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Compensation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract] |
Compensation Expense | The Company incurred compensation expense related to Class A common stock, LPUs and RSUs held by BGC employees as follows (in thousands):
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Issuance of common stock and grants of exchangeability |  | $ | 84,966 |  |  | $ | 100,948 |  |  | $ | 150,147 |
Allocations of net income1 |  |  | 14,006 |  |  |  | 20,491 |  |  |  | 38,352 |
LPU amortization |  |  | 74,282 |  |  |  | 41,721 |  |  |  | 6,346 |
RSU amortization |  |  | 10,291 |  |  |  | 7,465 |  |  |  | 5,212 |
Equity-based compensation and allocations of net income to limited partnership units and FPUs |  | $ | 183,545 |  |  | $ | 170,625 |  |  | $ | 200,057 |
1 | Certain LPUs generally receive quarterly allocations of net income, including the Preferred Distribution, and are generally contingent upon services being provided by the unit holders.
Compensation expense related to the issuance of BGC or Newmark Class A common stock and grants of exchangeability on BGC Holdings and Newmark Holdings LPUs held by BGC employees is as follows (in thousands):
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Issuance of common stock and grants of exchangeability |  | $ | 84,966 |  |  | $ | 100,948 |  |  | $ | 150,147 |
Compensation expense related to the amortization of LPUs held by BGC employees is as follows (in thousands):
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Stated vesting schedule |  | $ | 73,034 |  |  | $ | 42,060 |  |  | $ | 2,462 |
Post-termination payout |  |  | 1,248 |  |  |  | (339 | ) |  |  | 3,884 |
LPU amortization |  | $ | 74,282 |  |  | $ | 41,721 |  |  | $ | 6,346 |
Compensation expense related to RSUs held by BGC employees is as follows (in thousands):
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
RSU amortization |  | $ | 10,291 |  |  | $ | 7,465 |  |  | $ | 5,212 |
Activity Associated with Limited Partnership Units Held by BGC Employees | Limited Partnership Units A summary of the activity associated with LPUs held by BGC employees is as follows (in thousands):
|  | BGC LPUs |  |  | Newmark LPUs2 |
Balance at December 31, 2017 |  |  | 58,323 |  |  |  | 26,510 |
Granted |  |  | 36,821 |  |  |  | 2,694 |
Redeemed/exchanged units |  |  | (14,908 | ) |  |  | (7,032 | )
Forfeited units |  |  | (507 | ) |  |  | (59 | )
Balance at December 31, 2018 |  |  | 79,729 |  |  |  | 22,113 |
Granted |  |  | 47,916 |  |  |  | 662 |
Redeemed/exchanged units |  |  | (21,110 | ) |  |  | (1,024 | )
Forfeited units |  |  | (4,128 | ) |  |  | (7,144 | )
Balance at December 31, 2019 |  |  | 102,407 |  |  |  | 14,607 |
Granted |  |  | 50,269 |  |  |  | — |
Redeemed/exchanged units |  |  | (14,642 | ) |  |  | (1,300 | )
Forfeited units |  |  | (382 | ) |  |  | (105 | )
Balance at December 31, 2020 |  |  | 137,652 |  |  |  | 13,202 |
2 | The Newmark LPUs were issued as part of the Separation.
Summary of the BGC Holdings and Newmark Holdings LPUs held by BGC Employees | A summary of the BGC Holdings and Newmark Holdings LPUs held by BGC employees is as follows (in thousands):
|  | BGC LPUs |  |  | Newmark LPUs |
Regular Units |  |  | 92,296 |  |  |  | 9,480 |
Preferred Units |  |  | 45,356 |  |  |  | 3,722 |
Balance at December 31, 2020 |  |  | 137,652 |  |  |  | 13,202 |
Activity Associated with Limited Partnership Units Awarded to BGC Employees | A summary of the LPUs redeemed in connection with the issuance of BGC Class A common stock or Newmark Class A common stock (at the then-current Exchange Ratio) or granted exchangeability for BGC Class A common stock or Newmark Class A common stock (at the then-current Exchange Ratio) held by BGC employees is as follows (in thousands):
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
BGC Holdings LPUs |  |  | 16,618 |  |  |  | 17,209 |  |  |  | 18,227 |
Newmark Holdings LPUs |  |  | 1,164 |  |  |  | 500 |  |  |  | 3,116 |
Total |  |  | 17,782 |  |  |  | 17,709 |  |  |  | 21,343 |
Summary of Outstanding LPUs Held by BGC Employees with Stated Vesting | A summary of the outstanding LPUs held by BGC employees with a stated vesting schedule that do not receive quarterly allocations of net income is as follows (in thousands):
|  | December 31, 2020 |  |  | December 31, 2019 |
BGC Holdings LPUs |  |  | 44,529 |  |  |  | 30,699 |
Newmark Holdings LPUs |  |  | 353 |  |  |  | 1,171 |
Aggregate estimated grant date fair value – BGC and Newmark Holdings LPUs |  | $ | 201,239 |  |  | $ | 138,324 |
Activity Associated with Restricted Stock Units | A summary of the activity associated with RSUs held by BGC employees and directors is as follows (RSUs and dollars in thousands):
|  | RSUs |  |  | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  | Fair Value Amount |  |  | Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) |
Balance at December 31, 2017 |  |  | 1,063 |  |  | $ | 9.08 |  |  | $ | 9,651 |  |  |  | 1.63 |
Granted |  |  | 578 |  |  |  | 12.05 |  |  |  | 6,964 |  |  |  |  |
Delivered |  |  | (553 | ) |  |  | 8.59 |  |  |  | (4,753 | ) |  |  |  |
Forfeited |  |  | (159 | ) |  |  | 11.34 |  |  |  | (1,804 | ) |  |  |  |
Balance at December 31, 2018 |  |  | 929 |  |  | $ | 10.83 |  |  | $ | 10,058 |  |  |  | 1.75 |
Granted |  |  | 4,283 |  |  |  | 4.61 |  |  |  | 19,764 |  |  |  |  |
Delivered |  |  | (464 | ) |  |  | 10.11 |  |  |  | (4,692 | ) |  |  |  |
Forfeited |  |  | (270 | ) |  |  | 5.99 |  |  |  | (1,614 | ) |  |  |  |
Balance at December 31, 2019 |  |  | 4,478 |  |  | $ | 5.25 |  |  | $ | 23,516 |  |  |  | 2.50 |
Granted |  |  | 6,618 |  |  |  | 3.25 |  |  |  | 21,506 |  |  |  |  |
Delivered |  |  | (1,579 | ) |  |  | 5.79 |  |  |  | (9,148 | ) |  |  |  |
Forfeited |  |  | (557 | ) |  |  | 4.11 |  |  |  | (2,292 | ) |  |  |  |
Balance at December 31, 2020 |  |  | 8,960 |  |  | $ | 3.75 |  |  | $ | 33,582 |  |  |  | 2.46 |

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