.70% 5.46% 6.11% 4.88% 8.20% NaN% 
      less - net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    -353,000 4,351,000 2,253,000 5,971,000 1,614,000 -8,014,000 8,197,000 2,144,000 4,469,000 7,927,000 -365,000 3,637,000 6,973,000 14,701,000 16,995,000 -3,829,000 7,099,000 913,000 8,304,000 1,738,000 3,526,000 4,881,000 1,423,000 -382,000  2,554,000 1,492,000 7,736,000 -566,000 288,000 1,651,000 1,416,000 1,969,000 604,000 2,260,000 523,000 2,877,000 1,005,000 82,000 1,007,000 3,900,000 -2,445,000 1,269,000 1,042,000 6,693,000 421,000 1,061,000 717,000 4,587,000 -421,000 2,466,000 568,000 2,289,000 1,259,000 372,000 3,341,000  -3,330,000 4,434,000 9,562,000 4,976,000 11,585,000 6,263,000 8,956,000 -7,360,000 -55,924,000 15,779,000 15,240,000 -33,098,000                 
      net income attributable to lazard
    100,916,000 49,863,000 71,247,000 55,346,000 60,375,000 86,310,000 107,938,000 49,909,000 35,755,000                                                                             
      attributable to lazard common stockholders:
                                                                                         
      weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding:
                                                                                         
      basic
    99,460,256,000 97,479,092,000 98,112,393,000 97,534,319,000 95,255,423,000 93,139,352,000 93,627,476,000 92,886,364,000 91,260,465,000 88,993,985,000 89,425,900,000 88,729,654,000 87,591,852,000 95,664,129,000 93,275,631,000 98,660,173,000 102,547,277,000 106,035,808,000 105,415,743,000 106,746,654,000 107,291,560,000 106,862,739,000 107,168,615,000 106,662,064,000 106,303,962,000 110,189,862,000 109,285,727,000 111,981,204,000 111,944,255,000 119,006,531,000 119,456,516,000 120,306,257,000 119,930,106,000 121,573,442,000 121,243,598,000 122,368,150,000 122,815,163,000 124,770,401,000 124,408,884,000 125,461,948,000 126,040,441,000 125,366,272,000 125,925,006,000 126,212,645,000 123,655,689,000 122,351,836,000 122,206,914,000 123,116,776,000 121,776,207,000 120,854,267,000 122,199,954,000 121,759,982,000 117,708,204,000 116,953,989,000 115,603,351,000 118,235,320,000 119,229,541,000 118,032,020,000 118,315,944,000 119,107,386,000 115,334,754,000 104,411,253,000 111,059,071,000 103,527,014,000 89,736,137,000 78,311,947,000 80,756,718,000 74,935,658,000 70,144,338,000 60,874,734,000 66,002,049,000 56,416,850,000 49,980,193,000 51,185,639,000 51,078,444,000 51,439,125,000 51,439,068,000 38,432,815,000 37,388,185,000 37,480,751,000 37,502,889,000 37,500,000,000 37,500,000,000 37,500,000 100,000,000,000 
      diluted
    106,787,975,000 106,338,079,000 108,001,762,000 104,911,633,000 104,828,753,000 102,392,171,000 103,475,234,000 100,627,867,000 99,351,769,000 88,993,985,000 94,309,224,000 88,729,654,000 87,591,852,000 100,997,674,000 98,865,156,000 102,753,336,000 108,186,642,000 113,674,699,000 112,994,037,000 113,603,478,000 115,822,294,000 113,483,380,000 113,181,564,000 111,487,749,000 114,120,179,000 116,079,806,000 113,881,690,000 116,175,349,000 120,820,084,000 129,767,592,000 129,859,728,000 130,249,054,000 132,142,394,000 132,479,728,000 132,393,664,000 132,139,616,000 132,689,375,000 132,633,630,000 132,320,855,000 132,341,522,000 132,891,284,000 133,244,546,000 133,115,419,000 132,806,045,000 133,735,946,000 133,813,123,000 133,566,684,000 133,575,652,000 134,025,991,000 133,737,079,000 134,242,144,000 132,464,296,000 132,815,560,000 129,325,622,000 135,380,036,000 134,636,935,000 136,594,178,000 137,629,525,000 136,857,956,000 139,347,933,000 138,590,593,000 138,469,654,000 138,094,101,000 139,944,310,000 89,736,137,000 78,311,947,000 131,468,085,000 127,984,819,000 70,144,338,000 60,874,734,000 66,002,049,000 126,711,796,000 110,396,898,000 62,212,617,000 116,344,656,000 62,737,737,000 118,216,333,000 44,166,131,000 41,577,615,000 43,980,216,000 41,042,544,000 37,561,138,000 37,528,978,000 100,000,000 100,000,000,000 
      net income per share
                                                                                         
      basic
    0.98 0.49 0.71 0.56 0.61 0.89 1.13 0.53 0.38 0.7 0.07 -1.41 -0.27 0.52 1.11 0.96 1.09 1.96 1.14 0.8 1.73 0.69 0.68 0.59 0.7 0.42 0.57 0.87 0.98 0.9 1.22 1.33 -0.67 0.9 0.98 0.88 1.04 0.9 0.64 0.53 1.26 3.16 2.96 0.45 1.41 0.73 0.69 0.66 0.44 0.49 0.26 0.13 -0.04 0.29 0.26 0.21 -0.05 0.53 0.52 0.48 0.94 0.58 0.43 -0.38 -1.84 0.47 0.38 -0.77 0.67 -1.17 0.61 0.16 1.17 0.79 0.57 0.51        0.28 
      diluted
    0.91 0.45 0.65 0.52 0.56 0.8 1.02 0.49 0.35 0.7 0.06 -1.41 -0.27 0.48 1.06 0.92 1.05 1.85 0.94 1.08 0.75 1.66 0.66 0.66 0.56 0.67 0.4 0.55 0.8 0.9 0.82 1.13 1.21 -0.64 0.82 0.91 0.81 0.96 0.85 0.61 0.5 1.18 2.99 2.82 0.42 1.29 0.67 0.64 0.61 0.4 0.45 0.24 0.12 -0.05 0.26 0.24 0.2 -0.03 0.49 0.48 0.43 0.78 0.51 0.39 -0.38 -1.84 0.41 0.34 -0.77 0.67 -1.17 0.54 0.14 1.07 0.73 0.52 0.47        0.28 
      benefit pursuant to tax receivable agreement
     -5,036,500 -20,146,000       -10,108,750   -40,435,000                                                                         
      provision for income taxes
     30,738,000 21,430,000 31,764,000 -7,354,000 28,788,000 45,052,000 11,587,000 14,337,000 403,000 -11,631,000 10,303,000 -21,725,000 16,075,000 35,350,000 34,187,000 38,753,000 57,048,000 39,446,000 41,345,000 43,464,000 22,729,000 28,165,000 22,789,000 25,766,000 39,446,000 4,177,000 28,172,000 23,187,000 42,633,000 29,956,000 51,561,000 24,167,000 31,027,250 32,742,000 51,600,000 39,767,000 23,975,000 36,374,000 31,872,000 27,654,000 -15,992,000 170,954,000 -1,176,531,000 12,017,000 26,788,000 23,792,000 13,071,000 21,751,000 20,358,000 18,370,000 9,017,000 3,948,000 -1,091,000 13,053,000 10,371,000 8,767,000 -6,764,000 20,605,000 17,636,000 13,463,000 20,178,000 9,113,000 13,523,000 6,413,000 -23,301,000 19,968,000 13,519,000 -4,175,000                 
      amortization and other acquisition-related costs
         47,250 53,000 68,000 68,000 95,000 96,000 95,000 48,000         436,000 458,000 455,000 446,000    3,470,000    866,000 4,511,000 172,000 1,257,000 3,574,000 33,410,000 863,000                                               
      net income attributable to lazard ltd
             63,567,000 7,139,000 -124,013,000 -22,172,000 42,364,000 105,797,000 95,480,000 113,876,000 210,377,000 107,209,000 123,178,000 87,300,000 189,889,000 75,092,000 73,458,000 64,022,000 76,977,000 46,704,000 65,777,000 97,042,000 113,396,000 107,074,000 146,963,000 159,692,000 -83,558,000 109,210,000 120,378,000 107,553,000 127,982,000 112,536,000 80,357,000 66,823,000 157,786,000 398,521,000 374,113,000 55,953,000 172,384,000 88,859,000 85,192,000 80,842,000 53,217,000 60,282,000 31,353,000 15,360,000 -5,365,000 33,301,000 30,821,000 25,552,000 -4,793,000 62,699,000 62,004,000 55,007,000 99,850,000 64,091,000 44,572,000 -33,534,000 -142,351,000 37,418,000 28,187,000 -53,496,000                 
      attributable to lazard ltd class a common stockholders:
                                                                                         
      amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions
                 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 11,250 15,000 15,000 15,000                   330,000 644,000 2,420,000 511,000 1,857,000 1,033,000 441,000 4,020,000 706,000 1,220,000 7,356,000 877,000 1,004,000 877,000 2,187,000 2,494,000 2,560,000 1,118,000 7,019,000 1,716,000 1,706,000 1,474,000 2,609,000 1,719,000 1,769,000 1,770,000 2,270,000 2,032,000   344,000 507,000 2,525,000 1,220,000             
      less - net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                            -5,691,000                                                             
      amortization and other acquisition-related (benefits) costs
                             9,876,000 1,022,000 5,042,000  -2,429,000 -5,851,000 -8,483,000                                                      
      dividends declared per share of common stock
                                 0.648 0.44 0.44 1.71 0.41 0.41 0.41 1.58 0.38 0.38 0.38 1.55 0.35 0.35 0.35 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.25 0.25  0.6 0.2 0.2 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125                   
      provision pursuant to tax receivable agreement
                                              -420,792,000 961,948,000 6,535,000 9,243,000 -176,000 9,240,000                                      
      money management fees
                                                    253,031,000 287,171,000 241,478,000 234,921,000 231,137,000 237,764,000 214,867,000 201,642,000 204,561,000 201,122,000 213,276,000 230,906,000 214,692,000 252,045,000 202,662,000 180,899,000 177,103,000 195,586,000 149,102,000 120,301,000 98,943,000 124,207,000 155,920,000 165,699,000 158,082,000 214,567,000 164,405,000 148,518,000 135,826,000 163,974,000 116,113,000 119,902,000 110,569,000 132,508,000 101,282,000 100,348,000  
      less—net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                            3,504,000                             
      restructuring
                                                                    87,108,000    62,550,000                 
      dividends paid per share of common stock
                                                                       0.1 0.1                 
      benefit from income taxes
                                                                         -5,875,000 8,304,000 18,110,000 4,840,000 14,958,000 28,284,000 20,313,000 17,061,000 23,985,000 10,153,000 18,734,000 15,940,000 8,542,000 17,177,000 25,463,000  
      income before minority interest
                                                                         59,968,000 -143,017,000               
      minority interest in net income
                                                                         21,989,000 -66,060,000 35,311,000 5,383,000 58,195,000 50,035,000 39,554,000 34,853,000 54,626,000 25,882,000 42,414,000 42,490,000     
      weighted-average shares of class a common stock outstanding:
                                                                                         
      basic
    99,460,256,000 97,479,092,000 98,112,393,000 97,534,319,000 95,255,423,000 93,139,352,000 93,627,476,000 92,886,364,000 91,260,465,000 88,993,985,000 89,425,900,000 88,729,654,000 87,591,852,000 95,664,129,000 93,275,631,000 98,660,173,000 102,547,277,000 106,035,808,000 105,415,743,000 106,746,654,000 107,291,560,000 106,862,739,000 107,168,615,000 106,662,064,000 106,303,962,000 110,189,862,000 109,285,727,000 111,981,204,000 111,944,255,000 119,006,531,000 119,456,516,000 120,306,257,000 119,930,106,000 121,573,442,000 121,243,598,000 122,368,150,000 122,815,163,000 124,770,401,000 124,408,884,000 125,461,948,000 126,040,441,000 125,366,272,000 125,925,006,000 126,212,645,000 123,655,689,000 122,351,836,000 122,206,914,000 123,116,776,000 121,776,207,000 120,854,267,000 122,199,954,000 121,759,982,000 117,708,204,000 116,953,989,000 115,603,351,000 118,235,320,000 119,229,541,000 118,032,020,000 118,315,944,000 119,107,386,000 115,334,754,000 104,411,253,000 111,059,071,000 103,527,014,000 89,736,137,000 78,311,947,000 80,756,718,000 74,935,658,000 70,144,338,000 60,874,734,000 66,002,049,000 56,416,850,000 49,980,193,000 51,185,639,000 51,078,444,000 51,439,125,000 51,439,068,000 38,432,815,000 37,388,185,000 37,480,751,000 37,502,889,000 37,500,000,000 37,500,000,000 37,500,000 100,000,000,000 
      diluted
    106,787,975,000 106,338,079,000 108,001,762,000 104,911,633,000 104,828,753,000 102,392,171,000 103,475,234,000 100,627,867,000 99,351,769,000 88,993,985,000 94,309,224,000 88,729,654,000 87,591,852,000 100,997,674,000 98,865,156,000 102,753,336,000 108,186,642,000 113,674,699,000 112,994,037,000 113,603,478,000 115,822,294,000 113,483,380,000 113,181,564,000 111,487,749,000 114,120,179,000 116,079,806,000 113,881,690,000 116,175,349,000 120,820,084,000 129,767,592,000 129,859,728,000 130,249,054,000 132,142,394,000 132,479,728,000 132,393,664,000 132,139,616,000 132,689,375,000 132,633,630,000 132,320,855,000 132,341,522,000 132,891,284,000 133,244,546,000 133,115,419,000 132,806,045,000 133,735,946,000 133,813,123,000 133,566,684,000 133,575,652,000 134,025,991,000 133,737,079,000 134,242,144,000 132,464,296,000 132,815,560,000 129,325,622,000 135,380,036,000 134,636,935,000 136,594,178,000 137,629,525,000 136,857,956,000 139,347,933,000 138,590,593,000 138,469,654,000 138,094,101,000 139,944,310,000 89,736,137,000 78,311,947,000 131,468,085,000 127,984,819,000 70,144,338,000 60,874,734,000 66,002,049,000 126,711,796,000 110,396,898,000 62,212,617,000 116,344,656,000 62,737,737,000 118,216,333,000 44,166,131,000 41,577,615,000 43,980,216,000 41,042,544,000 37,561,138,000 37,528,978,000 100,000,000 100,000,000,000 
      dividends paid per share of class a common stock
                                                                         0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.052   
      income before minority interest in net income
                                                                           69,628,000 13,182,000 55,089,750 90,302,000 68,850,000 61,207,000         
      premises and occupancy costs
                                                                                18,106,000 16,705,000 16,820,000 17,545,000 16,591,000 18,053,000 16,653,000 17,477,000 22,227,000 
      professional fees
                                                                                16,214,000 18,673,000 20,226,000 20,527,000 14,877,000 15,221,000 12,516,000 14,737,000 13,656,000 
      travel and entertainment
                                                                                12,547,000 14,476,000 10,643,000 11,065,000 8,887,000 13,428,000 10,663,000 11,130,000 13,839,000 
      communications and information services
                                                                                8,389,000 8,250,000 6,853,000 6,957,000 7,472,000 7,234,000 7,424,000 6,850,000  
      equipment costs
                                                                                5,057,000 5,061,000 4,973,000 5,111,000 5,129,000 5,095,000 5,975,000 4,736,000  
      commissions
                                                                                 3,118,500 3,195,000 4,856,000 4,423,000 3,478,000 3,569,000 3,941,000  
      underwriting
                                                                                 3,228,000 2,487,000 8,746,000 1,679,000 5,928,000 4,626,000 2,775,000  
      investment gains and losses—net
                                                                                 3,418,250 4,448,000 -1,223,000 10,448,000     
      operating income from continuing operations
                                                                                 115,207,000 49,193,000 84,693,000 78,116,000 77,084,000 77,289,000 89,720,000  
      income from continuing operations before minority interest in net income
                                                                                 91,222,000 39,040,000 65,959,000 62,176,000     
      income from continuing operations
                                                                                 36,596,000 13,158,000 23,545,000 19,686,000 23,934,000 19,011,000 37,911,000  
      income from discontinued operations
                                                                                         
      weighted-average shares of class a common stock outstanding
                                                                                         
      basic
    99,460,256,000 97,479,092,000 98,112,393,000 97,534,319,000 95,255,423,000 93,139,352,000 93,627,476,000 92,886,364,000 91,260,465,000 88,993,985,000 89,425,900,000 88,729,654,000 87,591,852,000 95,664,129,000 93,275,631,000 98,660,173,000 102,547,277,000 106,035,808,000 105,415,743,000 106,746,654,000 107,291,560,000 106,862,739,000 107,168,615,000 106,662,064,000 106,303,962,000 110,189,862,000 109,285,727,000 111,981,204,000 111,944,255,000 119,006,531,000 119,456,516,000 120,306,257,000 119,930,106,000 121,573,442,000 121,243,598,000 122,368,150,000 122,815,163,000 124,770,401,000 124,408,884,000 125,461,948,000 126,040,441,000 125,366,272,000 125,925,006,000 126,212,645,000 123,655,689,000 122,351,836,000 122,206,914,000 123,116,776,000 121,776,207,000 120,854,267,000 122,199,954,000 121,759,982,000 117,708,204,000 116,953,989,000 115,603,351,000 118,235,320,000 119,229,541,000 118,032,020,000 118,315,944,000 119,107,386,000 115,334,754,000 104,411,253,000 111,059,071,000 103,527,014,000 89,736,137,000 78,311,947,000 80,756,718,000 74,935,658,000 70,144,338,000 60,874,734,000 66,002,049,000 56,416,850,000 49,980,193,000 51,185,639,000 51,078,444,000 51,439,125,000 51,439,068,000 38,432,815,000 37,388,185,000 37,480,751,000 37,502,889,000 37,500,000,000 37,500,000,000 37,500,000 100,000,000,000 
      diluted
    106,787,975,000 106,338,079,000 108,001,762,000 104,911,633,000 104,828,753,000 102,392,171,000 103,475,234,000 100,627,867,000 99,351,769,000 88,993,985,000 94,309,224,000 88,729,654,000 87,591,852,000 100,997,674,000 98,865,156,000 102,753,336,000 108,186,642,000 113,674,699,000 112,994,037,000 113,603,478,000 115,822,294,000 113,483,380,000 113,181,564,000 111,487,749,000 114,120,179,000 116,079,806,000 113,881,690,000 116,175,349,000 120,820,084,000 129,767,592,000 129,859,728,000 130,249,054,000 132,142,394,000 132,479,728,000 132,393,664,000 132,139,616,000 132,689,375,000 132,633,630,000 132,320,855,000 132,341,522,000 132,891,284,000 133,244,546,000 133,115,419,000 132,806,045,000 133,735,946,000 133,813,123,000 133,566,684,000 133,575,652,000 134,025,991,000 133,737,079,000 134,242,144,000 132,464,296,000 132,815,560,000 129,325,622,000 135,380,036,000 134,636,935,000 136,594,178,000 137,629,525,000 136,857,956,000 139,347,933,000 138,590,593,000 138,469,654,000 138,094,101,000 139,944,310,000 89,736,137,000 78,311,947,000 131,468,085,000 127,984,819,000 70,144,338,000 60,874,734,000 66,002,049,000 126,711,796,000 110,396,898,000 62,212,617,000 116,344,656,000 62,737,737,000 118,216,333,000 44,166,131,000 41,577,615,000 43,980,216,000 41,042,544,000 37,561,138,000 37,528,978,000 100,000,000 100,000,000,000 
      net income per share
                                                                                         
      trading gains and losses—net
                                                                                     1,283,000 2,583,000 3,179,000  
      investment gains and losses, non-trading—net
                                                                                     1,846,250 4,471,000 4,802,000  
      income from continuing operations before minority interest
                                                                                     53,708,750 60,112,000 64,257,000  
      minority interest
                                                                                     19,426,750 41,101,000 26,346,000 14,965,000 
      extraordinary gain
                                                                                         
      weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                                                                                         
      basic
    99,460,256,000 97,479,092,000 98,112,393,000 97,534,319,000 95,255,423,000 93,139,352,000 93,627,476,000 92,886,364,000 91,260,465,000 88,993,985,000 89,425,900,000 88,729,654,000 87,591,852,000 95,664,129,000 93,275,631,000 98,660,173,000 102,547,277,000 106,035,808,000 105,415,743,000 106,746,654,000 107,291,560,000 106,862,739,000 107,168,615,000 106,662,064,000 106,303,962,000 110,189,862,000 109,285,727,000 111,981,204,000 111,944,255,000 119,006,531,000 119,456,516,000 120,306,257,000 119,930,106,000 121,573,442,000 121,243,598,000 122,368,150,000 122,815,163,000 124,770,401,000 124,408,884,000 125,461,948,000 126,040,441,000 125,366,272,000 125,925,006,000 126,212,645,000 123,655,689,000 122,351,836,000 122,206,914,000 123,116,776,000 121,776,207,000 120,854,267,000 122,199,954,000 121,759,982,000 117,708,204,000 116,953,989,000 115,603,351,000 118,235,320,000 119,229,541,000 118,032,020,000 118,315,944,000 119,107,386,000 115,334,754,000 104,411,253,000 111,059,071,000 103,527,014,000 89,736,137,000 78,311,947,000 80,756,718,000 74,935,658,000 70,144,338,000 60,874,734,000 66,002,049,000 56,416,850,000 49,980,193,000 51,185,639,000 51,078,444,000 51,439,125,000 51,439,068,000 38,432,815,000 37,388,185,000 37,480,751,000 37,502,889,000 37,500,000,000 37,500,000,000 37,500,000 100,000,000,000 
      diluted
    106,787,975,000 106,338,079,000 108,001,762,000 104,911,633,000 104,828,753,000 102,392,171,000 103,475,234,000 100,627,867,000 99,351,769,000 88,993,985,000 94,309,224,000 88,729,654,000 87,591,852,000 100,997,674,000 98,865,156,000 102,753,336,000 108,186,642,000 113,674,699,000 112,994,037,000 113,603,478,000 115,822,294,000 113,483,380,000 113,181,564,000 111,487,749,000 114,120,179,000 116,079,806,000 113,881,690,000 116,175,349,000 120,820,084,000 129,767,592,000 129,859,728,000 130,249,054,000 132,142,394,000 132,479,728,000 132,393,664,000 132,139,616,000 132,689,375,000 132,633,630,000 132,320,855,000 132,341,522,000 132,891,284,000 133,244,546,000 133,115,419,000 132,806,045,000 133,735,946,000 133,813,123,000 133,566,684,000 133,575,652,000 134,025,991,000 133,737,079,000 134,242,144,000 132,464,296,000 132,815,560,000 129,325,622,000 135,380,036,000 134,636,935,000 136,594,178,000 137,629,525,000 136,857,956,000 139,347,933,000 138,590,593,000 138,469,654,000 138,094,101,000 139,944,310,000 89,736,137,000 78,311,947,000 131,468,085,000 127,984,819,000 70,144,338,000 60,874,734,000 66,002,049,000 126,711,796,000 110,396,898,000 62,212,617,000 116,344,656,000 62,737,737,000 118,216,333,000 44,166,131,000 41,577,615,000 43,980,216,000 41,042,544,000 37,561,138,000 37,528,978,000 100,000,000 100,000,000,000 
      total revenues
                                                                                        258,459,000 
      net revenues
                                                                                        245,589,000 
      operating expenses:
                                                                                         
      operating income or loss
                                                                                        2,789,738,128,278,000 
      income allocable to members before minority interest
                                                                                        3,001,887,030,888,000 
      net income allocable to members
                                                                                        15,053,871,159,241,255,000,000,000 
      weighted-average shares outstanding:
                                                                                         
      basic
    99,460,256,000 97,479,092,000 98,112,393,000 97,534,319,000 95,255,423,000 93,139,352,000 93,627,476,000 92,886,364,000 91,260,465,000 88,993,985,000 89,425,900,000 88,729,654,000 87,591,852,000 95,664,129,000 93,275,631,000 98,660,173,000 102,547,277,000 106,035,808,000 105,415,743,000 106,746,654,000 107,291,560,000 106,862,739,000 107,168,615,000 106,662,064,000 106,303,962,000 110,189,862,000 109,285,727,000 111,981,204,000 111,944,255,000 119,006,531,000 119,456,516,000 120,306,257,000 119,930,106,000 121,573,442,000 121,243,598,000 122,368,150,000 122,815,163,000 124,770,401,000 124,408,884,000 125,461,948,000 126,040,441,000 125,366,272,000 125,925,006,000 126,212,645,000 123,655,689,000 122,351,836,000 122,206,914,000 123,116,776,000 121,776,207,000 120,854,267,000 122,199,954,000 121,759,982,000 117,708,204,000 116,953,989,000 115,603,351,000 118,235,320,000 119,229,541,000 118,032,020,000 118,315,944,000 119,107,386,000 115,334,754,000 104,411,253,000 111,059,071,000 103,527,014,000 89,736,137,000 78,311,947,000 80,756,718,000 74,935,658,000 70,144,338,000 60,874,734,000 66,002,049,000 56,416,850,000 49,980,193,000 51,185,639,000 51,078,444,000 51,439,125,000 51,439,068,000 38,432,815,000 37,388,185,000 37,480,751,000 37,502,889,000 37,500,000,000 37,500,000,000 37,500,000 100,000,000,000 
      diluted
    106,787,975,000 106,338,079,000 108,001,762,000 104,911,633,000 104,828,753,000 102,392,171,000 103,475,234,000 100,627,867,000 99,351,769,000 88,993,985,000 94,309,224,000 88,729,654,000 87,591,852,000 100,997,674,000 98,865,156,000 102,753,336,000 108,186,642,000 113,674,699,000 112,994,037,000 113,603,478,000 115,822,294,000 113,483,380,000 113,181,564,000 111,487,749,000 114,120,179,000 116,079,806,000 113,881,690,000 116,175,349,000 120,820,084,000 129,767,592,000 129,859,728,000 130,249,054,000 132,142,394,000 132,479,728,000 132,393,664,000 132,139,616,000 132,689,375,000 132,633,630,000 132,320,855,000 132,341,522,000 132,891,284,000 133,244,546,000 133,115,419,000 132,806,045,000 133,735,946,000 133,813,123,000 133,566,684,000 133,575,652,000 134,025,991,000 133,737,079,000 134,242,144,000 132,464,296,000 132,815,560,000 129,325,622,000 135,380,036,000 134,636,935,000 136,594,178,000 137,629,525,000 136,857,956,000 139,347,933,000 138,590,593,000 138,469,654,000 138,094,101,000 139,944,310,000 89,736,137,000 78,311,947,000 131,468,085,000 127,984,819,000 70,144,338,000 60,874,734,000 66,002,049,000 126,711,796,000 110,396,898,000 62,212,617,000 116,344,656,000 62,737,737,000 118,216,333,000 44,166,131,000 41,577,615,000 43,980,216,000 41,042,544,000 37,561,138,000 37,528,978,000 100,000,000 100,000,000,000 
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        assets
                                                                                           
        cash and cash equivalents
      1,020,666,000 1,386,000 1,171,985,000 978,259,000 908,586,000 1,049,000 1,165,718,000 847,555,000 923,247,000 1,901,000 653,355,000 697,756,000 596,601,000 709,000 1,000,102,000 907,472,000 878,167,000 1,465,022,000 1,184,772,000 979,899,000 974,696,000 453,000 1,109,745,000 896,843,000 793,477,000 1,231,593,000 959,001,000 919,221,000 1,011,353,000 1,246,537,000 1,132,395,000 845,167,000 962,280,000 1,483,836,000 1,254,010,000 955,639,000 891,455,000 1,158,785,000 853,887,000 646,454,000 701,324,000 1,132,083,000 859,984,000 701,172,000 606,336,000 1,066,580,000 820,584,000 684,491,000 666,589,000 841,482,000 688,367,000 601,485,000 586,111,000 850,190,000 832,940,000 751,238,000 765,686,000 1,003,791,000 989,894,000 984,012,000 1,015,934,000 1,209,695,000 847,431,000 797,432,000 704,107,000 917,329,000 795,074,000 895,984,000 826,599,000 909,707,000 774,948,000 758,664,000 729,098,000 1,055,844,000 959,122,000 1,029,036,000 682,227,000 969,483,000 530,292,000 442,355,000 404,172,000 492,309,000 371,983,000 320,784,000 234,227,000 
        deposits with banks and short-term investments
      207,207,000  217,606,000 237,141,000 264,944,000  313,023,000 203,809,000 247,847,000  319,382,000 446,777,000 522,560,000  1,341,514,000 1,700,961,000 1,638,519,000 1,347,544,000 1,360,957,000 1,111,347,000 1,014,145,000  1,193,717,000 1,155,539,000 1,080,737,000 1,180,686,000 1,289,288,000 1,301,520,000 1,138,010,000 1,006,969,000 1,015,872,000 1,000,662,000 862,865,000 935,431,000 652,484,000 756,507,000 572,496,000 419,668,000 534,865,000 667,313,000 387,550,000 389,861,000 276,585,000 287,677,000 217,626,000 207,760,000 240,728,000                                       
        restricted cash
      6,590,000  33,452,000 32,908,000 34,252,000  34,998,000 33,089,000 33,558,000  34,038,000 35,368,000 36,985,000  621,099,000 617,057,000 615,225,000 617,448,000 615,297,000 614,291,000 615,090,000                                                                 
        receivables
                                                                                           
        fees
      574,003,000  613,714,000 578,535,000 531,498,000  529,322,000 554,596,000 459,703,000  505,976,000 528,101,000 509,831,000  571,127,000 582,960,000 659,768,000 669,464,000 547,087,000 649,222,000 556,239,000  468,352,000 519,496,000 478,943,000 537,442,000 468,780,000 502,846,000 503,234,000 501,397,000 546,808,000 610,488,000 543,758,000 487,800,000 451,218,000 527,470,000 439,836,000 564,291,000 440,823,000 402,986,000 414,464,000 423,817,000 426,441,000 443,682,000 457,337,000 483,681,000 429,477,000 439,957,000 401,037,000 452,535,000 430,197,000 391,762,000 368,682,000 400,529,000 389,346,000 388,588,000 436,201,000 402,843,000 439,857,000 418,126,000 424,827,000 480,340,000 463,718,000 394,777,000 440,620,000 437,532,000 400,570,000 329,675,000 289,087,000 391,251,000 366,492,000 379,256,000 381,001,000 520,883,000 428,176,000 375,817,000 314,185,000 417,519,000 275,759,000 304,889,000 280,968,000 280,923,000 313,188,000 264,640,000 240,412,000 
        customers and other
      199,782,000  160,968,000 176,260,000 151,506,000  152,705,000 170,892,000 290,780,000  126,157,000 146,457,000 188,296,000  169,268,000 156,742,000 156,872,000 136,345,000 153,049,000 169,578,000 183,376,000  106,746,000 132,616,000 109,710,000 125,696,000 199,387,000 202,268,000 192,178,000 184,137,000 93,979,000 103,909,000 130,928,000 83,816,000 100,670,000 127,269,000 87,778,000 73,991,000 96,872,000 92,330,000 100,058,000 73,396,000 75,968,000 57,849,000 135,323,000 72,648,000 77,908,000 80,125,000 117,860,000 52,220,000 91,678,000 117,902,000 72,740,000 53,713,000 84,063,000 80,790,000 71,152,000 83,111,000 141,246,000 100,513,000 93,850,000 63,490,000 137,818,000 58,940,000 106,130,000 73,750,000 109,807,000 101,234,000 86,423,000 81,806,000 162,828,000               
        investments
      516,555,000  623,711,000 637,473,000 506,497,000  688,411,000 687,507,000 620,615,000  657,880,000 690,199,000 741,868,000  638,960,000 787,139,000 869,844,000 1,007,339,000 914,975,000 867,707,000 782,351,000  535,245,000 523,366,000 505,753,000 531,995,000 535,848,000 575,424,000 615,781,000 575,148,000 609,595,000 505,194,000 354,952,000 427,186,000 426,948,000 421,727,000 382,074,000 459,422,000 462,758,000 491,346,000 460,281,000 541,911,000 575,204,000 557,751,000 486,746,000 620,352,000 549,922,000 538,924,000 417,295,000 478,105,000 469,722,000 449,364,000 406,256,000 414,673,000 439,435,000 439,683,000 378,273,000 378,521,000 346,912,000 435,139,000 407,147,000 417,410,000                        
        property
      160,103,000  173,285,000 176,240,000 168,190,000  158,440,000 220,663,000 227,539,000  229,626,000 236,717,000 245,685,000  218,551,000 231,502,000 249,406,000 250,005,000 247,595,000 252,002,000 250,538,000  233,481,000 228,621,000 220,318,000 219,842,000 216,968,000 206,456,000 209,616,000 212,946,000 214,279,000 216,183,000 213,923,000 205,301,000 200,800,000 200,301,000 206,143,000 209,021,000 204,300,000 201,929,000 206,856,000 207,165,000 209,814,000 213,745,000 209,211,000 222,569,000 227,359,000 236,288,000 242,977,000 248,796,000 249,780,000 241,949,000 239,576,000 225,033,000 216,412,000 198,289,000 190,080,000 168,429,000 150,708,000 153,006,000 153,572,000 150,524,000 154,177,000 143,616,000 155,252,000 166,913,000 170,917,000 168,098,000 161,745,000 171,443,000 179,987,000 197,721,000 197,136,000 185,509,000 180,374,000 169,903,000 169,372,000 168,310,000 161,525,000 163,095,000 157,887,000 156,630,000    
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      402,500,000  437,014,000 443,388,000 430,502,000  450,462,000 451,707,000 389,884,000  413,172,000 426,427,000 428,859,000  420,013,000 435,450,000 452,192,000 466,054,000 468,524,000 479,238,000 492,089,000  517,583,000 525,193,000 533,252,000 551,504,000 558,723,000 477,432,000 489,099,000                                                         
        goodwill and other intangible assets
      394,591,000  395,251,000 395,225,000 394,103,000  394,575,000 393,967,000 394,113,000  394,094,000 394,682,000 394,260,000  375,889,000 378,004,000 379,615,000 379,571,000 379,847,000 380,867,000 381,947,000  373,841,000 369,159,000 357,245,000 373,594,000 368,996,000 374,436,000 375,682,000 375,318,000 379,241,000 382,360,000 388,328,000 391,364,000 392,068,000 389,216,000 387,908,000 382,024,000 353,850,000 328,181,000 332,621,000 326,976,000 325,624,000 335,969,000 335,966,000 347,438,000 356,254,000 368,542,000 366,921,000 363,877,000 376,401,000 375,207,000 393,317,000 392,822,000 395,442,000 394,168,000 395,962,000 393,099,000 394,382,000 365,441,000 362,837,000 361,439,000 318,541,000 306,833,000 316,297,000 317,780,000 311,705,000 189,613,000 177,717,000 175,144,000 186,235,000 201,972,000 200,210,000 187,909,000 184,292,000           
        deferred tax assets
      463,527,000 1,077,000 473,879,000 492,254,000 496,848,000 1,192,000 526,800,000 507,572,000 506,171,000  507,952,000 524,053,000 367,655,000  390,543,000 408,187,000 429,227,000 435,308,000 480,533,000 492,364,000 506,836,000  557,120,000 563,243,000 569,546,000 586,750,000 601,183,000 589,076,000 591,704,000 597,776,000 610,389,000 618,455,000 638,381,000 650,260,000 1,099,870,000 1,113,528,000 1,135,107,000 1,075,777,000 1,107,046,000 1,123,369,000 1,126,019,000 1,130,595,000 1,113,060,000 1,255,440,000                                          
        other assets
      295,124,000 753,000 333,055,000 345,703,000 345,141,000 1,052,000 405,550,000 455,837,000 493,513,000  453,874,000 476,400,000 534,917,000 17,000 460,859,000 506,322,000 519,511,000 373,081,000 373,944,000 410,285,000 452,252,000 29,000 329,907,000 357,759,000 404,744,000 257,199,000 313,425,000 319,033,000 333,518,000 258,634,000 304,235,000 308,485,000 351,037,000 228,144,000 222,951,000 243,625,000 248,774,000 184,499,000 212,734,000 228,191,000 248,384,000 226,014,000 250,498,000 264,930,000 331,305,000 266,651,000 295,418,000 316,965,000 342,488,000 259,277,000 303,326,000 322,712,000 328,400,000 268,406,000 297,863,000 307,867,000 323,225,000 272,098,000 325,097,000 262,169,000 282,279,000 265,310,000 279,340,000 239,742,000 240,672,000 248,355,000 239,231,000 244,600,000 259,802,000 259,561,000 242,577,000 247,570,000 227,638,000 200,547,000 185,751,000 164,953,000 138,768,000 124,616,000 112,731,000 113,983,000 102,716,000 96,310,000 88,184,000 91,867,000 108,246,000 
        total assets
      4,240,648,000 924,039,000 4,633,920,000 4,493,386,000 4,232,067,000 638,250,000 4,820,004,000 4,527,194,000 4,586,970,000 424,183,000 4,295,506,000 4,602,937,000 4,567,517,000 568,552,000 6,207,925,000 6,711,796,000 6,848,346,000 7,147,181,000 6,726,580,000 6,406,800,000 6,209,559,000 919,755,000 5,466,997,000 5,312,118,000 5,095,123,000 5,639,581,000 5,551,879,000 5,507,473,000 5,499,477,000 4,997,241,000 4,944,778,000 4,627,992,000 4,485,095,000 4,928,677,000 4,836,388,000 4,769,762,000 4,385,258,000 4,556,508,000 4,302,303,000 4,215,621,000 4,011,591,000 4,486,766,000 4,148,037,000 4,151,941,000 2,827,731,000 3,332,236,000 3,042,890,000 3,079,476,000 2,898,203,000 3,011,137,000 2,956,456,000 2,921,229,000 2,728,167,000 2,986,893,000 2,994,946,000 2,977,854,000 2,907,998,000 3,081,936,000 3,136,469,000 3,081,014,000 3,159,360,000 3,422,532,000 3,123,698,000 2,808,884,000 2,885,530,000 3,147,762,000 2,899,588,000 2,653,330,000 2,396,215,000 2,862,931,000 3,324,739,000 3,632,311,000 3,356,976,000 3,840,413,000 3,514,194,000 3,109,662,000 2,614,790,000 3,208,665,000 2,031,261,000 2,109,518,000 1,778,044,000 1,910,897,000 1,809,259,000 2,098,790,000 3,850,341,000 
        liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                           
        liabilities:
                                                                                           
        deposits and other customer payables
      357,714,000  346,899,000 400,328,000 335,380,000  346,834,000 382,115,000 536,343,000  462,841,000 587,838,000 697,088,000  1,499,812,000 1,831,825,000 1,748,858,000 1,442,701,000 1,450,764,000 1,228,248,000 1,239,716,000  1,244,562,000 1,230,920,000 1,144,992,000 1,246,200,000 1,405,836,000 1,480,684,000 1,315,867,000 1,154,207,000 1,056,342,000 1,055,244,000 955,723,000 992,338,000 702,014,000 829,993,000 625,797,000 472,283,000 587,059,000 721,171,000 525,439,000 506,665,000 399,824,000 375,835,000 377,511,000 314,284,000 278,334,000 401,002,000 350,114,000 275,434,000 289,872,000 385,985,000 246,792,000 269,763,000 262,206,000 338,514,000 274,690,000 288,427,000 342,704,000 273,465,000 330,390,000 361,553,000 408,768,000 289,528,000 349,718,000 322,101,000 286,580,000 382,334,000 317,448,000  873,665,000 1,095,801,000 766,114,000 858,733,000 914,039,000 802,335,000 800,718,000 1,195,014,000 676,870,000 812,006,000      
        accrued compensation and benefits
      214,084,000  505,860,000 391,048,000 248,194,000  633,712,000 550,189,000 495,923,000  496,711,000 601,689,000 442,890,000  531,496,000 494,464,000 501,325,000 972,303,000 711,779,000 644,777,000 485,739,000  451,180,000 365,989,000 338,913,000 602,777,000 418,779,000 331,636,000 309,794,000 585,484,000 489,090,000 403,495,000 331,734,000 593,781,000 490,844,000 378,279,000 288,987,000 541,588,000 375,512,000 270,468,000 234,741,000 570,409,000 455,966,000 387,467,000 316,553,000 606,290,000 517,640,000 420,872,000 339,162,000 523,063,000 382,064,000 336,194,000 273,962,000 467,578,000 301,174,000 251,120,000 210,439,000 383,513,000 250,252,000 183,660,000 134,836,000 498,880,000 320,663,000 227,630,000 167,825,000 515,033,000 191,947,000 139,430,000 91,441,000  137,427,000 109,649,000 97,988,000 498,058,000 341,670,000 194,229,000 186,406,000 437,738,000 282,747,000 235,417,000 179,727,000 346,090,000 247,415,000   
        operating lease liabilities
      472,576,000  510,761,000 518,172,000 503,875,000  521,521,000 522,864,000 467,351,000  492,036,000 507,157,000 509,761,000  502,206,000 520,025,000 536,910,000 552,522,000 554,900,000 567,726,000 582,178,000  609,850,000 618,362,000 623,926,000 644,345,000 652,681,000 555,324,000 568,108,000                                                         
        senior debt
      1,688,808,000  1,687,281,000 1,688,631,000 1,687,841,000  1,852,843,000 1,852,149,000 1,851,444,000  1,689,579,000 1,688,957,000 1,688,335,000  1,687,092,000 1,686,471,000 1,685,849,000 1,685,227,000 1,684,606,000 1,683,984,000 1,683,362,000  1,681,487,000 1,680,845,000 1,680,204,000 1,679,562,000 1,678,921,000 1,678,131,000 1,759,297,000 1,434,260,000 1,433,702,000 1,191,277,000 1,190,830,000 1,190,383,000 1,189,936,000 1,189,489,000 1,189,043,000 1,188,600,000 990,488,000 990,111,000 989,735,000 998,350,000 998,350,000 998,350,000 998,350,000 1,048,350,000 1,048,350,000 1,048,350,000 1,048,350,000 1,048,350,000 1,076,850,000 1,076,850,000 1,076,850,000 1,076,850,000 1,076,850,000 1,076,850,000 1,076,850,000 1,076,850,000 1,076,850,000 1,076,850,000 1,076,850,000 1,076,850,000 1,076,850,000 1,076,850,000 1,086,850,000 1,086,850,000 1,086,850,000 1,086,850,000 1,086,850,000  1,150,000,000 1,150,000,000 1,587,500,000 1,587,500,000            
        deferred tax liabilities
      1,122,000  959,000 644,000 1,077,000  2,173,000 3,944,000 2,177,000  5,383,000 6,581,000 4,793,000  8,964,000 13,606,000 15,884,000 1,827,000 1,323,000 1,335,000 2,202,000  2,582,000 2,921,000 963,000 3,511,000 1,998,000 2,717,000 952,000 5,571,000 6,481,000 7,184,000 9,520,000 9,407,000 4,281,000 8,966,000 8,801,000 9,168,000 9,377,000 10,046,000 10,794,000 11,104,000                                            
        other liabilities
      552,463,000 240,000 569,336,000 548,675,000 647,510,000 179,000 614,329,000 536,675,000 581,725,000 424,000 529,068,000 592,701,000 508,206,000 186,000 530,137,000 570,265,000 622,403,000 626,203,000 559,258,000 562,639,000 563,427,000 154,000 476,748,000 507,223,000 524,721,000 534,268,000 460,490,000 494,150,000 527,121,000 576,986,000 560,415,000 580,525,000 663,892,000 573,588,000 568,017,000 547,488,000 539,656,000 530,241,000 517,065,000 497,467,000 505,473,000 499,942,000 548,432,000 522,746,000 559,284,000 559,346,000 536,065,000 565,252,000 587,108,000 513,427,000 529,820,000 509,062,000 531,805,000 499,651,000 499,705,000 459,589,000 454,362,000 440,131,000 523,023,000 512,682,000 600,967,000 513,410,000 509,110,000 459,553,000 536,646,000 508,603,000 514,600,000 472,193,000 462,303,000  571,253,000 501,749,000 613,988,000 569,179,000 505,244,000 430,221,000 460,371,000 438,473,000 422,651,000 424,126,000 514,555,000 517,590,000 542,929,000  579,765,000 
        total liabilities
      3,286,767,000 50,384,000 3,676,776,000 3,623,324,000 3,499,703,000 2,010,000 4,055,549,000 3,932,073,000 4,049,964,000 424,000 3,794,164,000 4,103,469,000 3,969,636,000 12,089,000 4,952,106,000 5,309,129,000 5,303,718,000 5,494,217,000 5,173,866,000 4,899,945,000 4,767,860,000 7,983,000 4,688,299,000 4,628,150,000 4,535,506,000 4,958,007,000 4,865,658,000 4,789,595,000 4,728,105,000 4,027,148,000 3,823,193,000 3,514,888,000 3,428,914,000 3,669,772,000 3,467,913,000 3,467,049,000 3,172,071,000 3,262,695,000 3,001,161,000 3,011,277,000 2,788,843,000 3,119,460,000 2,936,164,000 3,282,572,000 2,290,426,000 2,562,179,000 2,405,230,000 2,512,775,000 2,342,562,000 2,381,139,000 2,299,395,000 2,329,018,000 2,151,066,000 2,335,353,000 2,161,120,000 2,151,446,000 2,047,220,000 2,215,080,000 2,218,487,000 2,223,222,000 2,318,899,000 2,626,415,000 2,487,704,000 2,223,946,000 2,316,607,000 2,624,665,000 2,274,995,000 2,277,348,000 2,150,294,000  2,932,422,000 3,058,855,000 3,274,932,000 3,717,299,000 3,539,761,000 3,205,275,000 2,765,930,000 3,393,521,000 2,701,202,000 2,812,019,000 2,493,260,000 2,669,839,000 2,622,280,000  3,421,765,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                           
        redeemable noncontrolling interests
      81,426,000  78,518,000 83,578,000 83,811,000  84,467,000 80,931,000 88,475,000  81,781,000 83,583,000 89,472,000  578,495,000 575,710,000 575,000,000 575,000,000 575,000,000 575,000,000 575,000,000                                                                 
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                                           
        preferred stock, par value 0.01 per share...
                                                                                           
        common stock:
                                                                                           
        par value 0.01 per share...
      1,117,000  1,127,000 1,128,000 1,128,000  1,128,000 1,128,000 1,128,000                                                                             
        additional paid-in-capital
      106,494,000 340,351,000 293,012,000 225,058,000 131,697,000 327,810,000 284,091,000 218,455,000 134,573,000 247,204,000 202,617,000 167,622,000 94,312,000 167,890,000 126,746,000 71,918,000  144,729,000 110,470,000 58,000,000  135,439,000 95,143,000 52,274,000  41,020,000 682,003,000 582,342,000 535,926,000 750,692,000 701,849,000 652,013,000 619,430,000 788,140,000 732,981,000 673,242,000 608,073,000 688,231,000 623,512,000 569,154,000 526,298,000 600,034,000 569,535,000 527,454,000 509,383,000 702,800,000 657,279,000 612,952,000 556,711,000 737,899,000 693,741,000 659,365,000 605,166,000 846,050,000 750,647,000 700,064,000 638,868,000 659,013,000 685,800,000 642,269,000 612,101,000 758,841,000 666,705,000 643,921,000 606,392,000 549,931,000 585,246,000 538,227,000 492,097,000  366,712,000 251,748,000 -98,764,000 -161,924,000 -249,602,000 -338,527,000 -371,238,000 -396,792,000 -795,966,000 -818,536,000 -859,877,000 -885,690,000 -913,860,000   
        retained earnings
      1,559,269,000 1,488,107,000 1,493,261,000 1,477,618,000 1,477,662,000 1,472,113,000 1,437,698,000 1,382,703,000 1,384,829,000 1,402,636,000 1,388,508,000 1,431,181,000 1,604,650,000 1,676,713,000 1,682,398,000 1,628,182,000 1,583,005,000 1,560,636,000 1,402,191,000 1,348,121,000 1,278,907,000 1,295,386,000 1,160,310,000 1,140,015,000 1,119,176,000 1,193,570,000 1,168,382,000 1,179,901,000 1,171,754,000 1,195,563,000 1,140,610,000 1,092,381,000 1,005,548,000 1,080,413,000 1,219,303,000 1,166,026,000 1,101,988,000 1,134,186,000 1,058,189,000 998,132,000 970,808,000 1,123,728,000 1,014,145,000 664,001,000 338,165,000 464,655,000 333,294,000 285,476,000 242,818,000 203,236,000 219,319,000 193,958,000 197,297,000 182,647,000 270,245,000 264,682,000 262,100,000 258,646,000 285,575,000 244,633,000 204,666,000 166,468,000 83,348,000 35,487,000 6,160,000 52,726,000 205,483,000 179,144,000 159,444,000  192,361,000 277,111,000 249,405,000 248,551,000 194,563,000 159,487,000 135,445,000 127,608,000 94,534,000 84,993,000 65,053,000 48,986,000 28,427,000   
        accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
      -276,678,000 -271,509,000 -272,950,000 -268,903,000 -306,766,000 -326,742,000 -271,844,000 -306,293,000 -303,995,000 -289,950,000 -293,059,000 -281,886,000 -282,957,000 -295,854,000 -334,382,000 -290,029,000 -237,626,000 -223,847,000 -246,534,000 -226,648,000 -255,711,000 -238,368,000 -279,785,000 -308,921,000 -333,412,000 -293,648,000 -288,621,000 -271,984,000 -268,858,000 -273,818,000 -260,365,000 -253,499,000 -219,124,000 -232,518,000 -261,673,000 -277,785,000 -296,699,000 -314,222,000 -236,088,000 -237,030,000 -221,572,000 -234,356,000 -252,525,000 -235,349,000 -233,494,000 -200,766,000 -152,184,000 -127,480,000 -126,383,000 -133,004,000 -127,852,000 -141,489,000 -124,758,000 -110,541,000 -81,408,000 -94,171,000 -71,903,000 -88,364,000 -57,712,000 -17,827,000 -26,567,000 -46,158,000    -57,048,000 -26,501,000 -47,759,000 -97,535,000                 
        common stock: - sum
      1,390,202,000 1,558,066,000 1,514,450,000 1,434,901,000 1,303,721,000 1,474,309,000 1,451,073,000 1,295,993,000 1,216,535,000 1,361,018,000 1,299,194,000 1,318,045,000 1,417,133,000   1,411,199,000 1,346,507,000 1,482,646,000 1,267,255,000 1,180,601,000   976,796,000 884,496,000 786,892,000 942,070,000    1,673,735,000  1,492,193,000 1,407,152,000  1,691,909,000 1,562,781,000 1,414,660,000  1,446,911,000 1,331,554,000 1,276,832,000 1,490,704,000 1,332,453,000 957,404,000 615,352,000 967,987,000 839,687,000 772,246,000 674,437,000 809,422,000 786,498,000 713,124,000 678,987,000 919,438,000 940,716,000 871,807,000 830,296,000 830,525,000 914,892,000 870,279,000 791,397,000 880,348,000 680,700,000 562,742,000 538,393,000 546,531,000 765,150,000 670,482,000 554,771,000                 
        common stock held in treasury, at cost
      -508,906,000 -684,411,000                                                                                    
        total lazard stockholders’ equity
      881,296,000  841,522,000 741,603,000 603,028,000  624,273,000 458,655,000 392,714,000                                                                             
        noncontrolling interests
      -8,841,000  37,104,000 44,881,000 45,525,000  55,715,000 55,535,000 55,817,000  58,243,000 55,907,000 56,983,000  116,688,000 111,295,000 119,802,000 102,744,000 99,907,000 104,972,000 101,694,000  84,885,000 83,371,000 73,184,000 71,583,000 72,779,000 99,076,000 70,151,000 53,242,000 54,460,000 57,942,000 59,620,000 59,102,000 60,633,000 59,687,000 60,110,000 57,826,000 57,967,000 58,143,000 57,420,000 53,851,000 57,218,000 59,165,000 64,222,000 63,313,000 65,090,000 66,639,000 69,797,000 69,789,000 74,287,000 74,127,000 80,501,000 81,884,000 119,999,000 121,983,000 122,444,000 140,713,000 144,683,000 147,276,000 146,735,000 143,719,000 147,423,000 154,353,000 171,111,000 167,706,000 196,923,000 51,906,000 14,918,000                 
        total stockholders’ equity
      872,455,000 873,655,000 878,626,000 786,484,000 648,553,000 636,240,000 679,988,000 514,190,000 448,531,000 423,759,000 419,561,000 415,885,000 508,409,000 556,463,000 677,324,000 826,957,000 969,628,000 1,077,964,000 977,714,000 931,855,000 866,699,000 911,772,000 778,698,000 683,968,000 559,617,000 681,574,000 686,221,000 717,878,000 771,372,000 970,093,000 1,121,585,000 1,113,104,000 1,056,181,000 1,258,905,000 1,368,475,000 1,302,713,000 1,213,187,000 1,293,813,000 1,301,142,000 1,204,344,000 1,222,748,000 1,367,306,000 1,211,873,000 869,369,000 537,305,000 770,057,000 637,660,000 566,701,000 555,641,000 629,998,000 657,061,000 592,211,000 577,101,000 651,540,000 833,826,000 826,408,000 860,778,000 866,856,000 917,982,000 857,792,000 840,461,000 796,117,000 635,994,000 584,938,000 568,923,000 523,097,000 624,593,000 375,982,000 245,921,000  293,332,000 352,829,000 36,430,000 70,339,000            
        total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and stockholders’ equity
      4,240,648,000  4,633,920,000 4,493,386,000 4,232,067,000  4,820,004,000 4,527,194,000 4,586,970,000  4,295,506,000 4,602,937,000 4,567,517,000  6,207,925,000 6,711,796,000 6,848,346,000 7,147,181,000 6,726,580,000 6,406,800,000 6,209,559,000                                                                 
        investments in subsidiaries, equity method
       919,800,000    634,732,000    -1,402,500,000    -1,293,966,000        -931,614,000                                                                
        due from subsidiaries
       1,023,000    225,000    1,824,782,000    1,861,792,000        1,850,887,000                                                                
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                           
        due to subsidiaries
       50,144,000    1,831,000        11,903,000        7,829,000                                                                
        preferred stock, par value .01 per share; 15,000,000 shares authorized: no shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2025 and 2024
                                                                                           
        par value .01 per share
       1,117,000    1,128,000                                                                                
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
       924,039,000    638,250,000    424,183,000    568,552,000        919,755,000 5,466,997,000 5,312,118,000 5,095,123,000 5,639,581,000 5,551,879,000 5,507,473,000 5,499,477,000 4,997,241,000 4,944,778,000 4,627,992,000 4,485,095,000 4,928,677,000 4,836,388,000 4,769,762,000 4,385,258,000 4,556,508,000 4,302,303,000 4,215,621,000 4,011,591,000 4,486,766,000 4,148,037,000 4,151,941,000 2,827,731,000 3,332,236,000 3,042,890,000 3,079,476,000 2,898,203,000 3,011,137,000 2,956,456,000 2,921,229,000 2,728,167,000 2,986,893,000 2,994,946,000 2,977,854,000 2,907,998,000 3,081,936,000 3,136,469,000 3,081,014,000 3,159,360,000 3,422,532,000 3,123,698,000 2,808,884,000 2,885,530,000 3,147,762,000 2,899,588,000 2,653,330,000 2,396,215,000                 
        tax receivable agreement obligation
        55,680,000 75,826,000 75,826,000  84,137,000 84,137,000 115,001,000  118,546,000 118,546,000 118,563,000  192,399,000 192,473,000 192,489,000 213,434,000 211,236,000 211,236,000 211,236,000  221,890,000 221,890,000 221,787,000 247,344,000 246,953,000 246,953,000 246,966,000 270,640,000 277,163,000 277,163,000 277,215,000 310,275,000 512,821,000 512,834,000 512,874,000 513,610,000 513,623,000 513,623,000 513,648,000 523,962,000 523,907,000 988,085,000                                          
        common stock held by subsidiaries, at cost
        -672,928,000 -693,298,000 -700,693,000 -838,069,000 -826,800,000 -837,338,000 -823,821,000                                                                             
        preferred stock, par value .01 per share; 15,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2024 and 2023
                                                                                           
        preferred stock, par value .01 per share; 15,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023
                                                                                           
        preferred stock, par value .01 per share; 15,000,000 shares authorized:
                                                                                           
        series a - no shares issued and outstanding
                                                                                           
        series b - no shares issued and outstanding
                                                                                           
        series a—no shares issued and outstanding
                                                                                           
        series b—no shares issued and outstanding
                                                                                           
        class a, par value .01 per share
               1,128,000   1,128,000 1,128,000 1,128,000 1,128,000 1,128,000 1,128,000 1,128,000 1,128,000 1,128,000 1,128,000 1,128,000 1,128,000 1,128,000 1,128,000 1,298,000 1,298,000 1,298,000 1,298,000 1,298,000 1,298,000 1,298,000 1,298,000 1,298,000 1,298,000 1,298,000 1,298,000 1,298,000 1,298,000 1,298,000 1,298,000 1,298,000 1,298,000 1,298,000 1,298,000 1,298,000 1,298,000 1,291,000 1,291,000 1,290,000 1,290,000 1,282,000 1,282,000 1,232,000 1,232,000 1,231,000 1,230,000 1,229,000 1,204,000 1,197,000 1,197,000 1,166,000 1,128,000 1,014,000 922,000 922,000 870,000 765,000  760,000 687,000 517,000 517,000 517,000 516,000 516,000 516,000 375,000 375,000 375,000 375,000    
        class a common stock
               -937,259,000 -937,876,000 -958,067,000 -965,707,000 -993,414,000 -915,254,000 -695,537,000 -496,681,000 -507,426,000 -389,448,000 -353,718,000 -259,319,000 -281,813,000 -282,983,000 -283,899,000 -300,459,000 -332,079,000 -949,620,000 -872,755,000 -738,899,000 -756,884,000 -516,267,000 -437,031,000 -410,591,000 -437,530,000 -384,067,000 -319,755,000 -261,583,000 -273,506,000 -203,736,000 -185,353,000 -111,504,000 -177,249,000 -177,798,000 -147,200,000 -142,269,000 -261,243,000 -267,117,000 -272,184,000 -188,593,000 -249,213,000 -203,724,000 -195,040,000 -182,387,000 -349,782,000 -226,889,000 -167,382,000 -91,962,000 -104,382,000 -141,593,000 -159,763,000 -97,671,000 -227,950,000 -192,129,000 -132,157,000 -140,581,000 -191,140,000                    
        class a, par value 0.01 per share...
                1,128,000 1,128,000                                                                          
        total lazard ltd stockholders’ equity
                361,318,000 359,978,000 451,426,000  560,636,000 715,662,000 849,826,000 975,220,000 877,807,000 826,883,000 765,005,000  693,813,000 600,597,000 486,433,000 609,991,000 613,442,000 618,802,000 701,221,000 916,851,000 1,067,125,000 1,055,162,000 996,561,000 1,199,803,000 1,307,842,000 1,243,026,000 1,153,077,000 1,235,987,000 1,243,175,000 1,146,201,000 1,165,328,000 1,313,455,000 1,154,655,000 810,204,000 473,083,000 706,744,000 572,570,000 500,062,000 485,844,000 560,209,000 582,774,000 518,084,000 496,600,000 569,656,000 713,827,000 704,425,000 738,334,000 726,143,000 773,299,000 710,516,000 693,726,000 652,398,000 488,571,000 430,585,000 397,812,000 355,391,000 427,670,000 324,076,000 231,003,000                 
        cash deposited with clearing organizations and other segregated cash
                            41,260,000 40,283,000 41,398,000 43,280,000 40,280,000 39,761,000 39,302,000 38,379,000 37,985,000 37,089,000 38,643,000 35,539,000 35,369,000 34,480,000 33,687,000 29,030,000 35,168,000 33,522,000 34,034,000 34,948,000 34,859,000 33,726,000 46,700,000 43,290,000 44,710,000 67,661,000 64,460,000 62,046,000 59,541,000 60,767,000 60,484,000 65,232,000 61,863,000 78,774,000 74,502,000 75,506,000 66,219,000 100,162,000 99,533,000 92,911,000 24,449,000 20,631,000 18,973,000 20,217,000 19,678,000                   
        capital lease obligations
                                          6,913,000 7,205,000 8,037,000 8,391,000 9,013,000 9,028,000 9,685,000 10,089,000 10,184,000 12,015,000 12,889,000 14,530,000 15,246,000 15,834,000 16,094,000 16,168,000 16,395,000 17,863,000 18,148,000 18,293,000 19,891,000 20,084,000 21,576,000 23,101,000 23,464,000 22,903,000 21,749,000 20,165,000 22,572,000 24,628,000 25,905,000 25,479,000 24,926,000  28,298,000 31,559,000 32,505,000 27,122,000 26,525,000 25,435,000 25,387,000 25,445,000 24,690,000 25,094,000 24,178,000 23,844,000 24,607,000  45,098,000 
        series a - 0 and 7,921 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively
                                                                                           
        series a - 7,921 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015
                                                                                           
        series a - 7,921 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015
                                                                                           
        series a - 7,921 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2016 and december 31, 2015
                                                                                           
        series a - 7,921 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2015 and 2014
                                                                                           
        series a - 7,921 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014
                                                                                           
        series a - 7,921 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014
                                                                                           
        related parties
                                                  1,181,000 1,267,000 530,000 24,243,000 4,185,000 7,920,000 14,276,000 15,242,000 18,458,000 23,801,000 10,902,000 14,102,000 15,232,000 18,501,000 14,248,000 13,502,000 12,200,000 24,874,000 6,829,000 6,297,000 11,690,000 14,415,000 8,256,000 10,235,000 7,593,000 10,377,000 9,361,000 9,961,000 21,799,000 30,287,000 24,774,000 29,801,000 17,159,000 18,543,000 16,993,000 19,545,000 51,808,000 53,932,000 55,042,000 43,078,000  
        related party payables
                                                  28,544,000 21,894,000 11,952,000 62,769,000 2,582,000 5,031,000 4,695,000 4,759,000 5,262,000 3,648,000 3,037,000 7,080,000 10,988,000 6,075,000 4,082,000 3,464,000 2,392,000 2,819,000 564,000 220,000 2,996,000 17,450,000 19,113,000 21,062,000 17,326,000  21,779,000 20,097,000 26,837,000 26,707,000 9,432,000 12,095,000 9,540,000 9,794,000 3,430,000 3,530,000      
        series a - 7,921 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2015 and december 31, 2014
                                                                                           
        series a - 7,921 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2014 and 2013
                                                                                           
        class b, par value .01 per share
                                                                                           
        series a - 7,921 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2014 and december 31, 2013
                                                                                           
        deposits with banks
                                                     322,280,000 274,391,000 244,879,000 273,168,000 344,839,000 254,143,000 292,494,000 266,680,000 324,355,000 257,685,000 286,037,000 267,906,000 248,944,000 307,181,000 356,539,000                        
        series a - 7,921 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2014 and december 31, 2013
                                                                                           
        series a - 7,921 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2014 and december 31, 2013
                                                                                           
        series a - 7,921 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2013 and 2012
                                                                                           
        series a - 7,921 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2013 and december 31, 2012
                                                                                           
        series a - 7,921 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2013 and december 31, 2012
                                                                                           
        series a - 7,921 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2013 and december 31, 2012
                                                                                           
        series a - 7,921 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2012 and 2011
                                                                                           
        series a - 7,921 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2012 and december 31, 2011
                                                                                           
        series a - 7,921 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2012 and december 31, 2011
                                                                                           
        series a - 7,921 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2012 and december 31, 2011
                                                                                           
        subordinated debt
                                                                 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000  150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000            
        series a - 7,921 and 22,021 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively
                                                                                           
        receivables-net:
                                                                                           
        receivables-net: - sum
                                                                595,351,000 532,141,000 530,877,000 568,704,000 787,477,000 623,427,000 727,350,000                     
        series a - 7,921 and 22,021 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2011 and december 31, 2010, respectively
                                                                                           
        series a - 22,021 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2011 and december 31, 2010
                                                                                           
        series a - 22,021 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2011 and december 31, 2010
                                                                                           
        series a - 22,021 and 26,883 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively
                                                                                           
        banks
                                                                    179,112,000 163,413,000 168,910,000 143,778,000 7,104,000 87,982,000 15,922,000 229,092,000 655,737,000 824,157,000 585,297,000 495,821,000 465,386,000 430,143,000 424,860,000 721,002,000 331,205,000 476,731,000 204,201,000 347,912,000 270,945,000 629,617,000 323,752,000 
        investments:
                                                                                           
        debt:
                                                                                           
        u.s. government and agencies
                                                                    148,177,000 147,881,000 147,412,000 147,507,000 147,591,000                   
        other
                                                                    264,490,000 219,939,000 275,693,000 313,342,000 336,837,000 224,147,000 212,228,000 215,792,000 245,680,000 260,874,000 251,967,000 169,612,000         1,543,000 1,931,000 1,013,000 
        equities
                                                                    85,215,000 73,978,000 80,146,000 82,442,000 80,269,000 73,115,000 50,662,000 71,105,000 112,016,000 204,688,000 232,672,000 333,796,000 236,168,000 148,061,000 106,989,000 3,222,000 3,004,000 2,938,000 4,336,000 2,964,000 3,191,000 4,587,000 24,718,000 
        debt: - sum
                                                                    712,283,000 677,203,000 722,879,000 807,693,000 837,246,000                   
        series a - 22,021 and 26,883 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2010 and december 31, 2009, respectively
                                                                                           
        accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax
                                                                    -70,519,000 -117,794,000 -75,173,000      -11,715,000 41,047,000 69,410,000 52,491,000 52,187,000 38,783,000 32,590,000 32,494,000 -8,066,000 -7,738,000 -27,785,000 -34,342,000 -32,423,000   
        series a - 26,883 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2010 and december 31, 2009
                                                                                           
        series a - 26,883 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2010 and december 31, 2009
                                                                                           
        receivables—net:
                                                                                           
        series a - 26,883 and 31,745 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively
                                                                                           
        series a - 26,883 and 31,745 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2009 and december 31, 2008, respectively
                                                                                           
        less - class a common stock held by a subsidiary, at cost
                                                                        -337,480,000 -346,406,000 -323,768,000  -254,786,000 -217,764,000 -184,138,000 -69,296,000 -72,204,000           
        cash segregated for regulatory purposes or deposited with clearing organizations
                                                                         7,904,000 12,396,000 14,583,000 10,649,000 16,993,000 14,914,000 24,585,000 29,946,000 32,051,000 32,387,000 16,023,000        
        debt
                                                                         320,743,000 296,041,000 333,070,000 378,229,000 432,973,000 455,063,000 585,433,000            
        investments: - sum
                                                                         618,005,000 558,931,000                 
        series a - 31,745 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2009 and december 31, 2008
                                                                                           
        series a - 31,745 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2009 and december 31, 2008
                                                                                           
        liabilities, minority interest and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                           
        minority interest
                                                                            98,985,000 220,627,000 45,614,000 52,775,000 48,972,000 48,305,000 55,726,000 55,497,000 43,361,000 42,584,000 107,018,000 111,729,000 104,460,000  141,308,000 
        series a - 31,745 and 36,607 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively
                                                                                           
        series b - none and 277 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively
                                                                                           
        total liabilities, minority interest and stockholders’ equity
                                                                            3,324,739,000 3,632,311,000 3,356,976,000 3,840,413,000            
        series a - 31,975 and 36,607 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2008 and december 31, 2007, respectively
                                                                                           
        series b - none and 277 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2008 and december 31, 2007, respectively
                                                                                           
        customers
                                                                             97,482,000 60,181,000 50,187,000 102,579,000 58,186,000 83,101,000 77,832,000 66,844,000 58,096,000 101,996,000 65,253,000 112,332,000 83,639,000 204,053,000 
        series a - 36,607 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2008 and december 31, 2007
                                                                                           
        series b - 277 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2008 and december 31, 2007
                                                                                           
        series a - 36,607 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2008 and december 31, 2007
                                                                                           
        series b - 277 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2008 and december 31, 2007
                                                                                           
        investments—at fair value:
                                                                                           
        series a - 36,607 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2007
                                                                                           
        series b - 277 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2007
                                                                                           
        securities owned—at fair value:
                                                                                           
        bonds—corporate
                                                                                493,932,000 469,324,000 472,739,000 521,483,000 368,448,000 383,424,000 327,100,000 228,927,000 259,775,000 292,794,000 406,966,000 
        non-u.s. government and agency securities
                                                                                35,068,000 30,785,000 29,035,000 25,438,000 18,900,000 18,688,000 17,793,000 40,285,000 29,616,000 29,865,000 38,077,000 
        long-term investments—at fair value
                                                                                188,626,000 154,467,000 127,008,000         
        liabilities, minority interest and stockholders’ deficiency
                                                                                           
        senior borrowings
                                                                                1,592,851,000 1,590,960,000 1,083,508,000 1,087,057,000 1,083,512,000 1,089,111,000 1,015,517,000 1,022,082,000 1,005,918,000   
        subordinated borrowings
                                                                                150,000,000 150,000,000 200,000,000 200,000,000 200,000,000 200,000,000 200,000,000 200,000,000 200,000,000   
        stockholders’ deficiency
                                                                                           
        series a - 36,607 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2007
                                                                                           
        series b - 277 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2007
                                                                                           
        total stockholders’ deficiency
                                                                                -74,539,000 -143,918,000 -206,866,000 -240,353,000 -713,302,000 -745,085,000 -822,234,000 -870,671,000 -917,481,000   
        total liabilities, minority interest and stockholders’ deficiency
                                                                                3,514,194,000 3,109,662,000 2,614,790,000 3,208,665,000 2,031,261,000 2,109,518,000 1,778,044,000     
        goodwill
                                                                                 17,135,000 16,960,000 16,945,000 16,580,000 16,528,000 16,145,000 15,996,000 16,252,000 16,283,000 16,786,000 
        less - class a common stock held in treasury, at cost
                                                                                 -4,177,000 -4,179,000 -4,179,000        
        long-term investments
                                                                                   122,311,000 84,776,000 81,372,000 83,944,000 80,843,000 89,386,000 87,602,000 196,892,000 
        other investments
                                                                                   5,938,000 4,758,000 4,743,000 4,352,000 4,473,000 8,312,000 8,313,000 13,069,000 
        cash and securities segregated for regulatory purposes
                                                                                    29,334,000 15,601,000 20,460,000 20,596,000 20,878,000 23,328,000 39,650,000 
        securities purchased under agreements to resell
                                                                                    10,001,000 6,229,000  23,358,000 6,623,000 15,115,000 131,164,000 
        swaps and other contractual agreements
                                                                                    111,000 1,301,000 166,000 186,000 229,000 268,000  
        securities sold under agreements to repurchase
                                                                                    6,584,000 22,121,000 10,410,000 31,853,000 18,702,000  214,405,000 
        less: class a common stock held in treasury, at cost
                                                                                    -4,179,000 -4,179,000      
        payables:
                                                                                           
        marketable investments
                                                                                         11,146,000 95,281,000 
        assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                           
        liabilities, minority interest and members’ equity and stockholders’ deficiency
                                                                                           
        mandatorily redeemable preferred stock
                                                                                          100,000,000 
        liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                                           
        members’ equity and stockholders’ deficiency
                                                                                           
        members’ equity
                                                                                          287,268,000 
        total members’ equity
                                                                                           
        total liabilities, minority interest and members’ equity and stockholders’ deficiency
                                                                                       1,910,897,000    
        property—net of accumulated amortization and depreciation of 151,309 and 155,830
                                                                                        161,780,000   
        liabilities and members’ equity and stockholders’ deficiency
                                                                                           
        brokers and dealers
                                                                                          226,849,000 
        class a, par value .01 per share,
                                                                                        375,000   
        class b, par value .01 per share,
                                                                                           
        total liabilities, minority interest, and members’ equity and stockholders’ deficiency
                                                                                        1,809,259,000   
        property—net of accumulated amortization and depreciation of 151,309 and 148,519
                                                                                         173,933,000  
        liabilities and members’ and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                           
        members’ and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                           
        total liabilities, minority interest, and members’ and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                           
        u.s. government and agency securities pledged as collateral
                                                                                          165,931,000 
        securities borrowed
                                                                                          1,194,668,000 
        property—net of accumulated amortization and depreciation of 151,309 and 151,029
                                                                                          188,587,000 
        liabilities and members’ equity
                                                                                           
        notes payable
                                                                                          55,496,000 
        securities sold, not yet purchased—at fair value:
                                                                                           
        u.s. government and agency securities
                                                                                          128,407,000 
        securities loaned
                                                                                          1,123,507,000 
        accrued employee compensation
                                                                                          67,721,000 
        subordinated loans
                                                                                          200,000,000 
        total liabilities and members’ equity
                                                                                          3,850,341,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
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          cash from:
                                                                                         
          operating activities:
                                                                                         
          net income
        74,000,000 61,000,000 62,000,000 78,708,000 116,000,000 52,000,000 40,000,000 71,693,000 7,000,000 -121,000,000 -15,000,000 57,483,000 122,000,000 92,025,000 120,975,000 211,290,000 115,255,000 125,174,000 90,826,000 194,770,000 76,922,000 72,669,000 58,331,000 79,716,000 48,000,000 74,000,000 96,000,000 113,684,000 108,725,000 148,379,000 161,661,000 -82,954,000 111,470,000 120,901,000 110,430,000 128,987,000 112,618,000 81,364,000 70,723,000 155,341,000 399,790,000 375,155,000 62,646,000 172,805,000 89,920,000 85,909,000 85,429,000 52,796,000 62,748,000 31,921,000 17,649,000 -4,106,000 33,673,000 34,162,000 29,056,000 -8,123,000 67,133,000 71,566,000 59,983,000 111,435,000 70,354,000 53,528,000 -40,894,000 -198,275,000 53,197,000 43,427,000 -86,594,000 37,979,000 -76,957,000 34,317,000 7,799,000 59,125,000 40,267,000 29,296,000 26,354,000 36,596,000 13,158,000 23,545,000 19,686,000 23,934,000 18,603,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities
        138,000,000 168,000,000 97,000,000  11,000,000 161,000,000 134,000,000  146,000,000 23,000,000 175,000,000  158,000,000            100,000,000 155,000,000 137,000,000                                                       
          other operating activities
        76,000,000 -180,000,000 -376,000,000  167,000,000 -37,000,000 -264,000,000  -119,000,000 299,000,000 -572,000,000  155,000,000            88,000,000 15,000,000 -394,000,000                                                       
          net cash from operating activities
        288,000,000 49,000,000 -217,000,000 362,828,000 294,000,000 176,000,000 -90,000,000 341,662,000 34,000,000 201,000,000 -412,000,000 313,984,000 435,000,000 298,530,000 -213,530,000 452,855,000 398,224,000 138,340,000 -123,340,000 320,525,000   -155,976,000 358,953,000 236,000,000 244,000,000 -161,000,000 407,578,000 226,684,000 103,485,000 -38,709,000 337,380,000 399,675,000 184,004,000 94,383,000 302,162,000 280,854,000 118,162,000 -99,891,000 367,902,000 308,092,000 176,334,000 34,968,000 320,595,000 285,780,000 75,836,000 53,806,000 358,830,000 154,309,000 86,643,000 -73,085,000 242,082,000 205,337,000 116,696,000 -82,207,000 116,182,000 266,753,000 84,553,000 -69,686,000 122,160,000 138,048,000 139,437,000 -230,847,000 116,880,000 75,018,000 73,228,000 -20,351,000 346,623,000 100,446,000 120,564,000 -61,743,000 192,299,000 175,811,000 -56,704,000 -239,676,000 90,678,000 108,209,000 89,829,000 -50,677,000 136,216,000 72,804,000 
          capital expenditures
          
          free cash flows
        288,000,000 49,000,000 -217,000,000 362,828,000 294,000,000 176,000,000 -90,000,000 341,662,000 34,000,000 201,000,000 -412,000,000 313,984,000 435,000,000 298,530,000 -213,530,000 452,855,000 398,224,000 138,340,000 -123,340,000 320,525,000   -155,976,000 358,953,000 236,000,000 244,000,000 -161,000,000 407,578,000 226,684,000 103,485,000 -38,709,000 337,380,000 399,675,000 184,004,000 94,383,000 302,162,000 280,854,000 118,162,000 -99,891,000 367,902,000 308,092,000 176,334,000 34,968,000 320,595,000 285,780,000 75,836,000 53,806,000 358,830,000 154,309,000 86,643,000 -73,085,000 242,082,000 205,337,000 116,696,000 -82,207,000 116,182,000 266,753,000 84,553,000 -69,686,000 122,160,000 138,048,000 139,437,000 -230,847,000 116,880,000 75,018,000 73,228,000 -20,351,000 346,623,000 100,446,000 120,564,000 -61,743,000 192,299,000 175,811,000 -56,704,000 -239,676,000 90,678,000 108,209,000 89,829,000 -50,677,000 136,216,000 72,804,000 
          investing activities
        -15,000,000 -26,000,000 -23,000,000  210,000,000    -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -15,000,000  -12,000,000            -23,000,000 -12,000,000 -6,000,000                                                       
          financing activities
        -98,000,000 -40,000,000 -191,000,000  -112,000,000 -193,000,000 99,000,000  -177,000,000 -172,000,000 -1,072,000,000  -539,000,000            -102,000,000 -181,000,000 94,000,000                                                       
          effect of exchange rate changes
        57,000,000 30,000,000  38,000,000 -1,000,000 -22,000,000   2,000,000 16,000,000  -146,000,000            -83,000,000 21,000,000 -30,000,000                                                       
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
           95,385,000        -323,614,000 -262,000,000 93,103,000 -298,103,000 268,988,000 455,199,000 101,896,000 35,104,000         105,633,000 303,334,000                                                     
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
                                                                                         
          beginning of period
        1,609,000,000  1,225,000,000  2,639,000,000             2,292,000,000                                                       
          end of period
        175,000,000 40,000,000 1,208,000,000  430,000,000 -121,000,000 1,205,000,000  -173,000,000 24,000,000 1,156,000,000  -262,000,000            28,000,000 72,000,000 2,189,000,000                                                       
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
         40,000,000 -401,000,000   -121,000,000 -20,000,000  -173,000,000 24,000,000 -1,483,000,000          252,163,000 176,947,000 -539,947,000  28,000,000 72,000,000 -103,000,000    -591,018,000                                                   
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                         
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                         
          amortization of deferred expenses and share-based incentive compensation
                      90,633,000 68,469,000   100,271,000 63,971,000   101,097,000     77,054,000 68,733,000 124,755,000 100,892,000 74,219,000 76,035,000 116,361,000 92,766,000 65,111,000 77,497,000 82,077,000 117,140,000  74,732,000 65,018,000 106,379,000                                       
          noncash lease expense
                      17,089,000 21,515,000   17,210,000 17,749,000   15,489,000                                                           
          depreciation and amortization of property
                      10,258,000 10,000,000   9,361,000 9,379,000   8,986,000     8,800,000 8,627,000 8,442,000 8,234,000 8,289,000 7,838,000 7,709,000 7,662,000 8,678,000 7,956,000 8,241,000 8,389,000 8,534,000 8,351,000 8,024,000 7,876,000 8,132,000 8,676,000 8,797,000 8,859,000 9,285,000 8,872,000 8,534,000 8,059,000 8,383,000 7,672,000 7,825,000 6,975,000 6,404,000 6,356,000 5,904,000 5,916,000 6,581,000 6,009,000 4,901,000 5,221,000 5,760,000    5,487,000 5,150,000 5,029,000 5,159,000 5,043,000 4,163,000 3,963,000 3,565,000 3,598,000 3,714,000 3,544,000 3,426,000   
          currency translation adjustment reclassification
                       15,000                                                                  
          deferred tax provision
                      26,261,000 36,877,000   29,673,000 16,468,000   11,522,000     18,099,000 6,488,000 14,401,000 6,398,000 450,464,000 10,763,000 22,416,000 17,520,000 14,476,000 24,025,000 13,573,000 11,586,000 -44,126,000 138,660,000                                         
          benefit pursuant to tax receivable agreement
                                                                                         
          gain on sale of owned office building
                                                                                         
          impairment of equity method investments and other receivables
                                                                                         
          impairment of assets associated with cost-saving initiatives
                                                                                         
          loss on lgac liquidation
                                                                                         
          other adjustments
                                                                                         
          increase in operating assets and increase in operating liabilities:
                                                                                         
          receivables-net
                      -15,160,000 -108,062,000   -7,486,000 -158,192,000   59,961,000     -49,476,000 72,269,000 -59,122,000 -95,308,000 -16,523,000 110,272,000 -112,816,000 115,043,000 -112,536,000 -43,713,000 11,877,000 -11,757,000 -1,246,000 -4,632,000 103,344,000 -64,321,000 -63,218,000 16,501,000 -20,334,000 -9,149,000 25,390,000 -644,000 -66,205,000 11,333,000 8,042,000 5,698,000 28,871,000 -11,454,000 89,834,000 -81,158,000 5,352,000 47,125,000    -78,128,000 -138,482,000 13,119,000 -103,958,000 286,997,000 478,270,000 28,240,000 -254,493,000 96,391,000           
          investments
                      44,236,000 -97,634,000   -202,534,000 -197,521,000   23,325,000     33,703,000 -104,544,000 -154,122,000 74,124,000 995,000 -2,527,000 -36,525,000 66,979,000 -8,146,000 28,356,000 -34,827,000 86,169,000 29,961,000 -18,476,000 -66,003,000 118,677,000 -80,287,000 -18,421,000 -121,489,000 61,090,000 -6,982,000 -17,018,000 -42,456,000 4,954,000 25,039,000 3,182,000 -61,004,000 2,687,000 -39,584,000 84,291,000 -26,527,000 13,363,000 -11,907,000 -21,590,000 -12,715,000 -4,597,000 5,362,000 -34,527,000 -41,773,000 35,470,000 64,145,000 98,955,000 40,359,000 313,829,000           
          other assets
                      -26,435,000 536,000   -16,134,000 161,419,000   -172,121,000     5,750,000 -13,278,000 6,321,000 -137,635,000 -9,497,000 17,125,000 -15,152,000 -73,026,000 6,167,000 -9,192,000 -5,994,000 -46,592,000 15,764,000 -8,281,000 4,140,000 -101,761,000 -7,810,000 -9,395,000 8,135,000 -102,518,000 21,167,000 9,488,000 -13,826,000 -77,560,000 -8,234,000 5,207,000 -7,133,000 -52,523,000 2,619,000 -76,504,000 23,959,000 -11,722,000 23,640,000 -31,585,000 -4,245,000 656,000 12,071,000 -2,428,000 17,540,000 -1,604,000 29,449,000 -3,022,000 -22,280,000 -20,553,000 668,000 -11,211,000 -18,202,000 -14,032,000 -14,659,000 880,000 -9,182,000 -5,729,000 -1,207,000  
          accrued compensation and benefits and other liabilities
                      -481,402,000 307,635,000   -144,542,000 212,485,000   -263,012,000     208,888,000 78,992,000 22,914,000 -157,941,000 105,066,000 95,130,000 60,825,000 -242,052,000 166,269,000 85,506,000 41,574,000 -354,436,000 130,609,000 104,122,000 8,098,000 -221,990,000 121,396,000 142,660,000 29,350,000 -114,174,000 101,333,000 40,342,000 39,680,000 -146,126,000 126,776,000 72,081,000 46,540,000 -174,391,000 64,400,000 135,881,000 -64,694,000 -302,122,000 164,010,000 109,576,000 1,552,000 -302,608,000 273,589,000 89,948,000 36,967,000 -136,801,000 16,327,000 105,654,000 -91,752,000 -393,203,000 192,288,000          
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                         
          additions to property
                      -13,510,000 -14,408,000   -7,498,000 -30,076,000   -12,011,000     -10,250,000 -7,300,000 -15,885,000 -16,158,000 -12,207,000 -6,055,000 -5,561,000 -3,847,000 -16,679,000 -10,952,000 -5,664,000 -5,454,000 -8,150,000 -5,041,000 -9,383,000 -4,055,000 -8,023,000 -8,331,000 -2,677,000 -3,153,000 -6,620,000 -12,997,000 -12,149,000 -29,198,000 -17,579,000 -22,781,000 -22,093,000 -26,848,000 -29,161,000 -11,601,000 -3,722,000 -1,954,000 -3,309,000 -4,608,000 -3,021,000 -2,444,000 -3,334,000 -4,448,000 -1,573,000 -2,558,000 -6,065,000 -2,851,000 -6,407,000 -3,186,000 -5,917,000 -3,467,000 -3,657,000 -3,400,000 -4,910,000 -1,921,000 -1,660,000 -1,672,000 -4,531,000  
          proceeds from sale of property
                                                                                         
          purchase of equity method investment
                                                                                         
          purchase of debt securities
                                                                                         
          proceeds from sales and maturities of debt securities
                                                                                         
          other disposals of property
                                                                                         
          acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
                                                                                         
          other investing activities
                                                                                         
          net cash from investing activities
                      -13,508,000 -14,465,000   -6,870,000 -28,880,000   -11,942,000     -8,231,000 -7,262,000 -15,789,000 -14,927,000 -11,740,000 -5,965,000 -5,503,000 -3,712,000 -16,449,000 -10,245,000 -5,609,000 -5,350,000 -7,944,000 -4,906,000 -9,091,000 -4,011,000 -6,961,000 -7,658,000 -2,577,000 -2,903,000 -6,052,000 -12,893,000 -9,041,000 -26,567,000  -22,676,000 -21,649,000 -25,239,000  -11,447,000 -3,567,000 -1,910,000  14,232,000 21,977,000 77,035,000 18,507,000 -139,865,000 31,041,000 -6,241,000 -9,570,000 -1,051,000 -4,989,000 -136,318,000 -78,707,000 -138,703,000 -2,235,000 -3,176,000 -3,541,000 -1,926,000 -1,286,000 -1,439,000 -2,598,000  
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                         
          proceeds from (payments for) customer deposits
                                                                                         
          proceeds from:
                                                                                         
          issuance of senior debt, net of expenses
                                              396,272,000                                       
          contributions from noncontrolling interests
                      191,000 -79,000    332,000   25,000     1,153,000 37,000       93,000 7,000 211,000 57,000 430,000 665,000 53,000 384,000        704,000                           
          payments for:
                                                                                         
          extinguishment of senior debt
                                                                                         
          distributions to noncontrolling interests
                      -4,474,000 -3,667,000   -1,020,000 -940,000   -1,411,000     -2,657,000 -5,172,000 -3,609,000 -1,451,000 -2,134,000 -1,316,000 -742,000 -1,001,000 -1,145,000 -258,000 -284,000 -424,000 -929,000 -3,427,000 -6,099,000 -5,841,000 -4,276,000 -3,275,000 -1,595,000 -4,312,000 -4,139,000 -2,623,000 -4,988,000 -2,617,000 -10,368,000 -3,937,000 10,499,000 -23,961,000 -12,303,000 -13,397,000 -5,148,000 -2,886,000 -17,272,000 -10,824,000 -4,417,000 -5,074,000 -5,232,000 -4,694,000 -6,066,000 -35,273,000               
          tax receivable agreement
                                                                                         
          distribution to redeemable noncontrolling interests in connection with lgac redemption
                                                                                         
          purchase of common stock
                                                                                         
          common stock dividends
                                                                                      -3,375,000 -3,375,000  
          settlement of share-based incentive compensation in satisfaction of tax withholding requirements
                      -58,005,000                                                                   
          lfi consolidated funds redemptions
                      -10,976,000                                                                   
          other financing activities
                      -4,915,000 12,989,000   -14,302,000 -6,636,000   -1,869,000     -820,000 -828,000 -914,000 -3,767,000 -911,000 -1,103,000 -1,023,000 -7,947,000 -6,034,000 22,514,000 9,618,000 -1,614,000 -363,000 -374,000 -469,000 -1,155,000 -327,000 -21,754,000 20,332,000 -332,000 -125,000 -62,000   -121,000 -109,000 38,000 -28,000 -28,000 -35,074,000 314,000 1,374,000 26,674,000 1,084,000 5,571,000 -17,000 -4,000 -14,139,000   -134,000 -6,000 359,000 -19,000         
          net cash from financing activities
                      -19,243,000 -125,436,000   244,519,000 -162,933,000   -310,178,000     -270,423,000 103,505,000 27,602,000 -586,788,000 -106,928,000 -121,252,000 -142,343,000 -369,870,000 69,213,000 -61,668,000 -156,792,000 -337,705,000 -70,227,000 -135,739,000 -86,812,000 -454,026,000 -39,273,000 -112,133,000 -56,172,000 -227,791,000 -213,192,000 -66,598,000 -58,750,000 -148,532,000 -215,804,000 -108,508,000 -100,254,000 -138,654,000 -67,625,000 -230,252,000 -122,546,000 -131,936,000 -52,111,000 -122,042,000 -56,033,000 -47,700,000 -17,568,000 -42,137,000 -54,831,000 -51,026,000 -147,718,000 -74,832,000 -86,861,000 -127,604,000 -14,495,000 -106,433,000 407,083,000 -42,885,000 342,452,000 -18,550,000 -55,763,000 -38,250,000 -4,592,000  
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
                      -51,822,000 -43,966,000   -79,205,000 95,393,000   -61,851,000     -23,291,000 -19,593,000 -96,168,000 49,406,000                                                   
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash— january 1
                      3,430,014,000   2,568,827,000   2,455,559,000                                                           
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash— december 31
                                                                                         
          amortization and other acquisition-related costs
                           436,000   446,000        866,000 4,511,000 172,000 1,257,000 3,574,000 33,410,000                                              
          disposals of property
                      2,000 -57,000   628,000 1,196,000   69,000     2,019,000 38,000 96,000 1,231,000 467,000 90,000 58,000 135,000 230,000 707,000 55,000 104,000 206,000 135,000 292,000 44,000 1,062,000 673,000 100,000 250,000 568,000 104,000 3,108,000 2,631,000 2,210,000 105,000 444,000 1,609,000 808,000 154,000 155,000 44,000 131,000 47,000 115,000 139,000 -313,000 91,000 -111,000 916,000 273,000 42,000 397,000 31,000 120,000          
          customer deposits
                      302,342,000 55,031,000   -58,739,000 -105,196,000   -70,652,000     32,101,000 9,766,000 170,535,000 -100,341,000                                                   
          lgac ipo
                         575,000,000                                                               
          lgac ipo underwriting fees and other offering costs
                                                                                         
          purchase of class a common stock
                      -175,797,000 -119,956,000   -122,652,000   -95,227,000     -246,281,000 -82,796,000 -77,846,000 -145,949,000 -54,203,000 -67,646,000 -78,844,000 -106,048,000 -71,352,000 -34,136,000 -111,589,000 -83,140,000 -13,301,000 -41,738,000 -34,770,000 -82,963,000 -50,340,000 -35,382,000 -106,935,000 -54,543,000 -27,487,000 -20,279,000 -30,168,000 -131,785,000 -70,266,000 -81,873,000 -70,540,000 -46,218,000 -32,380,000 -93,548,000 -32,689,000 -43,665,000 -83,583,000 -21,753,000 -980,000                
          class a common stock dividends
                      -46,664,000 -48,351,000   -49,441,000 -49,365,000   -48,759,000     -51,789,000 -52,622,000 -52,844,000 -202,384,000 -49,157,000 -49,866,000 -50,163,000 -192,264,000 -46,812,000 -47,241,000 -47,703,000 -194,382,000 -43,925,000 -44,124,000 -44,245,000 -158,390,000 -36,649,000 -36,611,000 -37,064,000 -35,917,000 -60,689,000 -30,593,000   -68,889,000 -23,208,000 -23,847,000 -19,164,000 -19,163,000 -18,554,000 -18,740,000 -14,115,000 -13,867,000 -13,692,000 -12,231,000 -10,791,000 -10,235,000 -9,777,000 -6,744,000 -6,695,000 -6,872,000 -6,321,000 -4,885,000 -4,978,000 -4,496,000 -4,553,000 -4,630,000 -4,629,000 -3,365,000 -3,365,000     
          interest income
                1,595,000,000 -3,993,000,000 7,319,000,000  4,282,000,000            143,000,000 346,000,000 2,841,000,000                                                       
          interest expense
                25,000,000 245,000,000 -19,396,000,000  111,000,000            183,000,000 -1,981,000,000 -17,016,000,000                                                       
          net interest expense
                1,620,000,000 -3,748,000,000 -12,077,000,000  4,393,000,000                                                                     
          other revenue
                -30,929,000,000 25,254,000,000 -7,105,000,000  24,523,000,000            -742,000,000 -16,349,000,000 17,646,000,000                                                       
          net revenue
                -29,309,000,000 21,506,000,000 -19,182,000,000  28,916,000,000            -416,000,000 -17,984,000,000 3,471,000,000                                                       
          operating expenses
                -43,368,000,000 41,949,000,000 2,574,000,000  28,822,000,000            -28,017,000,000 -2,656,000,000 36,402,000,000                                                       
          operating loss
                14,059,000,000 -20,443,000,000 -21,756,000,000  94,000,000                                                                     
          amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions
                      15,000    15,000                   330,000 644,000 2,420,000 511,000 1,857,000 1,033,000 441,000 4,020,000 706,000 1,220,000 7,356,000 877,000 1,004,000 877,000 2,187,000 2,494,000 2,560,000 1,118,000 7,019,000 1,716,000 1,706,000 1,474,000 2,609,000 1,719,000       344,000 507,000 2,525,000 1,220,000           
          other
                                                                                         
          payments under tax receivable agreement
                      -20,945,000   -10,215,000   -25,557,000     -1,243,000 -52,000 -31,845,000 -13,000 -40,000 -736,000 -10,086,000                                          
          payments of lgac ipo underwriting fees and other offering costs
                         -9,308,000                                                               
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash— march 31
                      3,131,911,000    2,603,931,000    1,915,612,000                                                           
          reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash within the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition:
                                                                                         
          cash and cash equivalents
                      878,167,000    974,696,000    793,477,000      287,228,000 -117,113,000 962,280,000                                                   
          deposits with banks and short-term investments
                      1,638,519,000    1,014,145,000    1,080,737,000      15,210,000 137,797,000 862,865,000 -258,654,000 114,804,000 -140,287,000 -146,251,000 90,874,000 135,858,000 -290,508,000 19,498,000 -122,987,000 11,491,000 -60,796,000 -35,081,000 27,170,000                                      
          restricted cash
                      615,225,000    615,090,000                                                               
          total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
                      3,131,911,000    2,603,931,000    1,915,612,000      303,334,000 19,130,000 1,863,788,000                                                   
          loss on extinguishment of debt
                                              60,219,000                                       
          senior debt
                                              -509,098,000                         -41,437,000             
          settlement of share-based incentive compensation
                          -64,804,000 -1,128,000   -66,728,000                                                           
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash— september 30
                                                                                         
          net interest
                                326,000,000 -1,635,000,000 -14,175,000,000                                                       
          operating income
                                27,601,000,000 -15,328,000,000 -32,931,000,000                                                       
          cash deposited with clearing organizations and other segregated cash
                              41,398,000      896,000 -1,554,000 38,643,000 -32,000 -546,000 -59,000 -4,533,000 5,652,000 -1,582,000 223,000 1,474,000 -504,000 -1,025,000 13,982,000 -5,544,000 26,000 20,961,000 -3,047,000 -2,284,000 -1,480,000 3,049,000 430,000 2,812,000 -2,001,000 18,197,000 -7,707,000 3,124,000 -12,166,000 29,419,000 673,000 -1,518,000 -68,181,000 -2,634,000 -2,299,000 109,000 -737,000                  
          amortization and other acquisition-related (benefits) costs
                                   -2,429,000 -5,851,000                                                     
          gain on acquisition of portion of business already owned
                                                                                         
          excess tax benefits from share-based incentive compensation
                                           1,728,000 3,000 -380,000 2,720,000 3,784,000 9,516,000 3,641,000 -417,000 1,925,000 -1,103,000 2,211,000     -1,462,000                         
          capital lease obligations
                                   -11,000 -40,000 -9,000 -8,000 -8,000 -9,000 -6,924,000 -396,000 -385,000 -399,000 -418,000 -417,000 -391,000 -416,000 -480,000 -539,000 -433,000 -570,000 -585,000 -583,000 -567,000 -550,000 -538,000 -1,004,000 -641,000 -542,000 -596,000 -740,000 -722,000 -203,000 -722,000 -675,000 -774,000 -530,000 -521,000 -575,000 -896,000 -419,000 -827,000 -838,000 -778,000 -696,000 -843,000 -778,000           
          increase in operating assets:
                                                                                         
          increase in operating liabilities:
                                                                                         
          settlement of vested share-based incentive compensation
                                    -267,000 -8,175,000 -101,043,000 -515,000 -1,299,000 -4,607,000 -61,478,000 -516,000 -1,398,000 -3,709,000 -50,455,000 -15,109,000 -2,373,000 -749,000 -101,885,000 -1,659,000 -1,257,000 -505,000 -82,021,000 -6,987,000 -5,764,000 -2,828,000 -116,954,000 -4,197,000 -11,265,000 -4,496,000 -24,925,000 -1,413,000 -1,702,000 -7,619,000 -83,016,000 -2,629,000                      
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash—january 1
                                    2,454,806,000                                                   
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash—september 30
                                                                                         
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash—june 30
                                                                                         
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash—march 31
                                      1,863,788,000                                                   
          gain on disposal of subsidiaries
                                                                                       
          deposits and other payables
                                       264,042,000 -140,861,000 159,374,000 146,271,000 -87,260,000 -137,338,000 210,232,000 -2,729,000 119,793,000 23,641,000 -25,261,000 106,835,000 58,378,000 -100,419,000 63,469,000 71,680,000 -18,937,000 -106,479,000 134,429,000 -13,792,000 1,785,000 -88,452,000 77,693,000 -17,602,000 -40,954,000 90,769,000 -61,459,000 -51,497,000 -36,991,000 87,162,000 -37,180,000 33,759,000 31,081,000 -107,041,000 42,873,000 -216,690,000 -310,599,000 -128,997,000 311,944,000 -146,476,000 -76,550,000 64,555,000 -12,560,000 -400,914,000 442,047,000 -126,163,000     
          partial extinguishment of tax receivable agreement obligation
                                                                                        
