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Fixed assets pledged for secured loan value.

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Percentage of net cash proceedes of material asset sales.

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Redemption price of debt instrument as a percentage of the principal amount.

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

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Earliest date before maturity when the issuer can call the outstanding debt instrument for repayment or conversion to equity, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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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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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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

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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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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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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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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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Notes Payable, Other and Short-term Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail) shares in Millions								3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 08, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 23, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 22, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 25, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 28, 2015 shares	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 BRL (R$)	Aug. 23, 2017 BRL (R$)	Aug. 22, 2017 BRL (R$)	May 31, 2017 USD ($)	May 27, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 13, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 09, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 26, 2012 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of term loan										$ 2,479,696,000	$ 5,175,950,000
Proceeds from notes payable										2,659,827,000	5,851,890,000
Debt instrument, fair value	$ 973,605,000	$ 992,250,000						$ 973,605,000		$ 973,605,000
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount										100.00%
Carrying amount of debt component	$ 1,294,456,000	$ 1,656,555,000						1,294,456,000		$ 1,294,456,000
Interest expense								27,441,000	$ 26,490,000	54,579,000	45,253,000
IPO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net proceeds from the IPO to partially repay the term loan										$ 304,300,000
Unsecured Credit Agreement September 8, 2017 [Member] \| Senior Revolving Credit and Converted Term Loan Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum revolving credit			$ 400,000,000
Credit agreement maturity date										Sep. 08, 2019
Debt instrument, basis point	0.75%	0.50%
Line of credit facility, description										Borrowings under the Converted Term Loan bear interest at either LIBOR or a defined base rate plus an additional margin which ranges from 50 basis points to 325 basis points depending on the Company’s debt rating as determined by S&P and Fitch and whether such loan is a LIBOR loan or a base rate loan. As there were amounts outstanding under the senior term loan as of December 31, 2017, the pricing increased by 50 basis points, and if there are any amounts outstanding under the senior term loan as of June 30, 2018, the pricing shall increase by an additional 75 basis points (125 basis points in the aggregate) until the senior term loan is paid in full. From and after the repayment in full of the senior term loan, the pricing shall return to the levels previously described.
Unsecured Credit Agreement September 8, 2017 [Member] \| Senior Revolving Credit and Converted Term Loan Agreement [Member] \| LIBOR or Defined Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis point			0.50%
Unsecured Credit Agreement September 8, 2017 [Member] \| Senior Revolving Credit and Converted Term Loan Agreement [Member] \| LIBOR or Defined Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis point			3.25%
Unsecured Credit Agreement September 8, 2017 [Member] \| Converted Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of term loan								152,900,000
Debt instrument gross amount	$ 245,300,000							245,300,000		$ 245,300,000
Debt instrument, fair value	247,200,000	$ 397,300,000						247,200,000		247,200,000
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount	247,200,000							247,200,000		247,200,000
Deferred financing costs	$ 1,900,000							$ 1,900,000		$ 1,900,000
Current interest rate	4.31%							4.31%		4.31%		4.31%
Interest expense recorded								$ 4,400,000		$ 9,000,000
Unsecured Credit Agreement September 8, 2017 [Member] \| Senior Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from notes payable								70,000,000
Debt instrument gross amount	$ 70,000,000							70,000,000		70,000,000
Debt instrument, fair value	$ 70,000,000							$ 70,000,000		$ 70,000,000
Current interest rate	4.35%							4.35%		4.35%		4.35%
Unsecured Credit Agreement September 8, 2017 [Member] \| Senior Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum revolving credit			$ 575,000,000
Credit agreement maturity date										Sep. 08, 2019
Debt instrument, basis point	0.75%	0.50%
Line of credit facility, description										Borrowings under the senior term loan bear interest at either LIBOR or a defined base rate plus an additional margin which ranges from 50 basis points to 325 basis points depending on the Company’s debt rating as determined by S&P and Fitch and whether such loan is a LIBOR loan or a base rate loan. As there were amounts outstanding under the senior term loan as of December 31, 2017, the pricing increased by 50 basis points, and if there are any amounts outstanding under the senior term loan as of June 30, 2018, the pricing shall increase by an additional 75 basis points (125 basis points in the aggregate) until the senior term loan is paid in full. From and after the repayment in full of the senior term loan, the pricing shall return to the levels previously described.
Debt instrument, fair value		$ 270,700
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount	$ 0							$ 0		$ 0
Interest expense recorded										2,600,000
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount	270,700,000							270,700,000		270,700,000
Unsecured Credit Agreement September 8, 2017 [Member] \| Senior Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member] \| Newmark [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of net cash proceeds of all material asset sales			100.00%
Unsecured Credit Agreement September 8, 2017 [Member] \| Senior Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member] \| LIBOR or Defined Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis point			0.50%
