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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Represents the aggregate of total long-term debt, including current maturities and short-term debt.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Aggregate amount of interest paid or due on all long-term debt.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of the fee for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date, including the current and noncurrent portions, of collateralized debt obligations (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer). Such obligations include mortgage loans, chattel loans, and any other borrowings secured by assets of the borrower.

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Notes Payable and Other Borrowings - Narrative (Detail) R$ in Millions								3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 12, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 08, 2024 USD ($)	Oct. 06, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 24, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 23, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 22, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Aug. 21, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 10, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 07, 2024 USD ($)	Apr. 26, 2024 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Oct. 19, 2023	Oct. 07, 2023 USD ($)	May 25, 2023 USD ($)	May 22, 2023 USD ($)	May 22, 2023 BRL (R$)	Mar. 10, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 20, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 20, 2021 BRL (R$)	Jul. 10, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2020	Apr. 19, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 08, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 06, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 19, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 23, 2017 BRL (R$)	Aug. 22, 2017 BRL (R$)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt								$ 1,440,706,000		$ 1,440,706,000							$ 944,326,000
Line of credit, maturity date extension (in years)																											2 years
Deferred financing cost								8,400,000		8,400,000							6,500,000
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount (as a percent)				101.00%
Carrying amount of debt component								1,440,706,000		1,440,706,000							1,183,506,000
Revolving credit facility \| BGC Credit Agreement \| Related Party
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount								0		0						$ 275,000,000.0	0
Average interest rate (as a percent)	6.92%	1.00%
Interest expense recorded								$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,100,000	$ 0
Principal amount of debt component		$ 400,000,000												$ 400,000,000																	$ 400,000,000.0	$ 250,000,000.0
Debt instrument, basis point (as a percent)		(0.25%)
Proceeds from borrowings	$ 275,000,000
BGC Partners 8.000% Senior Notes due May 25, 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate								8.00%		8.00%		8.00%								8.00%
Long-term debt								$ 2,256,000		$ 2,256,000		$ 500,000					2,748,000
Debt instrument, repurchased face amount												$ 500,000
BGC Partners 8.000% Senior Notes due May 25, 2028 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt																			$ 2,800,000
BGC Group 3.750% Senior Notes due October 1, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate			3.75%					3.75%		3.75%
Long-term debt								$ 255,526,000		$ 255,526,000							254,814,000
Interest expense recorded								$ 2,600,000		$ 7,900,000
BGC Group 3.750% Senior Notes due October 1, 2024 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 255,500,000
BGC Partners 3.750% Senior Notes due October 1, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate				3.75%				3.75%		3.75%
Long-term debt								$ 44,474,000		$ 44,474,000							44,383,000
Interest expense recorded								$ 400,000	3,000,000	$ 1,300,000	9,100,000
BGC Partners 3.750% Senior Notes due October 1, 2024 \| Parent Company
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate				3.75%
Long-term debt																			44,500,000
BGC Partners 3.750% Senior Notes due October 1, 2024 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 255,500,000
BGC Group 4.375% Senior Notes due December 15, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate			4.375%					4.375%		4.375%								4.375%
Long-term debt								$ 287,279,000		$ 287,279,000							286,729,000
Interest expense recorded								3,300,000	0	10,000,000	0
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount (as a percent)			101.00%
BGC Group 4.375% Senior Notes due December 15, 2025 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 288,200,000					$ 14,500,000		$ 14,500,000
BGC Partners 4.375% Senior Notes due December 15, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate				4.375%				4.375%		4.375%																4.375%
Long-term debt								$ 11,818,000		$ 11,818,000							11,800,000
BGC Partners 4.375% Senior Notes due December 15, 2025 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt																			$ 11,800,000
