Calculation Of Contribution Ratio, Denominator

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Corporate Conversion, Minimum Number Of Shares Required To Be Issued

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Limited Partnership Interest, Conversion Ratio

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- Definition

Limited Partnership Interests Exchange Ratio

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Number Of Installment

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Number of operating partnerships.

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Percentage of net profits of consolidated subsidiary allocated to preferred units.

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Percentage Of Preferred Partnership Units Awarded Per Calendar Year

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The number of shares converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. Noncash is defined as transactions during a period that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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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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Limited Partnership Interests in BGC Holdings and Newmark Holdings - Narrative (Detail)		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2023 shares	Jun. 30, 2024 installment partnership	Jun. 05, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of operating partnerships \| partnership		2
Conversion of stock, shares converted (in shares)	64,000,000
Minimum number of shares required to be issued (in shares)	75,000,000.0
Limited partnership interest, conversion ratio			1
Number of installments \| installment		4
LPUs
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Limited partnership interests exchange ratio		0.9248
Newmark Holdings
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Calculation of contribution ratio, denominator		2.2
Limited partnership interest, conversion ratio		1
Percentage of preferred partnership units awarded		0.6875%
Percentage of preferred partnership units awarded per calendar year		2.75%
BGC Holdings
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Limited partnership interest, conversion ratio		1
Percentage of preferred partnership units awarded		0.6875%
Percentage of preferred partnership units awarded per calendar year		2.75%