Unsecured Credit Agreement September 8, 2017 [Member] \| Senior Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member] \| LIBOR or Defined Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis point			3.25%
8.125% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, fair value	$ 115,695,000	$ 116,550,000						115,695,000		115,695,000
Interest expense recorded								$ 2,300,000	2,300,000	$ 4,600,000	4,600,000
Stated interest rate	8.125%	8.125%						8.125%		8.125%		8.125%
Principal amount of notes																			$ 112,500,000
Debt maturity year										2042
Earliest call date										Jun. 26, 2017
Carrying amount of debt component																			108,700,000
Debt issuance costs																			$ 3,800,000
8.125% Senior Notes [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	8.125%							8.125%		8.125%		8.125%
5.375% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, fair value	$ 307,290,000	$ 313,125,000						$ 307,290,000		$ 307,290,000
Interest expense recorded								$ 4,300,000	4,300,000	$ 8,600,000	8,600,000
Stated interest rate	5.375%	5.375%						5.375%		5.375%		5.375%
Principal amount of notes																		$ 300,000,000
Debt maturity year										2019
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount										101.00%
Carrying amount of debt component																		295,100,000
Debt issuance costs																		$ 4,900,000
Debt instrument, periodic interest payment description										payable in cash on June 9 and December 9 of each year, commencing June 9, 2015.
Senior Notes maturity date										Dec. 09, 2019
5.375% Senior Notes [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	5.375%							5.375%		5.375%		5.375%
8.375% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, fair value	$ 240,180,000	$ 247,200,000						$ 240,180,000		$ 240,180,000
Interest expense recorded								$ 5,000,000	5,000,000	$ 10,000,000	10,000,000
Stated interest rate	8.375%	8.375%						8.375%		8.375%		8.375%
Principal amount of notes	$ 240,000,000							$ 240,000,000		$ 240,000,000
Debt instrument, periodic interest payment description										semi-annually
Debt maturity date										2018-07
Senior notes, carrying value	$ 240,200,000							$ 240,200,000		$ 240,200,000
Debt instrument penalty interest										2.00%
8.375% Senior Notes [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	8.375%							8.375%		8.375%		8.375%
8.375% Senior Notes [Member] \| GFI Group Inc. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	8.375%							8.375%		8.375%		8.375%
Debt instrument penalty interest										0.25%
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues \| shares							43.0
Percentage of outstanding common stock owned by parent							67.00%
5.125% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, fair value	$ 310,440,000	$ 315,375,000						$ 310,440,000		$ 310,440,000
Interest expense recorded								$ 4,100,000	4,000,000	$ 8,100,000	8,100,000
Stated interest rate	5.125%	5.125%						5.125%		5.125%		5.125%				5.125%
Principal amount of notes																$ 300,000,000
Debt maturity year										2021
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount										101.00%
Carrying amount of debt component																295,800,000
Debt issuance costs																$ 4,200,000
Debt instrument, periodic interest payment description										payable in cash on May 27 and November 27 of each year, commencing November 27, 2016
Senior Notes maturity date										May 27, 2021
5.125% Senior Notes [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	5.125%							5.125%		5.125%		5.125%
3.70% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding balance of the secured loan arrangements	$ 5,600,000							$ 5,600,000		$ 5,600,000
3.70% [Member] \| Secured Loan Arrangements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument gross amount																	$ 28,200,000
Deferred financing costs	50,000							50,000		$ 50,000
Stated interest rate																	3.70%
Senior Notes maturity date										Mar. 13, 2019
Value of the fixed assets pledged	200,000							200,000		$ 200,000
Interest expense								100,000	100,000	200,000	300,000
3.44% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding balance of the secured loan arrangements	22,800,000							22,800,000		$ 22,800,000
3.44% [Member] \| Secured Loan Arrangements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument gross amount															$ 29,900,000
Stated interest rate															3.44%
Senior Notes maturity date										May 31, 2021
Value of the fixed assets pledged	11,400,000							11,400,000		$ 11,400,000
Interest expense								200,000	100,000	400,000	100,000
Unsecured Credit Agreement [Member] \| Intra-Day Overdraft Credit Line [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum revolving credit				$ 13,000,000									R$ 50,000,000
Credit agreement maturity date				Sep. 14, 2018
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount	0							0		0
Line of credit facility, fee percentage				1.00%
Line of credit facility, fee								34,000		$ 73,000
Unsecured Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum revolving credit						$ 150,000,000
Credit agreement maturity date						Sep. 08, 2017
Line of credit facility, description										Borrowings under this facility bear interest at either LIBOR or a defined base rate plus an additional margin which ranges from 50 basis points to 250 basis points depending on the Company’s debt rating as determined by S&P and Fitch and whether such loan is a LIBOR loan or a base rate loan.
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount	0	$ 0						0		$ 0
Interest expense recorded								0	$ 1,000,000	$ 0	$ 1,200,000
Maximum revolving credit, option to increase						$ 200,000,000
Line of credit facility, terminated outstanding amount			$ 150,000,000
Debt instrument, description of reference rate										LIBOR
Unsecured Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| LIBOR or Defined Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis point						0.50%
Unsecured Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| LIBOR or Defined Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis point						2.50%
Unsecured Loan Agreement [Member] \| Short Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum revolving credit					$ 5,200,000									R$ 20,000,000
Credit agreement maturity date					Aug. 20, 2018
Line of credit facility, description										Borrowings under this facility bear interest at the Brazilian Interbank offering rate plus 3.30%.
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount	$ 5,200,000							$ 5,200,000		$ 5,200,000		R$ 20,000,000
Current interest rate	9.80%							9.80%		9.80%		9.80%
Interest expense recorded								$ 200,000		$ 300,000
Debt instrument, description of reference rate										Brazilian Interbank offering rate
Unsecured Loan Agreement [Member] \| Brazilian Interbank Offering Rate [Member] \| Short Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis point					3.30%