Compensation - Limited Partnership Units with a Post-Termination Payout (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Liability balance acquisition related post-termination units	$ 6,800
BGC Holdings, L.P.
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Notional value	257,517	$ 261,025
Estimated fair value of the post-termination payout	$ 62,992	$ 51,378
Outstanding limited partnership units (in shares)	5,265,878	6,251,816
Outstanding limited partnership units - unvested (in dollars per share)	1,008,934	1,508,510
NEWMARK Group Inc Parent
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Outstanding limited partnership units (in shares)	18,904,604	17,097,639
Outstanding limited partnership units - unvested (in dollars per share)	9,268,547	9,357,822

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