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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="laz_CflfMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_603402_3_1">CFLF [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="laz_ChangeInPlanAssetsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_590278_3_1">Change in plan assets [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="laz_ChangeInPlanAssetsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_590278_1_1">Change In Plan Assets [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="laz_ChangeInPlanAssetsMember" xlink:to="laz_ChangeInPlanAssetsMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="laz_ChangesToFairValueOfPlansAssetsDueToNetUnrealizedOrRealizedGainsOrLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_864756_3_1">Changes to Fair value of plans assets due to net unrealized/realized gains/losses.</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="laz-20121231.xsd#laz_ChargesRelatedToAbandonedLeaseFacilities" xlink:label="laz_ChargesRelatedToAbandonedLeaseFacilities"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="laz_ChargesRelatedToAbandonedLeaseFacilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_606439_3_1">Charges related to abandoned lease facilities.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="laz_ChargesRelatedToAbandonedLeaseFacilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_606439_1_1">Charges Related To Abandoned Lease Facilities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="laz_ChargesRelatedToAbandonedLeaseFacilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_606439_2_1">Charge on abandoned lease facilities</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="laz-20121231.xsd#laz_ChargeToRetainedEarningsPertainingToIssuanceOfRestrictedStockUnitsInConnectionWithParticipationRights" xlink:label="laz_ChargeToRetainedEarningsPertainingToIssuanceOfRestrictedStockUnitsInConnectionWithParticipationRights"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="laz_ChargeToRetainedEarningsPertainingToIssuanceOfRestrictedStockUnitsInConnectionWithParticipationRights_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_606440_3_1">Charge To Retained Earnings Pertaining To Issuance Of Restricted Stock Units In Connection With Participation Rights</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="laz_ChargeToRetainedEarningsPertainingToIssuanceOfRestrictedStockUnitsInConnectionWithParticipationRights_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_606440_1_1">Charge To Retained Earnings Pertaining To Issuance Of Restricted Stock Units In Connection With Participation Rights</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="laz-20121231.xsd#laz_ClassCommonStockHeldBySubsidiariesShares" xlink:label="laz_ClassCommonStockHeldBySubsidiariesShares"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="laz_ClassCommonStockHeldBySubsidiariesShares_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_607197_3_1">Class A common stock held by a subsidiaries, shares</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="laz_ClassCommonStockHeldBySubsidiariesShares_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_607197_1_1">Class Common Stock Held By Subsidiaries Shares</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="laz_ClassCommonStockHeldBySubsidiariesShares_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_607197_2_1">Common stock held by subsidiaries, shares</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="laz-20121231.xsd#laz_ClassCommonStockIssuedInExchangeForSubsidiaryCommonMembershipInterestsShares" xlink:label="laz_ClassCommonStockIssuedInExchangeForSubsidiaryCommonMembershipInterestsShares"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="laz_ClassCommonStockIssuedInExchangeForSubsidiaryCommonMembershipInterestsShares_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_697099_3_1">Class A common stock issued in exchange for subsidiary common membership interests, shares</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="laz_ClassCommonStockIssuedInExchangeForSubsidiaryCommonMembershipInterestsShares_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_697099_1_1">Class Common Stock Issued In Exchange For Subsidiary Common Membership Interests Shares</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="laz_NumberOfSharesCommonMembershipInterestsPurchasedCurrentYear_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_865295_1_1">Number Of Shares Common Membership Interests Purchased Current Year</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="laz_NumberOfSharesOfCommonStockIssuedRelatedToAcquisition_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_812957_3_1">Initial shares issued at acquisition</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="laz_OffsetToDeferredTaxAssetsForUnrecognizedTaxBenefits_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_605824_1_1">Offset To Deferred Tax Assets For Unrecognized Tax Benefits</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_571917_1_1">Operating Income Loss</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_579082_6_1">Total minimum lease payments - Operating</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_577492_1_1">Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_577492_2_1">Minimum Rental Commitments Operating - 2013</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueFutureMinimumSubleaseRentals_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_569190_1_1">Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Future Minimum Sublease Rentals</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueFutureMinimumSubleaseRentals_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_569190_2_1">Less sublease proceeds</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_570998_1_1">Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_570998_2_1">Minimum Rental Commitments Operating - 2017</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_582273_1_1">Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_582273_2_1">Minimum Rental Commitments Operating - 2016</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="laz_QuarterlyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_753704_3_1">Quarterly [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="laz_QuarterlyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_753704_1_1">Quarterly [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="laz_QuarterlyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_753704_2_1">Quarterly [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="laz_QuarterlyOperatingResultsUnauditedLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_746263_3_1">Quarterly Operating Results Unaudited [Line Items]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="laz_QuarterlyOperatingResultsUnauditedLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_746263_1_1">Quarterly Operating Results Unaudited [Line Items]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="laz_QuarterlyOperatingResultsUnauditedLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_746263_2_1">Quarterly Operating Results Unaudited [Line Items]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="laz_QuarterlyOperatingResultsUnauditedLineItems" xlink:to="laz_QuarterlyOperatingResultsUnauditedLineItems_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="laz_QuarterlyOperatingResultsUnauditedTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_747106_2_1">Quarterly Operating Results Unaudited [Table]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RangeAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_568913_1_1">Range [Axis]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RangeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_566530_1_1">Range [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RangeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_566530_2_1">Range [Domain]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="laz_ReceivablesNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_605742_3_1">Represents receivables from fees, customer and other and related parties, net of allowance for doubtful accounts.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="laz_ReceivablesNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_605742_1_1">Receivables Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="laz_ReceivablesNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_605742_6_1">Total receivables, net</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="laz_ReceivablesNetAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_603208_3_1">Receivables, Net [Abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="laz_ReceivablesNetAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_603208_1_1">Receivables Net [Abstract]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="laz_SeniorRevolvingCreditFacility_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_605382_3_1">Senior revolving credit facility</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="laz_SeparationAndRecapitalizationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_603623_3_1">Separation and recapitalization Member</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="laz_SeparationAndRecapitalizationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_603623_2_1">Separation And Recapitalization [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="laz_SeparationAndRecapitalizationMember" xlink:to="laz_SeparationAndRecapitalizationMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_565976_1_1">Series A Preferred Stock [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_576759_1_1">Series B Preferred Stock [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="laz_SettlementOfShareBasedIncentiveCompensation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_605371_3_1">The cash outflow from the settlement of share-based incentive compensation.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="laz_SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_603612_3_1">Seven point one two five percent senior notes [member].</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_SeveranceCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_580425_1_1">Severance Costs</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SeveranceCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_580425_2_1">Restructuring</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationAllocationAndClassificationInFinancialStatementsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_575015_2_1">Share-based incentive awards :</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationAllocationAndClassificationInFinancialStatementsAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationAllocationAndClassificationInFinancialStatementsAbstract_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_575292_1_1">Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeitures Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_575292_2_1">Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Forfeited</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_577710_1_1">Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_577710_2_1">Grants in period, shares</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod" xlink:to="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2012/elts/us-gaap-2012-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_569040_1_1">Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_569040_2_1">Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested/Converted</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_569040_12_1">Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested/Exchanged</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_569025_1_1">Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_569025_2_1">Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_567018_1_1">Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Number Of Shares Authorized</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_353067_580950_1_1">Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value</label>
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