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Stock-Based Compensation - Incentive Units (Details) (Incentive Units [Member], Common Class A [Member])
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Incentive Units [Member] | Common Class A [Member]
 
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Outstanding [Roll Forward]  
Beginning balance (in shares) 49,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kcg_IncentiveUnitsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
Issued (in shares) 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsGranted
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kcg_IncentiveUnitsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
Vested (in shares) 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kcg_IncentiveUnitsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
Exercised (in shares) (11,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kcg_IncentiveUnitsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
Canceled (in shares) 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsForfeituresAndExpirations
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kcg_IncentiveUnitsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
Ending balance (in shares) 38,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kcg_IncentiveUnitsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember