$LAZ
Lazard, Inc. Stock $laz

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2014 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312516478536 Filed on February 25, 2016

Income Statement

Concept	2014 Q4	2014 Q3	2014 Q2
Revenue	$633.9M	$581.7M	$582.6M
YoY Change	3.47%	16.22%	14.08%
Cost Of Revenue	$32.40M	$32.50M	$31.70M
YoY Change	-6.63%	-6.07%	-11.2%
Gross Profit	$617.0M	$549.2M	$550.9M
YoY Change	3.4%	17.88%	15.98%
Gross Profit Margin	97.33%	94.41%	94.56%
Selling, General & Admin	$407.3M	$421.2M	$440.5M
YoY Change	-10.21%	10.44%	3.14%
% of Gross Profit	66.01%	76.69%	79.96%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$8.700M	$12.60M	$9.500M
YoY Change	-47.59%	28.57%	0.0%
% of Gross Profit	1.41%	2.29%	1.72%
Operating Expenses	$417.3M	$435.5M	$451.9M
YoY Change	-20.3%	13.18%	4.1%
Operating Profit	$199.6M	$113.7M	$98.98M
YoY Change	172.84%	40.18%	141.78%
Interest Expense		$15.51M	$15.71M
YoY Change		-23.09%	-22.66%
% of Operating Profit		13.64%	15.87%
Other Income/Expense, Net		$10.27M	$10.71M
YoY Change		313.57%	78.81%
Pretax Income	$199.6M	$113.7M	$99.00M
YoY Change	172.68%	40.2%	142.05%
Income Tax	$26.80M	$23.79M	$13.07M
% Of Pretax Income	13.43%	20.93%	13.2%
Net Earnings	$172.4M	$88.86M	$85.19M
YoY Change	223.93%	47.41%	171.72%
Net Earnings / Revenue	27.19%	15.28%	14.62%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.41	$0.73	$0.69
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.29	$0.67	$0.64
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		122.2M shares	123.1M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		133.6M shares	133.6M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2014 Q4	2014 Q3	2014 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.318B	$1.106B	$1.074B
YoY Change	14.73%	8.31%	6.68%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.067B	$820.6M	$684.5M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$104.0M	$44.70M	$67.70M
YoY Change	125.52%	-24.87%	11.35%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$483.7M	$429.5M	$440.0M
Other Receivables	$73.90M	$78.40M	$104.3M
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.979B	$1.614B	$1.619B
YoY Change	14.97%	3.63%	5.66%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$222.6M	$227.4M	$236.3M
YoY Change	-10.54%	-8.98%	-2.34%
Goodwill	$335.4M	$343.8M	$352.0M
YoY Change	-2.91%	-1.95%	1.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$7.776M	$8.518M	$7.994M
YoY Change	-18.04%	-4.73%	12.58%
Other Assets	$66.20M
YoY Change	619.57%
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.346B	$1.429B	$1.461B
YoY Change	4.38%	2.13%	5.15%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.979B	$1.614B	$1.619B
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.346B	$1.429B	$1.461B
Total Assets	$3.325B	$3.043B	$3.079B
YoY Change	10.43%	2.92%	5.42%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$316.6M	$278.3M	$401.0M
YoY Change	14.96%	-4.0%	3.89%
Accrued Expenses	$739.0M	$517.6M	$420.9M
YoY Change	12.02%	35.46%	25.19%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$9.300M	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.065B	$807.9M	$884.7M
YoY Change	13.28%	19.39%	21.69%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.060B	$1.061B	$1.063B
YoY Change	-0.36%	-2.9%	-2.75%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$305.6M	$536.1M	$565.3M
YoY Change	19.0%	1.19%	11.04%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.366B	$1.597B	$1.628B
YoY Change	3.41%	-1.57%	1.63%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.065B	$807.9M	$884.7M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.366B	$1.597B	$1.628B
Total Liabilities	$2.562B	$2.405B	$2.513B
YoY Change	7.6%	4.6%	7.89%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$464.7M	$333.3M	$285.5M
YoY Change	128.63%	51.97%	47.18%
Common Stock	$702.8M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$706.7M	$572.6M	$500.1M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$3.332B	$3.043B	$3.079B
YoY Change	10.66%	2.92%	5.42%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2014 Q4	2014 Q3	2014 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$172.4M	$88.86M	$85.19M
YoY Change	223.93%	47.41%	171.72%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$8.700M	$12.60M	$9.500M
YoY Change	-47.59%	28.57%	0.0%
Cash From Operating Activities	$320.6M	$285.8M	$75.80M
YoY Change	-10.65%	85.22%	-12.57%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$8.000M	-$8.400M	-$2.600M
YoY Change	19.4%	-35.38%	-78.51%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$1.100M	$600.0K	$100.0K
YoY Change	83.33%	500.0%	-96.77%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$7.000M	-$7.600M	-$2.600M
YoY Change	14.75%	-41.09%	-71.11%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-39.30M	-112.1M	-56.20M
YoY Change	-81.57%	68.32%	-4.42%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	320.6M	285.8M	75.80M
Cash From Investing Activities	-7.000M	-7.600M	-2.600M
Cash From Financing Activities	-39.30M	-112.1M	-56.20M
Net Change In Cash	274.3M	166.1M	17.00M
YoY Change	96.63%	122.06%	-10.05%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$320.6M	$285.8M	$75.80M
Capital Expenditures	-$8.000M	-$8.400M	-$2.600M
Free Cash Flow	$328.6M	$294.2M	$78.40M
YoY Change	-10.1%	75.85%	-20.65%

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CY2013	laz	Stock Issued Issuable During Period Value Business Acquisitions Mergers And Amortization StockIssuedIssuableDuringPeriodValueBusinessAcquisitionsMergersAndAmortization	790000
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CY2015	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 6px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b><i>Organization</i></b></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Lazard Ltd, a Bermuda holding company, and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “Lazard Ltd”, “Lazard”, “we” or the “Company”), including Lazard Ltd’s indirect investment in Lazard Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively referred to, together with its subsidiaries, as “Lazard Group”), is one of the world’s preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms and has long specialized in crafting solutions to the complex financial and strategic challenges of our clients. We serve a diverse set of clients around the world, including corporations, governments, institutions, partnerships and individuals.</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Lazard Ltd indirectly held 100% of all outstanding Lazard Group common membership interests as of December 31, 2015 and 2014. Lazard Ltd, through its control of the managing members of Lazard Group, controls Lazard Group, which is governed by an Amended and Restated Operating Agreement dated as of October 26, 2015 (the “Operating Agreement”). LAZ-MD Holdings LLC (“LAZ-MD Holdings”), an entity formerly owned by Lazard Group’s current and former managing directors, held approximately 0.5% of the outstanding Lazard Group common membership interests as of January 1, 2014. As of January 1, 2014, LAZ-MD Holdings was also the sole owner of the one issued and outstanding share of Lazard Ltd’s Class B common stock (the “Class B common stock”). In May 2014, the remaining outstanding Lazard Group common membership interests held by LAZ-MD Holdings were exchanged for shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Class A common stock”), and the sole issued and outstanding share of the Company’s Class B common stock was automatically converted into one share of the Company’s Class A common stock pursuant to the provisions of the Company’s bye-laws, resulting in only one outstanding class of common stock (the “Final Exchange of <font style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap">LAZ-MD</font> Interests”). Following the Final Exchange of LAZ-MD Interests, Lazard Group became a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Lazard Ltd.</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Lazard Ltd’s primary operating asset is its indirect ownership of the common membership interests of, and managing member interests in, Lazard Group, whose principal operating activities are included in two business segments:</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 6px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">  </p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td width="5%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="2%" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">•</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Financial Advisory, which offers corporate, partnership, institutional, government, sovereign and individual clients across the globe a wide array of financial advisory services regarding mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) and other strategic matters, restructurings, capital structure, capital raising, corporate preparedness and various other financial matters, and</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 6px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">  </p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td width="5%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="2%" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">•</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Asset Management, which offers a broad range of global investment solutions and investment management services in equity and fixed income strategies, alternative investments and private equity funds to corporations, public funds, sovereign entities, endowments and foundations, labor funds, financial intermediaries and private clients.</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">In addition, we record selected other activities in our Corporate segment, including management of cash, investments, deferred tax assets, outstanding indebtedness and assets and liabilities associated with Lazard Group’s Paris-based subsidiary Lazard Frères Banque SA (“LFB”).</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">LFB, as a registered bank, is engaged primarily in commercial and private banking services for clients and funds managed by Lazard Frères Gestion SAS (“LFG”) and other clients, investment banking activities, including participation in underwritten offerings of securities in France, and asset-liability management.</font></p> </div>
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CY2015	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	LAZARD LTD
CY2015	dei	Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer	Yes
CY2015	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	133244546	shares
CY2015	us-gaap	Short Term Debt Description ShortTermDebtDescription	Original maturities of 90 days or less
CY2015	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	125366272	shares
CY2015	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
CY2015	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2015-12-31
CY2015	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b><i>Use of Estimates—</i></b>The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the use of management’s estimates. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management makes estimates and assumptions regarding:</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 6px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">  </p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td width="5%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="2%" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">•</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">valuations of assets and liabilities requiring fair value estimates including, but not limited to, investments, derivatives, securities sold, not yet purchased and assumptions used to value pension and other post-retirement plans;</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1px; MARGIN-TOP: 6px">  </p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td width="5%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="2%" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">•</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts;</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 6px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">  </p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td width="5%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="2%" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">•</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">the realization of deferred taxes and adequacy of tax reserves for uncertain tax positions;</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 6px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">  </p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td width="5%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="2%" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">•</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">the measurement of our tax receivable agreement obligation;</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 6px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">  </p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td width="5%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="2%" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">•</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">the outcome of litigation;</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 6px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">  </p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td width="5%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="2%" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">•</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">the carrying amount of goodwill and other intangible assets;</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 6px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">  </p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td width="5%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="2%" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">•</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">the amortization period of intangible assets;</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 6px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">  </p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td width="5%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="2%" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">•</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">the valuation of shares issued or issuable that contain transfer restrictions;</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 6px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">  </p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td width="5%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="2%" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">•</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">the vesting of share-based and other deferred compensation plan awards; and</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 6px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">  </p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td width="5%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="2%" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">•</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">other matters that affect the reported amounts and disclosure of contingencies in the consolidated financial statements.</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Estimates, by their nature, are based on judgment and available information. Therefore, actual results could differ from those estimates and could have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.</font></p> </div>
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CY2015	dei	Trading Symbol TradingSymbol	LAZ
CY2015	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	7.87
CY2015	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	60.743	pure
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CY2015	us-gaap	Interest Income Operating InterestIncomeOperating	5286000
CY2015	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	26629000
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CY2015	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	2404767000
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CY2015	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Effect Of One Percentage Point Increase On Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseOnAccumulatedPostretirementBenefitObligation	661000
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CY2015	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	22212000
CY2015	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Equity PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity	120116000
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CY2015	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-107925000
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CY2015	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment From Aoci Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax	-1507000
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CY2015	laz	Derivative Liability Adjustment To Forfeiture DerivativeLiabilityAdjustmentToForfeiture	6780000
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CY2015	laz	Increase Decrease In Deposits And Other Customer Payables IncreaseDecreaseInDepositsAndOtherCustomerPayables	225008000
CY2015	laz	Increase Decrease In Cash And Securities Segregated Under Federal And Other Regulations1 IncreaseDecreaseInCashAndSecuritiesSegregatedUnderFederalAndOtherRegulations1	6909000
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CY2015	laz	Investment Banking And Other Advisory Fees InvestmentBankingAndOtherAdvisoryFees	1276096000
CY2015	laz	Prepaid Compensation Asset Settled PrepaidCompensationAssetSettled	0
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CY2015	laz	Fund Administration And Outsourced Services FundAdministrationAndOutsourcedServices	61363000
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CY2015	laz	Derivative Liability Granted DerivativeLiabilityGranted	89817000
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CY2015	laz	Tax Charge Benefit On Plan Assets And Benefit Obligation TaxChargeBenefitOnPlanAssetsAndBenefitObligation	7151000
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CY2015	laz	Duration Office Space Sublease Agreements Expire DurationOfficeSpaceSubleaseAgreementsExpire	2022
CY2015	laz	Issuance Of Restricted Stock Units In Connection With Dividend Participation Rights IssuanceOfRestrictedStockUnitsInConnectionWithDividendParticipationRights	693714	shares
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