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                                       11,114,000 25,913,000 28,026,000 11,869,000 -50,028,000 -1,508,000 -10,631,000 12,187,000 -17,632,000 -8,635,000 14,405,000 -37,175,000 -28,365,000 -29,896,000 815,000 1,995,000 13,529,000 12,064,000 -3,478,000 -15,895,000 6,341,000 7,549,000 -9,241,000 7,995,000 -6,307,000 -19,172,000 9,638,000 9,771,000 -6,266,000 19,761,000 -12,056,000 -11,710,000 4,436,000 6,074,000 19,947,000 -5,490,000 -54,576,000 -8,279,000 852,000 -1,081,000 -2,375,000 -589,000 -1,335,000 -1,519,000 9,602,000 204,000 5,403,000 2,229,000 -8,700,000  
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                       229,826,000                                        96,722,000 -69,914,000   439,191,000 87,937,000   120,326,000 51,199,000 
          cash and cash equivalents—january 1
                                       1,158,785,000 1,132,083,000 1,066,580,000 841,482,000 850,190,000 1,003,791,000 1,209,695,000     909,707,000 1,055,844,000 969,483,000 492,309,000 
          cash and cash equivalents—december 31
                                                                                         
          supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
                                                                                         
          cash paid during the year for:
                                                                                         
          interest
                                                                                         
          income taxes, net of refunds
                                                                                         
          cash and cash equivalents—september 30
                                                                                         
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                         64,184,000 -267,330,000  207,433,000 -54,870,000 -430,759,000  158,812,000 94,836,000 -460,244,000  136,093,000 17,902,000 -174,893,000 153,115,000 86,882,000 15,374,000 -264,079,000  81,702,000 -14,448,000 -238,105,000  5,882,000 -31,922,000 -193,761,000  49,999,000 93,325,000 -213,222,000  -100,910,000 69,385,000 -83,108,000    -326,746,000    -287,256,000    -88,137,000   
          cash and cash equivalents—june 30
                                                                                         
          cash and cash equivalents—march 31
                                          891,455,000    701,324,000    606,336,000    666,589,000    586,111,000    765,686,000    1,015,934,000        826,599,000    729,098,000    682,227,000    404,172,000   
          provision pursuant to tax receivable agreement
                                               -420,792,000                                         
          amortization of deferred expenses, share-based incentive compensation and interest rate hedge
                                                   67,934,000 69,856,000 75,017,000 83,023,000 70,679,000 72,452,000 78,831,000 88,074,000 107,939,000 79,729,000 79,146,000 93,937,000 72,073,000 63,500,000 64,600,000 100,113,000 58,392,000                      
          deposits with banks
                                                     -50,677,000 -29,370,000 33,012,000 80,622,000 -85,699,000 30,635,000 -19,271,000 65,856,000 -84,257,000 36,866,000 -32,554,000 -36,479,000 63,473,000 69,199,000                       
          gain on extinguishment of debt
                                                                       -258,000               
          contribution from noncontrolling interests
                                                       27,000 481,000    760,000    2,841,000 96,000 884,000  1,005,000 2,000,000                   
          senior and subordinated debt
                                                                                        
          repurchase of common membership interests from members of laz-md holdings
                                                               -794,000 -2,176,000                     
          supplemental investing non-cash transaction:
                                                                                         
          class a common stock issued/issuable in connection with business acquisitions
                                                                                        
          noncash items included in net income:
                                                                                         
          investment losses
                                                                                         
          (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                                                        
          distributions relating to equity method investments
                                                                                         
          proceeds from sales of held-to-maturity securities
                                                                                         
          proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities
                                                                   169,450,000 18,793,000 23,765,000 29,021,000 39,005,000                  
          net cash from (used) in investing activities
                                                                                         
          income taxes
                                                                                         
          subordinated debt
                                                                                         
          noncash items included in net income
                                                                                         
          (gains) loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                                                         
          acquisition of businesses in 2009 (net of cash acquired of 6,641), and equity method investments
                                                                                         
          purchases of held-to-maturity securities
                                                                       -145,000                  
          purchases of available-for-sale securities
                                                                       -67,000 -79,000 -71,000 -3,249,000 -381,000 -86,834,000 1,268,000 -61,393,000           
          senior borrowings
                                                                     -635,000               
          distribution relating to equity method investment
                                                                                         
          (gains) losses on extinguishment of debt
                                                                                         
          stock portion of charge related to lam merger
                                                                           207,000              
          disposition of and distributions from equity method investments
                                                                                       
          issuance of class a common stock
                                                                                       
          receivables - net
                                                                    -131,017,000                     
          acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired of 23,280, and equity method investments
                                                                                         
          cash and cash equivalents - january 1
                                                                                        
          cash and cash equivalents - september 30
                                                                                         
          amortization of deferred expenses, share-based compensation and interest rate hedge
                                                                                         
          acquisition of equity method investments
                                                                                         
          settlement of vested share-based incentive compensation awards
                                                                                         
          cash and cash equivalents - june 30
                                                                                         
          amortization of deferred expenses, stock units and interest rate hedge
                                                                      153,865,000 147,675,000 65,826,000 67,394,000 91,577,000 59,912,000 67,664,000 61,422,000 57,908,000 32,306,000 28,806,000 25,252,000 24,631,000 8,150,000 6,994,000     
          amortization of intangible assets related to business acquisitions
                                                                      1,770,000                   
          acquisition of equity method investment
                                                                                         
          disposition of equity method investment
                                                                      50,319,000                   
          settlement of vested rsus
                                                                      -32,263,000                   
          cash and cash equivalents-january 1
                                                                      917,329,000                   
          cash and cash equivalents-march 31
                                                                      704,107,000                   
          deferred tax benefit
                                                                                         
          acquisition of businesses in 2009 and 2007, net of cash acquired of 6,641 and 19,002, respectively, and equity method investments
                                                                                         
          senior debt, net of expenses
                                                                                         
          subordinated borrowings
                                                                                         
          purchase of common membership interests from members of laz-md holdings
                                                                                        
          settlement of vested rsus and dsus
                                                                       -1,188,000 -969,000 -9,372,000 -1,950,000 -411,000 -768,000 -2,400,000 -937,000           
          preferred stock and class a common stock issued/issuable in connection with business acquisitions
                                                                                         
          acquisition of businesses in 2009, net of cash acquired of 23,280, and equity method investments
                                                                                         
          preferred stock and class a common stock issuable in connection with acquisitions
                                                                        4,390,000               
          depreciation and amortization of property and intangible assets
                                                                         5,767,000 6,035,000               
          cash segregated for regulatory purposes or deposited with clearing organizations
                                                                         4,991,000 1,517,000 -4,982,000 5,007,000 -1,818,000 10,800,000 5,764,000 3,302,000 566,000 -15,941,000       
          acquisition of joint venture interest and other equity method investments
                                                                         -1,780,000    -74,820,000           
          proceeds from available-for-sale securities
                                                                         32,796,000 430,000   -212,000 3,050,000           
          repurchase of class a common stock
                                                                         -44,200,000 -5,629,000 -67,711,000 -46,518,000 -45,984,000 -116,851,000          
          noncash charges included in net income
                                                                                         
          short-term borrowings-net
                                                                            2,778,000 -5,843,000 10,298,000           
          noncash charges (credits) included in net income:
                                                                                         
          minority interest in net income
                                                                           21,989,000 -66,060,000 35,311,000 5,383,000 58,195,000 50,035,000 39,554,000 34,853,000 54,626,000 25,882,000 42,414,000 42,490,000   
          gain on termination of strategic alliance in italy
                                                                                       
          equity method investments in 2008 and business acquisitions in 2007, net of cash acquired of 19,002
                                                                                         
          proceeds from sales/maturities of available-for-sale securities
                                                                           -3,397,000              
          short-term borrowings—net
                                                                                         
          distributions to minority interests
                                                                           -15,203,000 -20,742,000 -26,918,000 -14,717,000           
          supplemental financing non-cash transaction:
                                                                                         
          issuance of senior promissory note for the acquisition of equity interest in italy
                                                                                         
          non-cash charges
                                                                                         
          acquisitions of businesses in 2007, net of cash acquired of 19,002, and equity method investments
                                                                                         
          preferred stock and class a common stock issued/issuable in connection with acquisitions of businesses
                                                                                         
          non-cash charges (credits) included in net income:
                                                                                         
          class a common stock issuable in connection with acquisitions
                                                                             9,282,000           
          noncash charges included in net income:
                                                                                         
          investments-at fair value
                                                                                         
          assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                       
          liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                                        
          business acquisitions, net of cash acquired of 19,002
                                                                               325,000          
          proceeds from issuance of:
                                                                                         
          class a common stock, net of expenses
                                                                                         
          class b common stock
                                                                                         
          equity security units, net of expenses
                                                                                         
          net short-term borrowings
                                                                                         
          indemnity from lfcm holdings relating to u.k. pension
                                                                                       -603,000 
          distributions to members and capital withdrawals
                                                                                         
          distribution of separated business
                                                                                        
          distribution to laz-md holdings and lfcm holdings
                                                                                         
          repurchase of common membership interest from laz-md holdings
                                                                               -18,067,000         
          redemption of historical partners interests
                                                                                         
          net repayments of short-term borrowings
                                                                                         
          settlement of interest rate hedge
                                                                                       272,000  
          purchase of contracts relating to equity security units
                                                                                         
          preferred stock and class a common stock issued/issuable in connection with acquisitions
                                                                               6,052,000          
          amortization of other intangible assets
                                                                                         
          securities owned - at fair value
                                                                                         
          long-term investments - at fair value
                                                                                         
          proceeds from senior borrowings, including issuance of 600,000 senior notes, net of original issue discount and other incomes of 6,522
                                                                                         
          repayment of senior borrowings
                                                                                -3,000 -96,001,000 -3,549,000    -6,565,000   
          repayment of subordinated borrowings
                                                                                        
          repayment of capital lease obligations
                                                                                -385,000 -307,000 -338,000 -233,000 -301,000 -296,000 -285,000 58,000  
          distributions relating to minority interest, including 72,274 and 38,036 to laz-md holdings in 2007 and 2006, respectively
                                                                                         
          securities owned, at fair value
                                                                                 -31,774,000 -24,217,000       
          receivables
                                                                                 -40,494,000 399,710,000 -478,887,000 162,612,000 -191,081,000 119,434,000 -5,677,000  
          long-term investments, at fair value
                                                                                 -27,988,000 -27,181,000       
          accrued compensation and other liabilities
                                                                                 -24,317,000 -246,504,000 184,592,000 43,896,000 19,413,000 -174,881,000   
          disposals and retirements of property
                                                                                 1,422,000 224,000 1,369,000 -5,000 374,000 233,000 1,933,000 8,932,000 
          proceeds from senior borrowings, including, in 2007, issuance of 600,000 senior notes, net of original issue discount and other incomes of 6,522
                                                                                         
          distributions relating to minority interest, including 56,837 and 28,751 to laz-md holdings in 2007 and 2006, respectively
                                                                                         
          issuance of senior promissory note for the acquisition of equity interest in lazard italy
                                                                                       
          distributions relating to minority interest, including 32,096 and 13,223 to laz-md holdings in 2007 and 2006, respectively
                                                                                  -34,369,000       
          marketable, long-term and other investments
                                                                                   -31,464,000      
          proceeds from issuance of class a common stock in december, 2006 and may, 2005, net of expenses of 16,512 and 65,844, respectively
                                                                                         
          proceeds from issuance of class b common stock
                                                                                       
          proceeds from issuance of equity security units, net of expenses of 15,941
                                                                                       
          purchase contracts relating to equity security units
                                                                                        
          redemption of historical partner interests
                                                                                        
          distributions to laz-md holdings and lfcm holdings
                                                                                        
          proceeds from issuance of lazard group senior notes, net of original issue discount and other incomes of 5,276
                                                                                         
          proceeds from other senior borrowings
                                                                                       16,191,000 3,091,000 
          repayment of senior borrowings, including make-whole payment of 7,650 in 2005
                                                                                   -12,000 -3,701,000   -26,000  
          distributions relating to minority interest, including 49,325 and 20,148 to laz-md holdings in 2006 and 2005, respectively
                                                                                         
          lazard group llc repurchase of common membership interest from laz-md holdings
                                                                                         
          repayment of senior borrowings of discontinued operations
                                                                                         
          supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
                                                                                         
          cash and securities segregated for regulatory purposes
                                                                                    -13,447,000 5,717,000 642,000 65,000  
          securities purchased under agreements to resell
                                                                                    -3,509,000 -5,500,000 23,806,000 -17,688,000  
          securities owned, at fair value and swaps and other contractual agreements
                                                                                    12,666,000 -39,621,000 -69,500,000 14,536,000 34,662,000 
          securities sold under agreements to repurchase
                                                                                    -15,312,000 10,329,000 -22,124,000 14,684,000  
          swaps and other contractual agreements
                                                                                    35,000     
          proceeds from issuance of class a common stock, net of expenses of 65,844
                                                                                       
          distribution to members and capital withdrawals
                                                                                         
          proceeds from issuance of lazard group senior notes, net of original issue discount and other incomes of 4,417
                                                                                         
          distributions relating to minority interest, including, in 2006 and 2005, 38,036 and 3,230 to laz-md holdings
                                                                                         
          additional costs relating to issuance of class a common stock
                                                                                    -2,677,000   
          marketable and long-term investments
                                                                                     5,171,000 -1,292,000 22,888,000 8,754,000 
          proceeds from issuance of lazard group senior notes, net of original issue discount and other incomes of 4,010
                                                                                         
          distributions relating to minority interest, including, in 2006, 28,751 to laz-md holdings
                                                                                         
          amortization of deferred expenses, restricted stock units and interest rate hedge
                                                                                      4,834,000   
          securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value and swaps and other contractual agreements
                                                                                      -2,347,000 -1,857,000 -1,098,000 
          payables
                                                                                      10,878,000 -69,614,000 -394,362,000 
          distributions to laz-md holdings
                                                                                      -13,223,000 -16,918,000  
          distributions relating to minority interest
                                                                                      -12,209,000   
          other—net
                                                                                      84,000   
          amortization of deferred expenses and restricted stock units
                                                                                         
          proceeds from formation of strategic alliance in italy
                                                                                         
          issuance of subordinated debt relating to strategic alliance in italy
                                                                                         
          distributions to members and capital withdrawals, net of issuance of interests to lam members in 2003 of 27,483 relating to formation of lam
                                                                                         
          capital contributions and distributions relating to minority interest stockholders
                                                                                       353,000  
          other - net
                                                                                         
          repayment of subordinated loans of discontinued operations
                                                                                         
          depreciation and amortization
                                                                                        4,045,000 
          minority interest
                                                                                        41,101,000 
          accrued employee compensation and other liabilities
                                                                                        54,566,000 
          repayment of senior borrowings, including make-whole payment of 7,650
                                                                                         
          net income allocable to members
                                                                                         
          adjustments to reconcile net income allocable to members to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                         
          noncash charges included in net income allocable to members:
                                                                                         
          securities borrowed
                                                                                         
          securities loaned
                                                                                         
          proceeds from notes payable
                                                                                         
          repayment of notes payable
                                                                                         
          net capital contributions and distributions relating to minority interest stockholders
                                                                                         
          cash paid during the period for: