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Stock Transactions and Unit Redemptions - Changes in Shares of Class A Common Stock Outstanding (Detail) - shares | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023 | Aug. 31, 2023 | Jul. 31, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Aug. 31, 2022 | Jul. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022
Share issuances: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemptions/exchanges of limited partnership interests (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,939,546 |  |  | 29,118,664 | 23,647,165
Acquisitions (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,192,907
Restricted stock issuances (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,610,233 |  |  | 0 |  |  | 38,610,233 | 0
Treasury stock repurchases (in shares) | (3,474,000) | (1,612,000) | (3,000,000) | (3,448,000) | (5,916,000) | (3,033,000) | (8,087,000) | (9,814,000) | (846,000) | (12,397,000) | (8,745,000) | 0 | (18,747,000) | (21,142,000)
Contingent restricted stock issued (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 26,600,000 |
Limited Partnership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share issuances: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of units redeemed and cancelled for exchange (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  | 6,000,000 |  |  | 26,400,000 | 14,100,000
Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares outstanding at beginning of period (in shares) |  |  | 351,978,000 |  |  | 324,087,000 | 351,978,000 |  | 325,858,000 | 324,087,000 |  | 317,023,000 | 325,858,000 | 317,023,000
Share issuances: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemptions/exchanges of limited partnership interests (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 346,000 |  |  | 11,940,000 |  |  | 30,572,000 | 23,654,000
Vesting of RSUs (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,145,000 |  |  | 451,000 |  |  | 8,775,000 | 3,022,000
Acquisitions (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 413,884 |  |  | 0 |  |  | 4,566,000 | 1,186,000
Other issuances of BGC class A common stock (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 461,000 |  |  | 98,000 |  |  | 472,000 | 441,000
Restricted stock forfeitures (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | (43,388) |  |  | (238,927) | (47,807)
Treasury stock repurchases (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8,086,750) |  |  | (12,396,735) |  |  | (18,746,467) | (21,142,045)
Shares outstanding at end of period (in shares) | 389,867,000 |  |  | 324,136,000 |  |  | 389,867,000 | 351,978,000 |  | 324,136,000 | 324,087,000 |  | 389,867,000 | 324,136,000
Conversion, shares issued (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  | 5,800,000 |  |  | 20,400,000 | 13,700,000

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