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Nature of Operations	12 Months Ended
Nature of Operations	Dec. 31, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Nature of Operations	Nature of Operations CBRE Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (which may be referred to in these financial statements as “the company,” “we,” “us” and “our”), was incorporated on February 20, 2001. We are the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, based on 2021 revenue, with leading global market positions in our leasing, property sales, occupier outsourcing and valuation businesses. Our business is focused on providing services to real estate investors and occupiers. For investors, we provide capital markets (property sales, mortgage origination, sales and servicing), property leasing, investment management, property management, valuation and development services, among others. For occupiers, we provide facilities management, project management, transaction (both property sales and leasing) and consulting services, among others. We generate revenue from both management fees (large multi-year portfolio and per-project contracts) and commissions on transactions. As of December 31, 2021, the company has more than 105,000 employees (excluding Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries providing services under the following brand names: “CBRE” (real estate advisory and outsourcing services); “CBRE Investment Management” (investment management); “Trammell Crow Company” (U.S. development); “Telford Homes” (U.K. development). CBRE sponsored a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, CBRE Acquisition Holdings, Inc, which merged with and into Altus Power, Inc. (the SPAC Merger), a leading provider of solar energy for commercial and industrial properties. Altus Power Inc. (Altus) began trading as a public company on the NYSE on December 10, 2021 under the ticker symbol “AMPS.” Considerations Related to the Covid-19 Pandemic From 2010 to early 2020, commercial real estate markets had generally been characterized by increased demand for space, falling vacancies, higher rents and strong capital flows, leading to solid property sales and leasing activity. This healthy backdrop changed abruptly in the first quarter of 2020 with the emergence of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) and resultant sharp contraction of economic activity across much of the world. There was a significant impact on commercial real estate markets, as many property owners and occupiers put transactions on hold and withdrew existing mandates, sharply reducing sales and leasing volumes. There has since been a sharp economic and commercial real estate recovery. However, it is expected the pandemic has changed the utilization of many types of commercial real estate, which is likely to impact our business.