BGC Group 8.000% Senior Notes due May 25, 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate			8.00%					8.00%		8.00%								8.00%
Long-term debt								$ 344,427,000		$ 344,427,000							343,852,000
Interest expense recorded								7,100,000	$ 0	$ 21,400,000	$ 0
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount (as a percent)			101.00%
BGC Group 8.000% Senior Notes due May 25, 2028 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 347,200,000
BGC Group Notes Exchange Offer
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs			$ 900,000
Unsecured Credit Agreement \| Senior revolving credit agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum revolving credit															$ 475,000,000								$ 375,000,000							$ 350,000,000.0
Average interest rate (as a percent)									7.15%	7.18%	6.99%
Interest expense recorded								500,000	$ 3,700,000	$ 8,400,000	$ 6,600,000
Unsecured Credit Agreement \| New Senior Revolving Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount								$ 0		$ 0							239,200,000
Deferred financing cost																	800,000
BCG Group 5.375% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate					5.375%
Debt issuance costs					$ 5,800,000
Interest expense recorded									1,700,000		14,500,000
Principal amount of debt component					$ 450,000,000.0
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount (as a percent)					101.00%
Carrying amount of debt component					$ 444,200,000
BCG Group 5.375% Senior Notes \| Level 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate								5.375%		5.375%
BGC Partner 3.750% Senior Notes due October 1 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate				3.75%
Debt issuance costs				$ 3,900,000
Interest expense recorded									0		0
Principal amount of debt component				300,000,000.0
Carrying amount of debt component				$ 296,100,000				$ 255,500,000		$ 255,500,000
BGC Partner 3.750% Senior Notes due October 1 2024 \| Level 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate								3.75%		3.75%
BGC Partners 4.375% Senior Notes due December 15, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate																										4.375%
Debt issuance costs																										$ 3,200,000
Interest expense recorded								$ 100,000	3,500,000	$ 400,000	10,300,000
Principal amount of debt component																										300,000,000.0
Carrying amount of debt component																										$ 296,800,000
BGC Partners 4.375% Senior Notes due December 15, 2025 \| Level 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate								4.375%		4.375%
BGC Group 8.000% Senior Notes due May 25, 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate								8.00%		8.00%										8.00%
Debt issuance costs																				$ 3,400,000
Interest expense recorded								$ 100,000	7,200,000	$ 200,000	10,000,000.0
Principal amount of debt component																				350,000,000
Carrying amount of debt component																				$ 346,600,000
BGC Group 6.600% Senior Notes due June 10, 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate													6.60%
Long-term debt								494,926,000		494,926,000							0
Debt issuance costs													$ 5,000,000.0
Interest expense recorded								8,500,000		10,400,000
Principal amount of debt component													500,000,000
Carrying amount of debt component													$ 495,000,000.0
3.77% secured loan arrangement \| Secured loan arrangements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate																													3.77%
Interest expense recorded									0		0
Debt instrument gross amount																													$ 15,000,000.0
Outstanding balance of the secured loan arrangements								0		0							0
3.89% secured loan arrangement \| Secured loan arrangements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate																												3.89%
Interest expense recorded									0		0
Debt instrument gross amount																												$ 10,000,000.0
Outstanding balance of the secured loan arrangements								0		0							0
Unsecured loan agreement \| Short term loans \| Itau Unibanco S.A.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum revolving credit							$ 4,000,000.0	0		0							0
Interest expense recorded									0		200,000
Debt instrument, basis point (as a percent)							3.20%
Unsecured loan agreement \| Short term loans \| Banco Daycoval S.A.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum revolving credit \| R$																																		R$ 20.0
Unsecured credit agreement \| Intra-day overdraft credit line
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, fee								0	$ 0	100,000	$ 100,000
Unsecured credit agreement \| Intra-day overdraft credit line \| Itau Unibanco S.A.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum revolving credit						$ 9,200,000															$ 12,800,000	R$ 70.0		$ 11,000,000.0	R$ 60.0								R$ 50.0
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount								$ 0		$ 0							$ 0
Line of credit facility, fee percentage (as a percent)						1.32%