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Limited Partnership Interests in BGC Holdings and Newmark Holdings - Additional Information (Detail) - shares |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2018 | Nov. 23, 2018 | Jun. 05, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of operating partnerships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Limited partnership interest contribution ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45.45% |
Limited partnership interests Exchange ratio, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 94.00% |
Payout period for post-termination awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | four equal yearly installments |
Percentage to preferred units |  |  |  | 0.6875% | 0.6875% | 0.6875% | 0.6875% |  | 2.75% |
Number of shares, right to exchange from Class A to Class B common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,036,273
Distribution ratio | 46.3895% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45.45% |  |
Common stock exchangeable basis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | one-for-one basis |
Newmark [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock exchangeable basis | one-for-one |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CF Group Management, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares, right to exchange from Class A to Class B common stock |  | 712,907 | 34,649,693 |  |  |  |  |  | 23,600,000 |
Cantor Rights to Purchase Exchangeable Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares, right to exchange from Class A to Class B common stock |  | 10,323,366 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock exchangeable basis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | one-for-one |
Cantor Rights to Purchase Exchangeable Units [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares, right to exchange from Class A to Class B common stock |  |  | 34,649,693 |  |  |  |  |  | 23,600,000 |

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