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Subsequent Event (Details) (Subsequent Event [Member], KCG Hotspot [Member], USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]  
Cash to be received upon close $ 365.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses
Additional proceeds related to tax benefits 70.0kcg_ProceedsfromDivestitureofBusinessRelatedtoTaxBenefits
Sale period 3 years
Percentage share in actual tax benefits for the first three years after closing 70.00%kcg_ShareinActualTaxBenefitFirstThreeYearsPercentage
Percentage share in actual tax benefits thereafter 50.00%kcg_ShareinActualTaxBenefitThereafterPercentage
Period to exercise one-time option to terminate the continued tax sharing arrangement 30 days
Payment to be received in exchange of the option to terminate the continued tax sharing arrangement $ 50.0kcg_PaymentsinExchangeofTerminationofTaxSharingAgreement
Period without entitlement to annual tax benefits 3 years
Trigger Event [Member]
 
Subsequent Event [Line Items]  
Rolling period for the average daily notional FX trading volume 60 days
Average daily notional foreign exchange trading volume, threshold percentage 70.00%kcg_AverageDailyNotionalForeignExchangeTradingVolumeThresholdPercentage
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= kcg_KCGHotspotMember
/ kcg_MeasurementPeriodAxis
= kcg_TriggerEventMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
After Trigger Event [Member]
 
Subsequent Event [Line Items]  
Rolling period for the average daily notional FX trading volume 15 days
Average daily notional foreign exchange trading volume, threshold percentage 80.00%kcg_AverageDailyNotionalForeignExchangeTradingVolumeThresholdPercentage
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= kcg_KCGHotspotMember
/ kcg_MeasurementPeriodAxis
= kcg_AfterTriggerEventMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember