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Compensation - Compensation Expense Related to Issuance of BGC or Newmark Class A Common Stock and Grants of Exchangeability on BGC Holdings and Newmark Holdings LPUs held by BGC Employees (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
LPUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock and grants of exchangeability	$ 2,362	$ 25,587	$ 25,396	$ 29,123

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