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  <element name="TrancheTwoMember" id="lzd_TrancheTwoMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="TwoThirdVestingMember" id="lzd_TwoThirdVestingMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="TwoThousandAndFivePlanMember" id="lzd_TwoThousandAndFivePlanMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="UnclaimedFundsOfSubsidiaries" id="lzd_UnclaimedFundsOfSubsidiaries" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="UnitedKingdomOperatingLeasesMember" id="lzd_UnitedKingdomOperatingLeasesMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="UnitedKingdomPensionPlansMember" id="lzd_UnitedKingdomPensionPlansMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="UnitedKingdomSubsidiaryMember" id="lzd_UnitedKingdomSubsidiaryMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="UnitsGrantedDirectorsDeferredUnitPlan" id="lzd_UnitsGrantedDirectorsDeferredUnitPlan" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReversalOfInterestAndPenalties" id="lzd_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReversalOfInterestAndPenalties" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="VestingDateMarchTwoThousandFifteenMember" id="lzd_VestingDateMarchTwoThousandFifteenMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="VestingDateMarchTwoThousandSixteenMember" id="lzd_VestingDateMarchTwoThousandSixteenMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="WeeklyMember" id="lzd_WeeklyMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
  <element name="WeightedAverageInterestRateOfCapitalLeaseObligations" id="lzd_WeightedAverageInterestRateOfCapitalLeaseObligations" type="num:percentItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
</schema>
