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Variable Interest Entities - Additional Information (Details) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024 venture
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Number of joint ventures considered as VIEs | 5
JV building microwave communication networks in US, Europe and Asia |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Number of joint ventures | 2
JV building microwave communication networks in US and Asia |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Ownership of equity of JV held be each investor (as a percent) | 12.50%
JV building microwave communication networks in US and Europe |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Ownership interest | 50.00%
JV offering derivatives trading technology and execution services |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Ownership interest | 9.80%
JV developing a member-owned equities exchange with the goal of increasing competition |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Ownership interest | 13.50%
JV developing and operating cryptocurrency trading platform |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Ownership interest | 6.90%
JV Growth and expansion of multi-asset request-for-quote communication platform |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Ownership interest | 51.00%

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